Product ID:ELECTRODE, PHOS BRONZE C
MSDS Date:08/01/1990
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-262-2739
MSDS Number: BPBVB

NATIONAL WELDING ALLOYS, INC.

1600 SOUTH CANAL STREET
PITTSBURGH, PA 15215
US

Emergency Phone: 412-781-4255

Info Phone: 412-781-4255

Cage: 0ACE2

NATIONAL WELDING ALLOYS INC

PITTSBURGH, PA 15215-2624 US

Telephone: 412-781-4255

Cage: 0ACE2

PHOSPHORUS, AMORPHOUS, RED

CAS: 7723-14-0

RTECS: TH3495000

Fraction By Weight: .05-.35%

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

ALUMINUM (SARA III)

CAS: 7429-90-5

RTECS: BD0330000

Fraction By Weight: 0.01%

OSHA PEL 15MG/M3 DUST/5 FUME

ACGIH TLV: 10MG/M3 DUST; 9192

TIN

CAS: 7440-31-5

RTECS: XP7320000

Fraction By Weight: 7.0-9.0%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3; 9192

COPPER (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

Fraction By Weight: BALANCE

OSHA PEL 0.1MG/M3 FUME/1 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 0.2MG/M3 FUME; 9192

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:WELDING GENERATES FUMES, GASES AND
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITH KNOWN ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. LONG
TERM EXPOSURE TO IRON FUME MAY PRODUCE SIDEROSIS, WHICH IS
GENERALLY REGARDED AR BENIGN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS NICKEL AND
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS.
Effects of Overexposure:SHORT TERM EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUME MAY RESULT
IN DISCOMFORT, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA AND DRYNESS OR IRRITATION OF THE
THROAT. LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUME, GASES OR DUST MAY
CONTRIBUTE TO PULMONARY I RRITATION OR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH IMPAIRED PULMONARY
FUNCTION OR ILLNESS MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS EXACERBATED BY IRRITANTS
CONTAINED IN WELDING FUMES.

First Aid:REMOVE FROM DUST OR FUME EXPOSURE. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SUMMON MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:THIS ALLOY IS NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING
MEDIA AS APPROPRIATE TO THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF THIS MATERIAL IS REDUCED TO POWDER FORM,
CAUTION MUST BE USED TO PREVENT FIRE OR EXPLOSION. TO EXTINGUISH A
METAL POWDER FIRE USE DRY SAND OR DRY GRAPHITE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO UNUSUAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARDS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MATERIAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:USE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO CLEAR WELDING FUMES. MAKE SURE
THAT INHALED AIR DOES NOT CONTAIN FUME CONSTITUENTS ABOVE
PERMISSABLE LEVELS.

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR-SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING, BRAZING OR SOLDERING IN CONFINED SPACE OR
WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW
PEL, TLV OR STEL.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION, LOCAL EXHAUST AT THE ARC (OR
FLAME), OR BOTH, TO KEEP FUMES AND GASES BELOW PEL'S, TLV'S, STEL'S
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES.
Eye Protection:PROTECTIVE FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS, HATS, SHOULDER
PROTECTION, AS WELL AS DARK SUBSTANTIAL CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:ELECTRODES ARE COATED WITH FLUX FOR USE WITH
SHIELDED METAL ARE WELDING PROCESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:VARIOUS ELEMENTAL METALS AND METAL
OXIDES MAY BE GENERATED FROM MELTING OR DROSS HANDLING OPERATIONS.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FORM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH FEDERAL, STATE, A ND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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