Product ID:NICKEL BRONZE
MSDS Date:12/01/1991
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-254-5033
MSDS Number: BQSDG

HARRIS J W CO INC

10930 DEERFIELD RD.
CINCINNATI, OH 45242-4110
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 513-891-2000

Cage: JO820

J. W. HARRIS CO., INC.

CINCINNATI, OH 45242-4110 US

Telephone: 513-891-2000

Cage: 27911

COPPER (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

Fraction By Weight: 56-60%

OSHA PEL 0.1MG/M3 FUME/1 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 0.2MG/M3 FUME; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

ZINC (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-66-6

RTECS: ZG8600000

Fraction By Weight: BALANCE

OSHA PEL 10 MG ZNO/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG ZNO/M3; 9293

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

TIN

CAS: 7440-31-5

RTECS: XP7320000

Fraction By Weight: .8-1.1%

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3; 9293

MANGANESE (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

Fraction By Weight: .01-.5%

OSHA PEL (C) 5 MG/M3 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 DUST 9293

IRON OXIDE

CAS: 1309-37-1

RTECS: NO7400000

Fraction By Weight: .25-1.2%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3 (FE)

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3(FE),B2; 9293

SILICON

CAS: 7440-21-3

RTECS: VW0400000

Fraction By Weight: .04-.15%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

NICKEL (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: .2-.8%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9293

LD50 LC50 Mixture:UNCLASSIFIED WELDING FUMES=5MG/M3 PEL
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:COPPER & ZINC FUME MAY CAUSE METAL
FUME FEVER. LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUME, GASES OR DUST MAY
CONTRIBUTE TO PULMONARY IRRITATION OR PNEUMOCONIOSIS. ARC RAYS FROM
ELECTRIC OPERATIONS CAN INJURE EYES & BURN SKIN. ELECTRIC SHOCK
FROM ARC WELDING EQUIPMENT CAN KILL. HEAT RAYS CAN INJURE EYES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A POSSIBLE
CARCINOGEN PER OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200.
Effects of Overexposure:SYMPTOMS OF METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, DRYNESS OR
IRRITATION OF THE THROAT FOLLWED BY COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
NAUSEA, FEVER, BODY ACHE & CHILLS. REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE TO TOLUENE
CAN CAUSE NEUROTO XIC EFFECTS. FOR FLUX COATED MATERIAL-INHALATION
OF FUME MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA & IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT &
LUNG.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH IMPAIRED PULMONARY
FUNCTIONS OR ILLNESS MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS EXACERBATED BY FUME
IRRITATION.

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

Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:(NONFLAMMABLE) OPEN FLAME AND SPARKS CAN
IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES. SEE ANSI/ASC Z49.1-1983 SECTION 6.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:WHEN ELECTRODES AND FLUXES ARE CONSUMED, THE FUME AND
GAS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS GENERATED ARE DIFFERENT IN FORM FROM THE
INGREDIENTS LISTED. NEW COMPOUNDS NOT IN THE ELECTRODES MAY FORM.

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN BRAZING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR
VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION & LOCAL EXHAUST AT THE FLAME OR ARC
TO KEEP THE FUMES/GASES BELOW TLV'S IN WORKERS BREATHING ZONE
Protective Gloves:WELDERS LEATHER GLOVES
Eye Protection:OSHA APPROVED GOGGLES/FACE SHIELD W/LENS
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR HEAD & BODY PROTECTION WHICH HELP TO
PREVENT INJURY FROM RADIATION, SPARKS & FLAME. SEE ANSI Z49.1.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING.
LAUNDER CONTAMINATIED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WELDING AND HOT CUTTING 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 INFLUENCING FACTORS ARE THEPRESENCE OF
CONTAMINANTS. CHLORINATED SOLVENTS MAY DECOMPOSE TO TOXIC GASES.

HCC:N1

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING & BRAZING FUMES & GASES CANNOT
BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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