LA-CO INDUSTRIES INC -- SILVER SOLDER BRAZING FLUX
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: BTWWS
MSDS NAME: SILVER SOLDER BRAZING FLUX
Responsible Party
Name: LA-CO INDUSTRIES INC
Address: 250 N WASHTENAW AVE
City: CHICAGO IL 60612
Info Phone: 312-826-1700
Emergency Phone Number: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: LA-CO INDUSTRIES, INC./MARKAL CO.
Address: 1201 PRATT BLVD.
City: ELK GROVE VILLAGE IL 60007-5746
Phone: 847-956-7600
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Ingredients
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Cas: 7789-29-9
RTECS #: TS6650000
Name: POTASSIUM ACID FLUORIDE; (POTASSIUM BIFLUORIDE)
% Wt: 30-40
OSHA PEL: 2.5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV: 2.5 MG/M3
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: NO
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: ACUTE: INHAL: FUMES CAN BE HIGHLY IRRITATING TO NOSE AND
THROAT. INGESTION MAY BE FATAL. POTASSIUM ION MAY CAUSE LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE
COMA. DEATH MAY RESULT. THE FLUORIDE ION CAN REDUCE SERUM CALCIUM LEVELS
POSSIBLY CAUSING FATAL HYPOGYLCEMIA. EYES: BURNS. CORNEAL DAMAGE. SKIN:
SEVERE IRRITATION.
Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: NOT RELEVANT
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: CHILLS LABORED BRTHG, COUGH, NAUS, VOMIT,
DIARR, ABDOM PAIN. SEVERE EYE AND SKIN IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: CHRONIC INGESTION MAY CAUSE OSSEOUS
FLUORSES. MAY CAUSE KIDNEY DAMAGE, ASTHMA AND SYMPTOMS RESEMBLING RHEUMATISM.
First Aid: EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15-30 MINUTES. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
BREATHING GIVE OXYGEN. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE MOUTH TO MOUTH ART F RESP.
INGEST: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.DRINK MILK. CALCIUM GLUCONATE OR CALCIUM
LACTATE SOLUTION. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: SCOOP UP AND PLACE IN CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Methods: DISPOSE OF I/A/W LOCAL, FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS.
Handling And Storage Precautions: USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. STORE IN COOL DRY
AREA.
Other Precautions: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Text: NONE
Extinguishing Media: MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE (FP N).
Fire Fighting Procedures: NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIPMENT (FP
N). FIRE MAY DECOMPOSE FLUX INTO SKIN PENETRATING AND TOXIC GASES. USE WATER
SPRAY TO KEEP MATL COOL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: IF ABOVE TLV LEVEL USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL (GENERAL).
Protective Gloves: RUBBER.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORK GOGG (SUPP DATA)
Other Protective Equipment: DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES.
Work Hygienic Practices: USE W/ADEQ VENT. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health: EYE PROTECTION: WITH FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD
(FP N).
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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HCC: C1
Spec Gravity: 1.64(H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: SOFT WHITE PASTE, NO ODOR
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: EXCESSIVE HEAT. DECOMPOSES. FORMING PENETRATING
AND TOXIC GAS.
Materials To Avoid: ACIDS, ALKALIS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NO DATA FOUND, BUT HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND
CAUSTIC POTASH ARE EXPECTED.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
Conditions To Avoid Polymerization: NOT RELEVANT
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Toxicological Information
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Ecological Information
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MSDS Transport Information
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Regulatory Information
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Other Information
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: SILVER SOLDER BRAZING FLUX
Company: LA-CO INDUSTRIES, INC./MARKAL CO.
Street: 1201 PRATT BLVD.
City: ELK GROVE VILLAGE IL
Zipcode: 60007-5746
Health Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 10/21/1993
Status Code: C
Label Date: 10/21/1993
Origination Code: G
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Severe
Contact Hazard: Severe
Fire Hazard: None
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: ACUTE: INGESTION MAY BE FATAL. FUMES MAY BE HIGHLY
IRRITATING TO NOSE AND THROAT. POTASSIUM ION MAY CAUSE LOW BLOOD PRESSURE,
COMA. FLUORIDE CAN CAUSE HYPOGLYCEMIA. EYES: BURNS, CORNEAL DAMAGE. SKIN:
SEVERE IRRITATION. CHRONIC: INGEST: KIDNEY DAMAGE, CALCIUM DEPLETION IN
BONES. INHAL: ASTHMA, RHEUMATISM-LIKE SYMPTOMS.
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