Product ID:ALUMINUM CHLORIDE ANHYDROUS, AX0685
MSDS Date:10/27/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N018294
MSDS Number: BKZQY

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 609-354-9200

Cage: 0SK29

Telephone: 914-592-4660

Cage: 0AL61

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; (ANHYDROUS)

CAS: 7446-70-0

RTECS: BD0525000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SEVERE THERMAL AND ACID BURNS RESULT
FROM ANY BODILY CONTACT. INHALATION MAY BURN NASAL AND RESPIRATORY
PASSAGES AS HCL FUMES ARE CREATED BY CONTACT OF DUST WITH MOIST
AIR.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DATA NOT AVAILABLE.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOSURE. SKIN:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. EYES: FLUSH WITH
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN HOLDING EYELIDS APART. INHAL: REMOVE TO
FRESH AI R: GIVE ARTIFICAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED.
INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING: GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY AND LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE.

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL (DO NOT USE WATER)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . CONTACT WITH WATER GENERATES EXCESSIVE HEAT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTACT WITH WATER MAY CAUSE FIRE OR
EXPLOSION.

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THEN FLOOD WITH
WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NEUTRALIZE WITH SODA ASH

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. VENT
ALL CONTAINERS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPENING. STORE IN COOL, DRY,
WELL-VENTILATED AREA; OPEN CAUSTIOUSLY.
Other Precautions:DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT
TAKE INTERNALLY. RETAINED RESIDUE MAY MAKE EMPTY CONTAINERS
HAZARDOUS; USE CAUTION.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY APPROPRIATE FOR
EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:MATERIAL MUST BE HANDLED OR TRANSFERRED IN APPROVED FUME
HOOD OR WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE/NATURAL RUBBER/PVC/EQUIVALENT.
Eye Protection:CHEM WRKRS GOG FULL LGTH FACESHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. EYE WASH AND SAFETY
SHOWER SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT TAKE
INTERNALLY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

HCC:C1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:356F,180C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:381F,194C
Vapor Density:9.19
Spec Gravity:2.46
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOWISH GRAY TO WHITE GRANULAR POWDER; PUNGENT
HCL ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CONTACT WITH WATER; REACTS WITH MOISTURE,
OR WATER, PRODUCING EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HCL GAS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HCL FUMES

Waste Disposal Methods:TO BE PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CURRENT
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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