Product ID:ACETYLENE
MSDS Date:06/30/1994
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-337-0389
MSDS Number: CBRYZ

MG INDUSTRIES

3 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAY
MALVERN, PA 19355
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 215-695-7400

Cage: MGIND

MG INDUSTRIES

945 MALVERN, PA 19355 US

Telephone: 215-630-5422

Cage: MGIND

ACETYLENE

CAS: 74-86-2

RTECS: AO9600000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT; 9596

TRACES OF AIR, PHOSPHINE, ARSINE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE.

Fraction By Weight: NP

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:STIMULANTS SUCH AS EPINEPHRINE OR
EPINEARINE MAY INDUCE VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION.INHAL:SIMPLE
ASPHYXIANT,NARCOTIC.REVERSIBLE NARCOSIS
@10%.INTOXICATION,DYSPNEA,HEAD,STAGGERING GAIT @20%;COORDIN LOSS @
30%;UNCONSC @33-35%;COMPLETE ANESTHESIA,INCR BLOOD
PRESSURE,NARCOSIS,STIMULATED RESP @>80%.MILD GASTRIC
SYMPT(SIGN/SYMP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGEN STATUS:NONE.
Effects of Overexposure:DIZZ,MENTAL CONFUSION,EMOTIONAL
INSTABILITY,HYPERCAPHIA,MYOCARDIAL SENS.RAPID RESP,AIR
HUNGER,IMPAIRED MENTAL ALERTNESS,CYANOSIS,WEAK/IRREG PULSE,RAPID
FTG,NAU,VOMIT,PROSTRATION,METABOLIC ACIDOSIS,HYP
EROLYCEMIA,KETONURIA,ELEVATED CREATININE LEVELS,IMPAIRMENT OF
JUDGEMENT/SENS,PULM EDEMA,COMA,DEATH.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED.PERFORM ART RESP IF
NECESSARY.MAINTAIN AIRWAY,BLOOD PRESSURE,RESP.KEEP WARM/@REST.TREAT
SYMPTOM/SUPP.QUAL MED PERSON SHOULD CONSIDER ADMINI
OXY.SKIN:UNLIKELY EMERG TREA T REQUIRED.WASH W/SOAP/MILD
DETERGENT/LG AMTS OF WATER.EYE:UNLIKELY EMERG TREAT REQUIRED.WASH
W/LG AMTS OF WATER/NORMAL SALINE 15-20MINS.INGEST:UNLIKELY EMERG
TREAT REQUIRED.TREAT SYMPT/SUPP.IN (SUPP)

Flash Point:FLAMMABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:581F
Lower Limits:2.5
Upper Limits:100
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, OR CARBON DIOXIDE. LG FIRE:USE WATER
SPRAY,FOG,OR REGULAR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CNTNR FRM FIRE AREA W/O RISK.MASSIVE FIRE
IN CARGO AREA USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONIOTR NOZZ;IF IMPOSSIBLE
W/D,LET FIRE BURN.W/D IMMED IN CASE OF (SUPPLE)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS EXPLO HAZ WHEN EXPO TO
HEAT/FLAME.VAP-AIR MIX EXPLO.DUE TO LOW ELECTROCONDUCT OF SUBST
FLOW/AGITATION MAY GENERATE ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES RESULT(SUPPL)

Spill Release Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC REGS WHEN
STORING.STORE IAW 29CFR1910.102.PROTECT AGAINST PHY
DMG.OUTSIDE/DETACH STORAGE PREFER.ISOLATE FRM OXID MATL(CHLOR)
Other Precautions:STORE IN COOL WELL VENTI NONCOMB PLACE AWAY FRM ALL
IGN SOURCES/COMB MATLS.PROTECT AGAINST LIGHTNING/STATIC ELECT.STORE
CYL UPRIGHT.BOND/GROUND CNTNR NFPA 77-1983. INCOMPAT:RUBIDIUM
HYDRIDE,AG/SALTS,A GNO3,SODIUM HYDRIDE,TRIFLUOROMETHYLHYPOF

Respiratory Protection:SPEC RESP SELECTED BSED ON CONTAMIN LEVELS IN
WORKPLACE,ON SPEC OPERATION,NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF
RESP,JOINTLY APPROVED BY NIOSH/MSHA.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOC EXHAU/GEN DIL VENTI.VENTI EQPMT SHOULD BE
EXPLO-PROOF IF EXPLO CONC OF DUST/VAP/FUME ARE PRESENT.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED BUT RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:NOT REQUIRED BUT ADVISABLE.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIREFIGHT:RISING SOUND FRM VENT SAF DEVICE/DISCOLORATION OT TK DUE TO
FIRE.COOL CNTNR W/WATER USE UNMANNED DEVICE TIL WELL AFT FIRE
OUT.ISOLATE 1/2MI IN ALL DIRECTIONS IF TK/RAILCAR/TK TRUCK INVOLVED
IN FIRE.USE WATER IN FLOOD AMTS AS FOG.FIRE/EXPLO HAZ:IN SPARKS
W/POSSIBLE IGN. 1STAID:ALL CASES GET MED ATTN IMMED.

HCC:G2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NP
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:760 @-84C
Vapor Density:0.90
Spec Gravity:1.174G/L @25C
pH:NP
Viscosity:0.010CP@20C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:0.94 @25C, SLIGHT.
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS GAS WITH ETHEREAL ODOR WHEN PURE,
GARLIC-LIKE ODOR IF IMPURE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

BRASS,BR,CA(OCL)2,CEH,CL,CO,CU/SALTS,CUPORUS
CARBINDE,FL,I,HG(NO3)2,HG/SALTS,HNO3,NO,OXIDIZERS,OXY,OZONE,K(OTHER
PRECAU)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MATL EXTREMELY FLAMM.AVOID CONTACT
W/HEAT/SPARKS/FLAMES/IGN SOURCES.CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE;RUPTURE
VIOL/TRAVEL DISTANCE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:MAY POLYMERIZE EXOTHERMICALLY ON
CONTACT W/APPROPRIATE CATALYSTS.

Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FED/STATE/LOC REGS WHEN DISPO.

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