Product ID:TEFLON FEP FILM C-20 IN LON001
MSDS Date:07/30/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F027051
MSDS Number: BRCKP

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637/800-424-9300

Info Phone: 800-523-0372/800-441-7515

Preparer: W H MARTIN

Cage: GO204

Telephone: 800-523-0372/800-441-7515

Cage: GO204

TEFLON FEP *93-1*

CAS: 25067-11-2

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/CUM

LD50 LC50 Mixture:INHALATION 4 HR LC50 RAT: >4,9000 MG/CUM
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: CHOKING, COUGHING & SEVERE
NOSE/THROAT IRRITATION. POSSIBLY FOLLOWED AFTER A SYMPTOMLESS
PERIOD OF 1-2 DAYS BY FEVER, CHILLS, BREATHING DIFFICULTY, CYANOSIS
& PULMONARY EDEMA. IRRITATION T O UPPER RESPIRATORY PASSAGES.
POLYMER FUME FEVER. EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION W/DISCOMFORT
OR RASH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: INJURY TO THE LIVER & KIDNEYS.
EYES: CORROSION W/CORNEAL OR CONJUNCTIVAL ULCERATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING DISEASES OF THE LUNGS

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN: IF MOLTEN POLYMER GETS
ON SKIN, COOL RAPIDLY W/COLD WATER. DON'T ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER.
EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. DOES NOT BURN W/OUT AN EXTERNAL FLAME.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TEFLON WILL BURN IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF 95%
OXYGEN W/AN IGNITION SOURCE. PROTECT FROM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE FUMES
WHICH REACT W/WATER TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC ACID.

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE: REVIEW FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS & SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING W/CLEAN UP. USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CLEAN UP. SWEEP UP TO AVOID SLIPPING
HAZARD.

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

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED IF LOCAL EXHAUST IS ADEQUATE. AT
PROCESSING TEMPS <400C USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED AIR PURIFYING
RESPIRATOR W/DUST/MIST CARTRIDGE OR CANISTER. AT HIGHER TEMPS, USE
A POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES, FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:COVERALL CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES, HEAT
RESISTANT CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
TEFLON FLUOROCARBON RESINS ARE NOT HAZARDOUS AS SHIPPED. THE PRIMARY
HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH THESE RESINS IS THE INHALATION OF FUMES FROM
OVERHEATING OR BURNING.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:275C/527F
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.2
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, TRANSLUCENT OR WHITE FILM, ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EVOLUTION OF PARTICULATE MATTER, TRACE
AMOUNTS OF HYDROGEN/CARBONYL FLUORIDE, CO & LOW MOLECULAR WT
FLUOROCARBONS.

Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE OR LANDFILL. INCINERATE ONLY IF
INCINERATOR IS CAPABLE OF SCRUBBING OUT HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & OTHER
ACIDIC COMBUSTION PRODUCTS. TREATMENT, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION &
DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANC E W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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