Product ID:FLUOROCARBON K-500
MSDS Date:06/01/1987
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-088-0595
MSDS Number: BGVHZ

KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION

AIRLINE HIGHWAY
GRAMERCY, LA 70052

Emergency Phone: (504) 355-1260

Info Phone: (504) 355-1260

Cage: 81684

KAISER ALUMINUM AND CHEMICAL SALES INC

OAKLAND, CA US

Cage: 81684

DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE

CAS: 75-71-8

RTECS: PA8275000

Fraction By Weight: 73.8%

OSHA PEL 4950 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 4950 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DIFLUOROETHANE (ETHANE, 1,1-DIFLUORO-)

CAS: 75-37-6

RTECS: KI1410000

Fraction By Weight: 26.2%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: MAY INDUCE NARCOSIS IN
CONCENTRATIONS >1000 PPM. PERSON WITH CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA MAY BE AT
INCREASED RISK IN SEVERE EXPOSURES. MAY CAUSE ASPHYXIATION IN HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS. SKIN: NOT READI LY ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN, BUT MAY
CAUSEFROSTBITE IF EXPOSED TO DIRECT SPRAY. INGESTION: NOT LIKELY.
LOW TOXICITY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: MAY INDUCE NARCOSIS. PERSONS
W/CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK IN SEVERE EXPOSURES.
MAY CAUSE ASPHYXIATION IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS. SKIN: NOT READILY
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN, BUT MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE IF EXPOSED TO
DIRECT SPRAY. INGESTION: NOT LIKELY. LOW TOXICITY.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM CONTAMINATED AREA. APPLY ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION & OXYGEN IF BREATHING STOPS. GET MED ATT. SKIN: FLUSH
WITH WATER. GET MED ATT IF REDDENING OF SKIN DEVELOPS. EYE: FLUSH
WITH WAT ER FOR 15 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS. INGESTION: GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NOT FLAMMABLE
Fire Fighting Procedures:ON HEATING TO DECOMPOSITION, MAY PRODUCE
PRODUCTS SUCH AS HALOGEN ACIDS & PHOSGENE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGH PRESSURE CYLINDERS SHOULDN'T BE
EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPS OR PRESSURES BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED RISK OF
PRESSURE INDUCED CYLINDER EXPLOSIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:THIS PLAN SHOULD INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR PROPER
STORAGE AS WELL AS CLEAN-UP OF SPILLS & LEAKS. THE PROCEDURES
SHOULD CONFORM TO SAFE PRACTICES & PROVIDE FOR PROPER RECOVERY OR
DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL-VENTILATED, DRY AREA
(<125F). CONTACT WITH FLAMES OR HIGH HEAT SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
Other Precautions:HIGH PRESSURE CYLINDERS SHOULDN'T BE EXPOSED TO HIGH
TEMPERATURES OR PRESSURES BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED RISK OF PRESSURE
INDUCED CYLINDER EXPLOSIONS.

Respiratory Protection:AIRLINE RESPIRATOR OR SCBA IN CONCENTRATIONS UP
TO 10 X TLV. FULL FACE MASK WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE FOR
CONCENTRATIONS UP TO 10 X TLV.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO REDUCE CONCENTRATIONS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:MONOGOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES IF HANDLING CYLINDERS.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-23.3F
Spec Gravity:1.16
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, COMPRESSED GAS. FAINT ETHEREAL ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS SUCH AS POWDERED ZINC, ALUMINUM &
BERYLLIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH OPEN FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:PHOSGENE OR HALOGEN ACIDS IN PRESENCE
OF HIGH TEMPERATURE OR OPEN FLAME.

Waste Disposal Methods:USED PRODUCT SHOULD BE TESTED TO DETERMINE
HAZARD STATUS & DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
LAWS & REGULATIONS. DISPOSER MUST COMPLY WITH FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL DISPOSAL OR DISCHARGE LAWS.

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