Product ID:SMAW CARBON STEEL
MSDS Date:11/03/1995
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-262-2671
MSDS Number: CFYLN

HOBART BROTHERS CO

600 WEST MAIN STREET
TROY, OH 45373
US

Emergency Phone: 937-332-4000

Cage: 28835

HOBART BROTHERS CO

TROY, OH 45373 US

Telephone: 513-339-6000

Cage: 28835

SILICA, AMORPHOUS, FUME

CAS: 61790-53-2

RTECS: HL8600000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

OSHA PEL 20 MPPCF; Z-3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9596

SILICON

CAS: 7440-21-3

RTECS: VW0400000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9596

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

CAS: 13463-67-7

RTECS: XR2275000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9596

FLUORSPAR

CAS: 7789-75-5

Fraction By Weight: 5-15%

CHROMIUM (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7440-47-3

RTECS: GB4200000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3; 9596

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

NICKEL (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9596

MOLYBDENUM

CAS: 1313-27-5

RTECS: QA4725000

Fraction By Weight: <1%

OSHA PEL 5 MG(MO)/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG(MO)/M3; 9596

MAGNESITE

CAS: 546-93-0

RTECS: OM2470000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9596

SILICATE BINDERS

Fraction By Weight: <10%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:METAL FUME FEVER, IRRITATION OF THE
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, DUST OR FUMES MAT IRRITATE SKIN AND EYES,
PULMONARY EDEMA AND BRONCHITIS, ALLERGIC REACTION, EXCESSIVE LEVELS
MAY CAUSE BRONCHIAL ASTHMA, L UNGS FIBROSIS, PNEUMOCONIOSIS OR
SIDEROSIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS PRODUCT IS SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING
AN OSHA REGULATED CARCINOGEN NOT SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED BY THE
MANUFACTURER.
Effects of Overexposure:CHILLS, FEVER, UPSET STOMACH, VOMITING,
IRRITATION OF THE THROAT AND ACHING OF THE BODY. METALLIC TASTE,
TIGHTNESS OF CHEST AND FEVER. NAUSEA, WEAKNESS, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, DERMATITIS, WEIGHT LOSS, B ONE EROSION, MOTTLING OF TEETH,
POSSIBLE NASAL CANCERS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING IMPAIRED
LUNG FUNCTIONS (ASTHMA-LIKE CONDITIONS).

First Aid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONHAZARDOUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARCS AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE
COMBUSTIBLES AND FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS.

Other Precautions:READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS
AND THE PRECAUTIONARY LABEL ON THE PRODUCT.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT FUME RESPIRATOR
OR AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE
LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW PEL/TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION, LOCAL EXHAUST AT THE ARC OR BOTH TO
KEEP THE FUMES/GASES BELOW PEL/TLV IN THE BREATHING ZONES.
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES.
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS, HATS, SHOULDER
PROTECTION AS WELL AS DARK NONSYNTHETIC CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:TRAIN THE WELDER NOT TO TOUCH LIVE ELECTRICAL
PARTS AND TO INSULATE HIMSELF FROM WORK AND GROUND.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONHAZARDOUS AS SHIPPED.

HCC:N1

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS OF NORMAL
OPERATION INCLUDE THOSE MATERIALS SHOWN IN THE INGREDIENT SECT.
PLUS BASE METALS/COATS.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE MANNER.

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