Product ID:QUICK RAM 95
MSDS Date:09/05/1990
FSC:9350
NIIN:00N036588
MSDS Number: BQRDR

PREMIER REFRACTORIES & CHEMICALS INC

901 EAST EIGHTH AVE
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
US

Emergency Phone: 215-337-1100

Info Phone: 215-337-1100

Preparer: A.G. NIGHSWANDER

Cage: PREMI

PREMIER REFRACTORIES AND CHEMICALS INC

1569 KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 US

Telephone: 215-337-1100

Cage: PREMI

SILICA, AMORPHOUS

CAS: 7631-86-9

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

CLAY

CAS: 22708-90-3

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ

CAS: 14808-60-7

RTECS: VV7330000

Fraction By Weight: 0-1.1%

OSHA PEL SEE TABLE Z3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3 RDUST;9293

ALUMINUM SILICATE

CAS: 1302-93-8

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

ALPHA-ALUMINA (ALUMINUM OXIDE) (EPA LISTS ONLY FIBROUS

CAS: 1344-28-1

RTECS: BD1200000

Fraction By Weight: >90%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: TRANSITORY UPPER RESPIRATORY
PHYSICAL IRRITATION. CHRONIC: EXCESSIVE INHALATION ABOVE TLV OF
MINERAL DUST, OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME, MAY CAUSE INDUSTRIAL
BRONCHITIS, REDUCE BREATHING CAPACITY, AND LEAD TO INCREASED
SUSCEPTIBLILITY TO OTHER LUNG DISEASE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CRYSTALLINE SILICA QUARTZ: GROUP 2A
(IARC),IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOLUME SUPPLEMENT 7, PAGE 341, 1987;
ANTICIPATED (SUP DATA)
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: IRRITATION AND INFLAMMATION. SKIN:
IRRITATION FROM REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT. INHALATION: UPPER
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION FROM DEHYDRATION ACTION OF CEMENT ON MUCOUS
MEMBRANES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING CHRONIC LUNG
CONDITIONS SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA, AND
ASTHMA.

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF
IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH WITH MILD
SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: CALL MD
IMMED IATELY .

Extinguishing Media:THIS REFRACTORY PRODUCT IS NON-COMBUSTIBLE. USE
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:CAREFULLY SCOOP UP MATERIAL INTO SUITABLE
CONTAINER. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR APPROVED RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION, GLOVES, AND GOGGLES TO PREVENT IRRITATION FROM CONTACT
AND/OR INHALATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQUATE GENERAL VENTILATION AND LOCAL VENTILATION
TO CONTROL MIST AND/OR DUST LEVELS TO NO MORE THAN TLV.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:USE OF LONG SLEEVE CLOTHING IS RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: (186 LBS/FT) (H*2O=1). MELTING POINT: >3200F,>1760C.
PH: 5-7 (10% AQUEOUS SLURRY). EXPLANATION OF CARCINOGENICITY: TO BE
CARCINOGEN (NTP), NTP SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 199 1
SUMMARY.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:2.9 (SUPDAT)
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:MOIST, LIGHT BROWN, GRANULAR TO FINE MATERIAL WITH
NO DETECTABLE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:6-8

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DRYOUT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

Waste Disposal Methods:PRODUCT IS NON-BIODEGRADABLE, AND DOES NOT
POSSESS CHARACTERISTICS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. DISPOSE OF IN
ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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