===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:ZIRCONIATED TUNGSTEN, 8096-123X
NIIN:00N086610
MSDS Number: CHFPX
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:OSRAM SYLVANIA INC
Address:HAWES ST
City:TONOWANDA
State:PA
ZIP:18848
Country:US
Info Phone Num:316-942-8308
Emergency Phone Num:717-265-2121
Preparer's Name:DENNIS WILSON
CAGE:FO606
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:GTE PRODUCTS CORP PRECISION MATERIALS PRODUCTS
Box:70
City:TOWANDA
State:PA
ZIP:18848-0070
Country:US
Phone:717-265-2121
CAGE:98251
Company:OSRAM SYLVANIA INC OFFICE HEADQUARTERS
Address:100 ENDICOTT ST
City:DANVERS
State:MA
ZIP:01923-3754
Country:US
Phone:508-777-1900
CAGE:FO606
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:TUNGSTEN
CAS:7440-33-7
RTECS #:YO7175000
Fraction by Wt: 99%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3;3 STEL
Name:ZIRCONIUM; (ZIRCONIUM (DRY))
CAS:7440-67-7
RTECS #:ZH7070000
Fraction by Wt: 1%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3;10 STEL
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION OF FUMES GENERATED DURING
WELDING. MOST STUDIES HAVE FOUND TUNGSTEN TO BE TOXICOLOGICALLY
INERT. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: BREATHING DIFFICULTY,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DRYNESS OR IRRITATIO N OF NOSE, THROAT, EYES.
BURNING SENSATION OF SKIN OR EYES. UNCONSCIOUSNESS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, ERYTHMAS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/POTABLE
WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD .
INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IMPAIRED, ASSISTED RESPIR
ATION MAY BE REQUIRED. SKIN:TREAT U.V. EXPOSURE SIMILAR TO SEVERE
SUNBURN, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION!
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE . NOT
FLAMMABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARC & SPARKS CAN IGNITE
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ZIRCONIUM IS DANGEROUS IN FORM OF DUST, BY
CHEMICAL REACTION TO AIR, WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT OF FLAME/CHEMICAL
REACTION WITH OXIDIZERS. REFER TO ANS I Z49.1, "SAFETY IN WELDING &
CUTTING" PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Other Precautions:NONE.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR
WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACES & WHENEVER FUME CONCS EXCEED
APPLICABLE LIMITS FOR ZIRCONIUM, TUNGSTEN OR OTHER WELDING FUMES.
ALL REQUIREMENTS SET FORT H IN 29 CFR 1910.134 SHOULD BE MET.
Ventilation:GEN &/OR LOC EXHST AT WELDING ARC REC. IF SUCH EQUIP IS NOT
AVAIL, USE NIOSH APPRVD RESPS AS SPECIFIED ABOVE. AIR SAMPLING IF
NEC TO DETERMINE CORRECTIVE MEAS.
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS & FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD
OR (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
SHOWER . FOOTWEAR:SUITABLE FOR METAL WORKING. CLOTHING:DARK,
SUBSTANTIAL - APRON, ETC AS RECOMMENDED BY ANSI Z49.1.
Work Hygienic Practices:OPERATOR TRAINED TO AVOID ELECTRICAL SHOCK & UV
RAY EXPOSURE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EYE PROTECTION: WELDER'S HELMET WITH PROPER FILTER LENS. BOILING
POINT: 10220F,5660C.
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:19
Solubility in Water:NOT SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID, GRAY METAL CYLINDER; NO ODOR.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING FUMES (OXIDES OF METAL BEING
WELDED & GASES, SUCH AS CARBON MONOXIDE, OZONE & OXIDES OF
NITROGEN) DEPENDING ON PROCESS & METAL BEING WELDED. SOME LOSS OF
ELECTRODE WILL OCCUR.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF I/A/W LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
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