Product ID:5654 BARE WIRE ALUMINUM ALLOY
MSDS Date:09/01/1995
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:F BT
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLQQD

NATIONAL WELDING ALLOYS INC

1600 SOUTH CANAL STREET
PITTSBURGH, PA 15215-2624
US

Emergency Phone: 412-781-4255

Info Phone: 412-781-4255

Cage: 0ACE2

NATIONAL WELDING ALLOYS INC

PITTSBURGH, PA 15215-2624 US

Telephone: 412-781-4255

Cage: 0ACE2

ALUMINIUM

CAS: 7429-90-5

RTECS: BD0330000

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

CHROMIUM

CAS: 7440-47-3

RTECS: GB4200000

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

MAGNESIUM

CAS: 7439-95-4

RTECS: OM2100000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

ZINC

CAS: 1314-13-2

RTECS: ZH4810000

OSHA PEL 5.00 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5.00 MG/M3

COPPER

CAS: 7440-50-8

RTECS: GL5325000

OSHA PEL 0.10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 0.20 MG/M3

EPA Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 5000 LBS

MANGANESE

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

OSHA PEL 1.0 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1.0 MG/M3

SILICON

CAS: 7440-21-3

RTECS: VW0400000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

IRON

CAS: 7439-89-6

RTECS: NO4565500

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

TITANIUM

CAS: 7440-32-6

RTECS: XR1700000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:UNKNOWN IARC:UNKNOWN OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:WELDING GENERATES FUMES, GASES AND
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITH KNOWN ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE
COMPOSITION OF WELDING EMISSIONS VARIES SUBSTANTIALLY WITH THE
WELDING PROCESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHROMIUM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A POSSIBLE
CARCINOGEN PER OSHA 29CFR 1910.1200. SOME COMPOUNDS OF HEXAVALENT
CHROMIUM HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE CARCINOGENIC. NO CLEAR
ASSOCIATION, HOWEVER, HAS BEEN ESTAB LISHED BETWEEN CHROMIUM IN
WELDING FUME & THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER.
Effects of Overexposure:SHORT TERM EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUME MAY RESULT
IN DISCOMFORT, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA AND DRYNESS OR IRRITATION OF THE
THROAT. LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO WELDING 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.
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:NO UNUSUAL FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARDS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MATERIAL.

Other Precautions:USE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO CLEAR WELDING FUMES. MAKE SURE
THAT INHALED AIR DOES NOT CONTAIN FUME CONSTITUENTS ABOVE
PERMISSABLE LEVELS.

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING, BRAZING 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 EXHAUST AT THE ARC (OR
FLAME), OR BOTH, TO KEEP THE FUMES & GASES BELOW PEL'S, TLV'S OR
STEL'S IN THE BREATHING ZONE.
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES, ARM PROTECTORS
Eye Protection:WEAR HELMET OR USE FACE SHIELD WITH FILTER LENS OF
APPROPRIATE SHADE NUMBER
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR HEAD & BODY PROTECTION WHICH HELP TO
PREVENT INJURY FROM RADIATION, SPARKS, FLAME AND ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
APRONS, HATS, SHOULDER PROTECTION, DARK CLOTHING. WELDERS SHOULD
NOT WEAR SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS
Supplemental Safety and Health
WELDING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. THE COMPOSITION &
QUANTITY OF BOTH ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE METAL BEING WELDED, THE
PROCESS, PROCEDURES AND ELECTRODES USED.

AVOID CONTACT WITH MINERAL ACIDS AND 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 CROSS 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 FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH FEDERAL, STATE A ND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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