Product ID:DRY CONCENTRATED ETCHANT, ER-3
MSDS Date:01/16/1991
FSC:6850
NIIN:00N048733
MSDS Number: BTYWB

DATAK CORP

55 FREEPORT BLVD #23
SPARKS, NV 89431
US

Emergency Phone: 702-359-7474

Info Phone: 702-359-7474

Cage: 1AA30

PHILMORE MFG./CARTER-CRAFT/DATAK

6386 ROCKFORD, IL 61125-1386 US

Telephone: 815-874-2301

Cage: 1AA30

FERRIC CHLORIDE (SARA III)

CAS: 7705-08-0

RTECS: LJ9100000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3 (FE)

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3 (FE)

EPA Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 1000 LBS

(TABLE SALT SOLN) MAY BE FLUSHED DOWN DRAIN. OBSERVE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DELEQUESCENT & WILL CORRODE MOST METALS. STORE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 1872 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED,
INHALED/ABSORBED THRU SKIN. MATL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISS
OF MUC MEMBS & UPPER RESP TRACT, EYES & SKIN. INHAL MAY BE FATAL AS
RSLT OF SPASM, INFLAMM & EDEMA OF LARY NX & BRONCHI, CHEM PNEUM &
PULM EDEMA. SYMPS OF EXPOS MAY INCL BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HDCH,
NAUS & VOMIT. CAUSES SEV EYE IRRIT. TO THE BEST OF MFR'S KNOWLEDGE,
CHEM, PHYSICAL & TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THORO
INVESTIGATED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF
WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS. ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING BY SEPARATING
EYELIDS W/FINGERS. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT
LST 15 M INS WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. INHAL:REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE
OXYGEN. CALL MD.

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING
FIRE CONDITIONS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

Spill Release Procedures:IF MATL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED WEAR NIOSH/MSHA
APPRVD SCBA, RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN
BAG & HOLD FOR WASTE DISP. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA &
WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
Neutralizing Agent:SEE WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST/GET IN EYES, ON
SKIN/CLTHG. CORR. IRRIT DUST. KEEP TIGHTLY CLSD. DELEQUESCENT.
STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE. USE IN WELL-VENTED AREA.
Other Precautions:AVOID EYE & SKIN CONT. WHEN OPENING PACKETS, AVOID
BRTHG FUMES. MATL HAS HIGH HEAT SOLN (353 BTU/LB), SO WHEN
DISSOLVING IN WATER SLOWLY POUR MATL INTO WATER. DO NOT POUR WATER
ON MATL AS THIS CAN RSL T IN SPATTERING & BURNS. MATL IS (ING 3)

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA W/LOCAL EXHAUST.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT/RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MP:>572F,>300C (DECOMPOSES). WASTE DISP METH:NEUT SOLN BEFORE FLUSHING
DOWN DRAIN. SPENT SOLN MATL WILL CONTAIN BOTH COPPER & IRON SALTS
AFTER BEING USED AS ETCHANT. COPPER & IRON CAN BE PRECIPITATED AS
HYDROXIDES BY ADJUSTING PH TO 7 W/SODIUM HYDROXIDE. FILTER SOLN &
DISP OF INSOLS IN HAZ WASTE SITE. REMAINDER (ING 2)

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SUPP DATA
Vapor Pres:<1 @ 20C
Vapor Density:5.61
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPATIBLITIES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES
W/SODIUM, POTASSIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:ALLYL CHLORIDE MAY POLYMERIZE
VIOLENTLY UNDER CONDITIONS INVOLVING ACID CATALYST SUCH AS FERRIC
CHLORIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:MATL SHOULD BE DISSOLVED IN WATER/OXIDIZED TO
WATER-SOL STATE. PRECIPITATE MATL AS SULFIDE, ADJUSTING PH OF SOLN
TO 7 TO COMPLETE PRECIPITATION. FILTER INSOLS & DISP OF THEM IN
HAZ-WASTE SITE. DESTROY ANY EXCESS SULFIDE W/SODIUM
HYPOCHLORITE.(SUPDAT)

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