Product ID:NAPAC
MSDS Date:03/20/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F025680
MSDS Number: BPSNG

Emergency Phone: 216-826-4548

Info Phone: 216-826-4548

Preparer: TREVOR HARDY

Cage: 2W462

Telephone: 440-826-4548

Cage: 6L984

SODIUM METAL (NATRIUM)

CAS: 7440-23-5

RTECS: VY0686000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN/EYES: THERMAL & CHEMICAL BURNS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

First Aid:SKIN: REMOVE ALL UNREACTED SODIUM. WASH IMMEDIATELY W/WATER.
EYES: REMOVE ALL UNREACTED SODIUM. FLUSH IMMEDIATELY W/WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINS. SEE EYE DOCTOR. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Extinguishing Media:SODA ASH/DRY SODIUM CHLORIDE/GRAPHITE. DON'T USE
WATER/CO2/CALCIUM CHLORIDE/SODA ACID/CONVENTIONAL DRY POWDER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME/BY
CHEMICAL REACTION W/WATER/OXIDIZING AGENTS. HEATED SODIUM IS
SPONTANEOUSLY FLAMMABLE. AUTOIGNITION TEMP: 239F.

Spill Release Procedures:FOR DAMAGED CANS: PLACE IN AIR TIGHT METAL
CONTAINER FILLED W/KEROSENE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, FIRE-PROOF AREA
AWAY FROM OPEN FLAMES, HEAT, & WATER OR WATER VAPOR.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED IN NORMAL USE.
Protective Gloves:INSULATING
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Supplemental Safety and Health
THE SODIUM METAL IS SUPPLIED IN A VACUUM PACKED ALUMINUM CAN WHICH IS
SAFE TO HANDLE PROVIDING THE CAN IS KEPT IN TACT.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:1637F
Vapor Pres:1.2
Appearance and Odor:SILVER WHITE METAL, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, OXIDIZING MATERIALS, HALOGENS, ACIDS, & HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAME, MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN USE AS SODIUM MODIFIER FOR ALUMINUM
WILL EVOLVE SODIUM OXIDE, HYDROGEN, & HEAT

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. FLAMMABLE SOLID.

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