Product ID:RC48
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-050-9829
MSDS Number: BGJBJ

Emergency Phone: 612-733-1110

Cage: 76381

Telephone: 800-364-3577/651-737-6501

Cage: 28112

FLUOROCHEMICAL INERT LIQ

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Effects of Overexposure:NO ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS FROM FC-48 LIQ OR
VAPORS

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER, CALL MD. INH: PROVIDE FRESH
AIR FOR EXCESSIVE INH OF VAPORS.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:NOT FLAMMABLE

Spill Release Procedures:USE ABSORBENT MATL TO SOAK UP SPILLS. FOR SM
SPILLS, PLACE ABSORBED MATL IN CNTNR TO SHIP TO DISPOSAL AREA. SM
AMTS MAY BE INCINERATED OR LANDFILLED IAW FED, STATE, LOCAL REG.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNR CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED BRTHNG OF CONC VAPORS. USE IN WELL-VENT
AREA.
Other Precautions:DO NOT SMOKE WHEN USING FC-48 & DO NOT BREATHE
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PROD.

Respiratory Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MFR
Ventilation:LOCAL REC FOR TEMP > BOILING, OTHERWISE MECH
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEM GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED
Supplemental Safety and Health
TRACE AMTS OF HYDROGEN FLUORIDE MAY OCCUR AT BOILING. INCREASE
DECOMPOSITION AT INCREASED SURFACE AREAS.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:310F
Vapor Pres:3
Vapor Density:18
Spec Gravity:1.94
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1, BUTYL ACETATE
Solubility in Water:NIL
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS LIQ
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOLTEN ALKALI MATLS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HIGHLY TOXIC PRODUCTS LIKE
PERFLUOROISOBUTYLENE & HF

Waste Disposal Methods:RETURN USED FC-48 TO MFR FOR DISPOSAL BY
CONTACTING 3M CO SALES REP.

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