Product ID:"KRYTOX" 240 SERIES FLUORINATED GREASES
MSDS Date:12/07/1990
FSC:9150
NIIN:01-007-4384
MSDS Number: BTQZK

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Preparer: ROBERT V.DAUM

Cage: 18873

Telephone: 504-366-4542

Cage: 0T5C6

PERFLUOROALKYLETHER

CAS: 60164-51-4

Fraction By Weight: 85%

TELOMERS OF TETRAFFLUOROETHYLENE

CAS: 79070-11-4

Fraction By Weight: 15%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50 >25,000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: MILD IRRITATION. SKIN:
IRRITATION, RASH. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE REDNESS AND
INFLAMATION OF HAIR FOLLICLES. INHALATION: DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
MAY CAUSE LUNG IRRITATION, PULMONARY EDEMA. BUR NING MATERIAL OR
SMOKE FROM CIGAETTES CONTAMINATED WITH THIS PRODUCT MAY CAUSE
POLYMER FUME FEVER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE COMPONENTS IN THIS MATERIAL
IS LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OSHA OR ACGIH AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION, TEARING, VISION BLURRING.
SKIN: IRRITATION, RASH, REDNESS, INFLAMATION OF HAIR FOLLICLES.
INHALATION: LUNG IRRITATION, PULMONARY EDEMA, POLYMER FUME FEVER
(FLU-LIKE ILLINESS WITH FEV ER, CHILLS, AND COUGH). POLYMER FUME
FEVER DOES NOT CAUSE PERMANENT INJURY AND THE EFFECTS ARE NOT
CUMULATIVE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALATION-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
CALL A PHYSICIAN. SKIN-FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER AFTER CONTACT. WASH
CONTAMINATED CLOT HING BEFORE REUSE. EYE-IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES
WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. INGESTION-DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. IMMEDIATELY GIVE TWO GLASSES OF WATER.

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:DOES NOT IGNITE
Extinguishing Media:NON-COMBUSTABLE. AS APPROPRIATE FOR COMBUSTABLES IN
AREA.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WEAR
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSITION AT FLAME TEMPERATURE MAY
FORM TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS. AVOID BREATHING DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS.

Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
DURING CLEANUP. PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. REMOVE SOURCE OF
HEAT AND FLAME. RECOVER NONUSABLE SOLID, WAXY GREASE AND DISPOSE OF
IN AN APPROVED AND PE RMITTED INCINERATOR.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED. DO NOT
STORE OR CONSUME FOOD, DRINK OR TOBACCO IN AREAS WHERE THEY MAY BE
CONTAMINATED WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND FLAMES.

Respiratory Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES TO MINIMIZE CONTACT.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SKIN CONTACT
WEAR IMPERVIOUS APRON, PANTS AND JACKET.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:V6
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:608F,320C
Spec Gravity:1.89-1.93
pH:NEUTRL
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, SOLID, WAXY GREASE. NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HEATING ABOVE 260-290C MAY FORM
POTENTIALLY TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR. DEPOLYMERIZATION MAY
OCCUR IN THE PRESENCE OF SOME METAL OXIDES AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE
550F.

Waste Disposal Methods:TREATMENT, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION & DISPOSE
MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL , &
LOCAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT FLUSH TO SURFACE WATER OR SANITARY SEWER
SYSTEM.

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