Product ID:ALLOY C-71500 FORGINGS
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N015116
MSDS Number: BKPTY

BENSALEM ALLOYS LTD

STREET ROAD AT I-95
BENSALEM, PA 19020
US

Emergency Phone: 215-639-2200

Info Phone: 215-639-2200

Cage: 0MCP1

BENSALEM ALLOYS LTD

BENSALEM, PA 19020 US

Telephone: 215-639-2200

Cage: 0MCP1

COPPER (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

Fraction By Weight: 69.5%

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

IRON OXIDE

CAS: 1309-37-1

RTECS: NO7400000

Fraction By Weight: 0.5%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3 (FE)

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3(FE),B2; 9293

NICKEL (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: 30.0%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

REQD FOR MELT, GRIND, CUT, OR WELD OPS. MIN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MAY REQ SPECIAL EYE PROT INCLUDING FACESHIELDS &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:COPPER: MELT/GRIND/CUT MAY PRDCE
FUMES/DUST EXPOS & BRTHG FUMES/DUST MAY PRESENT POTENTIALLY
SIGNIFICANT HLTH HAZ. FUMES MAY CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER W/FLU-LIKE
SYMPS & SKIN/HAIR DISCOLOR. WHILE INDUS D ERM HAS NOT BEEN RPTD,
KERATINIZATION OF HANDS/SOLES OF FEET HAS BEEN RPTD. SYSTEMICALLY
AS WELL, (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL: GROUP 2 (NTP), GROUP 1 (IARC).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CU DUST/FUME CAUSE IRRIT OF THE UPPER
RESP TRACT, METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, NAUS. IRON: INHAL OF
FUMES/DUST MAY CAUSE AN APPARENT BENIGN PNEUMOCONIOSIS (SIDEROSIS).
THIS DISEASE IS RPTD NOT T O BE DISABLING, BUT MAKES X-RAY
DIAGNOSIS OF OTHER LUNG CNDTNS DFCLT/IMPOSS. NICKEL: CNTCT W/NI OR
ITS (SEE SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH WELL WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES TO
REMOVE PARTICULATE. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: VACUUM OFF EXCESS
DUST. WASH WELL WITH SOAP AND WATER. AVOID BLOWING PARTICULATE INTO
THE ATMOSPHERE. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGEST: SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF LARGE QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL HAVE
BEEN INGESTED.

Extinguishing Media:USE SPECIAL MIXTURES OF DRY CHEMICAL OR SAND.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED
SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SOLID, MASSIVE FORM IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE.
FIRE/EXPLO HAZ ARE MOD WHEN MATL IS IN FORM OF DUST & EXPOSED TO
HEAT, FLAMES, CHEM RXN, OR CNTCT W/POWERFUL OXIDIZERS.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR
SPILLS OF BULK MATL. IF LARGE QTYS OF DUST ARE SPILLED, REMOVE BY
VACUUMING OR WET SWEEPING TO PVNT HEAVY CONC OF AIRBORNE DUST.
FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGS CONCERNING THE DISPOSAL OF
WASTE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE MATERIAL AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE
MATERIALS AND KEEP DUST FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Other Precautions:USE PRECAUTIONS IN LIFTING AND PREVENT DROPPING.

Respiratory Protection:IF EXPOSURE ABOVE THE PEL OR TLV, USE A
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR FUME OR DUST, DEPENDENT UPON THE
SOURCE OF AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT.
Ventilation:REQUIRED IF DUST OR FUME CREATED IN HANDLING OR WORKING ON
THIS MATERIAL.
Protective Gloves:AS APPROP FOR MELT, GRIND, CUT, WELD OPS
Eye Protection:SEE INGREDIENT 04.
Other Protective Equipment:AS REQUIRED FOR THE WORK DONE ON OR WITH THE
METAL.
Work Hygienic Practices:AS REQUIRED FOR THE WORK DONE WITH THESE
FORGINGS. ALWAYS EVAL JOBS DONE I/A/W OSHA/RELEVANT STATE, FED, OR
LOCAL STDS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: CMPDS CAUSES ALLERGIC DERM KNOWN AS "NICKEL ITCH",
WHICH USUALLY OCCURS WHEN SKIN IS MOIST. GENERALLY NI & MOST SALTS
OF NI DO NOT CAUSE SYSTEMIC POIS. IARC HAS DETERMINED LIMITED EVI
DENCE THAT NI & CERTAIN CMPDS MAY BE HUMAN CARCS. SEVERAL NI CMPDS
ARE CARCS TO LAB ANIMALS BY VARIOUS ROUTES OF ENTRY.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2260F,1238C
Spec Gravity:7.5-9.0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:GREY SOLID WITH NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, BASES, AND OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF
TRANSPORT AND STORAGE. MOLTEN METAL MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH WATER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METAL FUME OR DUST.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS. CLEANUP PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR NIOSH/MSHA
APPROVED RESPIRATORS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

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