Product ID:TEFLON FLUOROCARBON RESIN PTFE GRANULAR RES
MSDS Date:10/10/1988
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N015670
MSDS Number: BQSZN

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-441-7515

Preparer: W H MARTIN

Cage: 0ERJ7

Telephone: 800-441-7515;800-441-9442

Cage: 18873

ETHYLENE, TETRAFLUORO-, POLYMER; (POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE).

CAS: 116-14-3

RTECS: KX4025000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INGESTION/SKIN: NOT TOXIC. EYE:
MECHANICAL IRRITATION. INHALATION: WHEN THERMALLY DECOMPOSED BY
HEATING ABOVE 325C, OR BY SMOKING TOBACCO OR CIGARETTES
CONTAMINATED WITH POLYMER DUST, MAY CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER.
SYMPTOMS ARE FLU LIKE, WITH CHILLS AND FEVER, WHICH MAY NOT OCCUR
UNTIL SEVERAL (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS: HOURS AFTER EXPOSURE AND PASS
OFF WITHIN 36-48 HOURS, EVEN IN ABSENCE OF TREATMENT. DU PONT
RECOMMENDS TREATING POLYMER DUST AS NUISANCE PARTICULATE, AND HAS
ESTABLISHED A PEL OF 10 MG /M3 TOTAL DUST, SAME AS TLV FOR OTHER
NUISANCE PARTICULATES. CHRONIC: NONE KNOWN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:INHALATION: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS
PERSIST. EYE: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. SKIN: COOL RAPIDLY WITH COLD
WATER . DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION FOR THERMAL BURN. INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . DOES NOT BURN WITHOUT AN EXTERNAL FLAME.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS ARE EVOLVED IN
FIRE. HAZARDOUS COMBUST PRODS: HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, CARBONYL
FLUORIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE AND LOW MOLECULAR WT FLUOROCARBONS.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION. KEEP CONTAINERS
CLOSED.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION OF CIGARETTES OR TOBACCO WITH
POLYMER DUST.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 325C IF VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN
HF CONCENTRATION BELOW PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS AND FUMES
LIBERATED DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM WORK AREA.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE SHIRT RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID CONTAMINATION OF CIGARETTES OR TOBACCO
WITH POLYMER DUST.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT FOR HF IS
3 PPM. PARTICULATE MATTER EVOLVED FROM OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE
POLYMER FUME FEVER. HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF), CARBONYL FLUORIDE,
CARBO N MONOXIDE, AND LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT FLUOROCARBONS.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:648F,342C
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.3
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULES, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOLTEN ALKALI METALS, INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:ATMOSPHERE OF 95% OXYGEN WHEN AN IGNITION
SOURCE IS PRESENT (WILL BURN).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:>325C TEFLON PTFE GRANULAR RESINS CAN
EVOLVE TOX GASEOUS MATLS SUCH AS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE &
PERFLUOROOLEFINS.OSHA(SUPDAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL PREFERRED; DISPOSAL METHODS MUST
CONFORM TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. WITH
INCINERATION, ACIDIC GASEOUS PRODUCT MUST BE REMOVED BY ALKALINE
SCRUBBING.

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