Product ID:E-347 ELECTRODE WELDING
MSDS Date:08/01/1991
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-178-8575
MSDS Number: BDFWC

TELEDYNE MCKAY A TELEDYNE INC CO

850 GRANTLEY RD
YORK, PA 17405-1509
US

Emergency Phone: 717-849-2490

Info Phone: 717-845-7581/717-849-2490

Cage: KO449

TELEDYNE MCKAY A TELEDYNE INC CO

1509 YORK, PA 17405-1509 US

Telephone: 717-845-7581/717-849-2490

Cage: KO449

CARBON, ACTIVATED CARBON, GRAPHITE

CAS: 7440-44-0

RTECS: FF5250100

Fraction By Weight: 0.05%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/CUM

MANGANESE, MN COMPOUNDS

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

Fraction By Weight: 1.2%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/CUM (DUST)

SILICON

CAS: 7440-21-3

RTECS: VW0400000

Fraction By Weight: 0.5%

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/CUM

CHROMIUM METAL, CHROMIUM, CHROME (SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN BY

CAS: 7440-47-3

RTECS: GB4200000

Fraction By Weight: 19.6%

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

NICKEL (CONFIRMED CARCINOGEN BY ACGIH, SUSPECTED

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: 9.8%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/CUM IC

COLUMBIUM, NIOBIUM *94-3*

CAS: 7440-03-1

Fraction By Weight: <0.65%

TANTALUM

CAS: 7440-25-7

RTECS: WW5505000

Fraction By Weight: <0.65%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/CUM

IRON *94-3*

CAS: 7439-89-6

RTECS: NO4565500

Fraction By Weight: 68.2%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:WELDING FUMES: IRRITATION OF
EYES/NOSE/THROAT. EXCESSIVE LEVELS CAUSE BRONCHIAL ASTHMA/LUNG
FIBROSIS/PNEUMOCONIOSIS/SIDEROSIS. MANGANESE: METAL FUME FEVER/CNS
EFFECTS. CHROMIUM/NICKEL:METAAL FUME FEVE R/ALLERGIC REACTION IN
SOME PEOPLE. IRON: SIDEROSIS IF EXPOSURES ARE EXCESSIVE & LONG
TERM.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:SEE INGREDIENTS
Effects of Overexposure:WELDING FUMES: METALLIC TASTE/NAUSEA/TIGHTNESS
OF CHEST/FEVER/DIZZINESS/DRYNESS/IRRITATION. MANGANESE: DRY
THROAT/COUGHING/TIGHT CHEST/LOW BACK
PAIN/VOMITING/FATIGUE/HEADACHE/MUSCULAR WEAKNESS/TREMORS /SYMPTOMS
LIKE PARKINSON'S DISEASE. NICKEL: METALLIC TASTE/NAUSEA/TIGHTNESS
IN CHEST.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY/ALLERGIC
CONDITIONS

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE. IF UNCONSCIOUS ADMINISTER
OXYGEN. IF NOT BREATHING ADMINISTER CPR IMMEDIATELY. EMPLOY FIRST
AID TECHNICQUES RECOMMENDED BY AMERICAN RED CROSS. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTIO N IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARC & SPARKS CAN IGNITE
COMBUSTIBLE & FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MONITOR AIR TO ENSURE LEVELS ARE
FROM RADIATION/SPARKS/ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Other Precautions:TRAIN WELDER TO AVOID ELECTRICAL SHOCK BY MAINTAINING
DRY WORK AREA, INSULATING SELF FROM WORK/GROUND, & NOT TOUCHING
LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS.

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR/AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE/WHERE LOCAL
EXHAUST/VENTILATION DOESN'T KEEP EXPOSURE Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AT ARC TO KEEP FUMES/GASES FROM WORKER'S
BREATHING ZONE & GENERAL AREA.
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S
Eye Protection:HELMET, FACE SHIELD W/FILTER LENS
Other Protective Equipment:ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS, HATS, SHOULDER
PROTECTION, DRK SUBSTANTIAL CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PRODUCT IS NON-HAZARDOUS UNTIL USED AS IN WELDING PURPOSES. COMPOSITION
& QUANTITY OF FUMES/GASES DEPENDS ON METAL BEING
WELDED/PROCESS/PROCEDURES/ELECTRODES USED/COATINGS/POSITION OF
WELDER'S HEAD W/ RESPECT TO FPLUME & AS WELL AS PRESENCEOF
CONTAMINANTS IN ATMOSPHERE.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NONE
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NONE
Solubility in Water:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
(SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:(SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DATA)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF NITROGEN, COMPLEX OXIDES OF
THE INGREDIENTS IN THIS PRODUCT.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF FUME/FLUX/WELDING GRINDING RESIDUES
FROM WORK AREA/FILTERS IAW/EPA, FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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