Product ID:STERLING THERMOPOXY E-450 NAT, 83-600
MSDS Date:12/18/1989
FSC:5970
NIIN:00N056485
MSDS Number: BWGBG

NU-BRITE CHEMICAL CO INC

9 OHIO RIVER BLVD
SEWICKLEY, PA 15143
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 412-766-7600

Preparer: MARK DUBOIS

Cage: 78580

NU-BRITE CHEMICAL CO INC, STERLING GROUP

SEWICKLEY, PA 15143-2199 US

Telephone: CHEMTREC 800-424-9300

Cage: 78580

SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - QUARTZ; (CRYSTALLINE SILICON DIOXIDE

CAS: 14808-60-7

RTECS: VV7330000

Fraction By Weight: 48.66%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3 RDUST

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3 RDUST

AMORPHOUS SILICA; (AMORPHOUS SILICON DIOXIDE)

CAS: 112945-52-5

RTECS: VV7310000

Fraction By Weight: 1-10%

OSHA PEL 6 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

CONDUCTED ON THE CURED PRODUCT.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

800-424-0340.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

TO PREVENT PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PREVENT EYE CONTACT WITH SPILLS, SPLASHES OR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50(ORAL,RAT):>4000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:VAPS AT HIGH TEMPS CAN CAUSE
IRRIT. SKIN/EYE:MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTION IN SUSCEPTIBLE
INDIVIDUALS. MAY CAUSE SENSIT. RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRIT.
CONT W/EYES MAY CAUSE IRRIT. SKIN ABSORPTI ON:SINGLE PRLNGD EXPOS
IS NOT LIKELY TORSLT IN MATL BEING ABSORBED THRU SKIN IN HARMFUL
AMTS. INGEST: (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CRYSTALLINE SILICA QUARTZ:IARC
MONOGRAPHS, SUPPLEMENT. VOL 7, PG 341, 1987:GROUP 2B. NTP 7TH
ANNUAL (SUPP DATA)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:SINGLE DOSE ORAL TOX TO EPOXY RESIN
IS LOW. NO HAZS ANTICIPATED FROM INGESTION INCIDENTAL TO PROLONGED
CONTACT. ACUTE:EYE/SKIN CONT MAY CAUSE IRRIT. HEATED VAPS MAY CAUSE
IRRIT OF EYES & THR OAT. CHRONIC:MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION
IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS. MAY CAUSE SENSIT W/RPTD /PRLNGD
CONT.(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:OVEREXPOSURE MAY AGGRAVATE EYE,
SKIN AND RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

First Aid:INHAL:MOVE TO WELL VENTILATED AREA. IF DIFFICULTY NOTED IN
BREATHING, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION AT ONCE. SKIN:WASH IMMEDIATELY
WITH SOAP AND WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES; DO NOT
REUSE UNT IL CLEANED. INGEST:CALL A PHYSICIAN AT ONCE. DO NOT
INDUCE VOMITING. EYES:FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES AND
CALL A PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:>200F,>93C
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, CO*2, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING WHEN
STREAMS ARE DIRECTED INTO HOT BURNING LIQUID.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DECOMPOSITION OR COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MAY
BE TOXIC.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
DURING CLEANUP. ABSORB SPILL WITH NON-BIODEGRADABLE,
NONCOMPRESSABLE ABSORBENT AND PLACE IN A CLOSED CONTAINER. IF LARGE
SPILL, DIKE AREA TO PREVENT THIS MATE RIAL FROM ENTERING WATER
SYSTEMS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD INHAL OF SPRAY MISTS
& HEATED VAPS. USE ADEQ VENT. AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN CONT. AVOID
WARE STOR. KEEP CNTNRS CLSD.
Other Precautions:CONSULT PRODUCT BULLETIN PRIOR TO USING THIS
MATERIAL. HAZARD CLASS:NOT REGULATED.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION MAY
BE REQUIRED IF MATERIAL IS USED IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS OR IF
MATERIAL IS SPRAYED OR HEATED.
Ventilation:GENERAL VENTILATION IS RECOMMENDED. LOCAL VENTILATION MAY
BE REQUIRED IF MATERIAL IS SPRAYED OR HEATED.
Protective Gloves:CHEM RESIST GLOVES MUST BE WORN (ING 5)
Eye Protection:CHEM GOGGS SHOULD BE WORN TO (ING 6)
Other Protective Equipment:REQUIRED TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT. SAFETY
SHOWER AND EYE WASH STATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:PRACTICE GOOD CAUTION AND PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
TO AVOID SKIN AND EYE CONTACT.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLAN OF CARCIN:RPT ON CARCINS, 1994:ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCIN. EFTS OF
OVEREXP:WETTED CRYSTALLINE SILICA, AS IS ITS FORM IN THIS
FORMULATION, IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISK CONCERN. THE PROD,
WHILE IN ITS DRY/CURED STATE, WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT HLTH RISK
CONCERNS, IF GRINDING/CHIPPING TYPE OPERATIONS WERE (ING 3)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F,>100C
Spec Gravity:1.6 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:VISCOUS NATURAL LIQUID, MILD ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, BASES, ACIDS AND AMINES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEATING OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME DEGRADES
THE RESIN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:>1 POUND OF PRODUCT PLUS AN
ALIPHATIC AMINE WILL CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE POLYMERIZATION WITH
CONSIDERABLE HEAT BUILDUP.

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS TIME, MATL/ITS CNTNRS WOULD NOT BE
CONSIDERED HAZ WASTES AS DEFINED UNDER FED RCRA REGS (40CFR 261) IF
DISCARDED. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT MATL/ITS CNTNRS ARE
DISP OF IN AN APRVD FACIL ITY IN ACCORD W/CURRENT FED, STATE & LOC
(ING 4)

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