GENIUM PUBLISHING CORP -- ALUMINUM METAL/POWDER, 100  -- 9535-00N081104
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ALUMINUM METAL/POWDER, 100
MSDS Date:05/01/1986
FSC:9535
NIIN:00N081104
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORP
Box:1436
City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12301
Country:US
Info Phone Num:518-382-2577
Emergency Phone Num:518-382-2577
CAGE:5Z768
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION
Address:1145 CATALYN ST
Box:City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12303-1836
Country:US
Phone:518-377-8854
CAGE:5Z768

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:ALUMINUM (SARA 313)
CAS:7429-90-5
RTECS #:BD0330000
Fraction by Wt: >98%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 DUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 DUST

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:CARRYING CURRENT OF 120 AMPS AT 2 VOLTS (SURF
    <600F), IGNITED & BURNED. PILE OF AL POWDER CAN HEAT (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:SPONTANEOUSLY IN AIR W/MOISTURE PRESENT, ESP IF
    APPRECIABLE NEW SURF IS PRESENT. WATER/AL POWDER/GRANULE (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3:MIX SLOWLY FORMS H*2; CAN BE HAZ IF CONFINED. AL
    RAPIDLY OXIDIZED BY WATER @ 180C. MOLTEN AL CAN BE (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:VIOLENTLY REACTIVE. AL OXIDE & NITRIDE FORM ON HIGH
    TEMP RXN W/AIR.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Ingred Name:MATLS TO AVOID:CERTAIN HALOGENATED HYDROCARBS. AL FINES CAN
    BE HAZ W/TRICHLOROETHYLENE IN VAP DEGREASER IF (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:INHIBITOR DEPLETED. DO NOT USE ALUMINUM CONTAINERS
    WITH 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:BRUSHES (NATRL BRISTLE). APPRVD, GROUNDED VACUUM
    CLEANERS TO BE USED ONLY IN FINAL CLEAN-UP. PLACE (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:PICKED-UP POWDER IN CLSD, PRESS VENTED, DRY, METAL
    CONTRS. MIX DRY SAND W/SCRAP & TIGHTLY SEAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP:(CONSIDER D001/D003 FOR AL POWDER). ALSO SEE 48
    FR 49126, 7/12/83-EFFLUENT STD FOR ALUMINUM FORMING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR:HALOGENS, CARBON DISULFIDE & HALOGENATED
    HYDROCARBS. PROT CONTRS FROM PHYS DMG; EXCLUDE MOISTURE & (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:HUMID AIR. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.
    MEET ELECTRICAL CODE REQUIREMENTS. NO SMOKING.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PRECS:INFORMED PERS, CAUT & VIGILANCE, & PLANS FOR
    FIRE & SPILLS. (SEE NFPA, DOT CLASSIFICATION(AL POWDER)(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:-FLAMMABLE SOLID. ID NO UN11309 (COATED); UN1396
    (UNCOATED); UN1383 (PYRO).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:HEATED TO HIGH TEMP. APPRVD DUST COLLECTION SYS IS
    NEEDED FOR AIRBORNE AL PARTICULATE. PROPERLY DISPOSE OF (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:COLLECTED AL DUST/WET SLUDGE. PROTECT AGAINST STATIC
    SPKS WHERE DUST IS COLLECTED/TRANSPORTED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:FASTENERS, CUFFS/POCKETS) AND NONSPKING
    SFTY SHOES WHEN WORKING W/AL POWDER. SPEC PROT CLTHG (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:NEEDED FOR WORK WITH HOT OR MOLTEN ALUMINUM.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ALUMINUM METAL IN MOST FORMS IS NOT
    TOX. IT IS NOT READILY ABSORBED THRU SKIN/GI TRACT & ONLY POORLY
    THRU LUNGS. FILINGS/SPLINTERS OF METAL EMBEDDED IN SKIN ARE NOT
    SENSITIZING. CHRONIC INHAL OF MASSI VE LEVS OF FINE POWDER RPTD TO
    CAUSE PULM FIBROSIS & EMPHYSEMA. SINGLE CASE RPTD OF FIBROSIS
    OCCURING(EFTS OF OVEREXPOS)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:W/ENCEPHALOPATHY AFTER 13.5 YR
    WORKING W/FINE POWDER. (IN ANIMAL TESTING & IN US INDUSTRY NO
    FIBROSIS, EMPHYSEMA/ENCEPHALOPATHY HAS BEEN RPTD FROM AL POWDER
    INHAL). ALUMINUM POWDER CAN BE IR RITATING TO EYES & RESPIRATORY
