Product ID:SILICON CARBIDE WHISKER REINFORCED ALUMINA, CC670
MSDS Date:01/01/1992
FSC:9650
NIIN:00N083788
MSDS Number: CGRJX

SANDVIK COROMANT CO

1702 NEVINS RD
FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-794-5000

Cage: 17411

SANDVIK COROMANT CO

FAIR LAWN, NJ 07410-2803 US

Telephone: 201-797-5000

Cage: 17411

3) (SARA 313)

CAS: 1344-28-1

RTECS: BD1200000

Fraction By Weight: 50-90%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST

SILICON CARBIDE; (WHISKERS)

CAS: 409-21-2

RTECS: VW0450000

Fraction By Weight: 10-40%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST

SILICON CARBIDE (NON-WHISKERS)

CAS: 409-21-2

RTECS: VW0450000

Fraction By Weight: 0-10%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

MASK AIR PURIFYING RESP W/DUST/MIST/FUME OR HIGH

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FACEPIECE AIR PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH EFFICIENCY

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTER. UP TO 20

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. ABOVE 20 MG/M3 (CO) OR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE OR SUPPLIED AIR RESP

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

AUXILIARY SELF CONTAINED AIR SUPPLY.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PEL OR TLV. IF SUCH EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE, USE

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:ACUTE: EXPOSURE TO ALUMINUM OXIDE DUST
CAN IRRITATE THE EYES, NOSE AND THROAT. SKIN: CONTACT WITH THIS
PRODUCT MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND SKIN RASH. CHRONIC: REPEATED
EXPOSURES TO LARGE AMOUNTS OF ALUMI NUM OXIDE DUST MAY DAMAGE THE
LUNGS, LEADING TO PNEUMONIA AND TO SCARRING OF LUNGS WITH SHORTNESS
OF (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BREATH AND CHEST TIGHTNESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CERTAIN SKIN CONDITIONS (SUCH AS
DRY SKIN) MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHAL: IF SYMPS OF PULMONARY INVOLVEMENT DEVELOP (COUGHING,
WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ETC), REMOVE FROM EXPOS & SEEK MED
ATTN. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & THOROUGHLY WASH AFFECTED AREA
W/SOAP & WATER. IF PERSISTENT RASH OR IRRIT OCCURS, SEEK MED ATTN.
EYES: FLUSH W/LARGE AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. IF IRRIT
PERSISTS, SEEK MED ATTN. INGEST: IF SUBSTANTIAL QTYS ARE SWALLOWED,
(SUPDAT)

Extinguishing Media:USE DRY POWDER EXTINGUISHER APPROPRIATE FOR USE
WITH METAL DUST FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT A FIRE HAZARD. HOWEVER, DUSTS
PRODUCED FROM GRINDING MAY BE FLAMMABLE AND MAY POSE A FIRE HAZARD
IF ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE.

Spill Release Procedures:PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN THAT THE MATERIAL
DOES NOT BECOME AIRBORNE DURING CLEANUP OPERATIONS. SPILL RESIDUE
OR UNUSED MATERIAL SHOULD BE PLACED IN A RIGID, AIRTIGHT CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAINTAIN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PROCEDURES
TO PVNT DUST ACCUMULATION DURING GRINDING. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO AVOID SPILLAGE & CONTAM OF CLOTHING.
Other Precautions:STORAGE SHOULD IN IN RIGID, AIRTIGHT CONTAINERS.
MATERIAL SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM WORKSITE IN AN UNCONTROLLED
MANNER.

Respiratory Protection:USE AN APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPRVD RESP IF AIRBORNE
DUST CONCENTRATIONS EXCEED APPROP PEL OR TLV. ALL APPROP REQS AS
SET FORTH IN 29 CFR 1910.134 SHOULD BE MET. PROTECTION FACTORS FOR
RESPS RECOMMENDED B ELOW ARE BASED UPON THOSE AS (SUPDAT)
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENT WHICH IS ADEQUATE TO LIMIT PERSONAL
EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE DUSTS WHICH DO NOT EXCEED THE (ING 10)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: W/STRONG ACIDS. HOT CHLORINATED RUBBER: THIS SUBSTANCE
IS INCOMPAT W/ALUMINUM OXIDE. FIRST AID PROC: DILUTE W/LARGE AMT OF
WATER, INDUCE VOMITING & SEEK MED ATTN. RESP PROT: LISTED IN 2 9
CFR 1910.1001(G), TABLE 1. THE FOLLOWING TYPE RESPS SHOULD BE USED
AT A MINIMUM: UP TO 0.5 MG/M3 (CO) - A HALF (ING 4)

Spec Gravity:3.7-3.8(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:DARK GRAY METAL; NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS: CNTCT OF DUST W/OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSIONS.
STRONG ACIDS: THIS PROD MAY REACT VIOLENTLY (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:THIS PRODUCT IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL USE
CONDITIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:REACTION OF ALUMINUM OXIDE WITH
HALOCARBON VAPORS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES PRODUCES HYDROGEN CHLORIDE
AND PHOSGENE.

Waste Disposal Methods:SPILL RESIDUES, EMISSION CONTROL DUST OR UNUSED
MATL MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN PERMITTED SANITARY LANDFILL I/A/W
FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL SOLID WASTE REGS. PRECS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO
ENSURE THAT NO VISIBLE EM ISSIONS TO OUTSIDE AIR OCCUR AT DUMP
SITE.

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