Product ID:51882-51885 CLOVITE BORON CARBIDE GREASE MIX
MSDS Date:09/01/1989
FSC:9150
NIIN:00F015265
MSDS Number: BKCVT

Emergency Phone: (708) 674-7700 OR (312) 761-4500

Info Phone: (708) 674-7700 OR (312) 761-4500

Preparer: DIANE GALLAGHER

Cage: DO270

Telephone: 312-674-7700/312-761-4500

Cage: DO270

BORON CARBIDE

GREASE

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: IRRITATION.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:>300F
Extinguishing Media:CO2, FOAM, & DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN
CONFINED AREAS. WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TREAT AS A PETROLEUM GREASE FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:SCOOP UP, WIPE UP W/RAGS, OR USE ABSORBENT
MATERIAL. COMPLETE CLEAN-UP USING DETERGENT & WATER, OR HIGH FLASH
POINT SOLVENT OR CHLORINATED SOLVENT CLEANER W/ADEQUATE
VENTILATION.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE NORMAL STORAGE & HANDLING FOR
PETROLEUM GREASE PRODUCTS. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Respiratory Protection:AS REQUIRED
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL: ACCEPTABLE.
Protective Gloves:AS REQUIRED
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED
Other Protective Equipment:AS REQUIRED
Work Hygienic Practices:AS REQUIRED
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>500F
Vapor Pres:NEGLIGIBLE
Spec Gravity:1.12
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK PASTE W/SLIGHT PETROLATUM ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, PEROXIDES, PERMANGANATES, & NITRIC ACID.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, & INCOMPLETELY BURNED
HYDROCARBONS.

Waste Disposal Methods:USE CONTROLLED INCINERATION OR BURY IN A POSTED
LANDFILL IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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