Product ID:ETHYLENE
MSDS Date:07/26/1990
FSC:6830
NIIN:00F049269
MSDS Number: BZVQB

Emergency Phone: 215-766-8861

Info Phone: 215-766-8861

Cage: 51847

Telephone: 215-766-0416

Cage: 51847

ETHYLENE

CAS: 74-85-1

RTECS: KU5340000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

ACGIH TLV: C 3.3 MG/CUM

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ASPHYXIATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:FREEZE BURNS, MODERATE ANESTHESIA, DIMINISHED
MENTAL ALERTNESS, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS & CNS DEPRESSION.

First Aid:INHALATION: IMMEDIATELY REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF
BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE CPR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE
OXYGEN. SKIN: FLUSH EFFECTED AREA W/TEPID WATER.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:213F
Lower Limits:2.7
Upper Limits:36
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, WATER SPRAY.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & FULL PROTECIVE CLOTHING. STOP FLOW
OF GLASS.
(SEE SUPP)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MODERATE WHEN EXPOSED TO FLAME & HEAT.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE & VENTILATE AREA. REMOVE SOURCE OF
HEAT/IGNITION. REMOVE LEAKING CONTAINERS TO OUTDOORS/INTO A HOOD.
CAN BE DISSOLVED IN COLD ORGANIC SOLVENT & SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVERED
BY WARMING IT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS ONLY.
KEEP VALVE PROTECTION CAP ON CYLINDERS WHEN NOT IN USE & SECURE
CYLINDER WHEN USING TO PROTECT FROM FALLING.
Other Precautions:USE SUITABLE HAND TRUCK TO REMOVE CYLINDERS.

Respiratory Protection:USE SCBA IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQUATE GENERAL & LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION.
EXPLOSION PROOF.
Protective Gloves:INSULATED
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOES
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATERIALS TO AVOID CONT'D: BROMOTRICHLOROMETHANE & NITROMETHANE +
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE. SPEC FIRE CONT'D: DON'T FULLY EXTINGUISH BURNING
GAS UNTIL FLOW HAS BEEN STOPPED. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL EXPOSED C
YLINDERS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-155F
Vapor Pres:35.04
Vapor Density:0.98
Spec Gravity:0.568
Solubility in Water:0.226
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS W/SWEET ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, ALUMINUM CHLORIDE, OZONE, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE,
BENZOYL PEROXIDE. (SEE SUPP)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2.

Waste Disposal Methods:ALLOW GAS TO DISCHARGE AT MODERATE RATE. RETURN
DEFECTIVE CYLINDERS TO SUPPLIER. IT CAN BE ABSORBED IN 95% SULFURIC
ACID/RESULTING MIXTURE CAN BE TAKEN TO PLANT DISPOSAL. DISPOSE OF
IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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