Product ID:ELVAMIDE, 8063
MSDS Date:10/25/1993
FSC:9330
NIIN:00N077579
MSDS Number: CDTSK

E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC

1007 MARKET ST
WILMINGTON, DE 19898
US

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-441-7515

Preparer: TE SCHROER

Cage: 0ERJ7

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO

WILMINGTON, DE 19898 US

Telephone: 800-441-7515;800-441-9442

Cage: 18873

NYLON MULTIPOLYMER RESIN

CAS: 25191-90-6

Fraction By Weight: >95%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

2H-AZEPIN-2-ONE, HEXAHYDRO-; (CAPROLACTAM MONOMER) (CERCLA)

CAS: 105-60-2

RTECS: CM3675000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: 1MG/M3 DUST/5 VAP

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

NYLON MULTIPOLYMER RESINS, PROPERTIES & USES".

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SIMILARITY TO OTHER POLYMERS, PROD IS PREDICTED TO

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IN STUDIES ON RABBITS, NYLON 66

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NO EFFECTS ARE KNOWN.

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APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL, AND

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USE NIOSH APPRVD POS PRESS AIR SUPPLIED RESP IF

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EXPOS LEVELS ARE NOT KNOWN/ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 2.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: CAPROLACTAM: IN ACUTE TOX
TESTING IN ANIMALS, THIS CMPD WAS OF SLIGHT TOX BY INHAL & BY
INGEST & OF MOD TOX BY DERMAL CONT. IT IS A SKIN, EYE, NOSE &
THROAT IRRIT. IT CAN CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN RA SHES. SKIN PERMEATION
CAN OCCUR IN TOX AMTS. INHAL MAY LEAD TO NAUS, HDCH, WEAK, DIZZ,
CONFUSION, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: INCOORD & LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
HUMAN HLTH EFTS: SKIN CONT MAY INITIALLY INCL IRRIT
W/DISCOMFORT/RASH/ALLERGIC SKIN RASHES. SKIN PERMEATION CAN OCCUR
IN AMTS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EFTS OF SY STEMIC TOX. THERE ARE
INCONCLUSIVE/UNVERIFIED RPTS OF HUMAN SENSIT. EYE CONT MAY
INITIALLY INCL IRRIT WITH (SUP DAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PREEXISTING
DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OR SKIN MAY HAVE INCREASED
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE EXPOSURES TO
CAPROLACTAM.

First Aid:INHAL: CONSULT MD IF NEC. IF EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM
OVERHEATING/COMBUST, MOVE TO FRESH AIR. CONSULT MD IF SYMPS
PERSIST. SKIN: IF MOLTEN POLYMER GETS ON SKIN, COOL RAPIDLY W/COLD
WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MED
TREATMENT FOR THERMAL BURN. EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR
AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD. INGEST: CONSULT MD IF NECESSARY.

Flash Point:752F,400C
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . KEEP PERSONNEL REMOVED AND UPWIND OF FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:LARGE MOLTEN MASSES MAY IGNITE
SPONTANEOUSLY IN AIR. WATER QUENCHING OF SUCH MASSES IS GOOD
PRACTICE.

Spill Release Procedures:REVIEW FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES AND HANDLING
(PERSONNEL) SECTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH CLEAN-UP. USE
APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DURING CLEAN-UP. SWEEP UP
TO PREVENT A SLIPPING HAZARD.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP CONTAINERS
TIGHTLY CLOSED TO PREVENT MOISTURE ABSORPTION AND CONTAMINATION.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPRVD AIR PURIFYING RESP W/ORG VAP
CARTRIDGE & DUST/MIST FILTER MAY BE PERMISSIBLE UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE AIRBORNE CONCS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED EXPOS
LIMS. PROT PROVIDED BY AIR PURIF YING RESPS IS LIMITED. (ING 8)
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS AND FUMES
LIBERATED DURING HOT PROCESSING.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR HEAT-RESIST CLTHG & FOOTWEAR IF POTENTIAL CONT W/HOT/MOLTEN
MATL.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP: DISCOMFORT, TEARING/BLURRING OF VISION. INHAL MAY
INITIALLY INCL IRRIT OF UPPER RESP PASSAGES; TEMPORARY NERV SYS
DEPRESS W/ANESTH EFTS SUCH AS DIZZ, HDCH, CONFUSION, INCOORD, &
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS/NONSPECIFIC DISCOMFORT, SUCH AS NAUS,
HDCH/WEAK. BEFORE USING PROD, READ BULLETIN "ELVAMIDE" (ING 3)

Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE PELLETS WITH MILD ESTER ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:<3

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS AND OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEATING ABOVE 245C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CAPROLACTAM, AMMONIA, CARBON MONOXIDE,
HYDROGEN CYANIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES, ORGANIC ACIDS, ALDEHYDES, AND
ALCOHOLS.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREF OPTIONS FOR DISP ARE (1) RECYCLING, (2)
INCIN W/ENERGY RECOVERY, & (3) LANDFILL. THE HIGH FUEL VALUE OF
THIS PROD MAKES OPTION 2 VERY DESIRABLE FOR MATL THAT CANNOT BE
RECYCLED. TREATMENT, STOR, TRANSPORTATION, & DISP MUST BE I/A/W
(ING 7)

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