Product ID:CEMENTED CARBIDE GRADE CC620
MSDS Date:01/01/1992
FSC:9650
NIIN:00N083792
MSDS Number: CGRKC

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); (ALUMINUM OXIDE) (SARA 313)

CAS: 1344-28-1

RTECS: BD1200000

Fraction By Weight: 98%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST

ZIRCONIUM; (ZIRCONIUM OXIDE)

CAS: 7440-67-7

RTECS: ZH7070000

Fraction By Weight: 2%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3; 10 STEL

WASHING OR VACUUMING (WITH APPROPRIATE FILTER) THE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ARE RECOMMENDED FOR INDIVIDUALS REGULARLY EXPOSED TO

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TABLE 1. THE FOLLOWING TYPE RESPS SHOULD BE USED

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PURIFYING RESP WITH DUST/MIST/FUME OR HIGH

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AIR PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTER. UP TO

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OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. ABOVE 500 MG/M3

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APPARATUS OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE OR A

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POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE WITH AUXILIARY SELF CONTAINED

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WHICH DO NOT EXCEED PEL OR TLV. IF SUCH EQUIPMENT IS

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 DUST/FUMES CAN
IRRITATE EYES, NOSE AND THROAT. CHRONIC: IT IS SUSPECTED THAT
REPEATED EXPOSURE TO LARGE AMOUNTS OF ALUMINUM AND/OR ZIRCONIUM
DUST MAY DAMAGE THE LUNGS, LEADING TO PN EUMONIA AND/OR TO SCARRING
OF THE LUNGS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE FATAL. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE
SHORTNESS OF (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: BREATH, WHEEZING, PRODUCTIVE COUGH
AND TIGHTNESS OF THE CHEST. ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO
CAUSE LUNG GRANULOMAS (INFLAMMATIONS) IN ZIRCONIUM WORKERS.
PARTICLES OF ALUMINUM DEPOSI TED IN THE EYES MAY CAUSE NECROSIS OF
THE CORNEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMED . INHAL: IF SYMPS OF PULMONARY
INVOLVEMENT DEVELOP (COUGH, WHEEZ, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ETC),
REMOVE FROM EXPOS & SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN: IF IRRIT/RASH OCCURS,
THOROUGHLY WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP & WATER & ISOLATE FROM EXPOS.
IF IRRIT/RASH PERSISTS, SEEK MED ATTN. EYES: IF IRRIT OCCURS, FLUSH
W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. IF IRRIT PERSISTS,
SEEK MED ATTN.

Extinguishing Media:USE A 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:UNDER RARE FAVORING CONDITIONS OF
PARTICLE SIZE AND DISPERSION, DUSTS FROM GRINDING MAY BE
SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE OR EXPLOSIVE.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA OF SPILL. CLEAN UP USING METHODS
WHICH AVOID DUST GENERATION SUCH AS: VACUUM CLEANER EQUIPPED W/HIGH
EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE ABSOLUTE (HEPA) FILTER TO PVNT AIRBORNE DUST
LEVELS WHICH EXCEED P EL OR TLV, WET DUST MOP OR WET CLEAN-UP.
(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAINTAIN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PROCEDURES
TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION DURING GRINDING. AVOID DUST INHALATION
AND DIRECT SKIN CONTACT WITH DUST.
Other Precautions:CLEAN UP USING METHS WHICH AVOID DUST GENERATION SUCH
AS VACUUM (W/APPROP FILTER TO PVNT AIRBORNE DUST LEVELS WHICH
EXCEED PEL/TLV), WET DUST MOP OR WET CLEAN-UP. IF AIRBORNE DUST IS
GENERATED, USE AN APPROP NIOSH APPRVD RESP. WASH (SUPDAT)

Respiratory Protection:USE APPROP NIOSH APPRVD RESP IF AIRBORNE DUST
CONCS EXCEED APPROP PEL OR TLV. ALL APPROP REQS AS SET FORTH IN 29
CFR 1910.134 SHOULD BE MET. PROTECTION FACTORS FOR RESPS RECOM ARE
BASED UPON THOSE AS LISTED IN 29 CFR 1910.1001(G), (ING 5)
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENT WHICH IS ADEQUATE TO LIMIT PERSONAL
EXPOSURE TO RESPIRABLE AIRBORNE DUST TO LEVELS (ING 11)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES /BARRIER CREAMS.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . PRIOR
TO APPLYING BARRIER CREAM OR USE OF PROT GLOVES, WASH THOROUGHLY.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZ DECOMP PRODS: FUMES MAY BE RELSD IN FIRE. SPILL PROC: IF AIRBORNE
DUST IS GENERATED, USE AN APPROP NIOSH APPRVD RESP. OTHER PRECS:
HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HNDLG, BEFORE EATING/SMKNG. WASH EXPOS SKI N
AT END OF WORK SHIFT. DO NOT SHAKE CLTHG, RAGS OR OTHER ITEMS TO
REMOVE DUST. DUST SHOULD BE REMOVED BY (ING 3)

Spec Gravity:11-15.5(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE METEAL; NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT OF DUST WITH OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSIONS. THIS
PRODUCT MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH STRONG ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:THIS PRODUCT IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL USE
CONDITIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ALUMINUM OXIDE REACTING W/HALOCARBON
VAPS AT HIGH TEMPS MAY PRDCE TOX HYDROGEN CHLORIDE & PHOSGENE.
TOXIC METAL (SUPDAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROPRIATE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.

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