Product ID:"44" ROSIN FLUX CORED SOLDER
MSDS Date:12/11/1998
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-411-5096
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLLTY

KESTER SOLDER DIVISION OF LITTON SYSTEMS, INC.

515 E. TOUHY AVENUE
DES PLAINES, IL 60018
US

Emergency Phone: (800) 424-9300

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

LEAD

CAS: 7439-92-1

RTECS: OF7525000

OSHA PEL .05 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.15 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

TIN

CAS: 7440-31-5

RTECS: XP7320000

OSHA PEL 2 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3

SILVER

CAS: 7440-22-4

RTECS: VW3500000

OSHA PEL 0.01 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

BISMUTH

CAS: 7440-69-9

RTECS: EB2600000

ANTIMONY

CAS: 7440-36-0

RTECS: CC4025000

OSHA PEL 0.5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

ROSIN

CAS: 8050-09-7

RTECS: VL0480000

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:UNKNOWN IARC:UNKNOWN OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-INHALATION: FLUX FUMES DURING
SOLDERING MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND DAMAGE OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. SKIN: POSSIBLE LOCAL IRRITATION BY CONTACT WITH
FLUX OR FUMES. SKIN ABSORPTION : NONE. EYE: IRRITATION FROM CONTACT
WITH SMOKE FROM SOLDERING. INGESTION: NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR. CHRONIC
EXPOSURE-BREATHING FUMES DURING SOLDERING MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM IRRITATION, HEADACHE AND IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
SMOKE DURING SOLDERING WILL CONTAIN ROSIN WHICH IS AN ALLERGEN AND
CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY SYTEM IRRITATION AND DAMAGE. REPEATED
INGESTION OF LEAD CAN RESULT IN SYTEMIC P OISONING.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE-INHALATION: FLUX FUMES DURING SOLDERING
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND DAMAGE OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM. SKIN: POSSIBLE LOCAL IRRITATION BY CONTACT WITH FLUX OR
FUMES. SKIN ABSORPTION : NONE. EYE: IRRITATION FROM CONTACT WITH
SMOKE FROM SOLDERING. INGESTION: NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR. CHRONIC
EXPOSURE-BREATHING FUMES DURING SOLDERING MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM IRRITATION, HEADACHE AND IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
SMOKE DURING SOLDERING WILL CONTAIN ROSIN WHICH IS AN ALLERGEN AND
CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY SYTEM IRRITATION AND DAMAGE. REPEATED
INGESTION OF LEAD CAN RESULT IN SYTEMIC P OISONING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:FLUX: PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS OF
THE LUNGS. LEAD: DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS,
KIDNEYS, NERVES AND POSSIBLY REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM.

First Aid:SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FURTHER TREATMENT, OBSERVATION
AND SUPPORT IF NEEDED. EYE: FOR BURNS FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH COOL
WATER. FOR FUME IRRITATION USE EYE DROPS AND REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE.
SKIN: FO R BURNS FLUSH IMMEDIATELY WITH COOL WATER. IF A RASH
DEVELOPS FROM FLUX FUMES, REMOVE PERSON FROM EXPOSURE AND WASH SKIN
WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON FROM EXPOSURE TO
FUMES. INGESTI ON: NA

Flash Point Method:TOC
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IF
THIS MATERIAL IS IN THE VICINITY OF A FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FLUX IN CORED SOLDER MAY IGNITE WHEN THE
SOLDER MELTS IN A FIRE. MELTED SOLDER MAY LIBERATE CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON DIOXIDE, LEAD OXIDE FUMES.

Spill Release Procedures:MELTED SOLDER WILL SOLIDIFY ON COOLING AND CAN
BE SCRAPED UP. USE CAUTION TO AVOID BREATHING FUMES IF A GAS TORCH
IS USED TO CUT UP LARGE PIECES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AWAY FROM SOURCES OF SULFUR.
WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING SOLDER CONTAINING LEAD BEFORE EATING OR
SMOKING. AVOID BREATHING SMOKE / FUMES GENERATED DURING SOLDERING.
DO NOT PLACE FLUX CORED SOLDER I NTO A HOT SOLDER POT BECAUSE THE
FLUX MAY IGNITE.
Other Precautions:EMPTY CONTAINERS MAY CONTAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE. OBSERVE
ALL LABEL PRECAUTIONS.

Respiratory Protection:WHEN VENTILATION IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO REMOVE
FUMES FROM THE BREATHING ZONE, A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR SHOULD
BE WORN.
Ventilation:PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION (GENERAL &/OR LOCAL) IF
NECESSARY TO MEET EXPOSURE REQUIREMENTS. LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
IS PREFERRED
Protective Gloves:USUALLY NOT REQUIRED
Eye Protection:WHEN SOLDERING, USE GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING SOLDER
CONTAINING LEAD AND BEFORE EATING AND SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PER TIR, THE OCMPOSITION OF SOLDER IS: TIN 94%; ANTIMONY 6%; LEAD 0.2%;
COPPER 0.08%; ARSENIC 0.05%; ALUMINUM 0.03%; AND OTHER ELEMENTS
0.03%; ZINC 0.03%; CADMIUM 0.001%.

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:>1
Solubility in Water:0
Appearance and Odor:SILVER-GRAY METAL IN WIRE, RIBBON/PREFORMED SHAPES
W/ A CORE OF FLUX;ODERLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACID, STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO SOLDERING TEMPERATURES,
THE SOLVENT IN THE FLUX WILL BOIL AWAY & CARRY UP DROPLETS OF ROSIN
& THERMAL DEGRADATION PRODUCTS SUCH AS ALIPHATIC ALDEHYDES, ACIDS &
TERPENES. NO LEAD IS DETECT
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

Waste Disposal Methods:SOLDER CAN BE RECLAIMED.

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