Product ID:ERTI-1 TITANIUM AND TITANIUM ALLOY BARE WELDING WIRE
MSDS Date:09/01/1995
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:F BT
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLJDR

NATIONAL WELDING ALLOYS INC

1600 SOUTH CANAL STREET
PITTSBURGH, PA 15215-2624
US

Emergency Phone: 1-800-364-3577

Info Phone: 412-781-4255, CHEMTREC 800-424-9300

Cage: 0ACE2

NATIONAL WELDING ALLOYS INC

PITTSBURGH, PA 15215-2624 US

Telephone: 412-781-4255

Cage: 0ACE2

IRON (OXIDE DUST &FUME)

CAS: 1309-37-1

RTECS: NO7400000

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3;2 PPM

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

CAS: 13463-67-7

RTECS: XR2275000

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

NICKEL

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

HYDROGEN

CAS: 1333-74-0

RTECS: MW8900000

OXYGEN

CAS: 7782-44-7

RTECS: RS2060000

CARBON

CAS: 7440-44-0

RTECS: FF5250000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:UNKNOWN IARC:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ROUTES OF ENTRY: INHALATION OF FUME,
BURNS FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION. SHORT TERM: WELDING FUME MAY
RESULT IN DISCOMFORT, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA AND DRYNESS OR IRRITATION
OF THE THROAT. LONG TERM: TO W ELDING FUME, GASES OR DUST MAY
CONTRIBUTE TO PULMONARY IRRITATION OR PNEUMOCONIOSIS. LONG TERM
EXPOSURE TO IRON FUME MAY PRODUCE SIDEROSIS, WHICH IS GENERALLY
REGARDED AS BENIGN. NICKEL SHOULD BE CONS IDERED A POSSIBLE
CARCINOGEN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:TITANIUM DIOXIDE AND WELDING FUME ARE
SUBSTANCES IDENTIFIES BY OTHER SOURCES AS A SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED
HUMAN CARCINOGEN. CERTAIN NICKEL COMPOUNDS HAVE BEEN IMPLICATED
BASED ON EXPERIENCE IN SOME NIC KEL REFINING OPERATION. MORE IN
TOXICOLOGY
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH IMPAIRED PULMONARY
FUNCTION OR ILLNESS MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS EXACERBATED BY IRRITANTS
CONTAINED IN WELDING FUMES.

First Aid:REMOVE FROM DUST OR FUME EXPOSURE. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED
PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SUMMON MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:THIS ALLOY IS NONCOMBUSTIBLE. USE EXTINGUISHING
MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO THE SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF THIS MATERIAL IS REDUCED TO POWDER FORM,
CAUTION MUST BE USED TO PREVENT FIRE OR EXPLOSION. TO EXTINGUISH A
METAL POWDER FIRE USE DRY SAND, DRY GRAPHITE OR OTHER CLASS "D"
FIRE EXTINGUISHING POWDER .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:WELDING FUMES/ GASES DEPEND UPON THE
METAL BEING WELDED, THE PROCESS, PROCEDURE, ELECTRODES USED,
COATINGS ON METAL BEING WELDED AND CONTAMINANTS IN ATMOSPHERE. WHEN
ELECTRODE IS CONSUMED, THE FUME AN D GAS DECOMPOSITION IS DIFFERENT
IN % AND FORM FROM THE INGREDIENTS. (CON'T IN OTHER PRECAUTIONS)
Other Precautions:FUME/GAS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS, NOT INGREDIENTS IN
ELECTRODE ARE IMPORTANT. CONCENTRATION OF FUME/GAS MAY
INCREASE/DECREASE. NEW COMPOUNDS MAY FORM. DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
OF NORMAL OPERATION INCLUD E ORIGINATING FROM VOLATILIZATION,
REACTION /OXIDATION OF MATERIALS PLUS THOSE FROM BSE METAL AND CO
ATING.

Respiratory Protection:USE REPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING, BAZING OR SOLDERING IN CONFINED SPACE OR
WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW
PEL, TLV OR STEL.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION, LOCAL EXHAUSE AT THE ARC (FLAME) OR
BOTH, TO KEEP THE FUMES AND GASES BELOW PEL TLV/STEL IN THE
WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE AND GENERAL AREA
Protective Gloves:MINIMUM: WELDERS GLOVES
Eye Protection:HELMET OR FACE SHIELD WITH FILTER LENS OF APPROPRIATE
SHADE NUMBER.
Other Protective Equipment:PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SCREEN AND FLASH GOGGLES
IF NECESSARY TO SHIELD OTHERS. WEAR HEAD AND BODY PROTECTION WHICH
HELP TO PREVENT INJURY FROM RADIATION/SPARKS/ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Work Hygienic Practices:TRAIN EMPLOYEE TO KEEP HIS HEAD OUT OF THE
FUMES AND NOT TO TOUCH LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS AND TO INSULATE SELF
FROM WORK AND GROUND. WELDERS SHOULD NOT WEAR SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS,
SHORT PANTS OR CUTOFFS
Supplemental Safety and Health
MINIMUN PROTECTION: ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS, HATS, SHOULDER PROTECTION
AS WELL AS DARK SUBSTANTIAL CLOTHING. USE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO CLEAR
WELDING FUMES. MAKE SURE THAT INHALAED AIR DOES NOT CONTAIN FU ME
CONSTITUENTS ABOVE PERMISSIBLE LEVELS.

Appearance and Odor:SOLID WIRE OR ROD, GREY TO SILVER IN COLOR

MINERAL ACIDES, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS WHICH MAY GENERATE HYDROGEN
GAS; THE EVOLUTION OF HYDROGEN MAY BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:VARIOUS ELEMENTAL METALS AND METAL
OXIDES MAY BE GENERATED FROM MELTING OR DROSS HANDLING OPERATIONS.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER IN ACCORDANCE
W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGU LATIONS.

Toxicological Information:THE SPECIFIC COMPOUNDS HAVE NOT BEEN
DETERMINED & A DIRECT ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NICKEL IN WELDING FUME &
CANCER HAS NOT BEEN DEMONSTRATED. SOME COMPOUNDS OF HEXAVALENT
SHROMIUN HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO B E CARCINOGENIC. NO CLEAR
ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BETWEEN CHROMIUM IN WELDING FUME
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER.

Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies):
This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department
of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever,
expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.

Ecological:PHOTOCHEMICALLY REACTIVE: YES

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED.

SARA Title III Information:313: NAPHTHALENE: PETROLEUM DISTILLATE. AND
2-BUTOXYETHANOL: ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER.
Federal Regulatory Information:ALL INGREDIENTS ARE LISTED ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
ACT(TSCA) INVENTORY