Product ID:ARGON REFRIGERATED LIQUID
MSDS Date:04/15/1993
FSC:6830
NIIN:01-197-7896
MSDS Number: BZSXF

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 214-650-1700

Cage: NO191

Telephone: 214-650-1700

Cage: NO191

ARGON

CAS: 7440-37-1

RTECS: CF2300000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POSSIBLE ASPHYXIA WHICH MAY DEVELOP
RAPIDLY, CONTINUE UNTIL
NAUSEA/VOMITING/COLAPSE/UNCONSCIOUSNESS/CONVULSIONS/DEEP COMA/DEATH
IN EXTREME CASES. IF SKIN/EYE CONTACT/INGESTION CAN CAUSE FROST
BITE, BU RNING SKIN ON MUCOUS MEMBRANES, CAUSINGBLISTERS. SYMPTOMS
OF FROST BITE: REDNESS, TINGLING, PAIN, NUMBNESS.
Effects of Overexposure:ASPHYXIA. RAPID RESPIRATION/PULSE. AIR
HUNGER/DIZZINESS/REDUCED AWARENESS/TIGHTNESS IN HEAD/TINGLING
SENSATION/INCOORDINATION/FAULTY JUDGEMENT/EMOTIONAL
INSTABILITY/RAPID FATIGUE. LIQ FROST BITE: REDN
ESS/TINGLING/PAIN/NUMBNESS. POS SKIN HARDENING/BLISTERS. INGEST:
FROST BITE DAMAGE TO LIPS/MOUTH/MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NK *TREAT ADVERSE EFFECTS
SYMPTOMATICALLY/SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED AID.IF INGESTED FROST BITE
DAMAGE TO LIPS/MOUTH/MUCOUS MEMBRANES MAY OCCUR.

First Aid:INHAL: GET TO FRESH AIR.IF BREATHING STOPS GIVE ARTIF
RESP.MAINTAIN AIRWAY/BLOOD PRES.OXYGEN IF AVAIL.KEEP
WARM/RESTING.TREAT SYMPTOMS.GET MED AID IMMED.SKIN: GET MED
AID.WARM IN WARM WATER, 107F. IF NOT AVAIL GENTLY WRAP W/BLANKET.
EXERCISE AFFECTED PART WHILE WARMING. ALLOW CIRCULATION TO RETURN.
EYES: WASH W/LOTS WATER UNTIL NO CHEM REMAINS, 15-20 MIN. GET MED
AID IMMED. INGEST: UNLIKELY.*

Extinguishing Media:NONE
Fire Fighting Procedures:NEGLIGIBLE HAZ WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAMES.
CYLINDER MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT. EVACUATE UNLESS WEARING SCBA. CONTACT
W/COLD LIQ/GASIOUS ARGON CAUSES FROST/AUTOIGNIT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WILL ACT AS SIMPLE ASPHYXIANT IF
DISPLACES OXYGEN. LIQUID ARGON VAPORIZES RAPIDLY CAUSING VAPOR
CLOUD CREATING OXYGEN DEFICIENCY.

Spill Release Procedures:STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. KEEP
UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZARD AREA & DENY ENTRY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE FED/STATE/LOCAL REGS. DON'T
PERMIT PHYSICAL DAMAGE/OVERHEATING OF CONTAINERS. CONTENTS ARE
UNDER PRESSURE. STORE IN ACCORD W/29 CFR 1910.101

Respiratory Protection:BASED ON INFO FROM PHYSICAL DATA, ARRANGED FROM
MINIMUM TO MAXIMUM RESP PROTECTION: ANY SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR
OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. ANY SCBA.
Ventilation:GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:FULL PROTECTIVE COLD INSOLATING GLOVES.
Eye Protection:FAS:NOT REQ, REC. LIQ:SPLASH-PROOF**
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN/QUICK DRENCH SHOWER IN
IMMED WORK AREA. **SAFETY GOGGLES & FACE SHIELD TO PREVENT CONTACT.
NO CONTACTS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FOR FIREFIGHTING/OTHER IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH CONDITIONS USE
SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE
PRESSURE MODE. SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR W/FULL FACEPIECE OPER ATED
IN PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESSURE MODE COMBINED W/AUXILIARY
SCBA OPERATED IN PRES DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESSURE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-302.6@1ATM
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-308F,-189C
Vapor Pres:NA
Spec Gravity:1.40 @BP @1 ATM
Viscosity:0.283 CPS
Solubility in Water:NA
Appearance and Odor:CRYOGENIC LIQUID, COLORLESS, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NK

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL REGS. FOR
ASSISTANCE CONTACT DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF EPA.

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