Product ID:ALUMINUM-325A CRES-LITE METALLIC PIGMENT
MSDS Date:06/01/1995
FSC:8010
NIIN:00F046380
MSDS Number: BYQZG

CRESCENT BRONZE POWDER CO INC

3400 N AVONDALE AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60618-5432
US

Emergency Phone: 800-445-6810

Info Phone: 800-445-6810

Preparer: STEPHEN FUGLSANG

Cage: EO514

CRESCENT BRONZE POWDER CO.

Cage: EO514

ALUMINUM (POWDER) *95-4*

CAS: 7429-90-5

RTECS: BD0330000

Fraction By Weight: 98-99%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/CUM (DUST)

STEARIC ACID

CAS: 57-11-4

RTECS: WI2800000

Fraction By Weight: 0.5-2%

ISOSTEARIC ACID

CAS: 30399-84-9

Fraction By Weight: 0.5-2%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: ALUMINUM DUSTS CAN CAUSE
IRRITATION. INHALATION: PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO AIRBORN PARTICULATE
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE NOSE & TRACHEA RESULTING IN NASAL
ULCERATION. INGESTION: ALUMINUM ISN' T CONSIDERED NON-TOXIC.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, METALLIC TASTE.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH AREA
W/SOAP & WARM WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING
HAS STOPPED, BEGIN ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION PROCEDURE AT ONCE.
INGESTION: DR INK 1/2 GLASSES OF WATER. DON'T INDUCE VOMITING.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Lower Limits:(SUPP)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA. NEVER EMPLOY WATER/HIGH VELOCITY
DRY CHEMICAL ON AN ALUMINUM FIRE. SAND/ANOTHER INERT MATERIAL
SHOULD BE USED TO RING/DIKE FIRE TO EXTINGUISH ITSELF.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ALUMINUM POWDER IN BULK FORM IS STABLE,
BUT WHEN SUSPENDED AS AIRBORNE PARTICULATE, IT CAN BE POTENTIALLY
EXPLOSIVE.

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL: SWEEP GENTLY INTO A HAZARDOUS WASTE
CONTAINER. AVOID GENERATING DUST CLOUDS. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS.
LARGE: HANDLE AS A SMALL SPILL. AVOID RUN-OFF INTO SEWERS,
DRAINS/OTHER OPEN BODIES OF WATER .

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN AN AREA AWAY FROM EXTREME
TEMP CONDITIONS. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED & DRY AFTER USE. KEEP AWAY
FROM CHILDREN. HILDREN.
Other Precautions:ALUMINUM REACTS W/WATER WHICH WILL SLOWLY GENERATE
HYDROGEN GAS & HEAT. THIS REACTION CAN BE HAZARDOUS WHEN TRYING TO
STORE COMBINED PRODUCT IN A SEALED CONTAINER. DON'T STORE FINISHED
MIXTURES OF WAT ER THAT CONTAIN ALUMINUM FLARE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR AN APPROPRIATE (NIOSH APPROVED) RESPIRATOR
DURING APPLICATION IF AIR MONITORING DEMONSTRATES THAT AIRBORN
PARTICULATE EXCEEDS RECOMMENDED LIMITS.
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT IN VOLUME & PATTERN TO KEEP AIR QUALITY W/IN
APPROVED OSHA LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID WEARING CONTACT
LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BOILING RANGE (ALUMINUM): 4766F. LEL: 0.035 OZ/CUFT. CHLORINATED
HYDROCARBONS/CARBON DISULFIDE/SODIUM PEROXIDE PLUS/C02/SULFUR
DICHLORIDE/PALLADIUM/MANGANESE/MAGNESIUM PLUS/POTASSIUM
CHLORATE/SODIUM C ARBONATE/SULFATES/DIBORNE. ALUMUNIM REACTS
W/WATER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:(SEE SUPP)
Spec Gravity:ALUMINUM 2.7
Appearance and Odor:SILVERY/GRAY METALLIC LOOKING POWDER W/LITTLE ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALIES/CHLORATES/BROMATES/MINERAL ACIDS/STRONG OXIDIZING
AGENTS/SILVER CHLORIDE/IODATES/NITRATES/WATER. (SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:GENERATING DUST, HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN & NOXIOUS COPPER COMPOUNDS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. ALUMINUM POWDER UN1309.

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