Product ID:AMICON A-36
MSDS Date:03/13/1989
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N065968
MSDS Number: BZRQW

EMERSON & CUMING INC

77 DRAGON COURT
WOBURN, MA 01888
US

Emergency Phone: 617-935-4850

Info Phone: 617-938-8630

Preparer: DAVID HAAS

Cage: DO244

EMERSON & CUMING INC DIV/W R GRACE CO

AUOBURN, MA 01888 US

Telephone: (617) 935-4850 OR (617) 938-8630

Cage: DO244

EPOXY RESIN

Fraction By Weight: >90%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

AMORPHOUS SILICA

Fraction By Weight: 5-10%

OSHA PEL 200 MPPCF(MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3(MFR)

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:ACUTE: INHAL: VAPORS CAN BE
IRRITATING. EYE: IRRITATION UPON DIRECT CONTACT. SKIN: IRRITATION
UPON DIRECT CONTACT. INGEST: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CHRONIC:
PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN SKIN SENSITIZ ATION. ALTHOUGH
SIGNIFIGANCE IS UNKNOWN, THE EPOXY RESIN IN PROD HAS BEEN SHOWN TO
BE MUTAGENIC IN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SOME MICROBIAL TESTS, BUT HAS FAILED
TO SHOW MUTAGENICITY IN OTHERS. CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS WERE
OBSERVED IN CULTURED RAT LIVER CELLS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTF RES IF NOT BRTHG. GIVE
O*2 IF BRTHG DFCLT. GET IMMED MED ATTN. EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS; GET MED ATTN. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG.
WASH AFFEC TED AREA W/WATER. INGEST: DILUTE W/LGE QTYS OF WATER;
INDUCE VOMITING ONLY IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT. GET IMMED
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:>200F,>93C
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
IF EXPOSED TO ELEV TEMPS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, SPONT
EXOTHERMIC POLYMER MAY OCCUR, RSLTG(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC VAPORS MAY BE EVOLVED UPON EXPOSURE
TO HEAT OR OPEN FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:SML: WIPE UP/ABSORB W/VERMICULITE/OTHER ABSORB
MATL. COLLECT WASTE IN SEALED CNTNRS. LGE: DIKE AREA TO CNTN
SPILLED MATL & TO PVNT RUNOFF INTO DRAINS, SEWERS & OTHER
WATERWAYS. SHOVEL/PUMP TO DRUM/SAL V TANK. ABSORB SPILLED MATL
W/SAND, (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE; KEEP REMOVED
FROM ANY HEAT/OPEN FLAME. KEEP CNTNR CLSD WHEN NOT IN USE. AVOID
SKIN & EYE CONT. AVOID BRTHG VAPS.(SUPDAT)
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME. EXPOS TO
FILLER MATL LISTED IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR UNLESS PROD IS APPLIED IN
MANNER WHICH RSLTS IN GENERATION OF MISTS/FUMES/WHEN MACHINING OF
PROD RSLT IN GENER ATION OF DUST PARTICLES.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN.
Ventilation:USE W/GOOD LOC VENT. FLEXIBLE DUCTWORK SHOULD EXTEND TO
AREAS OF HIGH CONC TO PVNT LOC BUILDUP OF VAPOR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS.
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:IN VIOLENT RUPTURING OF CLSD CNTNRS. MATL TO
AVOID:ANHYDRIDES. IN RXN W/MANY CURING AGENTS, CONSIDERABLE HEAT
MAY BE EVOLVED, POSS LEADING TO EVOL OF SMOKE &/TOX FUMES. SPILL
PROC:VERM ICULITE/OTHER ABSORB MATL. SCRAPE/SHOVEL INTO CNTNRS.
HNDLG/STOR: USE ONLY W/ADEQ VENTILATION.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>500F,>260C
Vapor Pres:<1 @ 25C
Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity:1.2(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK LIQUID; VERY SLIGHT, IF ANY, ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:<1

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, AMINES AMIDES, STRONG LEWIS/MINERAL ACIDS,
THIOSULFATES, CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, ALCOHOL, MERCAPTANS(SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STORAGE IN OPEN CNTNRS, EXPOSURE TO HEAT
&/OPEN FLAME, EXPOSURE TO INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
HYDROCARBONS.

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

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