Product ID:ALUMINUM METAL/POWDER, 100
MSDS Date:05/01/1986
FSC:9535
NIIN:00N081104
MSDS Number: CFZQF

GENIUM PUBLISHING CORP

SCHENECTADY, NY 12301
US

Emergency Phone: 518-382-2577

Info Phone: 518-382-2577

Cage: 5Z768

GENIUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION

SCHENECTADY, NY 12303-1836 US

Telephone: 518-377-8854

Cage: 5Z768

ALUMINUM (SARA 313)

CAS: 7429-90-5

RTECS: BD0330000

Fraction By Weight: >98%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 DUST

CARRYING CURRENT OF 120 AMPS AT 2 VOLTS (SURF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SPONTANEOUSLY IN AIR W/MOISTURE PRESENT, ESP IF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MIX SLOWLY FORMS H*2; CAN BE HAZ IF CONFINED. AL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

VIOLENTLY REACTIVE. AL OXIDE & NITRIDE FORM ON HIGH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CERTAIN HALOGENATED HYDROCARBS. AL FINES CAN

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

INHIBITOR DEPLETED. DO NOT USE ALUMINUM CONTAINERS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BRUSHES (NATRL BRISTLE). APPRVD, GROUNDED VACUUM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PICKED-UP POWDER IN CLSD, PRESS VENTED, DRY, METAL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

(CONSIDER D001/D003 FOR AL POWDER). ALSO SEE 48

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HALOGENS, CARBON DISULFIDE & HALOGENATED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HUMID AIR. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

INFORMED PERS, CAUT & VIGILANCE, & PLANS FOR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

-FLAMMABLE SOLID. ID NO UN11309 (COATED); UN1396

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

HEATED TO HIGH TEMP. APPRVD DUST COLLECTION SYS IS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

COLLECTED AL DUST/WET SLUDGE. PROTECT AGAINST STATIC

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FASTENERS, CUFFS/POCKETS) AND NONSPKING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NEEDED FOR WORK WITH HOT OR MOLTEN ALUMINUM.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ALUMINUM METAL IN MOST FORMS IS NOT
TOX. IT IS NOT READILY ABSORBED THRU SKIN/GI TRACT & ONLY POORLY
THRU LUNGS. FILINGS/SPLINTERS OF METAL EMBEDDED IN SKIN ARE NOT
SENSITIZING. CHRONIC INHAL OF MASSI VE LEVS OF FINE POWDER RPTD TO
CAUSE PULM FIBROSIS & EMPHYSEMA. SINGLE CASE RPTD OF FIBROSIS
OCCURING(EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:W/ENCEPHALOPATHY AFTER 13.5 YR
WORKING W/FINE POWDER. (IN ANIMAL TESTING & IN US INDUSTRY NO
FIBROSIS, EMPHYSEMA/ENCEPHALOPATHY HAS BEEN RPTD FROM AL POWDER
INHAL). ALUMINUM POWDER CAN BE IR RITATING TO EYES & RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM. "STAMPED FOIL POWDER" IS FIBROGENIC WHILE GRANULAR POWDER
IS NOT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WELL WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES TO REMOVE PARTICULATE. GET MEDICAL HELP IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS. SKIN CONTACT: FOR CUTS, ABRASIVE IRRITATION OR THERMAL
BURNS GET MEDI CAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET
MEDICAL HELP FOR COUGHING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: GET
MEDICAL HELP IF LARGE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN INGESTED.

