===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:TEFLON 340J
NIIN:00N015589
MSDS Number: CFWBP
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:DUPONT FLUOROPRODUCTS
Address:1007 MARKET ST
City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-441-7515
Emergency Phone Num:800-441-3637;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:HO828
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:DUPONT FLUOROPRODUCTS
Address:1007 MARKET ST
Box:City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515
CAGE:HO828
Company:E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO
Address:1007 MARKET STREET
Box:City:WILMINGTON
State:DE
ZIP:19898
Country:US
Phone:800-441-7515;800-441-9442
CAGE:18873
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:ING 18:INGEST/SKIN/EYE CONT W/CARBONYL FLUORIDE MAY
INITIALLY INCL:SKIN IRRIT W/DISCOMFORT/RASH; EYE CORR WITH (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 19:CORNEAL/CONJUCTIVAL ULCERATION; IRRIT OF UPPER RESP
PASSAGES/TEMPORARY LUNG IRRIT EFTS W/COUGH, (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 20:DISCOMFORT, DFCLTY BRTHG, OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
SYMPTOMS MAY BE DELAYED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:WASTE DISP METH:PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:RESP PROT:PROCESSING TEMPS IF VENT IS INADEQ TO MAINTAIN
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & CARBONYL FLUORIDE CONCS BELOW (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 23:EXPOS LIMITS, USE NIOSH APPRVD POS PRESS AIR
SUPPLIED RESP. NIOSH APPRVD AIR PURIFYING RESPS MAY NOT (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 24:PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:HAZ DECOMP PROD:OF HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & CARBONYL FLUORIDE
MAY BE EVOLVED @ ABOUT 400C(750F), WITH LARGER AMOUNTS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 5:AT HIGHER TEMPERATURE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:DID NOT REPRODUCE ANY EFTS. HUMAN HLTH EFTS
OF OVEREXP TO TFE-PPVE COPOLYMER: NO SKIN IRRIT IS (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 7:EXPECTED DURING ROUTINE/OCCASNL HNDLG. PRLNGD CONT
MAY CAUSE MILD SKIN IRRIT. SIGNIFICANT SKIN PERMEATION (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 8:AFTER CONT APPEARS UNLIKELY. THERE ARE NO RPTS OF
HUMAN SENSIT. INHAL OF FUMES FROM OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 9:POLYMER FUME FEVER, TEMPORARY FLU-LIKE ILLNESS
W/FEVER, CHILLS, & SOMETIMES COUGH OF APPROXIMATELY 24 HRS (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 10:DURATION. THERE ARE SOME RPTS IN LITERATURE OF
PERSISTENT PULM EFTS IN INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY SMOKERS, (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 11:WHO HAVE HAD RPTD EPISODES OF POLYMER FUME FEVER.
BECAUSE OF COMPLICATING FACTORS, SUCH AS MIXED EXPOS (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 12:& SMKNG HISTORY, THESE FINDINGS ARE UNCERTAIN. PROT
AGAINST ACUTE EXPOS SHOULD ALSO PROVIDE PROT AGAINST (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 13:ANY POTNTL CHRONIC EFTS. SMOKERS SHOULD AVOID CONTAM
OF TOBACCO PRODS, & SHOULD WASH HANDS BEFORE SMKNG. (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 14:SM AMTS OF CARBONYL FLUORIDE & HYDROGEN FLUORIDE MAY
ALSO BE EVOLVED WHEN TFE-PPVE COPOLYMER IS (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 15:OVERHEATED/BURNED. INHAL OF LOW CONCS OF HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE CAN INITIALLY INCL SYMPS OF CHOKING, COUGH, (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 16:& SEV EYE, NOSE, & THROAT IRRIT. POSS FOLLOWED AFTER
SYMPTOMLESS PERIOD OF 1-2 DAYS BY FEVER, CHILLS, (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 17:DFCLTY IN BRTHG, CYANOSIS, & PULM EDEMA.
ACUTE/CHRONIC OVEREXP TO HF CAN INJURE LIVER & KIDNEYS. INHAL, (ING
19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PERFLUOROALKYL VINYL ETHER COPOLYMER.
LD50:(ORAL,RAT) >11,000 MG/KG
CAS:26655-00-5
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:HYDROFLUORIC ACID; (HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (CAN EVOLVE AS
DEGRADATION PROD WHEN HEATED >750F,400C)) (SARA 302/313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7664-39-3
RTECS #:MW7875000
Fraction by Wt: <1%
OSHA PEL:3 PPM (F)
ACGIH TLV:C 3 PPM (F)
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS
Name:CARBONYL FLUORIDE (CERCLA) (CAN EVOLVE AS DEGRADATION PROD
WHEN HEATED >750F,400C).
