Product ID:BAG-2 (S-35) GRADE VIII
MSDS Date:08/01/1990
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-160-3524
MSDS Number: BJNTW

NATIONAL WELDING ALLOYS, INC.

1600 SOUTH CANAL STREET
PITTSBURGH, PA 15215
US

Emergency Phone: 412-781-4255

Info Phone: 412-781-4255

Cage: 0ACE2

NATIONAL WELDING ALLOYS INC

PITTSBURGH, PA 15215-2624 US

Telephone: 412-781-4255

Cage: 0ACE2

SILVER (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-22-4

RTECS: VW3500000

OSHA PEL 0.01 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

SILVER (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-22-4

RTECS: VW3500000

OSHA PEL 0.01 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

COPPER (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

OSHA PEL 0.1MG/M3 FUME/1 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 0.2MG/M3 FUME; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

ZINC OXIDE

CAS: 1314-13-2

RTECS: ZH4810000

OSHA PEL 15MG/M3 TDUST/5 FUME

ACGIH TLV: 10MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

CADMIUM OXIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 1306-19-0

RTECS: EV1925000

OSHA PEL SEE 1910.1027

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG(CD)/M3; 9293

NICKEL (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

TIN

CAS: 7440-31-5

RTECS: XP7320000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3; 9192

MANGANESE (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

OSHA PEL (C) 5 MG/M3 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 DUST 9293

BORON OXIDE

CAS: 1303-86-2

RTECS: ED7900000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3; 9293

FLUORIDES (FUMES)

OSHA PEL 2.50 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2.50 MG/M3

WELDING FUME

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3; B2; 8990

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES MAY
RESULT IN IRRITATION OF THROAT. CHRONIC: EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES,
GASES OR DUST MAY CONTRIBUTE TO PULMONARY IRRITATION OR
PNEUMOCONIOSIS. EXPOSURE TO IRON FUMES MAY PRODUCE SIDEROSIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CARCINOGENS-NICKEL AND CADMIUM SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED POSSIBLE CARCINOGENS PER OSHA 29CFR 1910.1200.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE: DISCOMFORT, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA AND
DRYNESS. CHRONIC: CADMIUM OXIDE FUMES ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL
WELDING PROCESSES ARE SUSPECTED OF INDUCING CANCER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH IMPAIRED PULMONARY
FUNCTION OR LIINESS MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS EXACERBATED BY IRRITANTS
CONTAINED IN WELDING FUMES.

First Aid:FIRST AID-REMOVE FROM DUST OR FUME EXPOSURE. IF BREATHING HAS
STOPPED PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SUMMON MEDICAL AID
IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:THIS ALLOY IS NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING
MEDIA APPROPIATE TO THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:THIS MATERIAL IS REDUCED TO POWDER FORM. TO
EXTINGUISH A METAL POWDER FIRE USE DRY SAND, DRY GRAPHITE OR OR
OTHER CLASS "D" FIRE EXTINGUISHING POWDER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO UNUSUAL FIRE OR EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MATERIAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:USE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO CLEAR WELDING FUMES. MAKE SURE
THAT INHALED AIR DOES NOT CONTAIN FUME CONSTITUENTS ABOVE
PERMISSABLE LEVELS.

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING, BRAZING OR SOLDERING IN CONFINED SPACE OR
WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW
PEL, TLV OR STEL.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION/LOCAL EXHAUST AT ARC (OR FLAME), OR
BOTH TO KEEP FUMES/GASES BELOW PEL'S IN WORKER'S AIR ZONE.
Protective Gloves:WELDERS GLOVES
Eye Protection:HELMET OR FACE SHIELD WITH FILTER LENS
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR HEAD & BODY PROTECTION. THIS INCLUDES
APRONS, ARM PROTECTORS, HATS, SHOULDER PROTECTION AS WELL AS DARK
CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WELDERS SHOULD NOT WEAR SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS,
SHORT PANTS OR CUTOFFS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SCREENS AND FLASH GOGGLES, IF NECESSARY, TO SHIELD
OTHERS. TRAIN EMPLOYEES NOT TO TOUCH LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS AND TO
INSULATE HIMSELF FROM WORK AND GROUND.

HCC:N1
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

MINERAL ACIDS AND OXIDIZING AGENTS WHICH MAY GENERATE HYDROGEN GAS; THE
EVOLUTION OF HYDROGEN CAN BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:VARIOUS ELEMENTAL METALS AND METAL
OXIDES MAY BE GENERATED FROM MELTING OR DROSS HANDLING OPERATIONS.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH FEDERAL, STATE AN D LOCAL REGULATIONS

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