Product ID:BARE WIRE 4043, ALUMINUM BARE WELDING WIRE
MSDS Date:09/01/1995
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-268-9654
MSDS Number: CFYDD

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

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

SILICA, CRYSTALLINE - FUSED

CAS: 60676-86-0

RTECS: VV7328000

Fraction By Weight: 4.5-6.0%

OSHA PEL SEE TABLE Z-3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3 RDUST;9596

ZINC OXIDE (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 1314-13-2

RTECS: ZH4810000

Fraction By Weight: 0.10%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9596

IRON OXIDE

CAS: 1309-37-1

RTECS: NO7400000

Fraction By Weight: 0.80%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3 (FE)

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

MAGNESIUM OXIDE

CAS: 1309-48-4

RTECS: OM3850000

Fraction By Weight: 0.05%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 PARTICULATE

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3; FUME; 9596

MANGANESE (SARA 313)

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

Fraction By Weight: 0.05%

OSHA PEL C, 5 MG/M3 (FUME)

ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3; 9596

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

CAS: 13463-67-7

RTECS: XR2275000

Fraction By Weight: 0.20%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9596

ALUMINUM (SARA 313)

CAS: 7429-90-5

RTECS: BD0330000

Fraction By Weight: BALANCE

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 DUST; 9596

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:WELD ELECTRODES ARE NONHAZ SOLID @AMBT
TEMPS.WELD GENERATES FUMES/GASES/ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION W/KNOWN
ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS.SHORT TERM EXPO TO WELD
FUME:DISCOMFT,DIZZ,NAU,DRYNESS/IRRIT THROAT.LON G TERM EXPO MAY
CONTRIBUTE TO PULM IRRIT,PNEUMOCONIOSIS.FE FUME MAY PRODUCE
SIDEROSIS(BENIGN).
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:TITANIUM DIOXIDE,MANGANES
FUME,ZINC FUME,WELDING FUME:ID AS SUSP/CONF HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY
OTHER SOURCES.
Effects of Overexposure:KNOWN ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS.
DISCOMFORT,DIZZ,NAU,DRYNESS/IRRIT THROAT. PULM
IRRIT,PNEUMOCONIOSIS, SIDEROSIS, CANCER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/IMPAIRED PULMONARY
FUNCTION OR ILLNESS MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS EXACERBATED BY IRRITANTS
CONTAINED IN WELDING FUMES.

First Aid:REMOVE FRM DUST/FUME EXPO.STOP BREATH PERFORM ART RESP.SUMMON
MED AID IMMED.

Flash Point:NONE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NP
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:THIS ALLOY IS ONCOMBUSTIBLE.USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
APPROPRAITE TO SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF MATL REDUCED TO POWDER FORM CAUTION MUST BE
USED TO PREVENT FIRE/EXPLO.TO EXTINGUISH METAL POWDER FIRE USE DRY
SAND,DRY GRAPHITE,OTHER CLASS D FIRE EXTINGUIS
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO UNUSUAL FIRE/EXPLO HAZ ASSOC W/MATL.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:READ/UNDERSTAND MFG INSTRUCT/PRECAUT
LABEL ON PROD.SEE ANS Z49.1/OSHA 29CFR1910.CLEAR WLED FUME W/EXHAU
SYS.INHAL AIR DOESNT CONTAIN FUME >PERM LEVELS
Other Precautions:ACTUAL EXPO SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY MONITORING FUME
IN OPERATORS BREATH ZONE.FUME/GAS DECOMPO PRODUCTS NOT INGREDS IN
ELECTROD IMPORTANT.CONCEN MAY DECR/INCR BY MANY TIMES ORIGINAL CONC
IN ELECTRODE.M EW CMPDS NOT IN ELECTRODES MAY FORM.

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESP OR AIR-SUPPL RESP WHEN
WELD/BRAZE/SOLDER IN CONFINE SPACE OR WHERE LOC EXHAU/VENTI DOESNT
KEEP EXP BEL PEL/TLV/STEL.MOST WELD EVEN W/PRIMITIVE VENTI DOESNT
PRODUCE EXPO INSIDE WELD HELMET >5MG/M3;IF SO CONTROLL IT.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTI/LOC EXHAU @ARC/FLAME TO KEEP FUME/GAS BEL
PEL/TLV/STEL IN WORKER BREATHZONE/GEN AREA.
Protective Gloves:INSULATED CLOTHING
Eye Protection:HELMET,FCSHEILD W/FILT LENS
Other Protective Equipment:SEE ANSI/ASC Z49.1 SEC 5,SEC 4.2.PROTECTIVE
SCREENS/FLASH GOGG TO OTHERS.HEAD/BODY PROT FRM
RADIATION/SPARK/ELECT SHOCK.
Work Hygienic Practices:TRAIN WORKERS KEEP HEAD OUT OF FUMES & NOT
TOUCH LIVE ELECT PART/INSULATE FRM WORK/GROUND.WEAR
GLOVES/APRON/HATS/ETC.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DECOMP PROD:VARIES SUBSTANTIALLY W/WELD PROCESS.COMPO/QUANT DEPEND UPON
METAL&ELECTRODE USED/PROCESS/PROCEDURE.ALSO COATINGS ON METAL
WELDED,#OF WELDERS/VOL OF WORK AREA,QUAL/AMT OF VENTI,WELDER HEAD
POSITION TO FUME PLUME,CONTAM IN ATM.DECOMPO PROD OF NORMAL
OPERATION INCLUDE THOSE FRM VOLAT/RX/OXI/BASE METAL/COAT,ETC

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NP
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:NP
Vapor Density:NP
Spec Gravity:NP
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:NP
Appearance and Odor:NP
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

AVOID CONTACT W/MINERAL ACIDS & OXIDIZING AGENTS WHICH MAY GENERATE
HYDROGEN GAS:EVOLUTION OF HYDROGEN MAY BE EXPLO HAZ.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:VARIOUS ELEMENTAL METALS/METAL OXIDES
MAY BE GENERATED FRM MELT/DROSS HNDLG OPERATIONS.WELD EMISSIONS
COMPOSITION (SUPP)

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRO.DISCARD PRODUCT/RESIDUE/DISPO CNTNR/LINER IN ENVIRONMENTALLY
ACCEPTABLE MANNER IN FULL COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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