===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:SOLDERING FLUX
NIIN:00F002019
MSDS Number: BBKJL
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:AUSTENAL INC
Address:4101 W 51ST ST
City:CHICAGO
State:IL
ZIP:60632
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-621-0381
Emergency Phone Num:312-735-0601
CAGE:67532
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:AUSTENAL INC
Box:UNKNOW
CAGE:0VWY3
Company:AUSTENAL INC
Address:4101 W 51ST ST
City:CHICAGO
State:IL
ZIP:60632
Country:US
Phone:800-621-0381
CAGE:67532
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:FLUORIDES
Fraction by Wt: 34%
ACGIH TLV:2.5 MG/CUM
Name:BORATE COMPOUND
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INGESTION: POISONOUS. SKIN:
IRRITATION. INHALATION: IRRITATE MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: DERMATITIS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING BY STICKING
FINGER DOWN THROAT OR BY GIVING SOAPY OR STRONG SALTY WATER TO
DRINK. REPE AT UNTIL VOMIT IS CLEAR. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. EYES/SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:DILUTE & WASH SPILLAGE W/WATER. AVOID HIGH
TEMP. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:MAINTAIN FLUX AT NORMAL ROOM
TEMPERATURES. THIS FLUX IS OFTEN USED W/BRAZING FILLER METALS
CONTAINING CADMIUM.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:FOR BRAZING IN RESTRICTED SPACES, USE BUREAU OF
MINES APPROVED HOSE TYPE C RESPIRATOR OR SELF CONTAINED AIR OR
OXYGEN.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST TO REDUCE FLUORIDE IN BRAZED AREA
BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR SUITABLE PLASTIC
Eye Protection:STANDARD GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROVIDE BODY PROTECTION IN FORM OF LAB COAT
OR CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THOUGHT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE BASE METALS BEING JOINED & TO POSSIBLE
BASE METAL COATING WHICH COULD EMIT FUMES ON HEATING, DEPENDING ON
THEIR PARTICULAR CHEMISTRY.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F
Spec Gravity:1.7
pH:8
Appearance and Odor:DARK BROWN PASTE, NO ODOR.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FLOURIDE & ZINC OXIDE FUMES MAY BE
EMITTED ON HEATING DURING BRAZING.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:LOCAL REGULATIONS MAY REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF
FLOURIDES. FILTER W/ORGANIC ACID TO PH 8.5. DISPOSE PRECIPITATE
THROUGH A LICENSED DIRPOSAL FIRM OR APPROPRIATE DUMP SITE.
ALTERNATELY, DILUTE EFFLUENT W/W ATER TO ACCEPTABLE CONCENTRATION &
FLUSH TO SEWER.
======================================================================
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