    SYSTEM. "STAMPED FOIL POWDER" IS FIBROGENIC WHILE GRANULAR POWDER
    IS NOT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WELL WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MINUTES TO REMOVE PARTICULATE. GET MEDICAL HELP IF IRRITATION
    PERSISTS. SKIN CONTACT: FOR CUTS, ABRASIVE IRRITATION OR THERMAL
    BURNS GET MEDI CAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET
    MEDICAL HELP FOR COUGHING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION: GET
    MEDICAL HELP IF LARGE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN INGESTED.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Lower Limits:>0.04 OZ/FT3
Extinguishing Media:SPECIAL MIX OF DRY CHEM; CLEAN, DRY SAND; MAT. DO
    NOT USE WATER, CCL*4 OR HALON.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . AT
    HIGH TEMP MOLTEN ALUMINUM CAN BE IGNITED & BURN. 100% DUST GOES
    THRU ALUMINUM SIEVE; THIS DUST CLOUD(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WHEN EXPOS TO HEAT/IGNIT SOURCES,
    POWDERED AL CAN BE SEVERE FIRE & EXPLO HAZ. PARTICLE SIZE, COATING
    & DISPERS IN AIR DETERM REACTIVITY. RING SM FIRES (SUPDAT)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SAFETY PERS OF POWDER SPILLS. INSTITUTE
    PREVIOUSLY DEVEL PLAN. REMOVE SOURCES OF HEAT/IGNIT. TRAINED
    CLEAN-UP PERS TO USE PROT AGAINST AIRBORNE DUST & THREAT OF FIRE.
    PROMPTLY CLEAN-UP SPILL US ING CONDUCTIVE, NON SPKG SCOOPS & SOFT
    (ING 8)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AL POWDER IN SEALED CONTRS IN
    DRY, LOW FIRE RISK AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT/IGNIT, OXIDIZING
    AGENTS, CONBUSTS, ACIDS, ALKALIS, (ING 11)
Other Precautions:FOLLOW APPRVD CLEANING TECHNIQUES FOR AL POWDER; GOOD
    HOUSEKEEPING NEEDED TO PVNT FINE/THIN MACHINING RESIDUES/DUST
    ACCUM. AVOID GENERATION OF AIRBORNE DUST. FACILS FOR HNDLG AL
    POWDER REQ SPEC DESIGN , APPRVD PROCS, GROUNDING, (ING 13)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:WHERE ALUMINUM DUST/FUME OCCURS, USE OF A NIOSH
    APPROVED RESPIRATOR MAY BE INDICATED.
Ventilation:PROVIDE GEN & LOC EXHST VENT(EXPLO-PROOF) TO MEET TLV REQS
    WHERE AL POWDER IS USED/GENERATED/WHERE AL METAL IS (ING 15)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . USE
    TIGHT-WEAVE, NONSTATIC GENERATING, PROT CLTHG (NO METALLIC (ING 17)
Work Hygienic Practices:PREPLACEMENT & PERIODIC MED EXAMS ARE RECOM FOR
    THOSE REGULARLY EXPOSED TO ALUMINUM POWDER, INCLUDING A CHEST
    X-RAY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROCS:IGNITED BY A 0.05 J SPARK. FIRE/EXPLO HAZS:W/DRY
    EXTING MATL USING NONSPKG SHOVELS. DO NOT CREATE DUST CLOUDS. ELIM
    DRAFTS. SELF-EXTING CAN RSLT AS HARD CRUST OF OXIDE IS FORMED. CNDT
    NS TO AVOID(STAB):BULK METAL AGAINST OXIDATION & REDUCE PARTICULATE
    COMBUSTIBILITY.) 1 MIL THICK AL FOIL, WHILE (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4473F,2467C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1220F,660C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 1284C
Spec Gravity:2.7
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVERY-WHITE, METALLIC SOLID, FOIL, PARTICULATE.
    NO ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AL REACTS W/DIL HCL/H*2SO*3, OR W/KOH/NAOH SOLN; W/ H*2 EVOL; ALSO IS
    REACTIVE W/HALOGENS, OXIDIZING AGENTS & (ING 6)
Stability Condition to Avoid:BULK AL NOT COMBUST; BUT WHEN FINELY
    DIVIDED, CAN READILY BURN/EXPLODE IF IGNITED. (SURF AL*2O*3 FORM
    CAN PROT (SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EVOLUTION OF H*2; FORMATION OF
    ALUMINUM OXIDE & NITRIDE ON HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTION WITH AIR.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DEPOSIT UNSALVAGEABLE WASTE IN APPRVD LANDFILL.
    WETTED POWDER SLUDGE WHICH IS NOT COMPLETELY COVERED W/WATER MAY BE
    FLAMM. FINE AL DROSS CANNOT BE SHIPPED IF HOT/IF WET & LIKELY TO
    GENERATE HEAT. FOLL OW FED, ST & LOC REGS. EPA(RCRA) HW NO (ING 10)

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