Product ID:FERROCRAFT 11
MSDS Date:02/14/1996
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N085456
MSDS Number: CHBQP

R & D METALS AND CHEMICALS INC

201C PERIMETER PARK
KNOXVILLE, TN 37922
US

Emergency Phone: 423-531-6065

Info Phone: 423-531-6065

Cage: JO627

R & D METALS AND CHEMICALS INC

22533 KNOXVILLE, TN 37922 US

Telephone: 800-646-7476

Cage: JO627

MANGANESE (SARA 313)

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

Fraction By Weight: 1-2%

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 DUST, C

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 DUST

TITANIUM OXIDE; (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)

CAS: 13463-67-7

RTECS: XR2275000

Fraction By Weight: 1-20%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST

IRON

CAS: 7439-89-6

RTECS: NO4565500

Fraction By Weight: BALANCE

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

SODIUM SILICATE; (BINDER SILICATES)

CAS: 1344-09-8

Fraction By Weight: 1-5%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

CLAY (KAOLIN); (MINERAL SILICATES)

CAS: 1332-58-7

RTECS: GF1670500

Fraction By Weight: 0-1%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 TDUST

OF CONTAMINANTS IN ATM (IE, CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ELECTRODE IS CONSUMED, FUME & GAS DECOMP PRODS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FUME & GAS DECOMP PRODS & NOT INGREDS IN ELECTRODE,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DECR/INCR BY MANY TIMES ORIGINAL CONC IN ELECTRODE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PRODS OF NORM OPERATION INCL THOSE ORIGINATING FROM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

INGREDS, PLUS THOSE FROM BASE METAL & COATING, ETC

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NORM USE OF PRODS INCL COMPLEX OF OXIDES OF MATLS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DIOXIDE, OZONE & NITROGEN OXIDES. FUME LIM FOR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

(5 MG/M3) IS REACHED. ONE RECOM WAY TO DETERM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

EXPOS IS TO TAKE AIR SAMPLE INSIDE WELDER'S HELMET

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

"METHOD FOR SAMPLING AIRBORNE PARTICLES GENERATED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ARC WELDING FUME" AVAIL FROM AMERICAN WELDING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

DEPOSITS IN LUNG) & AFFECT PULM FUNC. LONG

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

INCL MUSC WEAK & TREMORS SIMILAR TO PARKINSON'S

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

& FULL LENGTH FSHLD W/FILTER LENS. AS RULE OF

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

THEN GO TO NEXT LIGHTER SHADE WHICH GIVES

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

BUSH GOGGLES, IF NECESSARY TO SHIELD OTHERS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SHOCK. SEE ANSI Z49.1. MAY INCL ARM

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SUBSTANTIAL CLTHG. TRAIN WELDER NOT TO TOUCH LIVE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ELEC ARC WELDING FOR OXYFUEL WELDING
MAY CREATE ONE/MORE OF FOLLOWING HLTH HAZS: ARC RAYS CAN INJURE
EYES & BURN SKIN. HEAT RAYS (INFRARED RADIA) FROM FLAME OR HOT
METAL CAN INJURE EYES. ELEC SHOCK CA N KILL. NOISE CAN DMG EARS.
SHIELDING GASES SUCH AS ARGON, HELIUM & CARBON DIOXIDE ARE ASPHY &
ADEQ (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: VENT MUST BE PROVIDED. FUMES & GASES
CAN BE DANGEROUS TO HLTH. ACUTE:OVEREXP TO WELDING FUMES MAY RSLT
IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS DIZZ, NAUS OR DRYNESS OR IRRIT OF NOSE,
THROAT OR EYES. MANGANESE FUME MAY CAUSE FLU LIKE SYMPS (METAL
FUME FEVER). CHRONIC:OVEREXP TO WELDING FUMES CAN LEAD TO SIDEROSIS
(IRON (ING 18)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE OXYGEN/ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION) . EYES:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES, SEEK
ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN: FLUSHW/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL
MD . CALL FOR MEDICAL AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED
BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONFLAMMABLE. WELDING ARC & SPARKS CAN
IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES & FLAMMABLES. REFER TO ANSI Z49.1 FOR FIRE
PREVENTION DURING USE OF WELIDNG & ALLIED PROCEDURES.

Spill Release Procedures:NOT APPLICABLE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:READ & UNDERSTAND THE MANUFACTURER'S
INSTRUCTIONS AND PRECAUTIONARY LABEL ON THE PRODUCT.
Other Precautions:SEE ANSI Z49.1 "SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING & ALLIED
PROCESSES" PUB BY AWS, 550 NW LEJEUNE RD, MIAMI, FL 33126 & OSHA
PUB 2200 (29CFR 1910), US GOVT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, DC
20402 FOR MORE INFO ON SAFE HNDLG & USE/APPLIC CTL MEASURES.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR
AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE
LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENT, LOC EXHST AT ARC OR BOTH TO KEEP FUMES &
GASES BELOW TLV IN WORKER'S BRTHG ZONE & GEN AREA.
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS (ING 20)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
HEAD, HAND & BODY PROT TO PVNT INJURY FROM VENT, SPKS & ELEC (ING
23)
Work Hygienic Practices:TRAIN THE WELDER TO KEEP HIS/HER HEAD OUT OF
THE FUMES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZ DECOMP PRODS: PROCESS, PROC & ELECTRODES USED. OTHER CNDTNS
INFLUENCING COMPOSITION & QTY OF FUMES & GASES TO WHICH WORKERS MAY
BE EXPOS INCL: COATINGS ON METAL BEING WELDED, NUMBER OF WELDERS &
V OL OF WORK AREA, QUALITY & AMT OF VENT,POSITION OF WELDER'S HEAD
W/RESPECT TO FUME PLUME AS WELL AS PRESENCE (ING 6)

Appearance and Odor:FLUX COATED ROD.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE
CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. COMPOSITION & QTY OF BOTH DEPEND ON METAL BEING
WELDED, (SUPDAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER IN FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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