Product ID:PIPE THREAD SEAL TAPE
MSDS Date:07/19/1991
FSC:8030
NIIN:00-889-3534
MSDS Number: BVZHQ

Emergency Phone: 215-968-5011

Info Phone: 215-968-5011

Cage: MO160

Telephone: 215-968-5011

Cage: MO160

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE

CAS: 116-14-3

RTECS: KX4025000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 ORAL(PTFE RESIN): 1250 MG/KG IN RAT
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ODORLESS, WHITE, SOLID TAPE. AS SOLD,
PRODUCT PRESENTS NO KNOWN HEALTH HAZARDS. AT TEMPS ABOVE 535F,
POLYMER WILL BREAK DOWN & FUMES COULD CAUSE TEMPORARY "FLU-LIKE"
ILLNESS. NO SMOKING WHILE HANDLING MATERIAL. SKIN ABSORPTION:
UNKIKELY DUE TO PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. INHALATION: UNLIKELY DUE TO
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES.
Effects of Overexposure:N/K CHRONIC: NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS
ANTICIPATED. REPEATED ORAL DOSES OF POLYMER RESIN YIELDED NO TOXIC
EFFECTS EXCEPT FOR ALTERATION IN NUMBER OF CIRCULATING WHITE BLOOD
CELLS AFTER LONG-TER M DOSING. TESTS DEMONSTRATE NO DEVELOPMENTAL
TOXICITY IN ANIMALS, & NO GENETIC DAMAGE IN ANIMALS OR BACTERIAL
CULTURES.

First Aid:UNLIKELY ROUTE OF ENTRY FOR PRODUCT AS SOLD. INHALATION: MOVE
TO FRESH AIR, CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. SKIN: IF
REDNESS OR ITCHING DEVELOPS, THEN CLEANSING THE SKIN WITH WATER
AFTER USE IS ADVISABLE. EYE: IF MECHANICAL IRRITATION OCCURS,
FLUSH EYES IWTH PLENTY OF WATER. CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS
PERSIST. INGESTION: CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF NECESSARY.

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA.WEAR PROTECT EQUIP.PROTECT FROM
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE FUMES WHICH REACT W/WATER TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC
ACID.WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES WHEN HANDLING FIRE REFUSE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL BURN IN 95% OXYGEN WHEN IGNIT
PRESENT.HAZARDOUS GASES:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE,CARBONYL
FLUORIDE,PERFLUOROOLEFIN,CARBON MONOXIDE,LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT
FLUOROCARBON

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD.

Handling and Storage
Precautions:TREATMENT,STORAGE,TRANSPORTATION,DISPOSAL MUST BE IN
ACCORD W/APPLIC FED,STATE,LOCAL REGS.ENFORCE NO SMOKING RULE IN
ARAS WHERE PTFE HANDLED/STORED.
Other Precautions:WASH HANDS AND FACE AFTER HANDLING TO AVOID TRANSFER
OF PTFE INTO CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO. NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION
OR EXPOSURE CONTROLS ARE INDICATED FOR THIS PRODUCT THOSE MENTIONED
ABOVE.

Respiratory Protection:NO SPECIAL PROTECTION OR EXPOSURE CONTROLS ARE
INDICATED FOR THIS PRODUCT AS SOLD EXCEPT THOSE MENTIONED IN
PRECAUTIONS.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION OR EXPOSURE CONTROLS ARE
INDICATED EXCEPT THOSE MENTIONS IN PRECAUTIONS.
Protective Gloves:NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION
Eye Protection:NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION
Other Protective Equipment:NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION
Work Hygienic Practices:NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:648F,342C
Spec Gravity:>0.5
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID TAPE, NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS WITH MOLTEN ALKALI METALS AND INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:>553F THIS PRODUCT MAY EVOLVE TOXIC
GASES: HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE, PERFLUOROOLEFINS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCARDED PRODUCT IS NOT A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER
RCRA 40 CFR 261. PREFERRED OPTIONS FOR DISPOSAL ARE RECYCLING AND
LANDFILL. INCINERATE ONLY IF INCINERATOR IS CAPABLE OF SCRUBBING
OUT HYDROGEN FLUORID E & OTHER ACIDIC COMBUSTION PRODUCTS.

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