Product ID:TEFLON FLUOROCARBON RESIN, PFA TYPE 310
MSDS Date:07/29/1988
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N015593
MSDS Number: BKRKP

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

Info Phone: 800-441-7515/MSDS 302-992-3511

Cage: 18873

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

Cage: 18873

FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PERFLUOROALKYL VINYL ETHER COPOLYMER

CAS: 26655-00-5

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:(ACUTE) INGEST: NOT TOXIC. SKIN: NOT
TOXIC. EYE: MECHANICAL IRRIT. INHAL: WHEN THERMALLY DECOMPOSED BY
HEATING >270C, OR BY SMOKING TOBACCO OR CIGARETTES CONTAM W/POLYMER
DUST, MAY CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER. SYMP ARE FLU-LIKE, W/CHILLS &
FEVER, WHICH MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL SEV HRS AFTER EXPOS & PASS (SEE
EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: OFF WITHIN 36-48 HRS, EVEN IN ABSENCE
OF TREATMENT. DUPONT RECOMMENDS TREATING POLYMER DUST AS A NUISANCE
PARTICULATE AND HAS ESTABLISHED AN AEL OF 10 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST, THE
SAME AS THE TLV F OR OTHER NUISANCE PARTICULATES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:IF EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM OVERHEATING OR COMBUSTION, MOVE TO
FRESH AIR. CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. FLUSH EYES WITH
PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF SYMP
PERSIST. IF MOLTEN POLYMER CONT SKIN, COOL RAPIDLYW/COLD WATER. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR
THERMAL BURN. INGEST: CALL MD IMMED .

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICALS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
TO PROT FROM HF FUMES WHICH REACT W/WATER TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC
ACID. DOES NOT BURN W/O EXT FLAME.(SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS EVOLVED IN FIRE.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTAM. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED.
BEFORE USING, READ TEFLON "SAFETY IN HANDLING AND USE", BULLETIN
E-35824-1.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION OF CIGARETTES OR TOBACCO WITH
POLYMER DUST.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 270C IF VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN
HF CONC 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:NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE SHIRT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES WHEN HNDLG REFUSE FROM A FIRE
INVOLVING TEFLON. HAZ DECOMP PRODS: MATERIALS SUCH AS HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE AND PERFLUOROOLEFINS. THE OSHA PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
FO R HF IS 3 PPM. PARTICULATE MATTER EVOLVED FROM OVERHEATING MAY
CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER (SEE HLTH HAZ).

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:576F,302C
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.2
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSLUCENT PELLETS, NO ODOR.

MOLTEN ALKALI METALS, INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEFLON PFA WILL BURN IN A ATMOSPHERE OF
95% OXYGEN WHEN AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HF, CARBONYL FLUORIDE, CO & LOW
MOLECULAR WEIGHT FLUOROCARBONS. >270C TEFLON PFA CAN EVOLVE TOXIC
GASEOUS (SUPP DATA)

Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL OR INCINERATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. INCINERATION REQUIRES
SCRUBBING OF GASEOUS PRODUCTS TO REMOVE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE.

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