Product ID:NAVY 125S MATL 322
MSDS Date:09/01/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N048304
MSDS Number: BTYNZ

SCM METAL PRODUCTS IN

11000 CEDAR AVE
CLEVELAND, OH 44106
US

Emergency Phone: 216-795-5000

Info Phone: 216-795-5000

Preparer: H.D. AMES

Cage: 3T572

SCM METAL PRODUCTS

CLEVELAND, OH 44113 US

Telephone: 216-344-8800

Cage: 3T572

COPPER (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

Fraction By Weight: >98.75%

OSHA PEL 0.1MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 0.2MG/M3 FUME

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

(INABILITY TO METABOLIZE COPPER) & CHRONIC LIVER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IN GI TRACT IRRITATION.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PERS IS CONSCIOUS, GIVE LG QTYS OF WATER TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:VERY FINE COPPER DUST/FUME MAY
CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER. SKIN:LITTLE/NO TOX HAS BEEN REPORTED.
COPPER DUST EXPOS IN HOT, HUMID ATMS MAY CAUSE IRRIT. ALLERGIC CONT
DERM IS RARELY ENCOUNTERED. ABSOR PTION OF INORGANIC COPPER FROM
SKIN IS GENERALLY NOT OF GREAT SIGNIFICANCE EXCEPT IN HOT, HUMID
CNDTNS.(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:EYE:AS FOREIGN BODY IN EYE, BODY WILL
ATTEMPT EXPULSION BY INFLAMM ACTION. AS DUST, COPPER MAY CAUSE
IRRIT, DISCOLORIZATION & DMG. AS FOREIGN BODY IN LENS, COPPER MAY
CAUSE DENSE CATARACT & D ISCOLOR LENS. INGEST:COPPER IS ESSNTL
ELEMENT OF MAMMALIAN METABOLISM; ADULT INTAKE OF COPPER IS FROM
2-2.5 MG. (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:BREATHING COPPER DUST MAY WORSEN
SYMPTOMS OF INDIVIDUALS W/PREEXISTING CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS,
LIFTING LOWER & UPPER LIDS OCCAS; GET MED ATTN. SKIN:WASH USING
SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & WATER. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT IS
INVOLVED/PERSISTS. INHAL:M OVE PERS EXPOS TO LG AMTS OF COPPER DUST
TO FRESH AIR AT ONCE. KEEP WARM & AT REST. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
PERFORM ARTF RESP & GET MED ATTN AS SOON AS POSS. INGEST:IF COPPER
PWDR IS SWALLOWED & (ING 4)

Flash Point:>1290F,>699C
Extinguishing Media:GRAPHITE, DOLOMITE OR SODIUM CHLORIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . DO NOT USE WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COPPER PWDR <50 MM SIZE RANGE IS
CLASSIFIED AS WEAKLY EXPLO IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RPT RI-6516.
WHEN PRESENT AS DUST CLOUD WILL NOT EXPLODE READILY IN (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:IF LG AMTS OF COPPER PWDR ARE SPILLED:
RESTRICT AREA TO THOSE W/NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP PROT; VENTILATE
AREA; COLLECT SPILLED MATL IN MANNER WHICH WILL NOT CREATE MORE
DUST (I.E. WET METHS/VACUUM METHS ); RECYCLE/DISPOSE OF AS WASTE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE POWDER INSIDE IN DRY AREA,
-20-40C (0-100F). MIXING COPPER POWDER W/STRONG ACIDS RELEASES
FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN.
Other Precautions:EATING & SMOKING SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED IN AREAS
WHERE DUST IS PRESENT.

Respiratory Protection:WHEN CONTROL IS NOT POSSIBLE, FOLLOW OSHA 29 CFR
1910.132, 133, 134. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED TC-21 DISPOSABLE MASK
OR RESPIRATOR FOR CONCENTRATIONS OVER PEL.
Ventilation:KEEP COPPER DUST LEVELS BELOW OSHA PELS & TLV'S USING
PRINCIPLES IN ACGIH MANUAL "INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION".
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPVD DUST PRF SFTY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:THE USE OF BARRIER CREAM TO PROTECT SKIN IS
RECOMMENDED.
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT PERMIT CONTACT LENSES. WORKERS SHOULD
WASH BEFORE MEALS. THEY SHOULD BATHE & CHANGE CLOTHING BEFORE
LEAVING WORK.
Supplemental Safety and Health
% VOLAT:NOT VOLAT (WT). EXPLO HAZ:AIR. NOT EASILY IGNITED BY SPKS.
MATLS TO AVOID:SENSITIVE TO SHOCK. COPPER MISTS MAY REACT
W/MAGNESIUM TO FORM FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS. EFTS OF OVEREXP:GI IRRIT
HAS BEEN R EPORTED FROM CARBONATED BEVERAGES THAT HAD BEEN IN CONT
W/COPPER TUBING/VESSELS. RARE OCCURANCES:WILSON'S DISEASE(ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4703F,2595C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1981F,1083C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 1628C
Vapor Density:NOT VOLAT
Spec Gravity:1-3.6 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:REDDISH COLOR POWDER; ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
EXPLOSIVELY INCOMPAT W/SODIUM AZIDE. COPPER DUSTS MAY REACT W/ACETYLENE
GAS TO FORM COPPER ACETYLIDES, WHICH ARE(SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERE ARE NO HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS.

Waste Disposal Methods:FOLLOW ALL FEDERAL, STATE EPA REGS & LOCAL
ORDINANCES IN DISPOSING OF ANY QTY OF POWDER. REFER TO EPA REG 40
CFR 250 & CONSULT REGIONAL EPA FOR PROPER DISP METHS. IF NO REGS
EXIST, DISPOSE OF POWDER I N SEALED CNTNRS IN A SECURED SANITARY
LANDFILL.

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