Product ID:NAFION NR50
MSDS Date:05/21/1993
FSC:9330
NIIN:00N052840
MSDS Number: BVMWQ

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-441-7515

Preparer: W H MARTIN

Cage: 0ERJ7

Telephone: 800-441-7515;800-441-9442

Cage: 18873

TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE/PERFLUORO

CAS: 31175-20-9

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INGESTION: NOT A PROBABLE ROUTE
OF EXPOSURE. SKIN: PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION TO
SOME INDIVIDUALS. EYE: REVERSIBLE CORNEA OPACITY AND MILD
CONJUNCTIVITIS. INHALATION: NOT RESPI RABLE IN PELLET FORM.
INHALATION OF FUMES FROM OVERHEATING OR BURNING "NAFION", OR FROM
SMOKING TOBACCO(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HEALTH HAZARDS: OR CIGARETTES CONTAMINATED WITH
POLYMER DUST, MAY CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER, A FLU-LIKE ILLNESS WITH
CHILLS AND FEVER. SYMPTOMS MAY NOT OCCUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
EXPOSURE AND GO AWA Y IN 24-48 HOURS EVEN IN ABSENCE OF TREATMENT.
CHRONIC: NONE KNOWN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER . EYE: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. CALL PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF NECESSARY.

Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HAZARDOUS GASES/VAPORS PRODUCED IN FIRE
ARE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS.

Spill Release Procedures:NOTE: REVIEW FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES AND
HANDLING (PERSONNEL) SECTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH CLEAN-UP. USE
APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CLEAN-UP. SWEEP UP
TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:SEE FIRST AID AND PROTECTION
INFORMATION SECTIONS. STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE
MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:FOR OPERATIONS ABOVE 150C WHEN LOCAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR
APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST FOR OPERATIONS ABOVE 150C.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGG .
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE SHIRT RECOMMENDED WHEN HANDLING
HOT POLYMER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:392F,200C
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:PELLETS, NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES ABOVE 150C (302F), TOXIC AND
CORROSIVE DECOMPOSITION FUMES ARE LIBERATED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE,
TOXIC FLUORO-ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREFERRED OPTION FOR DISP IS LANDFILL. INCIN
ONLY IF INCIN IS CAPABLE OF SCRUBBING OUT HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & OTHER
ACIDIC COMBUST PRODS. TREATMENT, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, & DISP
MUST BE I/A/W APPLIC F ED, ST/PROVINCIAL, & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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