Product ID:HMX;OCTOGEN;SUPERFINE BETA HMX
MSDS Date:03/21/1991
FSC:1376
NIIN:00-560-2206
MSDS Number: BNQBJ

Emergency Phone: 203-658-4411 OR 203-843-2276

Info Phone: 203-658-4411 OR 203-843-2276

Preparer: TA SHREVE

Cage: 96336

Telephone: 1-801-798-8613

Cage: 96336

CYCLOTETRAMETHYLENETETRANITRAMINE

CAS: 2691-41-0

RTECS: XF7450000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL NOT KNOWN

ACGIH TLV: NOT KNOWN

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 MOUSE ORAL 1500 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY
CAUSE ECZEMA.EXCESSIVE INHALATION MAY RESULT IN CARDIOVASCULAR
COLLAPSE.OVEREXPOSURE BY INGESTION WILL RESULT IN DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION,POSSIBLE CORNEAL
INJURY. SKIN:PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
INGESTION:MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. INHALATION:MAY
CAUSE NASAL AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NOT KNOWN

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH IMMEDIATELY W/ RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES.IF REDNESS OR IRRITATION OCCURS,GET MEDICAL ATTN. SKIN:WASH
THOROUGHLY W/ SOAP & WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.IF IRRITATION
OCCURS,GET MEDICAL ATTN. INGESTION:INDUCE VOMITINGIMMEDIATELY BY
STICKING FINGER DOWN VICTIM'S THROAT.GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTN.
INHALATION:GET TO FRESH AIR.GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
BREATHING STOPPED.

Flash Point:NOT KNOWN
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:ADDATA
Lower Limits:NOT KNOWN
Upper Limits:NOT KNOWN
Extinguishing Media:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT FIGHT FIRES INVOLVING HMX.HIGHLY
EXPLOSIVE AND MAY DETONATE WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAMES.ISOLATE
AREA AND EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL TO DISTANT,SAFE AREA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE.EXPOSURE TO
SHOCK,HEAT,IMPACT,SPARKS,FRICTION MAY DETONATE.BURNS VIGOROUSLY IN
FIRE.EXPLOSIVE TEMPERATURE:621F,327C.

Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE AREA.ELIM ALL IGNIT SOURCES.EVAC ALL
NON-ESSENTIAL PERS TO SAFE,DISTANT AREA.REMOVE ALL EXPLOSIVES NOT
INVOLVED IN SPILL FROM AREA.CAREFULLY COLLECT SPILL,AVOIDING EXCESS
FRICTION/IMPACT.PLACE IN PLASTIC BAG.CONTAM W/ DIRT,ETC (SEESUPP)
Neutralizing Agent:NOT KNOWN

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLE AND STORE IAW ALL APPLICABLE
REGULATIONS AND INDUSTRY PRACTICES PERTAINING TO CLASS A
EXPLOSIVES.HMX SHOULD BE HANDLED WET WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
Other Precautions:EXPOSURE TO SHOCK,HEAT,SPARKS,PRESSURE OR IMPACT MAY
RESULT IN DETONATION.HANDLING ONLY BY INDIVIDUALS FAMILIAR WITH
PROPER EXPLOSIVE HANDLING PROCEDURES.AVOID DUSTING BY KEEPING THE
HMX WET WHEN POSS IBLE.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE WORN
WHEN HANDLING HMX.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST RECOMMENDED TO MINIMIZE EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE.
Protective Gloves:BUTYL RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:COTTON OR ANIT-STATIC COVERALLS WHICH WILL
PROTECT AGAINST POWDER SPLASHES.
Work Hygienic Practices:REPLACE COVERALLS WHEN CONTAMINATED.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BOILING POINT:HMX DEFLAGRATES AT 549F,287C.SPILL PROC:RENDERS IT MORE
SENSITIVE TO DETONATION.IF POSSIBLE,SEPARATE UNCONTAMINATED
MATERIAL FROM CONTAMINATED MATERIAL.STORE COLLECTED MATERIAL FOR
PROPE R DISPOSAL.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE SUPP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:527F,275C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT KNOWN
Spec Gravity:BETA 1.96,H*2=1
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS,ODORLESS CRYSTALS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS,OXIDANTS AND ALKALIES.REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH REDUCING
AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXPOSURE TO SHOCK,HEAT,SPARKS,PRESSURE OR
IMPACT MAY RESULT IN DETONATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HAZARDOUS GASES (NITROGEN OXIDES) MAY
BE RELEASED WHEN HMX BURNS OR DETONATES.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE IAW FED,STATE,& LOC
REGS.COORDINATION W/ SUPPORTING INSTALLATION/MACOM ENVIRONMENTAL
COORDINATION PRIOR TO DISP IS REC TO DETERM APPROPRIATE DISP METH
.REC METHOD OF DISPOSAL OF WAS TE EXPLOSIVES IS OPEN BURNING OR
OPEN DETONATION.

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