Product ID:TEFLON FLUOROCARBON RESIN PTFE MICROPOWDER,
MSDS Date:11/29/1988
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N015686
MSDS Number: BLSXD

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

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

Preparer: W H MARTIN

Cage: 18873

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

Cage: 18873

ETHYLENE, TETRAFLUORO-, POLYMER (POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE).

CAS: 116-14-3

RTECS: KX4025000

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 IRRITATION. INHAL: WHEN THERMALLY DECOMPOSED
BY HEATING >280C, 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 SEVERAL HRS AFTER EXPOS
(SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: AND PASS OFF WITHIN 36-48 HRS, EVEN
IN ABSENCE OF TREATMENT. DUPONT REC TREATING POLYMER DUST AS A
NUISANCE PARTICULATE, AND HAS ESTABLISHED AN AEL OF 10 MG/M3 TOTAL
DUST, THE SAME AS THE TL V FOR OTHER NUISANCE PARTICULATES.
(CHRONIC) NONE KNOWN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

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

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR 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 AN (SEE SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS EVOLVED IN FIRE.
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF), CARBONYL FLUORIDE, CO AND LOW MOLECULAR
WEIGHT FLUOROCARBONS.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION. 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 TEMP
EXCEEDS 280C IF VENT IS INADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN HF CONC BELOW THE
PEL.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS AND FUMES
LIBERATED DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM THE WORK AREA.
Protective Gloves:PROTECTIVE 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: EXTERNAL FLAME. WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES WHEN HANDLING
REFUSE FROM A FIRE INVOLVING TEFLON. HAZ DECOMP PRODS: PEL FOR HF
IS 3 PPM. PARTICULATE MATTER EVOLVED FROM OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE PO
LYMER FUME FEVER.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:648F,342C
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.3
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER WITH NO ODOR.

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

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

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