Product ID:KEVLAR ARAMID PULP
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:8305
NIIN:00N001350
MSDS Number: BCHPX

Emergency Phone: (302) 774-2421

Cage: 19898

Telephone: 1-800-441-7515

Cage: 19898

HEXAMETHYLPHOSPHORAMIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 680-31-9

RTECS: TD0875000

ACGIH TLV: SKIN; 9192

Effects of Overexposure:SKIN TESTS: ANIMAL/HUMAN NO TOX REACT OBSERVED.
INH: AT 100X HIGHER CONC TYPICAL OF NUISANCE PARTICL

Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SPARK IGNIT TESTS INDICATE THAT
ATMOSPHERES OF FINE KEVLAR PARTICULATES DO NOT EXPLODE.

Spill Release Procedures:REQUIRES NO SPECIAL SPILL PROCEDURES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:EXPOS TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES <50%
RESULTS IN RAPID DRYING (W/IN MIN) WHICH MAY LEAD TO ACCUM OF HI
STATIC ELECTRIC CHARGES WHEN HANDLING: KEEP RH >50%
Other Precautions:STATIC CHARGES MAY RESULT IN ANNOYING SHOCKS TO
PERSONNEL, CLINGING TO SURFACES & DISCHARGE OF SPARKS (WHICH COULD
BE DANGEROUS NEAR FLAM SOLVENTS). MAINTAIN PROCESSING/STORAGE AREA
AT >50% RH

Respiratory Protection:EXPOSURE TO ANY INHALABLE MATRL SHOULD BE
MINIMIZED.
Ventilation:ADEQUATE VENTILATION
Other Protective Equipment:EFFECTIVE CONTAINMENT & PERSONAL
CLEANLINESS, ADEQ CONTROLS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRIOR TO 1983 KEVLAR CONTAINED HEXAMETHYLPHOSPHORAMIDE (ACCD TO IARC:
CARCINO DETER: ANIMAL POS.) AT <1.0 PPM. CONC OC RESP FIBERS
MEASURED IN SAMPLE PROCESSING OPERATIONS WERE <2FIBERS/CC.

Appearance and Odor:ARAMID PULP IS SHORT KEVLAR FIBERS W/ FINE SUBFIBR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUXT PROD SIMILAR TO OTHER ORGANIC
MATRL W/ C,O*2,H & N.

Waste Disposal Methods:MFR STATES KEVLAR PULP IS NOT READILY
BIODEGRADABLE & CONTAINS NO SIGNIFICANT % OF MATERFIAL EXTRACTABLE
IN WATER SO ITS EFFECTS ON GROUND WATER IN CASE OF LANDFILL
DISPOSAL SHOULD BE NEGLIGIBLE. DISP OSAL MUST BE IAW FED, STATE &
LOCAL CODES.

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