Product ID:LITHIUM-ALLOY THERMAL BATTERIES
MSDS Date:11/27/1995
FSC:6135
NIIN:01-054-2462
MSDS Number: CDJRW

EAGLE-PINCHER INDUSTRIES ELECTRONICS DIV COUPLES D

C AND PORTER STREETS
JOPLIN, MO 64801
US

Emergency Phone: 417-623-8000 /FAX 417-623-0850

Info Phone: 417-623-8000 / FAX 417-623-0850

Preparer: HMIS

Cage: 81855

EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES, INC.

47 JOPLIN, MO 64801 US

Telephone: 417-623-8000

Cage: 81855

LITHIUM FERROUS DISULFIDE ALLOY (ANODE ELECTRODE)

FERROUS DISULFIDE (CATHODE ELECTRODE)

LITHIUM IODIDE SALT (ELECTROLYTE MIXTURE OF INGRED 3,4,5)

LITHIUM CHLORIDE SALT (ELECTROLYTE MIXTURE OF INGREDS

CAS: 7447-41-8

RTECS: OJ5950000

LITHIUM BROMIDE SALT (ELECTROLYTE MIXTURE OF INGREDS 3,4,5)

CAS: 7550-35-8

RTECS: OJ5755000

IRON POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE (PYROTECHNIC THERMAL ENERGY

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:BATT HERMETICALLY SEAL.PRIMARY HAZ TO
PERSON DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THERM BATT:HEAT DISSIPATED TO
OUTER CASE(350-650F)SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE SEVERE BURNS TO EXPO
SKIN.BATT DESIGN TO GENERATE ELCTRICI TY SO SUFFICIENT AMT OF POWER
PRESENT ACROSS OUTPUT TERMINALS TO CAUSE SEVERE ELECTRIC
SHOCK.VENTING GENERATES (SUPPLE)
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE BURNS TO SKIN, SEVERE ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:HMIS:FOLLOW AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID PROCEDURES.SEE A
PHYSICIAN IMMED.

Flash Point:NA
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NA
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:SMOTHER FIRE W/ANHYDROUS(DRY)SALT LIKE KCL OR
NACL.DON'T USE WATER OR CO2 BASED FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQMPT.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTION PROD PRODUCED:NONE.HAZ/CORR
CHEMS PRODUCED:NONE.BATT GETS TOO HOT VIOLENT RUPTURE MAY OCCUR.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:ELECTROLYTE FREEZES @ABOUT 650F.AVOID
SKIN CONTACT DURING/IMMED AFT BATT ACTIVATION.FAST COOL-DOWN
PER:IMMERSE IN WATER 1-2HRS UNLESS VENTING OCCURED.
Other Precautions:CELL COMPLETELY HERMETICALLY SEAL W/IN SS CAN,ALL
MATLS COMPLETELY INERT/NON-CONDUCTIVE TIL ACTIVATION.DON'T HNDL
DURING ACTIVATION-TREAT AS LIVE ELECTRIC POWER SOURCE.STORE @AMB
TEMP(<165F).AVOID STA TIC ELECTR/PHYS DMG/CHEMS DEGRADE (SUPP)

Respiratory Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Ventilation:VENTILATE AREA W/FRESH AIR IF INTERNAL SHORT CONDITION HAS
BEGUN.
Protective Gloves:INSULATED GLOVES(HI TEMP HNDLG).
Eye Protection:FULLFACE SHIELD(HI TEMP HNDLG).
Other Protective Equipment:PROTECTIVE COVERALLS(HI TEMP
HNDLG).RECOMMENDED STD OSHA PROCEDRUES FOR WORKPLACE ATTIRE FOLLOW.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH HAZ:SEVERAL GASES(SEE HAZ DECOMPO PROD SEC). OTHER PRECA:SS/HI
TEMPS/MULTI BATT CONTACT. NOTE:MSDS GENERATED FROM MEMO TO DEF
DEPOT OGDEN(RON HOGGE,DDOU-XIQ)FROM HTIS,DSCR(M.HANIF,C:/FILES/BATR
YTH1.DOC) & EP-MP-1299 GEN SAF HNDLG PROCEDURES/HAZ INFO FOR LI
ALLOY THERM BATT DTD 27NOV95(EAGLE-PICHER INDUST).

HCC:Z6
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NA
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NA
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:NA
pH:NA
Viscosity:NA
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NA
Solubility in Water:NA
Appearance and Odor:NA
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NA
Corrosion Rate:NA

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CHEMS THAT DEGRADES STAINLESS STEEL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES, ABUSE HNDLG, STATIC
ELECTRICITY. IGN SOURCES WHEN VENTING(HYDROGEN GAS PRODUCED THEN).
Hazardous Decomposition Products:GASES
VENTED:HYDROGEN,NITROGEN,CO,SULFUR DIOXIDE,HYDROGEN SULFIDE,CO2.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPO OF AS REQUIRED BY LOC/STATE/FED EPA
REGULATIONS.END USER SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF BATT TO CONFOMR TO
LOC/STATE/FED WSTE-MANAGEMENT REGS.EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES INC WILL
SUPPLY ON REQUEST LIST OF C ONTENTS OF THERMAL BATT.

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