Product ID:CHEMFLUOR, TFE STOCK SHAPES
MSDS Date:02/01/1986
FSC:8030
NIIN:00-889-3435
MSDS Number: BKJRH

Emergency Phone: 201-696-4700

Info Phone: 201-696-4700

Cage: 18632

Telephone: 973-696-4700

Cage: 18632

NON-HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION (BREATHING): WHEN THERMALLY
DECOMPOSED, TEFLON PTFE MAY CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER. INGESTION:
NOT TOXIC. SKIN CONTACT: NOT TOXIC. EYE CONTACT: MECHANICAL.

First Aid:INHALATION (BREATHING): SYMPTOMS OF POLYMER FUME
FEVER-CHILLS, FEVER AND FLU LIKE. MOVE TO FRESH AIR. REFER TO A
PHYSICIAN FOR TREATMENT. SKIN CONTACT: N/A (EXCEPT FOR HOT
POLYMER-THERMAL BURNS) EYE C ONTACT: FLUSH WITH COLD WATER.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DOES NOT BURN WITHOUT EXTERNAL FUEL SOURCE. IN
FIRE SITUATION, SCBA & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PROTECT FROM ACIDIC
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE FUMES SHOULD BE USED.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARDS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION OF TOBACCO
PRODUCTS. AVOID 250 C TEFLON CAN PRODUCE TOXIC GASEOUS PRODUCTS.
PROVIDE GOOD VENTILATION OR RESPIRATOR.
Other Precautions:STORAGE CONDITIONS: AVOID CONTAMINATION. KEEP
CONTAINERS CLOSED.

Respiratory Protection:NONE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST DURING PROCESSING.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED WHEN HANDLING HOT.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:1.0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI METALS, INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:WILL BURN IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF 95% OXYGEN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ABOVE 250 C TEFLON CAN EVOLVE TOXIC
GASEOUS MATERIALS SUCH AS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND PERFLUORO
HYDROCARBONS.

Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL PREFERRED, DISPOSAL METHODS MUST
CONFORM TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. WITH INCINERATION,
GASEOUS PRODUCTS MUST BE REMOVED BY ALKALINE SCRUBBING.

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