Product ID:COPPER METAL
MSDS Date:05/17/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F034386
MSDS Number: BTNMB

CERAC INC

407 N 13TH ST
MILWAUKEE, WI 53201
US

Emergency Phone: 414-289-9800

Info Phone: 414-289-9800

Cage: FO994

CERAC, INCORPORATED

1178 MILWAUKEE, WI 53233 US

Telephone: 414-289-9800

Cage: 67027

COPPER (DUST & MIST), BRONZE POWDER

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

Fraction By Weight: 100% PPM

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME)

ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 (FUME)

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: FUMES & DUST CAN CAUSE
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, METAL FUME FEVER, PERFORATION &
ULCERATION OF THE NASAL SEPTUM, PHARYNGEAL CONGESTION. REPEATED
SKIN CONTACT: IRRITATION, ECZEMAT OUS DERMATITIS, FINE POWDERS ARE
MILD IRRITANTS. INGESTION: GI DISTURBANCES. CHRONIC: BRAIN
TISSUE/LIVER/KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, METALLIC TASTE, NAUSEA, NASAL
CONGESTION, VOMITING & HARDENING OF THE HANDS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:WILSON'S DISEASE

First Aid:INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/LUKEWARM WATER FOR 15
MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTNETION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DOLOMITE, GRAPHITE, MET-L-X, TEC. DON'T USE WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. DON'T
USE WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:POWDER BELOW 15 MICRON SIZE RANGE ARE
WEAKLY EXPLOSIVE IN AIR. NOT EASILY IGNITED BY SPARK MATERIAL MAY
EMIT TOXIC FUMES IF INVOLVED IN FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. VACUUM
UP SPILL & PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. TAKE CARE NOT TO
RAISE DUST.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN CLOSED CONTAINER AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH-APPROVED DUST-MIST RESPIRATOR APPROVED FOR
DUSTES W/TLV'S NOT <0.05 MG/M3.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS & FACE THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING &
BEFORE EATING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
INCOMPATIBILITY TO AVOID CONT'D: ACETYLENIC COMPOUNDS, CHLORINE,
HALOGENS, HALOGENATES, ALUMINUM SULFUR, DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE, LEAD
AZIDE, OXIDANTS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4215.2F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1981.4F
Vapor Pres:1
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:REDDISH PIECES/POWDER W/NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AZIDES/HYDROGEN SULFIDE/PEROXIDES/1-BROMO-2-PROPYNE/STRONG
ACIDS/HYDROGEN PEROXIDE/MAGNESIUM/ACETYLENE. (SEE SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NITROGEN DIOXIDE IN CONTACT W/NITRIC
ACID

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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