Lower Limits:>0.04 OZ/FT3
Extinguishing Media:SPECIAL MIX OF DRY CHEM; CLEAN, DRY SAND; MAT. DO
NOT USE WATER, CCL*4 OR HALON.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . AT
HIGH TEMP MOLTEN ALUMINUM CAN BE IGNITED & BURN. 100% DUST GOES
THRU ALUMINUM SIEVE; THIS DUST CLOUD(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN EXPOS TO HEAT/IGNIT SOURCES,
POWDERED AL CAN BE SEVERE FIRE & EXPLO HAZ. PARTICLE SIZE, COATING
& DISPERS IN AIR DETERM REACTIVITY. RING SM FIRES (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SAFETY PERS OF POWDER SPILLS. INSTITUTE
PREVIOUSLY DEVEL PLAN. REMOVE SOURCES OF HEAT/IGNIT. TRAINED
CLEAN-UP PERS TO USE PROT AGAINST AIRBORNE DUST & THREAT OF FIRE.
PROMPTLY CLEAN-UP SPILL US ING CONDUCTIVE, NON SPKG SCOOPS & SOFT
(ING 8)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AL POWDER IN SEALED CONTRS IN
DRY, LOW FIRE RISK AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT/IGNIT, OXIDIZING
AGENTS, CONBUSTS, ACIDS, ALKALIS, (ING 11)
Other Precautions:FOLLOW APPRVD CLEANING TECHNIQUES FOR AL POWDER; GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING NEEDED TO PVNT FINE/THIN MACHINING RESIDUES/DUST
ACCUM. AVOID GENERATION OF AIRBORNE DUST. FACILS FOR HNDLG AL
POWDER REQ SPEC DESIGN , APPRVD PROCS, GROUNDING, (ING 13)

Respiratory Protection:WHERE ALUMINUM DUST/FUME OCCURS, USE OF A NIOSH
APPROVED RESPIRATOR MAY BE INDICATED.
Ventilation:PROVIDE GEN & LOC EXHST VENT(EXPLO-PROOF) TO MEET TLV REQS
WHERE AL POWDER IS USED/GENERATED/WHERE AL METAL IS (ING 15)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . USE
TIGHT-WEAVE, NONSTATIC GENERATING, PROT CLTHG (NO METALLIC (ING 17)
Work Hygienic Practices:PREPLACEMENT & PERIODIC MED EXAMS ARE RECOM FOR
THOSE REGULARLY EXPOSED TO ALUMINUM POWDER, INCLUDING A CHEST
X-RAY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROCS:IGNITED BY A 0.05 J SPARK. FIRE/EXPLO HAZS:W/DRY
EXTING MATL USING NONSPKG SHOVELS. DO NOT CREATE DUST CLOUDS. ELIM
DRAFTS. SELF-EXTING CAN RSLT AS HARD CRUST OF OXIDE IS FORMED. CNDT
NS TO AVOID(STAB):BULK METAL AGAINST OXIDATION & REDUCE PARTICULATE
COMBUSTIBILITY.) 1 MIL THICK AL FOIL, WHILE (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4473F,2467C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1220F,660C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 1284C
Spec Gravity:2.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVERY-WHITE, METALLIC SOLID, FOIL, PARTICULATE.
NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AL REACTS W/DIL HCL/H*2SO*3, OR W/KOH/NAOH SOLN; W/ H*2 EVOL; ALSO IS
REACTIVE W/HALOGENS, OXIDIZING AGENTS & (ING 6)
Stability Condition to Avoid:BULK AL NOT COMBUST; BUT WHEN FINELY
DIVIDED, CAN READILY BURN/EXPLODE IF IGNITED. (SURF AL*2O*3 FORM
CAN PROT (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EVOLUTION OF H*2; FORMATION OF
ALUMINUM OXIDE & NITRIDE ON HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTION WITH AIR.

Waste Disposal Methods:DEPOSIT UNSALVAGEABLE WASTE IN APPRVD LANDFILL.
WETTED POWDER SLUDGE WHICH IS NOT COMPLETELY COVERED W/WATER MAY BE
FLAMM. FINE AL DROSS CANNOT BE SHIPPED IF HOT/IF WET & LIKELY TO
GENERATE HEAT. FOLL OW FED, ST & LOC REGS. EPA(RCRA) HW NO (ING 10)

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