Product ID:STAY-SILV WHITE BRAZING FLUX
MSDS Date:12/01/1995
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N077146
MSDS Number: CDJMN

JW HARRIS CO INC

10930 DEERFIELD RD
CINCINNATI, OH 45242
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 513-891-2000

Cage: HO350

JW HARRIS CO INC

CINCINNATI, OH 45242 US

Telephone: 513-891-2000

Cage: HO350

POTASSIUM BORATE; (POTASSIUM TETRABORATE)

CAS: 1332-77-0

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 (MFR)

POTASSIUM PENTABORATE

CAS: 11128-29-3

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 (MFR)

BORIC ACID

CAS: 10043-35-3

RTECS: ED4550000

Fraction By Weight: 30-60%

OSHA PEL 10 MG BORATES/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG BORATES/M3

POTASSIUM ACID FLUORIDE; (POTASSIUM BIFLUORIDE)

CAS: 7789-29-9

RTECS: TS6650000

Fraction By Weight: 25-40%

OSHA PEL 2.5 MG/M3 (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 2.5 MG/M3 (MFR)

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

Fraction By Weight: 15-25%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

MAY BE DIFFERENT IN PERCENT AND FORM FROM THE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SPARKS, & FLAME. AT A MINIMUM THIS INCL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

APRONS, HATS, SHOULDER PROTECTION, AS WELL AS DARK

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: FUMES ARE IRRIT TO SKIN, EYES,
& RESP TRACT. FLUXES ARE USED W/BRAZING FILLER METALS. WHEN MELTED,
THESE FILLER METALS MAY PRDCE FUMES WHICH ARE HAZ. FILLER METALS
MAY CONTAIN CADMIUM. FUME GEN ERATED DURING BRAZING W/CADMIUM
ALLOYS MAY BE TOX. CONSULT MSDS THAT PERTAIN TO THESE PRODUCTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM FUME EXPOSURE. IF BREATHING HAS
STOPPED, PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. INGESTION: INDUCE
VOMITING. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERS.
SKIN: WASH WITH WATER. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES WITH PLENTY OF WATER. GET MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:NON-FLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OPEN FLAME AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE
COMBUSTIBLES.

Spill Release Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Neutralizing Agent:LARGE SPILLS SHOULD BE NEUTRALIZED WITH A SLAKED
LIME-SODA ASH SLURRY.

Handling and Storage Precautions:READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANUFACTURER'S
INSTRUCTIONS AND THE PRECAUTIONARY LABEL ON THE PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:TRAIN THE EMPLOYEE TO KEEP HIS HEAD OUT OF THE FUMES.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR
AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN BRAZING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE
LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION TO KEEP FUMES BELOW TLV'S IN THE
WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE AND THE GENERAL AREA.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR HEAD & BODY PROT WHICH HELP TO PVNT INJURY FROM RADIA, (ING 7)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZ DECOMP PROD: PROC & FILLER METAL USED. OTHER CNDTNS WHICH ALSO
INFLUENCE COMPOSITION & QTY OF FUMES TO WHICH WORKERS MAY BE
EXPOSED INCL: COATINGS ON METAL BEING SOLDERED (SUCH AS PAINT,
PLATING/G ALVANIZING), AMT OF VENT & POSITION OF OPERATOR'S HEAD
W/RESPECT TO FUME. FUME COMPOSITION PRODS GENERATED (ING 6)

Spec Gravity:1.54
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:SMOOTH WHITE PASTE WITH NO ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BRAZING FUMES CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED
SIMPLY. COMPOSITION & QTY ARE DEPENDENT UPON METAL BEING BRAZED,
PROCESS, (SUP DAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:FOLLOW FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR
DISPOSAL.

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