Product ID:TEFLON FLUOROCARBON RESIN DISPERSION, 30N
MSDS Date:10/14/1988
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N015433
MSDS Number: BKQFJ

E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC

1007 MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE 19898
US

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-441-7515

Preparer: W H MARTIN

Cage: 18897

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO

WILMINGTON, DE 19898 US

Telephone: 800-441-7515;800-441-9442

Cage: 18873

ETHYLENE, TETRAFLUORO-, POLYMER

CAS: 116-14-3

RTECS: KX4025000

Fraction By Weight: 60%

2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE (TNT)

CAS: 118-96-7

RTECS: XU0175000

Fraction By Weight: 5-9%

OSHA PEL S, 1.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: S, 0.5 MG/M3; 9293

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGEST: MILDLY ALKALINE. MAY CAUSE
VOMIT IF INGESTED IN APPRECIABLE AMT. SKIN: AVOID SKIN CNTCT. PH OF
10.0 IS MILDLY ALKALINE; MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRIT. EYE: IRRITANT, AVOID
EYE CNTCT. INHAL: WHEN THERMA LLY DECOMPOSED BY HEATING ABOVE 280C,
OR BY SMOKING TOBACCO/CIGARETTES CONTAMINATED W/POLYMER, MAY (SEE
EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER. SYMPS ARE
FLU-LIKE, W/CHILLS & FEVER, WHICH MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL SEVERAL HRS
AFTER EXPOS & PASS OFF WITHIN 36-48 HRS, EVEN IN ABSENCE OF TRTMT.
MFR REC TREATING POLY MER DUST AS NUISANCE PARTICULATE, HAS
ESTABLISHED AN AEL OF 10 MG/M3 TDUST, SAME AS TLV FOR OTHER
NUISANCE PARTICULATES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:IF EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM OVERHEATING/COMBUST, MOVE TO FRESH
AIR. CNSLT MD IF SYMPS PERSIST. IF INGESTED, DRINK ADDNL WATER &
CONSULT MD. WASH SKIN W/SOAP & PLENTY OF WATER IMMEDIATELY. FLUSH
EYES W/PL ENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CNSLT MD IF SYMPS
PERSIST. IF MOLTEN POLYMER CNTCTS SKIN, COOL RAPIDLY W/COLD WATER.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MED ATTN FOR
THERMAL BURN.

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DOES NOT BURN W/O AN EXTERNAL FLAME. WEAR
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP TO PROT FROM HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE FUMES WHICH REACT WITH (SEE SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS EVOLVED IN FIRE.
HAZ COMBUST PRODS: HF, CARBONYL FLUORIDE, CO AND LOW MOLECULAR
WEIGHT FLUOROCARBONS.

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION. KEEP CONTAINERS
CLOSED. AVOID FREEZING TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 60 AND
80F RECOMMENDED.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION OF CIGARETTES OR TOBACCO WITH
POLYMER. BEFORE USING, READ TEFLON "SAFETY IN HANDLING AND USE,"
BULLETIN E-35824-1, AND "DISPERSIONS PROPERTIES AND PROCESSING
TECHNIQUES," BULLETIN X-50G (E-55514-2).

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 280C IF VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN
HF CONCENTRATION BELOW THE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS AND FUMES
LIBERATED DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM THE WORK AREA.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE SHIRT RECOMMENDED WHEN HANDLING
HOT POLYMER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O: SOLIDS ARE INSOL BUT DISPERSION MAY BE DILUTED. % VOLAT:
UP TO 40 (WATER). FIRE FIGHT PROC: WATER TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC ACID.
WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES WHEN HNDLG REFUSE FROM FIRE INVOLVING TEF LON.
HAZ DECOMP PROD: OSHA PEL FOR HF IS 3PPM. PARTICULATE MATTER
EVOLVED FROM OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER.

HCC:B3
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.3 POLYMER
Solubility in Water:SEE SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:MILKY LIQUID, SLIGHT AMMONIA ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

MOLTEN ALKALI METALS, INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEFLON WILL BURN IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF 95%
OXYGEN WHEN AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ABOVE 280C TEFLON PTFE DISPERSION
RESINS CAN EVOLVE TOX GASEOUS MATLS SUCH AS HF & PERFLUOROOLEFINS.
THE (SEE SUPP DATA)

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

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