Product ID:TIBC KIT-CARTRIDGE, 680362
MSDS Date:11/10/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N012035
MSDS Number: BHTPK

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637

Info Phone: 302-992-4132

Preparer: KEN WOODLIN

Cage: 18897

Telephone: 800-441-9861

Cage: 18897

ALPHA-ALUMINA (ALUMINUM OXIDE) (EPA LISTS ONLY FIBROUS

CAS: 1344-28-1

RTECS: BD1200000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

LD50 LC50 Mixture:N/K
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL: NUISANCE DUST COULD CAUSE LUNG
CONGESTION SIMILAR TO THAT CAUSED BY ANY DUST. MAY CAUSE BRONCHIAL
IRRIT, COUGH, & DIFFICULT BREATH. HIGH CONC MAY CAUSE INCREASE IN
FIBROUS TISSUES, EMPHYSEMA, & BLISTER. PROLONGED INHAL OF THE DUST
MAY CAUSE PULM FIBROSIS, BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA, & (SEE SIGNS & SYPM
OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE COMPONENTS IN THIS CHEMICAL
IS LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN (MFR).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: PNEUMONIA. OCCASNLY, WORKERS EXPOSED
TO AL FUMES SUFFER SEVERE PULM REACT. RARELY, DEGENERATIVE BRAIN
DISEASE REPORT. SHAVERS DISEASE IS UNCLEAR, IF DUE TO AL PARTICLE
OR ACCOMPY SILICA & OX IDES OF IRON. SKIN: MILD IRRIT. RPTD PRLNG
CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMAT. EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRIT, REDNESS & PAIN (SEE
SUP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY DISORDERS.
TARGET ORGANS: LUNGS, SKIN, EYES.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESP, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF BREATH IS DIFFICULT GIVE
OXYGEN. CALL PHYS. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WATER. EYE: IMMED FLUSH EYES
WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL PHYS. INGEST:
INDUCE VOMITING IMMED BY GIVING 2 GL OF H*2O AND STICKING FINGER
DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
CALL PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:N/K
Lower Limits:N/K
Upper Limits:N/K
Extinguishing Media:WATER, WATER SPRAY, WATER FOG, CHEMICAL FOAM,
ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY POWDER (SAND), DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE PERSONNEL TO A SAFE AREA. KEEP
PERSONNEL REMOVED AND UPWIND OF FIRE. FOR LARGE AMOUNTS WEAR SCBA
AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO INFORMATION FOUND. NEGLIGIBLE WHEN
EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAME (MFR).

Spill Release Procedures:REVIEW FIRE AND EXPLO HAZ AND SAFETY PRECAUT
BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH CLEAN UP. USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIP DURING CLEAN UP. SHOVEL OR SWEEP UP. AVOID
GENERATING DUSTY COND. PLACE IN PLAST IC BAG OR APPROPRIATE
CONTAINER. LABEL.
Neutralizing Agent:N/K

Handling and Storage Precautions:PER PRODUCT INSERT. KEEP CONTR TIGHT
CLOSED. AVOID DUST GENERATION. DO NOT MIX W/ INCOMPAT LIST ABOVE.
DON'T WEAR CONTACT LENS. DESICCANT; KEEP DRY.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN.
AVOID CONTACT WITH CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. WASH THOROUGHLY
AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:MFR CITES NONE. NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR
APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:MFR CITES NONE. CONSULT LOCAL SAFETY/HEALTH AUTHORITIES IF
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE IS NECESSARY .
Protective Gloves:RECOMMEND IF CUT OR OPEN WOUNDS ON HANDS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:N/K
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD WORK HYGIENIC PRACTICES
Supplemental Safety and Health
MAT TO AVOID: VIOLENTLY W/ POSSIBLE FLAME); ETHYLENE OXIDE (MAY
POLYMERIZE VIOLENTLY IN CONTACT W/ ALUMINUM OXIDE). AVOID MOISTURE.
EFTS OF OVEREXPOS: MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGEST-IRRIT. HARMFUL
I F SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMIT, WEAKNESS. CHRONIC EFTS-PER
RTECS, AL FOUND TO PRODUCE TUMORS IN ANIMAL CELLS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:5396F:2980C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:3686F;2030C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:N/K
Spec Gravity:4.0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CRYSTALS OR POWDER, WHITE, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CHLORINE OR FLUORINE, HOT CHLORINATED RUBBER(MAY REACT VIOLENTLY);
CHLORINE, TRIFLUORIDED (MAY REACT (SEE SUP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:N/K
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION WILL NOT OCCUR (MFR)

Waste Disposal Methods:NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE (MFR). DISPOSAL MUST BE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS .

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