Product ID:STEARIC ACID
MSDS Date:10/13/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N088555
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHSND

SPECTRUM CHEMICAL MFG CORP

14422 SOUTH SAN PEDRO ST
GARDENA, CA 90248
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 310-516-8000

Cage: 63415

SPECTRUM LABORATORY PRODUCTS INC

GARDENA, CA 90248-2027 US

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

STEARIC ACID

CAS: 57-11-4

RTECS: WI2800000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

SECTIONS. THEY ARE RANKED IN ORDER FROM MIN TO

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S) W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PARTICULATE RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE. NIOSH APPRVD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FULL FACEPIECE. TYPE 'C' NIOSH APPRVD SUPPLIED-AIR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

POS PRESS MODE/WITH FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NIOSH APPRVD SCBA W/FULL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NIOSH APPRVD SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE &

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

COMBINATION W/AUXILIARY SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) >5000 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION. SKIN CONT: IRRITANT. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. APPLIC TO
RABBIT SKIN RSLTD IN MODERATE IRRITATION. INGEST: SUBSTANCE IS
RELATIVELY NON-TOXIC. GREATEST DANGER FROM INGEST OF LG QTYS IS
INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION. NAUSEA & VOMIT MAY ALSO OCCUR. CHRONIC:
SKIN CONT: (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: INTERMITTENT CONT WITH HUMAN SKIN FOR
3 DAYS CAUSED DERMATITIS. INGEST: YOUNG RATS FED DIETS RANGING FROM
5% TO 50% STEARIC ACID SHOWED SLIGHT DEPRESSION OF WEIGHT GAIN AT
LOWEST LEVEL. MORT ALITIES WERE ONLY OBSERVED AT HIGHEST LEVEL. IT
IS COMPONENT OF MANY FOODS & NO ADVERSE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP PERSON WARM & AT REST. GET MED ATTN IMMED.
SKIN CONT: REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA
W/SOAP OR M ILD DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM
REMAINS (APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE CONT:
WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER, OCCASNLY LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS,
(SUPDAT)

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:385F,196C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY/FOAM (1984
EMER RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.3). FOR LARGER FIRES, USE
(SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . NO ACUTE
HAZARD. MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. AVOID BRTHG VAPS/DUSTS;
KEEP UPWIND. WATER/FOAM MAY (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SLIGHT FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
OR FLAME. DUST CLOUDS MAY BE FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE IN AIR.

Spill Release Procedures:NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS INDICATED.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF
RESPIRATOR & BE APPRVD BY NIOSH. FOLLOWING RESPIRATORS ARE REC
BASED ON DATA FOUND IN PHYSI CAL DATA, HLTH EFTS & TOX (ING 3)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOC EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENT TO MEET
PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
APPROP PROTECTIVE (IMPERVIOUS) CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA: WATER SPRAY, FOG/ALCOHOL FOAM. (1984 EMER RESPONSE
GUIDEBOOK, DOT P 5800.3). FIRE FIGHT PROC: CAUSE FROTHING (NFPA
FIRE PROT GUIDE ON HAZ MATLS, 8TH EDITION). FIRST AID PROC: UNTIL
NO EV ID OF CHEM REAMINS (FOR AT LST 15 MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED.
INGEST: TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY, (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:410F,210C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:157F,69C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 173.7C
Vapor Density:9.3
Spec Gravity:0.8
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO PALE FLAKES, CRYSTALS, OR POWDER WITH A
SLIGHT TALLOW-LIKE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS: INCOMPATIBLE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:GRADES OF STEARIC ACID CNTNG UNSATURATED
FATTY ACIDS MAY UNDERGO SPONTANEOUS HEAT GENERATION BY OXIDATION IN
AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
INCLUDE TOXIC OXIDES OF CARBON.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS .

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