Product ID:CATALYST 15 BLACK
MSDS Date:11/08/1989
FSC:8040
NIIN:00-148-7183
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: BVFWB

EMERSON & CUMING,INC., DIV OF W.R.GRACE AND CO.

61 HOLTON STREET
WOBURN, MA 01180
US

Emergency Phone: 800-225-1936

Info Phone: 800-225-1936

Preparer: DAVID HAAS

Cage: 0JMR7

EMERSON & CUMING,INC., DIV OF W.R.GRACE AND CO.

WOBURN, MA 01180 US

Telephone: 800-225-1936

Cage: 0JMR7

POLYAMIDE RESIN

Fraction By Weight: > 90%

TRIETHYLENE TETRAMINE

CAS: 112-24-3

RTECS: YE6650000

Fraction By Weight: < 5%

TERPHENYLS

Fraction By Weight: < 5%

OSHA PEL 0.5 PPM (CEILING)

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 PPM (CEILING)

NON HAZARDOUS MODIFIERS

Fraction By Weight: < 5%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:REPEATED OVEREXPOSURE TO TRIETHYLENE
TETRAMINE IS REPORTED TO CAUSE LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE. THIS
MATERIAL MAY BE TOXIC IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION-INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
TRACT IRRITATION. EYE-VERY SEVERE IRRITATION UPON CONTACT. CAN
CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE OR BLINDNESS. SKIN-SEVERE IRRITATION UPON
DIRECT CONTACT. MAY RESULT I N BURNS & TISSUE DAMAGE.
INGESTION-HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT
MIXTURE.

First Aid:INHALE-REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT, ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. SEE DOCTOR.
EYE-IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER CONTINUE FLUSHING UNTIL
PHYSICIAN IS SEEN. SKIN-REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING, WASH
AFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. INGESTION-DILUTE WITH LARGE
QUANTITIES OF WATER. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:>300F/>149C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC VAPORS MAY BE EVOLVED UPON EXPOSURE
TO HEAT OR OPEN FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:TURN ON VENTILATION EQUIPMENT TO EVACUATE
VAPORS WHICH MAY BE RELEASED IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF A SPILL. WIPE
UP, OR ABSORB WITH VERMICULITE OR OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL. COLLECT
WASTE IN SEALED CONTAI NERS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP REMOVED
FROM ANY HEAT OR OPEN FLAME.
Other Precautions:FLAMMABILITY/EXPLOSION PRECAUTIONS: KEEP AWAY FROM
INTENSE HEAT, OPEN FLAMES. PROTECTIVE GLOVES, CLOTHING AND CHEMICAL
SPLASH GOGGLES MUST BE WORN DURING ENTIRE CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS TO
PREVENT RESPIRAT ORY OR EYE IRRITATION.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR AN APPROPRIATE PROPERLY FITTED RESPIRATOR
WHEN CONTAMINANT LEVELS EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Ventilation:DO NOT BREATH VAPORS, MIST OR SPRAY. USE ONLY WITH PROPER
MECHANICAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Eye Protection:WEAR CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT
EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE
REUSING. DO NOT INGEST OR SWALLOW THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
TRIETHYLENE TETRAMINE MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN;
HOWEVER, THIS PRODUCT AS A WHOLE HAS NOT BEEN TESTED FOR DERMAL
TOXICITY.

HCC:N1
Vapor Density:> THAN AIR
Spec Gravity:0.95-1.05
Appearance and Odor:BLACK LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, PEROXIDES, ACIDS, EPOXIDES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STORAGE IN OPEN CONTAINERS,EXPOSURE TO
HEAT/ OPEN FLAME,UNCONTROLLED MIXING WITH (OR EXPOSURE
TO)INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
OXIDES OF NITROGEN.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT
OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT LOCAL,
STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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