Product ID:PTFE THREAD SEAL TAPE
MSDS Date:07/19/1991
FSC:8030
NIIN:00-889-3535
MSDS Number: BQYHY

Emergency Phone: 215-968-5011

Info Phone: 215-968-5011

Cage: MO160

Telephone: 215-968-5011

Cage: MO160

POLYTETRAFLUROETHYLENE

CAS: 116-14-3

RTECS: KX4025000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (PTFE RESIN): 1250 MG/KG IN RATS
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE; EYE/SKIN: NO HARMFUL EFFECTS
ANTICIPATED FOR PRODUCT AS SOLD. SKIN ABSORPTION: UNLIKELY DUE TO
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PRODUCT. INGESTION: NO HARMFUL EFFECTS
ANTICIPATED FOR PRODUCT AS SOLD. INH ALATION: UNLIKELY DUE TO
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PRODUCT. TEMPORARY FLU-LIKE ILLNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PTFE IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OSHA,
OR ACGIH AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:CHRONIC; NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS
EXPECTED. REPEATED ORAL DOSES OF THE POLYMER RESIN YIELDED NO TOXIC
EFFECTS EXCEPT FOR ALTERATION IN THE NUMBER OF CIRCULATING WHITE
BLOOD CELLS AFTER LONG-TERM DOSING. TESTS DEMONSTRATED NO
DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY IN ANIMALS & NO GENETIC CHANGE IN
ANIMALS/BACTERIAL CELLS CULTURE.

First Aid:INHAL: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEE DR IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. SKIN:
IF REDNESS OR ITCHING, CLEANSING SKIN W/WATER AFTER USE ADVISED.
EYES: IF MECHANICAL IRRITATION OCCURS, FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. SEE
DR IF S YMPTOMS PERSIST. INGEST: SEE DR IF NEEDED. NOTE TO DR:
INHALING FUMES OF DECOMPOSITION INDUCE TEMP INFLUENZA LIKE SYMPTOMS
WHICH ARE DESCRIBED AS "POLYMER FUME FEVER" (FEVER, COUGH,
MALAISE).

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA, NEOPRENE GLOVES (HANDLING REFUSE
FROM FIRE), & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIP. PROTECT FROM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
FUMES (REACT W/WATER TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC ACID).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PTFE BURNS IN 95% OXYGEN IF IGNIT. HZD
VAPOR PRODUCED IN FIRE ARE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE,
PERFLUOROOLEFINS, CO2,LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYDROCARBONS.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ENFORCE NO SMOKING RULE IN AREAS WHERE
PTFE IS HANDLED/STORED. WASH HANDS & FACE AFTER HANDLING TO AVOID
TRANSFER OF PTFE ONTO CIGARETTES & TOBACCO.

Respiratory Protection:NO SPECIAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS ARE INDICATED FOR
THIS PRODUCT AS SOLD.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL EXPOSURE CONTROLS ARE INDICATED FOR THIS PRODUCT
AS SOLD.
Protective Gloves:NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION NEEDED
Eye Protection:NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION NEEDED
Other Protective Equipment:NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION OR EXPOSURE
CONTROLS ARE INDICATED FOR THIS PRODUCT AS SOLD.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:648F,342C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:>535F,>279C
Spec Gravity:GREATER THAN .5
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID TAPE; NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS WITH MOLTEN ALKALI METALS AND INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC GASEOUS MATERIALS SUCH AS
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE & PERFLUOROOLEFINS.
PARTICULATE MATTER.

Waste Disposal Methods:NOT HAZARDOUS WASTE (RCRA 40 CFR 261). PREFERRED
DISPOSAL OPTIONS: RECYCLING,LANDFILL. INCINERATE IF INCINERATOR
CAPABLE OF SCRUBBING OUT HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & OTHER ACIDIC COMBUSTN
PRODCT. TREAT,STORE, TRANSPRT,DISPOSE IN ACCORD W/FED,STATE,LOCAL
REGS.

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