Product ID:ACETYLENE
MSDS Date:12/14/1995
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-337-0389
MSDS Number: CFYXB

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 800-424-9300

Cage: 08772

Telephone: 215-630-5422

Cage: MGIND

ETHYLENE (SARA 313)

CAS: 74-85-1

RTECS: KU5340000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

ACGIH TLV: ASPHYXIANT; 9596

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LCLO: 950,000 PPM; INHALATION-MAMMAL
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ASPHYXIANT/NARCOTIC. SKIN-FROSTBITE
MAY OCCUR. EYE-MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. INGESTION-UNLIKELY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION-RAPID RESPIRATION & PULSE, TIGHTNESS
IN HEAD, FATIGUE. SKIN-REDNESS, TINGLING, PAIN & NUMBNESS.
EYE-REDNESS, PAIN AND BLURRED VISION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALE-REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING
STOPS, GIVE CPR. MAINTAIN AIRWAY. GET MEDICAL AID. SKIN-GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. EYE-WASH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER UNTIL ALL GONE GET
MEDIC AL AID IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION-TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND
SUPPORTIVELY AND GET MEDICAL AID.

Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:842F
Lower Limits:2.7
Upper Limits:36
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. FOIR LARGE FIRES
USE WATER SPRAY OR FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF CAN DO
WITHOUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTAINER THAT ARE
EXPOSED TO FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HEAT OR FLAME. CYLINDERS MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OR FLAME.

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCE. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
MATERIAL. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO
REDUCE VAPORS. ISOLATE AREA UNTIL GAS HAS DISPERSED. NO SMOKING.
KEEP UNNESESSARY PEOP LE AWAY ISOLATE HAZARD AREA AND DENY ENTRY.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR
1910.101. STORE IN COOL, WELL VENTILATED AREA, OF NONCOMBUSTIBLE
CONSTRUCTION AWAY FROM POSSIBLE IGNITION SOURCES.
Other Precautions:PROTECT AGANIST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM OXYGEN,
CHLORINE, COMBUSTIBLES, ORGANICS AND OXIDIZING MATERIALS.

Respiratory Protection:ANY SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE, OR AND
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION.
VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION PROOF.
Protective Gloves:COLD INSULATION GLOVES.
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR APPROPIATE PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT SKIN FROM FREEZING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THE EMPLOYER SHOULD PRODIVE AN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND QUICK DRENCH
SHOWER WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE WORK AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE.

HCC:G2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-155F,-104C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-272F,-169C
Vapor Pres:760 MMHG
Vapor Density:1.0
Spec Gravity:1.261
Viscosity:0.0093 CPS
Solubility in Water:22.6%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS COMPRESSED GAS WITH A SWEET ODOR AND
TASTE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ETHYLENE, ACIDS, ALUMINUM CHLORIDE, CHLORINE, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, COPPER,
LITHIUM, NITROGEN OXIDES, OZONE, OXIDIZERS, ETC.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT AND FIRE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:MAY POLYMERIZE AT ELEVATED
TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS
APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA
HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER D001.

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