Product ID:EUTECTOR 1800 FLUX
MSDS Date:05/01/1986
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-288-0868
MSDS Number: BQDKF

EUTECTIC CORP

40-40 172ND STREET
FLUSHING, NY 11358-9981
US

Emergency Phone: 718-358-4000

Info Phone: 718-445-1784

Cage: 72271

EUTECTIC CORP

CHARLOTTE, NC 28273 US

Telephone: 704-527-9800/ 800-221-1433

Cage: 72271

POTASSIUM METABORATE

CAS: 13709-94-9

POTASSIUM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE

CAS: 7789-29-9

RTECS: TS6650000

OSHA PEL 2.5 MG/M3 AS F

ACGIH TLV: 2.5 MG/M3 AS F

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:UNCLASSIFIED BRAZING FUMES=5MG/M3 PEL
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:LONG-TERM (CHRONIC) OVEREXPOSURE MAY
LEAD TO SIDEROSIS (IRON DEPOSITS IN LUNGS) AND MAY EFFECT PULMONARY
FUNCTION. ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES AND BURN SKIN. ELECTRIC SHOCK
CAN KILL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL, CHROMIUM, CADMIUM & THEIR
COMPOUNDS ARE CONSIDERED BY IARC AND NTP AS KNOWN OR PROBABLE HUMAN
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:SHORT-TERM (ACUTE) OVEREXPOSURE TO WELDING
FUMES MAY RESULT IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, OR
DRYNESS OR IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT OR EYES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:REMOVE TO WELL VENTILATED AREA. CALL FOR MEDICAL AID. EMPLOY
FIRST AID TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:REFER TO ANSI Z49.1 FOR FIRE PREVENTION DURING
THE USE OF WELDING AND ALLIED PROCEDURES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARC AND SPARKS AND BRAZING FLAMES
CAN IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES AND FLAMMABLES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:DO NOT TOUCH ELECTRICAL PARTS AND INSULATE FROM WORK
AND GROUND. THE FUME AND GAS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS GENERATED ARE
DIFFERENT IN FORM FROM THE INGREDIENTS LISTED. NEW COMPOUNDS NOT IN
THE ELECTRODE S MAY FORM.

Respiratory Protection:USE ONLY NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRABLE FUME
RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WORKING IN CONFINED
SPACE OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE
BELOW RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIM ITS.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH GENERAL VENTILATION AND LOCAL EXHAUST AT THE
ARC, OR BOTH, TO KEEP THE FUMES AND GAS FROM THE WORKER.
Protective Gloves:WELDERS LEATHER GLOVES
Eye Protection:WEAR HELMIT OR USE FACE SHIELD WITH LENS
Other Protective Equipment:DARK FLAME RETARDANT CLOTHING WHEN CUTTING,
GRINDING OR BRAZING INCLUDING ARM & SHOULDER PROTECTORS, APRON, AND
HAT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING, DRINKING OR
SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATIED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BRAZING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. THEIR COMPOSITION
AND QUANTITY ARE DEPENDENT ON THE METAL BEING WELDED, THE
PROCEDURES, PROCESSES AND THE TYPE OF WIRE OR ELECTRODES USED.
OTHER INFL UENCING FACTORS ARE THE PRESENCE OF CONTAMINANTS.
CHLORINATED SOLVENTS AND FLUORIDE FLUXES MAY DECOMPOSE TO TOXIC
GASES.

HCC:N1

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:GASEOUS REACTION PRODUCTS MAY INCLUDE
CARBON MONOXIDE & CARBON DIOXIDE. OZONE & NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE
FORME.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD AND PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH THE REGULATIONS.

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