Product ID:FUSED ALUMINUM OXIDE
MSDS Date:09/15/1993
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F046852
MSDS Number: BYNQH

Emergency Phone: 510-838-7940

Info Phone: 510-838-7940

Cage: 5138X

Telephone: 510-838-7940

Cage: 0DYB2

ALUMINUM OXIDE, BAUXITE, ALUMINA, DIALUMINUM TRIOXIDE

CAS: 1344-28-1

RTECS: BD1200000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/CUM

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
PASSAGEWAYS IRRITATION. EYES: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, CHOKING SENSATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/LUNG DISORDERS
SHOULDN'T BE EXPOSED TO CONDITIONS WHERE LARGE AIRBORNE QUANTITIES
OF THE OF THE NUISANCE DUST EXIST.

First Aid:OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Fire Fighting Procedures:NON-FLAMMABLE. DOESN'T SUPPORT COMBUSTION. NOT
AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID DUST DURING CLEAN-UP.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

Respiratory Protection:WHEN EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE, NIOSH APPROVED
RESPIRATORY PROTECTIONN SHOULD BE USED.
Ventilation:REQUIRED
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:3700F
Spec Gravity:3.97 GM/CC
pH:7-8
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT BROWN/WHITE & ORDORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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