Product ID:UCON FLUOROCARBON 12
MSDS Date:11/01/1988
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-935-9895
MSDS Number: BFYCV

UNION CARBIDE CORP

39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
DANBURY, CT 06817-0001
US

Emergency Phone: 800-822-4357 OR 304-744-3487

Info Phone: 800-822-4357 OR 304-744-3487

Cage: 6M841

UNION CARBIDE CORP LINDE DIV

DANBURY, CT 06817-0001 US

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

Cage: 36346

DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE (SARA III)

CAS: 75-71-8

RTECS: PA8200000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

LD50 LC50 Mixture:TLV 1000 PPM
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FROSTBITE TO TISSUES UPON CONTACT WITH
LIQUID. PRODUCT IS AN ASPHYXIANT. HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSEM DISTURBANCES, SUFFOCATION, DEATH, CARDIAC
ARRHYTHMIAS OR ARREST DUE TO SENS ITIZATION OF HEART TO ADRENALIN.
EXPOSURE TO DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY CAUSE FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:FROSTBITE, SEVERE TISSUE DAMAGE TO
EYES/SKIN/MUCOUS MEMBRANES, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING,
DISORIENTATION, CONFUSION, INCOORDINATION, NARCOSIS, SUFFOCATION,
DEATH, HEART IRREGULARITIES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN: IMMEDIATELY WARM FROSTBITE AREA WITH WARM WATER. IN
CASE OF MASSIVE EXPOSURE, REMOVE CLOTHING WHILE SHOWERING WITH WARM
WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING
IS DIFFICULT. CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES. SEE PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY, AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST IF
POSSIBLE.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACULATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA.
IMMEDIATELY DELUGE CONTAINERS WITH WATER SPRAY FROM MAXIMUM
DISTANCE UNTIL COOL, THEN MOVE CONTAINERS AWAY FROM FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINER MAY RUPTURE DUE TO HEAT OF
FIRE. TOXIC FUMES MAY BE PRODUCED WHEN HEATED.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FORM DANGER AREA. USE
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHERE NEEDED. SHUT OFF LEAD IF
POSSIBLE. VENTILATE AREA OR MOVE LEAKING CONTAINER TO WELL
VENTILATED AREA. TEST FOR SUFF ICIENT OXYGEN BEFORE REENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AND USE WITH ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. USE ONLY IN A CLOSED SYSTEM. CLOSE CYLINDER VALVE WHEN
NOT IN USE AND WHEN EMPTY. DO NOT SMOKE IN AREA.
Other Precautions:NEVER WORK ON A PRESSURIZED SYSTEM. IF THERE IS A
LEAK, CLOSE THE CYLINDER VALVE, BLOW DOWN THE SYSTEM BY VENTING TO
A SAFE PLACE, THEN REPAIR.

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
EXOSURES BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS PER
CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND NIOSH RESPIRATOR
SELECTION.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST PREFERRED. USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN
EXPOUSRE BELOW THE APPLICABLE LIMIT.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SELECT IAW OSHA 29 CFR1910.133
Other Protective Equipment:METATARSAL SHOES FOR CYLINDER HANDLING.
SELECT IAWW 29 CFR 1910.132 AND 1910.133.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: DO NOT ADMINISTER ADRENALIN DUE TO THE SENSITIZING
EFFECT OF FLUOROCARBONS ON THE MYCARDIUM. TREATMENT OF OVEREXPOSURE
SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT THE CONTROL OF SYMPTOMS AND THE CLINICAL
CONDITION.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-22F,-30C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:70.2 PSIG
Vapor Density:4.2
Spec Gravity:1.486
Evaporation Rate & Reference:HIGH
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS, ETHEREAL ODOR AT CONCENTRATIONS >
20%
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100 %

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAGNESIUM AND ITS ALLOYS CONTAINING > 2% MAGNESIUM IN THE PRESENCE OF
WATER, NATURAL RUBBER, ALUMINUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE,
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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