Product ID:D.E.N. 438 EPOXY NOVOLAC RESIN
MSDS Date:03/12/1987
FSC:8040
NIIN:00K000004
MSDS Number: BBZGX

Emergency Phone: 517-636-4400

Cage: GO743

Telephone: 800-258-2436

Cage: GO743

POLYMERS OF EPICHLOROHYDRIN,PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE NOVOLAC

CAS: 28064-14-4

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 > 4000 MG/KG (RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY CAUSE SOME IRRITATION ON
CONTACT,LOW HAZARD.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE:MINOR TRANSIENT IRRITATION.NO CORNEAL
INJURY LIKELY;SKIN:MINOR IRRITATION;INHAL:NONE UNLESS

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/WATER.CALL DR.IF ILL EFFECTS DEVELOP;SKIN:WASH
W/SOAP & WATER-REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & WASH BEFORE
REUSE;INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR-GET MEDICAL ATTENT. (AVOID HI-TEMP
HEATING OF PRD. TO MINIMIZE HIGHER VAPOR CONC.)

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:434F/218C
Extinguishing Media:FOAM,CO*2,DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE,SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.

Spill Release Procedures:SOAK UP IN ABSORBENT MATERIAL SUCH AS SAND &
COLLECT IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS.RESIDUAL RESIN MAY BE REMOVED USING
STEAM OR HOT SOAPY WATER.USE OF METHYLENE CHLORIDE OR OTHER
SOLVENTS IN CLEANUP POSES A DISTINCT HAZARD & SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PRACTICE GOOD CAUTION & PERSONAL
CLEANLINESS TO AVOID SKIN & EYE CONTACT. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS OF
HEATED MATERIAL
Other Precautions:FOR MORE INFORM.,SEE DOW
BULLETIN,"STORAGE,HANDLING,AND TOXICITY OF DOW EPOXY RESINS."

Respiratory Protection:NONE LIKELY NEEDED.
Ventilation:GOOD VENTILATION
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHI
Other Protective Equipment:CLEAN,BODY-COVERING CLOTHING
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>475F/245C
Vapor Pres:<20 MMHG
Spec Gravity:1.16
Solubility in Water:< 1%
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID WITH MILD ETHER-LIKE ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS,BASES,AMINES
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEATING OVER LONG PERIODS OF
TIME DEGRADES THE RESIN,INCREASES VISCOSITY & EPOXIDE EQUIVALENT
WEIGHT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THE BY-PRODUCTS EXPECTED IN INCOMPLETE
PYROLYSIS OR COMBUSTION OF EPOXY ARE:PHENOLICS,CO, & WATER.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WITH ALIPHATIC AMINES IN MASSES
GREATER THAN 1 POUND.

Waste Disposal Methods:RESINS CAN BE DISPOSED OF THROUGH BURNING IN AN
ADEQUATE INCINERATOR,OR BURYING IN A LANDFILL,IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL,STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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