Product ID:RG 60 CARBON AND LOW ALLOY BARE WELDING WIRE
MSDS Date:09/01/1995
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-246-0565
MSDS Number: CFLCK

NATIONAL WELDING ALLOYS, INC.

1600 SOUTH CANAL STREET
PITTSBURGH, PA 15215
US

Emergency Phone: 412-781-4255, CHEMTREC 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 412-781-4255

Cage: 0ACE2

NATIONAL WELDING ALLOYS INC

PITTSBURGH, PA 15215-2624 US

Telephone: 412-781-4255

Cage: 0ACE2

ALUMINUM (SARA 313)

CAS: 7429-90-5

RTECS: BD0330000

Fraction By Weight: 0.02%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 DUST; 9596

COPPER (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

Fraction By Weight: 0.30%

OSHA PEL 0.1MG/M3 FUME/1 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 FUME; 9596

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

IRON OXIDE

CAS: 1309-37-1

RTECS: NO7400000

Fraction By Weight: BALANCE

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3 (FE)

ACGIH TLV: 5MG(FE)/M3FUME,B2;96

MANGANESE (SARA 313)

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

Fraction By Weight: .90-1.4%

OSHA PEL C, 5 MG/M3 (FUME)

ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3; 9596

PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS

Fraction By Weight: .035%

SILICON

CAS: 7440-21-3

RTECS: VW0400000

Fraction By Weight: .1-.35%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9596

SULFUR

CAS: 7704-34-9

RTECS: WS4250000

Fraction By Weight: .035%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT GIVEN FOR PRODUCT AS A WHOLE
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:WELDING GENERATES GASES AND
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITH KNOWN ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE
COMPOSITION OF WELDING EMISSIONS VARIES SUBSTANTIALLY WITH THE
WELDING PROCESS. SHORT TERM EXPOSURE MAY RES ULT IN RESPIRATORY
TRACT IRRITATION. LONG TERM EXPOUSRE MAY RESULT IN PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:DISCOMFORT, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, DRYNESS OR
IRRITATION OF THROAT. MAY CAUSE BURNS TO CONTACTED AREAS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH IMPAIRED PULMONARY
FUNCTION OR ILLNESS MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS EXACERBATED BY IRRITANTS
CONTAINED IN WELDING FUMES.

First Aid:PRODUCT NOT ANTICIPATED TO CAUSE SITUATIONS REQUIRING FIRST
AID AS SHIPPED/STORED. EMERGENCY FIRST AID MAY BE REQUIRED DURING
USE (WELDING). INHALATION: REMOVE FROM DUST OR FUME EXPOSURE. IF
BREATHING AS STOPPED PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SUMMON
MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SUITABLE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF THIS MATERIAL IS REDUCED TO POWDER FORM,
CAUTION MUST BE USED TO PREVENT FIRE OR EXPLOSION. TO EXTINGUISH A
METAL POWDER FIRE, USE DRY SAND, DRY GRAPHITE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT AND HOLD FOR PICKUP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO CLEAR WELDING
FUMES. MAKE SURE THAT INHALED AIR DOES NOT CONTAIN FUME
CONSTITUENTS ABOVE PERMISSIBLE LEVELS.
Other Precautions:FOR OTHER PRECAUTIONS OR ADDITIONAL SAFETY
INFORMATION ON WELDING AND CUTTING, SEE AMERICAN STANDARD
Z49.1-1980- "SAFETY IN WELDING AND CUTTING" AND THE WELDING
HANDBOOK, VOLUME 1, CHAPTER 9, SAFE PRA CTICES IN WELDING &
CUTTING.

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING, BRAZING OR SOLDERING IN CONFINED SPACE OR
WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW
PEL, TLV OR STEL.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION, LOCAL EXHAUST AT THE ARC (OR FLAME)
OR BOTH TO KEEP FUMES AND GASES BELOW PELS, TLVS OR STELS.
Protective Gloves:WELDERS GLOVES WHEN WELDING
Eye Protection:PROTECTIVE FACE SHIELD WHEN WELDING
Other Protective Equipment:HEAD AND BODY PROTECTION TO PREVENT INJURY
FROM RADIATION, SPARKS, FLAME AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER
BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
READ AND UNDERSTAND MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND THE PRECAUTIONARY
LABEL ON THE PRODUCT. SEE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANTARD Z49.1, SAFETY
IN WELDING AND CUTTING PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIET Y,
P.O. BOX 351040, MIAMI, FL 33135 ANDOSHA PUBLICATION 2206 (29CFR
1910), U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT GIVEN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:NOT GIVEN
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID WIRE OR ROD, GREY TO COPPER IN COLOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MINERAL ACIDS, OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN GAS, VARIOUS ELEMENTAL METALS
AND METAL OXIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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