Product ID:N-HEXANE (PURE)
MSDS Date:03/31/1995
FSC:6830
NIIN:01-303-4937
MSDS Number: BXWMP

PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY

BARTELSVILLE, OK 74004
US

Emergency Phone: 918-661-8118

Info Phone: 918-661-9091 OR 918-661-7297

Cage: 46935

PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY

BARTLESVILLE, OK 74004 US

Telephone: 800-234-6603

Cage: 46916

HEXANE (N-HEXANE) (CERCLA)

CAS: 110-54-3

RTECS: MN9275000

Fraction By Weight: 99.4%

OSHA PEL 500 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 50 PPM; 9495

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

METHYLCYCLOPENTANE

CAS: 96-37-7

RTECS: GY4640000

Fraction By Weight: 0.4%

3-METHYL PENTANE

CAS: 96-14-0

RTECS: SA2995500

Fraction By Weight: 0.1%

2,4-DIMETHYLPENTANE

CAS: 108-08-7

Fraction By Weight: 0.1%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED,
SWALLOWED OR ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN; MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESSION.
INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN
AND EYE IRRITATION. INGESTION MA Y CAUSE GI TRACT
IRRITATION.ASPIRATION MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS.CHRONIC:PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY DAMAGE CNS
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NO INGREDIENT OF A CONCENTRATION OF 0.1%
OR GREATER IS LISTED AS A CARCINOGEN OR SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:CNS DEPRESSION: DIZZINESS, HEADACHE,
EXCITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, UNCONSCIOUSNESS. INHALED-COUGHING,
WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH. SKIN-REDNESS, DISCOMFORT. EYES:
REDNESS, DISCOMFORT, TEARING, BLURR ED VISION. INGESTED: NAUSEA,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES-FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. SKIN-WASH WITH SOAP &
WATER. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS/PERSISTS.
INHALED-REMOV E FROM EXPOSURE. GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING DIFFICULT.
GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING STOPS. SEEK IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL AID. INGESTED-DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING! SEEK IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL AID.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:-10F,-23C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:UNKNON
Lower Limits:1.2
Upper Limits:7.7
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE ALL UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL. WEAR
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. COOL
FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER AND EQUIPMENT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGHLY FLAMMABLE VAPORS WHICH ARE HEAVIER
THAN AIR MAY ACCUMULATE IN LOW AREAS AND/OR SPREAD ALONG GROUND
AWAY FROM HANDLING SITE, FLASH BACK ALONG VAPOR TRAIL.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL. WEAR
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT/CLOTHING IF WARRANTED. SHUT OFF SOURCE OF LEAK
IF FEASIBLE. KEEP OUT OF SEWERS AND WATER SOURCES. ABSORB ON DRY,
INERT MATERIAL. TRANSFER TO DISPOSAL DRUMS USING NON-SPARKING
EQUIPMENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION AND STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT SWALLOW. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR
CLOTHES. DO NOT BREATH VAPORS, MIST, FUME OR DUST. MAY BE ASPIRATED
INTO LUNGS. WEAR PROPER PROTETCIVE EQUIPMENT/CLOTHES IF NEEDED.
WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. DLA-HMIS: IF ENGINEERING
CONTROLS FAIL OR NON-ROUTINE USE OR AN EMERGENCY OCCURS; WEAR AN
MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED AN AIR-SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR OR SCBA, AS
REQUIRED. USE IAW 29 CFR 19 10.134.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE MECHANICAL VENTILATION OR LOCAL EXHAUST TO
MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW TLV(S).
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE OR VITON.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:DLA-HMIS: EYE WASH STATION & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:USE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
PRACTICES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS REPRESENTS 1% OR LESS OF WHAT THIS NSN IS. VENDOR PROVIDED 2
MSDS'S: 1 FOR COMPRESSED AIR UNDER CAGE 17688 AND THIS MSDS FOR
HEXANE BY CAGE 46916. NSN IS A MIXTURE OF AIR (99.5%) AND HEXANE
(0.5% ).

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:152F,67C
Vapor Pres:129.3
Vapor Density:3
Spec Gravity:0.664
Viscosity:0.4 CST @100F
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.3 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID; MILD ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXYGEN AND STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT APPLICABLE. DLA-HMIS: AVOID SOURCES OF
IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON OXIDES ARE FORMED WHEN BURNED.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE OR PLACE IN PERMITTED WASTE
MANAGEMENT FACILITY. RCRA WASTE NUMBER D001 MAY APPLY TO
UNUSED/UNCONTAMINATED PRODUCT. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGU LATIONS.

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