Product ID:TUNGSTEN CARBIDE - COBALT POWDER, NANOCARB POWDER
MSDS Date:09/01/1997
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N087823
MSDS Number: CHKDL

NANODYNE INC

19 HOME NEWS RD
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 732-246-3515

Cage: NANXD

NANODYNE INC

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901 US

Telephone: 732-246-3515

Cage: NANXD

1.87.

CAS: 12070-12-1

RTECS: YO7250000

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 W

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 W

1.07. MP

CAS: 7440-48-4

RTECS: GF8750000

Fraction By Weight: 2-23%

OSHA PEL 0.1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.02 MG/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:OVEREXPOSURE CAN CAUSE EYE, SKIN AND
RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. IT IS REPORTED THAT COBALT DUST IS
ASSOCIATED WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES. GRINDING CEMENTED CARBIDE
MATERIALS WILL PRODUCE DUST CONTAI NING HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS WHICH
CAN BEINHALED, SWALLOWED OR MAKE CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES. (EFTS
OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COBALT: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 52, PG 363,
1994:GROUP 2B.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE MEASURES MUST BE
IN PLACE IN CONJUNCTION W/SYSTEMS FOR DUST SUPPRESSION, RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION AND VENTILATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . INHAL: MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR
AND CALL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL HELP. EYES: IN CASE OF CONTACT
W/MATERIAL, FLUSH EYES W/RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
SKIN: IN CASE OF CONTACT W/MATERIAL, FLUSH SKIN W/RUNNING WATER
FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE AND ISOLATE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
AND SHOES AT THE SITE. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Extinguishing Media:USE APPROPRIATE MEDIA SUCH AS DRY SAND AND DRY
DOLOMITE TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DUST, POWDER & FUMES OF FINE POWDERS MAY
BE FLAM OR EXPLO WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT/FLAMES. MILLING OF NANOCARB &
MYCROCARB POWDER WILL RSLT IN PARTICLE SIZE REDUCTION & INCRD SUF
AREA. THIS INCRS POWDER R EACTIVITY & ADEQ MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN
TO PVNT SPONT IGNIT & FIRES. TYPICALLY, LUBRICANT (SUCH AS PARAFFIN
WAX)(SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:DO NOT TOUCH OR WAK THROUGH SPILLED MATERIALS
AND SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES. COLLECT SPILLED MATERIAL WITH A
CLEAN SHOVEL AND STORE IN LABELED CONTAINER AWAY FROM THE SPILL
LOCATION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MASKS AND RESPIRATORS.
Ventilation:CHECK FOR ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO PREVENT INHALATION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . USE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLOSION HAZARD: ADDED IN MILLING SERVES AS PROTIVE COATING. IN
ADDITION, INERT ATMOSPHERE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO HANDLE MILLED
POWDERS. DUST MAY PRESENT FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD DEPENDING ON
CONDITI ONS OF PARTICLE SIZE, DISPERSION & IGNITION SOURCES.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SEE INGREDS
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:SEE INGREDS
Spec Gravity:SEE INGREDS
Appearance and Odor:SEE INGREDIENTS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTACT OF DUST WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSIONS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE
IRRITATING AND HAZARDOUS FUMES AND GASES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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