Product ID:LITHIUM THIONYL CHLORIDE BATTERY
MSDS Date:03/01/1994
FSC:6135
NIIN:01-324-2505
MSDS Number: CHHVB

SAFT AMERICA INC ADVANCED BATTERY SYSTEMS DIVISION

313 CRESCENT STREET
VALDESE, NC 28690
US

Emergency Phone: 704-874-4111/MD 410-771-3200

Info Phone: 704-874-4111/CORP 912-247-2331

Cage: 7X634

SAFT AMERICA INC ADVANCED BATTERY SYSTEMS DIVISION

VALDESE, NC 28690-9643 US

Telephone: 828-874-4111/912-245-2806

Cage: 7X634

THIONYL CHLORIDE

CAS: 7719-09-7

RTECS: XM5150000

OSHA PEL C 1 PPM

ACGIH TLV: C 1 PPM; 9596

LITHIUM METAL

CAS: 7439-93-2

RTECS: OJ5540000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:IF CELL SEAL IS BROKEN, THE SUBSTANCE
AND VAPORS HAVE A CORROSIVE EFFECT ON THE SKIN AND MUCOUS
MEMBRANES.
Effects of Overexposure:BURNS AND IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ASTHMA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH WTAER FOR 15 MIN. SKIN: WASH
WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND TAKE OFF CONTAMINATED CLOTHES.
INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER OR CARBON DIOXIDE ON BURNING LITHIUM
THIONYL CHLORIDE CELLS OR BATTERIES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. NOTE:
USE A CLASS D FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT ONLY ON A RAW LITHIUM FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:GENERATION OF CHLORINE, SULFUR DIOXIDE,
DISULFUR DICHLORIDE DURING THERMAL DECOMPOSITION.

Spill Release Procedures:COVER WITH SODIUM CARBONATE OR 1:1 MIXTURE OF
SODA ASH AND SLAKED LIME.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT RECHARGE, SHORT CIRCUIT,
PUNCTURE OR MUTILATE. DO NOT EXPOSE TO TEMPERATURES IN EXCESS OF
85C (185F). DO NOT EXPOSE TO WATER OR CORROSIVES.
Other Precautions:IF CONTAMINATION WITH MOISTURE OCCURS, PRODUCT WILL
RELAESE GAS CAUSING A PRESSURE BUILD-UP WHICH COULD RESULT IN DRUM
RUPTURE.

Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES.
Work Hygienic Practices:KEEP ONLY IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER. HANDLE AND
OPEN CONTAINER WITH CARE. ENSURE EFFECTIVE VENTILATION.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:374F,190C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:284F,140C
Spec Gravity:>1
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER ALKALIS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:CELLS ARE NON REACTING PROVIDED THE CELL
SEAL REMAINS INTACT. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION BEGINS AT 140C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN, SULFUR DIOXIDE, SULFUR
DICHLORIDE, DISULFUR DICHLORIDE, CHLORINE.

Waste Disposal Methods:PRODUCT DECOMPOSED BY WATER MUST BE NEUTRALIZED,
MAY BE ADDED TO WASTE WATER IN SUFFICIENLY DILUTED FORM.

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