Product ID:COPPER POWDER
MSDS Date:02/14/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N059499
MSDS Number: BXQMV

AMEREX CORP

TRUSSVILLE, AL 35173-0081
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 205-655-3271

Cage: DO025

AMEREX CORPORATION

81 TRUSSVILLE, AL 35173-0081 US

Telephone: 205-655-3271

Cage: 54905

COPPER (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION,
DISCOLORATION AND DAMAGE (DENSE CATARACT). SKIN:MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION. INHALATION:IRRITANT TO RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY WORSEN
PRE-EXISTING CHRONIC DISEASE. INGESTION:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. RARE
OCCURANCES:WILSON DISEASE AND CHRONIC LIVER DAMAGE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY DISEASE.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP
AND WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS.
INGESTION:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED PERFORM
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION:GIVE
LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER IF CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING, SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:>1290F,>699C
Extinguishing Media:GRAPHITE, DOLOMITE, OR SODIUM CHLORIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . DO NOT USE WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:IF LARGE AMOUNTS OF COPPER POWDER ARE
SPILLED:1) RESTRICT THE AREA TO THOSE WITH RESP PROTECTION. 2)
VENTILATE THE AREA. 3) COLLECT THE MATERIAL IN A MANNER WHICH WILL
NOT CREATE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTAINER MUST BE KEPT TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN A DRY, SHELTERED AREA, 0-100F.
Other Precautions:MIXING COPPER POWDER WITH STRONG ACIDS RELEASES
FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR REQUIRED
WHEN EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED. DUST RESPIRATOR RECOMMENDED
WHENEVER AIRBORNE DUST IS PRESENT.
Ventilation:KEEP DUST LEVELS BELOW OSHA PEL'S AND TLV'S USING ACGIH
MANUAL "INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION."
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:CLOTHING SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT
SKIN FROM DUST. EMERGENCY EYE BATH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI
(SUPP DAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
PRACTICES. EATING AND SMOKING SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED IN AREAS (SUP
DAT)
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:ARE SENSITIVE TO SHOCK. HYGIENE PRACT:WHERE DUST IS
PRESENT. OTHER PROT EQUIP: DESIGN CRITERIA . BARRIER CREAM.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4703F,2595C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1981F,1083C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 2962F
Vapor Density:NOT VOLAT
Spec Gravity:3.4 (H*2O=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:REDDISH POWDER. ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
EXPLOSIVELY INCOMPATIBLE W/SODIUM AZIDE. COPPER DUSTS MAY REACT
W/ACETYLENE GAS TO FORM COPPER ACETYLIDES WHICH (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE TO IGNITION TEMPERATURE 1290F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERE ARE NO HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS.

Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE OR DISPOSE OF MATERIAL IN A SEALED
CONTAINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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