Product ID:TRIETHYLENETETRAMINE
MSDS Date:11/05/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F040879
MSDS Number: BXMNT

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TRIETHYLENETETRAMINE, EPOXY HARDNER

CAS: 112-24-3

RTECS: YE6650000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 2500 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: IRRITANT/SENSITIZER. MAY
CAUSE SORE THROAT. ASTHMA. SKIN: IRRITANT/SENSITIZER/DERMATITIS.
MAY CAUSE LIVER DEGENERATION, CONGESTION OF THE KIDNEYS & BRAIN.
EYES: IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE EDEMA, CONJUNCTIVITIS. INGESTION:
IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT. MAY INDUCE ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK FROM
SENSITIZATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, COUGHING, ITCHING, DYSPNEA, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, ERYTHEMA, EDEMA, SHOCK, REDNESS, PAIN, LESIONS, SORENESS,
ABDOMINAL PAIN

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NECESSARY. KEEP
WARM/AT REST. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & PLENTY OF WATER
FOR 15-20 MINS. IF CHEMICAL BURNS, COVER W/STERILE, DRY DRESSING.
BANDAGE SECURELY. EYES: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATERFOR 15-20 MINS.
INGESTION: DILUTE W/WATER/MILK & ALLOW VOMITING TO OCCUR. IRRIGATE
AFFECTED AREAS W/1 ACETIC ACID. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:275F
Lower Limits:1
Upper Limits:6.5
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY/FOAM. LARGE: WATER
SPRAY, FOG/ALCOHOL FOAM. DON'T USE WATER DIRECTLY ON MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA & COOL W/WATER
FROM SIDE UNTIL FIRE IS OUT. IF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS ARE INVOLVED,
USE WATER SPRAY/FOG IN FLOODING AMOUNTS.(SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAME.
VAPORS ARE >AIR & MAY TRAVEL TO A DISTANT IGNITION SOURCE & FLASH
BACK. AUTO-IGNITION TEMP: 640F.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK SAFELY. SMALL: TAKE UP W/SAND/OTHER
ABSORBENT & PLACE INTO CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL. SMALL DRY: W/CLEAN
SHOVEL PLACE INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER & COVER. MOVE CONTAINERS
FROM AREA. LARGE: DIKE FOR LATER DISPOSAL. ISOLATE AREA &
DENYENTRY.

Other Precautions:PREVENT CONTACT W/THIS SUBSTANCE.

Respiratory Protection:USE A SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL
FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION SYSTEM
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH PROOF/DUST RESISTANT GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FACESHIELD, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE PROC CONT'D: USE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
USE WATER SPRAY TO ABSORB CORROSIVE VAPORS. COOL CONTAINERS FROM AS
FAR A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE. AVOID BREATHING VAPORS; KEEP UPWIND.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:531F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:54F
Vapor Pres:<0.01
Vapor Density:5.1
Spec Gravity:0.98
pH:<7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC=1): 0.01
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:YELLOWISH, OILY LIQUID; LOW VISCOSITY & MILD
AMMONIA-LIKE ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CO2, CELLULOSE NITRATE, EPOXY RESIN, ACIDS, OXIDIZING AGENTS & OTHER
INCOMPATIBILITIES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOISTURE, HEAT, FLAME & OTHER IGNITION
SOURCES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF NITROGEN OXIDES, CO,
CO2 & HYDROGEN CYANIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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