=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:SIGMAFORM HEAT-SHRINKABLE POLYMERIC PRODUCTS
NIIN:00D003135
MSDS Number: CHKVN
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:RAYCHEM CORPORATION
Address:5695 HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH
City:VICKSBURG
State:MS
ZIP:39190-9627
Country:US
Info Phone Num:601-638-8209/405-361-4907
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Preparer's Name:DONNA SEID
CAGE:06099
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:RAYCHEM CORP
Address:300 CONSTITUTION DRIVE
Box:City:MENLO PARK
State:CA
ZIP:94025-1164
Country:US
Phone:415-361-4907
CAGE:06090
Company:RAYCHEM CORPORATION
Address:300 CONSTITUTION DRIVE
City:MENLO PARK
State:CA
ZIP:94025
Phone:(415)361-3333
CAGE:06099

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:CHLOROPOLYMERS
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:POLYAMIDES
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:POLYESTERS
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:SILICONES
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:ADHESIVES/MASKINGS BASED ON #10 OR #11.
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:OLEFIN COPOLYMERS
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:POLYAMIDES
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:BASE POLYMER MATL INCLUDE #2-8
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:POLYETHYLENE
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:OLEFIN COPOLYMERS
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Name:FLUOROPOLYMERS
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PROPER INSTALLATION OF THIS PRODUCT
    CREATES NO KNOWN ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH HAZ.EYE:CONTACT W/MOLTEN MATL
    MAY CAUSE THERMAL BURNS.SKIN:PROD NOT EXPECTED TO BE IRRIT.CONTACT
    W/MOLTEN MATL MAY CAUSE THERM AL BURNS.NO HARMFUL EFFECTS EXPECTED
    FROM SKIN ABSORPTION OF PROD.INGEST:HIGHLY UNLIKELY.INSUFFI INFO
    AVAI ON MATL(SUPP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:NONE OF INGREDS PRESENT
    @EQUAL/>0.1% OF PROD LISTED BY OSHA/NTP/IARC AS SUSPECT CANC.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE/SKIN THERMAL BURNS. THERM DECOMPO VAP IRRIT
    EYE/SKIN/NOSE/THROAT. ENSURE LOC REQMTS/LEG CONCENRING USE OF
    HAND-HELD EQPMT ARE OBSERVED.WHEN USING IR(INFRARED)HEATING DEVICES
    OBSERVE SPEC INSTRUCTI ONS.DONT TOUCH HOT SURFACES ON INSTALLATION
    EQPMT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING
    EYE/SKIN/RESPIRTORY DISORDERS(E.G.ASTHMA CONDITIONS)MAY B E MORE
    SUSCEPTIBLE TO EFFECTSOF VAP FROM OVERHEAT PROD TO CHAR/BURN.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYE:IRRIT HOLD EYELIDS APART-FLUSH W/CLEAN H2O.SEEK MED
    ATTN.SKIN:NOT NORMALLY REQUIRE.AFT HNDLG PROD WASH HANDS.MOLTEN
    MATL CONTACT COOL IMMED IN H2O.DONT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE MATL FROM
    SKIN.TREAT AS BU RN.SEEK MED ATTN.INGEST:IF INGEST/SYMPTDVLP SEEK
    MED ATTN.INHAL:SYMPT MOVE TO FRESH AIR;PERSIST SEEK MED ATTN.BREATH
    DIFF GIVE OXY BY QUAL PERSON.NOT BREATH IMMED BEGIN ART RESP.SEEK
    IMMED MED ATTN.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NA
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NP
Lower Limits:NA
Upper Limits:NA
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, DRY CEHMICAL, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
    BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE POSITIVE
    DEMAND MODE WHEN FIGHTING FIRES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FUMES MAY BE GIVEN OFF IN FIRE.SEE
    ALSO SECTION ON THERMAL DEGRADATION & COMBUSTION BYPRODUCTS & OTHER
    PRECAUTIONS.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP AND COLLECT IN SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR
    DISPO OR REUSE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:PRODS W/THERMOCHROMIC TEMP INDICATOR
    DISCONT HEAT AFT COLOR CHANGE FRM RED TO COLORLESS.AVOID VAP GIVEN
    OFF IF PROD HEAT TO DECOMPO-DARKEN,BROWN SLEEV
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/MOLTEN MATL.HEAT-RESIST GLOVE REQUIRE
    IF HOT PROD HNDLG AFT INSTALL.AVOID HEAT PROD BEYOND TEMP REQUIRE
    FOR NORMAL INSTALL.SEE INSTALL INSTRUCT FOR PROPER INSTALL
    PROCEDURES.PROD CHARS /BURNS IMMED STOP HEAT-AVOID INHAL VAPS.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IF INSTALLATION OCCURS IN CONFINED,UNVENTILATED
    AREA,NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORS ARE RECOMMENDED.
Ventilation:VENTILATION IAW GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRAC,ENSURE
    ADEQUATE VENTIL DURING INSTALLATION.
Protective Gloves:MOLTEN MATL-HEAT-RESIST GLOVES
Eye Protection:MOLTEN MATL-EYE/FACE PROTECTION
Other Protective Equipment:FOLLOW OSHA/ANSI/NIOSH GUIDELINES.HNDL GROSS
    OVERHEAT/FIRE DMG PROD-NAT RUBB GLOVE-PREVENT CONTACT W/POT CORR
    INORG ACID
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS BEF EAT/DRINK/SMOKE.DONT CONSUME
    FOOD/BEV/TOBACCO IN IMMED WORKAREA.INSTALL:FOLLOW APPROP MFG
    INSTRUCT/GUIDE
Supplemental Safety and Health
HEALTH:TO PREDICT EFFECTS FRM INGEST.INHAL:IN COMMON W/MOST ORG MATLS
    THERM DEGRAD/COMBUST BYPRODS MAY BE TOXIC-SHOULDNT BE
    INHAL.OVERHEAT TO CHAR/BURN MAY PROD VAP-CAUSE EYE/SKIN/NOSE/THROAT
    IRRIT. D ECOMPO:ALDEHYDES,ACETIC ACID,LMW
    HYDROCARBNS,SIO2,HCL,HFL,HBR,FLUORO-OLEFINS,OXIDES OF N/K/S.MAY BE
    TOXIC-SHOULDNT INHAL

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NA
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NP
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NP
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:1.2-2.0G/CC
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:PLASTIC TUBING & MOLDED PARATS IN VARIETY OF
    SHAPES/SIZE/COLORS,NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NA
Corrosion Rate:NP

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID OVERHEATING OF PRODUCT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TEMPS >RECOMMENDED FOR PROPER INSTALL
    OR BURNS,WILL DEPEN ON BASE POLYMER USED.INCLUDE/NOT LIMITED TO
    CO,CO2,(SUPPLEMEN)

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPO IAW ALL LOC/STATE/FED REGS.IF THERE'RE LOC
    REGS COVERING CNTRL INCINERATION OF HALOGENATED MATLS THEN ALL
    HALOGEN-CONFINING PRODS WILL BE SUBJ TO SUCH REGS.REFER TO PROD
    LITERATURE FOR ID OF HAL OGEN-CONTAINING PRODS.

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