Product ID:BRAZO FLUX
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-070-8714
MSDS Number: BCXHM

UNION CARBIDE

Emergency Phone: 304-744-3487

Cage: 07098

UNION CARBIDE CORP LINDE DIV

DANBURY, CT 06817-0001 US

Telephone: 800-822-4357; 304-744-3487

Cage: 36346

SODIUM TETRABORATE, DECAHYDRATE

CAS: 1303-96-4

RTECS: VZ2275000

Fraction By Weight: <20%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3; 9192

BORIC ACID

CAS: 10043-35-3

RTECS: ED4550000

Fraction By Weight: <85%

Effects of Overexposure:SKIN & EYE IRRIT.BRAZNG/GAS WELDING PRODUCE
FUMES WHICH CAN HARM HEALTH&HEARING RADIATN-INJURE EYES

First Aid:WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER.FLUSH EYES IMMEDIATELY
W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES,CALL MD.IF INGESTED,CALL MD. IF
BREATHING DIFFICULT,GIVE OXYGEN,CALL MD. SEE SUPP DATA.BORON CMPDS
CAN PRODUC E CUMULATIVE POISONING,ACTING ON CNS.

Extinguishing Media:WILL NOT BURN, USE WATER TO COOL

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID BREATHING OF DUST.SCOOP UP MATERIAL &
FLUSH RESIDUE W/WATER TO CHEMICAL SEWER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:WELDING FUMES CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED
SIMPLY.COMPOSITN & QUANTITY DEPENDENT ON ALLOY BEING WELDED &
MATERIALS USED.STORE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS.DRY CONDTNS
Other Precautions:ABSORPTN OF BORIC ACID THRU DAMAGED SKIN OR INHALATN
MAY RESULT IN DEPRESSN,SHOCK,RESP&CIRC.FAILURE,COMA 6 DEATH.IT
ISNOT ABSORBED THRU INTACT SKIN.INGEST MAY CAUSE
NAUSEA,VOMIT,DIARHEA,DEATH.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPIRATORY PROTECTN FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES
Protective Gloves:WELDING GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FLAME RETARDANT CLOTHING RECOMMENDED SEE
ANSI Z49.1
Supplemental Safety and Health
TLV GIVEN FOR WELDING FUME (TOTAL PARTICULATE NOT OTHERWISE
CLASSIFIED).PRODUCT USED AS BRAZING/WELDNG FLUX CREATES
FUMES&GASES,AS WELL AS INFRARED RADIATN.EXACT COMPOSITN DEPENDS ON
WELD.ROD

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:1.625
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER,NO CHARACTERISTIC ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BORIC ACID CAN REACT W/SOME BASES TO FORM BORATE SALTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN WELDNG,DEPENDS ON ROD
EXPECTED-OXIDES OF FE,CU,MN,SI & C

Waste Disposal Methods:ISOLATE,PROTECTED DUMPING OR CONTROLLED BURNING
IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL,STATE & FEDERAL REGS.

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