MSDS NAME:A-HV VITON FLUOROELASTOMERS
NIIN:00F025431
MSDS Number: BYPKC
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO INC POLYMER PRODUCTS
Address:NEMOURS BLDG N-7451 1007 MARKET ST
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Info Phone Num:302-774-7540/800-441-7515
Emergency Phone Num:302-774-7540/800-441-3637
CAGE:0BA38
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS AND CO INC CHEM
Address:DELLE DONNE CORPORATE CTR
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19880-0800
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515
CAGE:0BA38
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:FLUORINATED SYNTHETIC RUBBER *95-3*
CAS:9011-17-0
Fraction by Wt: >99%
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN/EYES: IRRITATION. INHALATION: MAY
CAUSE TEMPORARY LUNG IRRITATION. HIGHER EXPOSURES TO FUMES FROM
BURNING MATERIAL MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, DISCOMFORT, RASH, DISCOMFORT,
TEARING, BLURRING OF VISION, COUGH, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, SHORTNESS
OF BREATH, WHEEZING, ABNORMAL LUNG SOUNDS, BLUISH DISCOLORATION.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN: COOL RAPIDLY W/COLD
WATER. DON'T ATTEMPT TO REMOVE MATERIAL. OBTAIN MEDICAL TREATMENT
FOR THERMAL BURN. EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION I N ALL CASES.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:>399F
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA & CLOTHING TO PROTECT FROM HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE FUMES, WHICH REACT W/WATER TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC ACID. WEAR
NEOPRENE GLOVES WHEN HANDLING REFUSE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PELLET FORM MAY ACCUMULATE STATIC CHARGE
WHEN POURED FROM CONTAINER. HAZARDOUS GASES/VAPORS PRODUCE HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE, CO & FLUOROCARBONS.
Spill Release Procedures:USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
DURING CLEAN-UP. SWEEP UP TO PREVENT SLIPPING HAZARDS.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP
CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED TO PREVENT MOISTURE ABSORPTION &
CONTAMINATION.
Other Precautions:PROVIDE GROUNDING OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HANDLING PELLET
FORM TO PREVENT STATIC BUILD UP. AVOID CONTAMINATION OF
CIGARETTES/TOBACCO W/POLYMER. DON'T USE IN MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
INVOLVING PERMANENT IMPLANTA TION IN THE HUMAN BODY.
Respiratory Protection:WHEN TEMPS EXCEED 392F & VENTILATION IS
INADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN CONCENTRATIONS < EXPOSURE LIMITS, USE A
POSITIVE PRESSURE AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR. AIR PURIFYING
RESPIRATORS MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PRO TECTION.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN HYDROGEN FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS
< OSHA PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FACE SHIELD, HEAT RESISTANT CLOTHING &
FOOTWEAR.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH EQUIPMENT & PARTS WELL W/LIMEWATER.
DISCARD GLOVES AFTER HANDLING DEGRADED VITRON PARTS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SMOKERS SHOULD AVOID CONTAMINATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS W/POLYMER &
SHOULD WASH THEIR HANDS BEFORE SMOKING.
Spec Gravity:1.77-1.86
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:PELLETS, CHIPS/SHEETS
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPS > 392F
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & PERFLUOROLEFINS
Waste Disposal Methods:PREFERRED DISPOSAL ARE RECYCLING & LANDFILL.
INCINERATE ONLY IF INCINERATOR IS CAPABLE OF SCRUBBING OUT HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE & OTHER ACIDIC COMBUSTION PRODUCTS. TREATMENT, STORAGE,
TRANSPORTATION & DISPO SAL MUST BE IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS
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