Product ID:INLAY WAX
MSDS Date:11/30/1987
FSC:6520
NIIN:00F010506
MSDS Number: BHTXK

Emergency Phone: (502) 637-1451

Info Phone: (502) 637-1451

Cage: FO337

Telephone: 502-637-1451

Cage: 12164

PARAFFIN WAX

CAS: 8002-74-2

RTECS: RV0350000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3 (FUME)

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 (FUME); 9192

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: NON-TOXIC, NASAL
IRRITATION. SKIN/EYE: MOLTEN WAX MAY CAUSE DERMAL BURNS. WORK
AROUND MOLTEN PARAFFIN IS REPORTED UNCOMFORTABLE & NAUSEATING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: IRRITATION TO NASAL/RESPIRATORY
PASSAGES & OTHER UNPLEASANT EFFECTS. SKIN: MOLTEN WAX MAY CAUSE
DERMAL BURNS.

First Aid:SKIN: COOL UNDER RUNNING WATER, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:470F
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:ALLOW TO COOL & SOLIDIFY, NORMAL CLEANUP.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MOLTEN WAX MAY BE HOT ENOUGH TO BURN.
Other Precautions:IT'S SOLUBLE TO SOME EXTENT IN MORE ORGANIC SOLVENTS
& MISCIBLE W/WAX, SPERMACETI & FATS WHEN HEATED. PARAFFIN IS
CONSIDERED NONTOXIC.

Supplemental Safety and Health
A CONCENTRATION OF 0.6 OF 1 MG/CUM OF PARAFFIN FUME IN A WORKROOM WHERE
PARAFFIN CANDLES WERE POURED WAS FOUND TO BE MILDLY DISAGREEABLE IN
1 PLANT, BUT IN OTHER PLANTS CONCENTRATIONS <2MG/CUM PRODUCE D NO
DISCOMFORT.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:47-65C
Spec Gravity:0.9
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID/WAX/VARIOUS COLORS. PARAFFIN IS A
WHITE/SLIGHTLY YELLOW, ODORLESS SOLID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:NO SPECIAL TREATMENT REQUIRED.

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