Product ID:186 ROSIN SOLDERING FLUX RMA
MSDS Date:10/15/1996
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N088116
MSDS Number: CHTJG

KESTER SOLDER DIV LITTON SYSTEMS INC

615 E TOUHY AVE
DES PLAINES, IL 60015
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 847-297-1600

Preparer: D. BERNIER

Cage: 75297

KESTER SOLDER DIVISION OF LITTON SYSTEMS, INC.

DES PLAINES, IL 60018 US

Telephone: 847-297-1600

Cage: 75297

2-PROPANOL (SARA 313)

CAS: 67-63-0

RTECS: NT8050000

Fraction By Weight: 61%

OSHA PEL 400 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 400 PPM; 500 STEL

ROSIN

CAS: 8050-09-7

Fraction By Weight: 36%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: FUMES DURING SOLDERING
MAY IRRITATE MUCOUS MEMBRANES & RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, NARCOSIS & NAUSEA.
SKIN CONTACT: LOCAL IRRITATION. SKIN ABSO RPTION: NONE. EYE
CONTACT: IRRITATION FROM CONTACT W/LIQUID & SMOKE FROM SOLDERING.
INGEST: BURNING (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SENSATION IN DIGESTIVE TRACT.
CHRONIC: PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN CONTACT CAN RESULT IN RASH. BREATHING
VAPORS CAN RESULT IN HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA & IRRITATION OF
MUCOUS MEMBRANES. SMOKE DURING SOLDERING WILL CONTAIN ROSIN WHICH
IS ALLERGEN & CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IRRITATION & DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHEMICAL HYPERSENSITIVITY, ASTHMA &
OTHER RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. CONTINUED BREATHING OF HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS OF ALCOHOL VAPORS WILL CONTAIN ROSIN WHICH IS AN
ALLERGEN & CAN AFFECT LIVER & CNS.

First Aid:SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FURTHER TREATMENT, OBSERVATION
AND SUPPORT IF NEEDED. EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
LEAST 15 MINUTES AND GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. REMOVE ROSIN FROM
AROUND EYES WITH DILUTE ETHANOL SOLUTION. SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY
WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR.
INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING AND GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:65.0F,18.3C
Lower Limits:2.0%
Upper Limits:12.0%
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS AND
CONTROL VAPORS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:A MODERATE EXPLOSION HAZARD EXISTS WHEN
EXPOSED TO HEAT OR FLAMES.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES. PROVIDE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION. ABSORBENTS, SUCH AS VERMICULITE, CAN BE USED TO SOAK
UP THE SPILLED LIQUID. CLEAN UP RESIDUAL WITH ALKALINE DETERGENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION.
STORAGE AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 40F(4C) MAY RESULT IN PRECIPITATION
OF SOME ROSIN. OPEN CONTAINERS (SUPDAT)
Other Precautions:CAUTION: EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN PRODUCT
RESIDUE. OBSERVE ALL LABEL PRECAUTIONS.

Respiratory Protection:WHEN VENTILATION IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO REMOVE
FUMES FROM BREATHING ZONE, A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE
WORN.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQ EXHST VENT (GEN &/OR LOCAL) IF NEC TO MEET
EXPOS REQS. LOC EXHST VENT IS PREFERRED TO MINIMIZE (SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:PLASTIC OR RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
IMPERMEABLE APRON WHEN SPLASHING IS LIKELY TO OCCUR.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
HAZ DECOMP PRODS: ALDEHYDES, ACIDS & TERPENES. HNDLG/STOR PRECS:
CAUTIOUSLY TO ALLOW VENTING OF ANY INTERNAL PRESSURE. VENT:
DISPERSION OF SMOKE & FUMES INTO WORK AREA.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:180F,82C
Vapor Pres:33 @ 20C
Vapor Density:2.1
Spec Gravity:0.879 (H*2O=1)
VOC Pounds/Gallon:562
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1.7 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:55% BY WEIGHT
Appearance and Odor:AMBER LIQUID WITH ALCOHOL ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:64

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT ESTABLISHED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO SOLDERING TEMPS,
SOLVENTS ARE EVAPORATED & ROSIN MAY BE THERMALLY DEGRADED TO
LIBERATE ALIPHATIC (SUPDAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS, USUALLY BY INCINERATION. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER IS
D001. HAZARD CLASS IS IGNITABLE WASTE.

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