Product ID:GRAPHITE RODS
MSDS Date:01/01/1995
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N090721
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJCBV

Emergency Phone: 614-848-4821

Info Phone: 614-848-4821

Cage: JO423

Telephone: 614-848-4821

Cage: JO423

NO INGREDIENT FOR THIS FORMULATION_INGREDIENT

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:ELECTRIC ARC WELDING OR CARBON ARC
GOUGING MAY CREATE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING HEALTH HAZARDS:
FUMES AND GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH. SHORT-TERM
OVEREXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES MAY RESULT IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS:
DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, OR DRYNESS OR IRRITATING OF NOSE, THROAT, OR
EYES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING
PULMONARY DISABILITIES MAY BE AT INCREASE RISK OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

First Aid:CALL FOR MED AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES REC BY AMERICAN
RED CROSS. INHAL: IF BRTHG IS DFCLT GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A MD. IN CASE
OF ELEC SHOCK, DISCONNECT & TURN OFF POWER. IF NOT BRTHG, BEGIN
ARTF R ESP, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF NO DETECTABLE PULSE,
BEGIN EXTERNAL HEART MASSAGE. IMMED CALL A MD. SKIN: IN CASE OF
BURN, CALL A MD. INGEST: CALL MD IMMED . EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/ (ING
14)

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, SAND, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ELECTRODE IS NON-FLAMM. WELDING ARC &
SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUST. REFER TO AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
Z49.1, SAFETY IN WELDING & CUTTING PUBLISHED BY (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP AS FOR NORMAL HOUSEKEEPING.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:READ & UNDERSTAND MFR'S INSTRUCTIONS &
PRECAUTIONARY LABEL ON PROD. SEE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Z49.1,
SAFETY IN WELDING & CUTTING , & AWS C5.3.
Other Precautions:"REC PRACTICES FOR AIR CARBON ARC GOUGING & CUTTING,"
PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, PO BOX 35140, MIAMI, FLORIDA
33135, & OSHA, PUBLICATION 2206 (29 CFR 1910), SUPERINTENDENT OF
DOCUMENTS. US GOVT PRINTING OFFICE, (ING 16)

Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH APPROVED HIGH-EFFICIENCY DUST, MIST
AND FUME RESPIRATOR OR NIOSH APPROVED AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN
WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION
DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSUR E BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENT, LOC EXHST AT ARC/BOTH, TO KEEP FUMES &
GASES FROM WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE & GEN AREA. TRAIN (ING 15)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP: NEGLIGIBLE AT ROOM TEMP. % VOLAT: <0.1% (WT). EXPLO HAZ: AMERICAN
WELDING SOCIETY. PO BOX 351040, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33135, FOR FIRE
PREVENTION & PROT INFO DURING USE OF WELDING & ALLIED PROCS. HAZ DE
COMP PROD: WORKED, PROCESS, PROC & ELECTRODES USED. OTHER CNDTNS
WHICH ALSO INFLUENCE THE COMPOSITION & QTY OF (ING 3)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NONE
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NONE
Vapor Pres:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:1.9 TO 2.1
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BLACK SOLID; NONE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:SUPDAT

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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