CAS:353-50-4
RTECS #:FG6125000
Fraction by Wt: <1%
OSHA PEL:2 PPM
ACGIH TLV:2 PPM/5 STEL
Name:SUPDAT:TRIFLUORIDE, CLF3). CONT W/INCOMPATIBLES CAN CAUSE
FIRE, AN EXPLOSION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:BEFORE USING READ FLUOROPOLYMERS SAFE
HNDLG GUIDE PUBLISHED BY SOCIETY OF PLASTICS INDUSTRY. THESE
FLUOROPOLYMERS ARE NOT HAZ AS SHIPPED. PRIMARY HAZ ASSOC W/THESE
POLYMERS IS INHAL OF FUMES FROM OVER HEATING/BURNING, WHICH MAY
CAUSE "POLYMER FUME FEVER". ACUTE: INHAL:EFTS IN ANIMALS FROM
SINGLE EXPOS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:TO THERM DECOMP PRODS INCL CONGESTION,
EDEMA, & HEMORR OF LUNGS. INGEST:ADMIN OF ORAL DOSES EQUIV TO LD50
PRDCED BODY WT LOSSES, CONGESTION & OTHER NONSPECIFIC EFTS. RPTD
DIETARY ADMIN (25% T FE-PPVE) RSLTD IN LIVER & TESTICULAR CHANGES.
HOWEVER, SUBSEQUENT ORAL FEEDING STUDY @ SAME & LOWER DOSE (10%)
(ING 7)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/PREEXISTING DISEASES
OF LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE
EXPOSURES FROM THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL:CONSULT PHYS IF NEC. MOVE TO FRESH AIR. CONSULT PHYS IF
SYMPS PERSIST. SKIN:IF MOLTEN POLYMER GETS ON SKIN, COOL RAPIDLY
W/COLD WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MED
TREATM ENT FOR THERM BURN. EYE:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @
LST 15 MINS. CALL PHYS. INGEST:CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF NECESSARY.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:>986F,>530C
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO*2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE FUMES EMITTED DURING FIRE CAN REACT W/WATER TO FORM
HYDROFULORIC ACID. WEAR NEOPRENE (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DFCLT TO IGNITE, & FLAME GOES OUT WHEN
INITIATING SOURCE IS REMOVED(UL-94). LIMITED FLAME SPREAD & LOW
SMOKE GENERATION(NFPA 262-1990, UL-910). COMPLIES(SUPDAT)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:SPILLED MATERIAL IS A SLIPPING HAZARD. RECOVER
UNDAMAGED AND MINIMALLY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL FOR REUSE AND
RECLAMATION. SHOVEL OR SWEEP UP.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CNTNRS CLSD TO AVOID CONTAM. DO
NOT USE TORCH TO CLEAN MATL FROM EQUIP W/OUT LOCAL EXHAUST VENT &
RESP.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAM OF CIGARETTES/TOBACCO W/DUST FROM MATL.
MED USE: CAUTION: DO NOT USE IN MED APPLIC INVOLVING PERM
IMPLANTATION IN HUMAN BODY. FOR OTHER MED APPLICATIONS SEE MFR
CAUTION BULLETIN NO. H-501 02.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:RESP IS NOT REQD IF LOC EXHAUST VENT IS ADEQ. AT
PROCESSING TEMPS <400C(750F) NIOSH APPRVD AIR PURIFYING RESP
W/DUST/MIST CARTRIDGE/CANISTER MAY PROVIDE PROT FROM AIRBORNE
PARTICULATES WHICH CAUSE POL YMER FUME FEVER. AT HIGHER (ING 23)
Ventilation:USE LOC EXHAUST TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPS & FUMES LIBERATED
DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM WORK AREA.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . IF
POTNTL CONT W/HOT/MOLTEN MATL, WEAR HEAT RESIST CLTHG & FOOTWEAR.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC:GLOVES WHEN HNDLG REFUSE FROM FIRE. EXPLO HAZ:COMPLIES
W/NFPA DEFINITION OF "LIMITED COMBUST" MATL. HIGH SELF-IGNIT &
AUTO-IGNIT TEMPS (ASTM D1929). HAZ GASES/VAPS PRDCED IN FIRE ARE H
YDROGEN FLUORIDE(HF), CO, POTNTLY TOXICFLUORINATED CMPDS. MATLS TO
AVOID:(F2) & RELATED CMPDS (E.G., CHLORINE (ING 4)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>576F,>302C
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.2
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT KNOWN
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:TRANSULUCENT PELLETS, NO ODOR.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPAT/CAN REACT W/FINELY DIVIDED METAL POWDERS (E.G., ALUMINUM &
MAGNESIUM) & POTENT OXIDIZERS LIKE FLUORINE (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES & STORAGE
CONDITIONS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HEATING >300C(572F), MAY CAUSE
EVOLUTION OF PARTICULATE MATTER, WHICH CAN CAUSE POLYMER FUME
FEVER. TRACE AMTS (ING 5)
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:PREFERRED OPTIONS FOR DISP ARE (1)RECYCLING &
(2)LANDFILL. INCIN ONLY IF INCINERATOR IS CAPABLE OF SCRUBBING OUT
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & OTHER ACIDIC COMBUST PRODS. TREATMENT, STOR,
TRANSPORTATION, & DISP MUST BE I/A/W APPLIC FEDERAL, STATE OR(ING
22)
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