Product ID:COPPER AND NICKEL BASE BARE WIRE AND STRIP (SUPDAT)
MSDS Date:04/01/1991
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N049662
MSDS Number: BVHXW

SANDVIK STEEL CO

SCRANTON, PA 18501-1220
US

Emergency Phone: 717-587-5191

Info Phone: 717-587-5191

Cage: 1BT93

SANDVIK STEEL CO.

1220 SCRANTON, PA 18501-1220 US

Telephone: 717-587-5191

Cage: 1BT93

MOLYBDENUM

CAS: 7439-98-7

RTECS: QA4680000

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

NICKEL

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: 30-95%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

COLUMBIUM; (NIOBIUM)

CAS: 7440-03-1

Fraction By Weight: 0-5%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

TITANIUM

CAS: 7440-32-6

RTECS: XR1700000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402, FOR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TRAIN EACH WELDER TO KEEP HIS/HER HEAD OUT OF FUMES.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

INCL ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS, HATS,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NOT TO TOUCH LIVE ELEC PARTS AND TO INSULATE HIS/HER

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LENS. LENS FILTER SHOULD BE AS DARK AS POSS W/OUT

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& FLASH GOGGLES. IF NEC, TO SHIELDS OTHERS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CHROMIUM

CAS: 7440-47-3

RTECS: GB4200000

Fraction By Weight: 0.25%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

COPPER

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

Fraction By Weight: 30-70%

OSHA PEL 0.1MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 0.2MG/M3 FUME

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

IRON

CAS: 7439-89-6

RTECS: NO4565500

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

MANGANESE

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 DUST, C

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 DUST

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: OVEREXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES
MAY RESULT IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS DIZZ, NAUS, OR DRY/IRRIT OF NOSE,
THROAT/EYES. CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES CAN LEAD TO
SIDEROSIS (IRON PROD IN LUNGS), C ENTRAL NERVOUS SYS DAM, SENSIT
DERM & BELIEVED BY SOME INVESTIGATORS TO AFFECT PULM FUNC. ARC RAYS
(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHROMIUM:IARC MONO, VOL 49, PG 49, 1990:
GRP 1. NTP 6TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINS, 1991: KNOWN TO BE CARCIN.
(SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:CAN INJURE EYES AND BURN SKIN. ELECTRIC SHOCK
CAN KILL.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY OR ALLERGIC CONDITIONS
MAY AFFECT SOME EXPOSED INDIVIDUALS.

First Aid:EMPLOY FIRST AID TECH RECOMM BY AMERICAN RED CROSS. INHAL:
REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AND CALL FOR MED AID. INGEST: CALL MD IMMED .
EYE: IMMED FLUSH WITH POTABLE WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MIN, SEEK
AS SISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.
CALL MD .

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:(NONFLAMM)-WELDING ARC & SPARKS CAN
IGNITE COMBUST & FLAMM. REFER TO AMERICAL NATIONAL Z49.1 FOR FIRE
PREVENTION DURING USE OF WELDING AND ALLIED PROCEDURES.

Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:READ & UNDERSTOOD MFR'S INSTRUCTIONS & PRECAUTIONARY
LBL ON PROD. SEE AMERICAN NATL STD Z49.1. SFTY IN WELDING &
CUTTING, PUB BY AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 351040, MIAMI,
FL 33135 & OSHA PUB 2 208 (29CFR1910). U.S. GOVT (ING 9)

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRABLE FUME
RESPIRATOR/AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED
SPACE/WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENT DOES NOT KEEP EXPOS BELOW
TLV/PEL.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENT, LOC EXHST @ ARC/BOTH, TO KEEP FUMES &
GASES BELOW TLV/PEL IN WORKER'S BRTHG ZONE & GEN AREA. (ING 10)
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES.
Eye Protection:WEAR HELMET/USE FSHLD W/FILTER (ING 13)
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR HEAD, HAND & BODY PROT TO HELP PVNT
INJURY FROM RADIA, SPARKS & ELEC SHOCK. SEE ANSI Z49.1. @ A MIN,
THIS (ING 11)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR TRADE NAME/PART #: ELECTRODES AND ROD. EXPLAN OF CARCIN:
HUMAN/ANIMAL: LUNG CANCER, SKIN. NICKEL/NICKEL COMPOUNDS: IARC MONO
ON EVAL OF CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990: GRP
2B. N TP 6TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINS, 1991: ANTIC TO BE CARCIN.
HUMAN: LUNGS, NASAL CAVITIES.

Appearance and Odor:SOLID WIRE/STRIP

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DINITROGEN TETROXIDE, NITRIC OXIDE,
NITROGEN DIOXIDE, OZONE, PHOSGENE, PHOSPHINE, CHROMATES, COPPER,
MANGANESE, NICKEL.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTR OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTED MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCA L REGULATIONS.

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