Product ID:COPPER COATED CARBON ARC GOUGING ELECTRODES
MSDS Date:01/01/1991
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N054404
MSDS Number: BVVJB

NAC CARBON PRODUCTS INC

ELK RUN AVE
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA 15767
US

Emergency Phone: 814-938-7450

Info Phone: 814-938-7450

Cage: IO901

NORTH AMERICAN CARBON INC.

436 PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA 15767 US

Telephone: 814-938-7450

Cage: 41629

GRAPHITE; (SYNTHETIC)

CAS: 7782-42-5

RTECS: MD9659600

Fraction By Weight: <99%

OSHA PEL 15 MPPCF; Z-3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 RDUST

CARBON BLACK

CAS: 1333-86-4

RTECS: FF5800000

Fraction By Weight: <30%

OSHA PEL 3.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 3.5 MG/M3

3277F,1803C.

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

Fraction By Weight: 1%

OSHA PEL 0.1MG/M3 FUME/1 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 FUME

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

QTY & AMT OF VENT, POSITION OF WELDER'S HEAD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IN ATM (SUCH AS CHLORINATED HYDROCARB VAP FROM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CONSUMED, FUME & GAS DECOMP PROD GENERATED ARE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NORM OPERATION INCL THOSE ORIGINATING FROM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PLUS THOSE FROM BASE METAL & COATING, ETC., AS NOTED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PROD COULD INCL CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BE FORMED BY RADIA FROM ARC. ONE REC WAY TO DETERM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ARE EXPOS IS TO TAKE AIR SAMPLE FROM INSIDE &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

F11-7, AVAIL FROM AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WATER FOR MIN OF 15 MINS, SEEK ASSISTANCE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CALL MD. .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ELEC PARTS & TO INSULATE HIMSELF FROM WORK

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

WITH FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD .

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

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:ELEC ARC WELDING/CARBON ARC
GOUGING MAY CREATE ONE/MORE OF FOLLOWING HLTH HAZ:FUMES & GASES CAN
BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH. SHORT-TERM EXPOS TO WELDING FUMES MAY
RESULT IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS:DI ZZINESS, NAUSEA, OR DRYNESS OR
IRRIT OFNOSE, THROAT, OR EYES. COPPER FUME MAY CAUSE METAL FUME
FEVER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/WILSON'S DISEASE
(HAPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION) SHOULD NOT BE EXPOS TO COPPER FUME,
DUST/MIST. INDIVIDUALS W/PRE-EXISTING PULM DISABILITIES MAY BE @
INCREASE RISK OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

First Aid:CALL FOR MED AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES REC BY AMERICAN
RED CROSS. INHAL:IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. CALL PHYS. IN CASE
OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DISCONNECT & TURN OFF POWER. IF NOT BRTHG,
BEGIN AR TF RESP, PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF NO DETECTABLE PULSE,
BEGIN EXTERNAL HEART MASSAGE. IMMED CALL PHYS. IN CASE OF ARC BURN,
CALL PHYS. INGEST:CALL MD IMMED . EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/POTABLE (ING
13)

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, SAND, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ELECTRODE IS NON-FLAMM. WELDING ARC &
SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUST. REFER TO AMERICAN ANTIONAL STANDARD
Z49.1.

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP AS FOR NORMAL HOUSEKEEPING.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:READ & UNDERSTAND MFR'S INSTRUCTIONS &
PRECAUT LABEL ON PROD.
Other Precautions:SEE AMERICAN NATL STD Z49.1, SFTY IN WELDING &
CUTTING, & AWS C5.3 "RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR AIR CARBON ARC
GOUGING & CUTTING" PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD HIGH EFFICIENCY DUST, MIST &
FUME RESP OR NIOSH/MSHA AIR SUPPLIED RESP WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED
SPACE/WHERE LOC EXHAUST/VENT DOES NOT KEEP EXPOS BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENT, LOC EXHAUST @ ARC/BOTH, TO KEEP FUMES &
GASES FROM WORKERS BRTHG ZONE & GEN AREA. TRAIN WELDER (ING 15)
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKER GOGGLES (ING 17)
Other Protective Equipment:ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS, HATS, SHOULDER PROT,
AS WELL AS DARK SUBSTANTIAL CLTHG. TRAIN WELDER NOT TO TOUCH LIVE
(ING 16)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP:NEGLIG @ ROOM TEMP. % VOLAT:<0.1 (WT). HAZ DECOMP PROD:WORKED,
PROCESS, PROC & ELECTRODES USED. OTHER CNDTNS WHICH ALSO INFLUENCE
COMPOSITION & QTY OF FUMES & GASES TO WHICH WORKERS MAY BE EXPOS IN
CLD:COATING ON METAL BEING WORKED (SUCHAS PAINT,
PLATING/GALVANZING), NUMBER OF WELDERS & VOL OF WORK AREA, THE (ING
4)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE ING
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SEE ING
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:1.9-2.3 MIXTURE
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COPPER COATED, BLACK SOLID, NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE
CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. COMPOSITION & QTY OF BOTH ARE DEPENDENT UPON
METAL BEING (SUPDAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:BURY IN AN APPROVED LANDFILL. DISPOSAL MUST BE
IN COMPLIANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL LAWS & REGULATIONS.

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