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

MSDS NAME:TUNGSTEN CARBIDE WITH COBALT BINDER, KENGRIT
NIIN:00N008029
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CHSXG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:KENNAMETAL INC
Address:981 SOUTH
Box:231
City:LATROBE
State:PA
ZIP:15650
Country:US
Info Phone Num:724-539-5000
Emergency Phone Num:724-539-5000
CAGE:EO189
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:KENNAMETAL INC
Address:981 SOUTH
Box:231
City:LATROBE
State:PA
ZIP:15650-0231
Country:US
Phone:412-539-5000/5157
CAGE:EO189
Company:KENNAMETAL, INC.
Address:981 SOUTH
Box:231
City:LATROBE
State:PA
ZIP:15650-0231
Country:US
Phone:412-539-5000
CAGE:85597

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

Name:ING 14: LUNG DISEASE, & DENSITY OF LUNG W/SYMPS AS
    DESCRIBED IN ACUTE EXPOS. ING 4: MAY CAUSE FIBROSIS OR (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 15: PNEUMOCONIOSIS. SKIN: ING 1: MAY CAUSE CONT DERM.
    ING 2: MAY CAUSE CONT DERM. SENSIT DERM MAY FOLLOW (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 16: INHAL/PRLNG CONT. EYES: MAY CAUSE CONJ. INGEST: ING
    2: MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT PANCREAS, THYROID GLAND, (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 17: HEART OR BONE MARROW. TOXICITY: FOR MORE
    INFORMATION CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID PROC: MINS). GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: IF MATL
    HAS BEEN SWALLOWED & PERS IS CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19: LGE AMTS OF WATER. AFTER WATER HAS BEEN SWALLOWED,
    INDUCE VOMIT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE UNCON PERS (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20: DRINK OR VOMIT. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:RESP PROT: 5 MG(CO)/M3: HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESP
    W/FULL FACEPIECE. SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE, (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 22: HELMET/HOOD. SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE. 20 MG(CO)/M3:
    POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY FILTER (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 23: W/FULL FACEPIECE. TYPE "C" SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL
    FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS-PRESS MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
CAS:12070-12-1
RTECS #:YO7250000
Fraction by Wt: 30-97.7%
OSHA PEL:5 MG W/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG W/M3

Name:COBALT (SARA 313) LD50 (ORAL RAT): 1500 MG/KG
CAS:7440-48-4
RTECS #:GF8750000
Fraction by Wt: 2-25%
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.02 MG/M3; A3

Name:TANTALUM CARBIDE
CAS:12070-06-3
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-15%
OSHA PEL:5 MG TA/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG TA/M3

Name:TITANIUM CARBIDE
CAS:12070-08-5
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-15%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Name:NIOBIUM CARBIDE
CAS:12069-94-2
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-5.0%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (MFR)

Name:MATLS TO AVOID: OXIDE: BURNS W/INCANDESCENCE IF HEATED TO
    DULL RED; IODINE PENTAFLUORIDE, LEAD OXIDE: VIOLENT (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 6: RXN. COBALT WITH: AMMONIUM NITRATE + METALS/BROMINE
    PENTAFLUORIDE: REACTS VIOLENTLY & SOMETIMES EXPLO; (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: HYDRAZINIUM NITRATE: DECOMPOSES EXPLO UPON RAPID
    HEATING; NITRYL FLUORIDE, ACETYLENE: REACTS INCANDESCENTLY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: FLEXOR AREAS OF ELBOW, NECK & FACE. EYES:
    INGS 1/2: MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/REDNESS, PAIN & ITCH. (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9: INGS 3/4/5: MAY CAUSE IRRIT. INGEST: ING 1: MAY
    CAUSE GI IRRIT. LGE DOSES MAY CAUSE DIARR. ING 2: MAY (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10: CAUSE HYPOTENSION, PAIN, VOMIT, & SENSATIONS OF
    HOTNESS/NAUS. SEV EXPOS MAY CAUSE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION, (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11: CONVLS/ENLARGEMENT OF THYROID. INGS 3/4/5: SYSTEMIC
    POIS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR. CHRONIC: INHAL: ING 1: MAY (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12: CAUSE "HARD METAL LUNG" W/SYMPS AS DESCRIBED IN
    ACUTE OVEREXP. PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED PERS MAY BE AT INCRD (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13: RISK. ING 2: MAY CAUSE PNEUMOCONIOSIS, SENSIT OF
    RESP TRACT, OBSTRUCTED AIRWAYS SYNDROME, INTERSTITIAL (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 2.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:HLTH EFTS LISTED FOR EXPOS TO
    METALLURGICAL POWDER, DUST/MIST FROM GRINDING. ACUTE: INHAL: ING 1:
    MAY CAUSE COUGH, DYSPNEA, SORENESS IN CHEST, WT LOSS, HEMOPTYSIS,
    BRONCH, & ASTHMA. ING 2: MAY CAUSE S HORTNESS OF BREATH, ASTHMA,
    DYSPNEA ON EXERTION, WHEEZING, INTERSTITIAL PNEUMIT, &/OR LUNG
    DENSITIES. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COBALT: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOLUME 52, PAGE
    363, 1991: GROUP 2B. ANIMAL: GASTROINTESTINAL.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: ING 4: MAY BE CONSIDERED NUISANCE
    DUST & MAY RSLT IN DUST ACCUM IN LUNGS. ING 5: MAY CAUSE RESP
    IRRIT. SKIN: ING 1: MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/DERM, ECZEMA, & ITCH. MAY
    ALSO CAUSE SENSIT DERM IF PREV IOUSLY EXPOSED. ING 2: SENSIT DERM
    MAY OCCUR IN PERS WHO ARE PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED. A RASH MAY DEVELOP,
    USUALLY IN (ING 9)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CERTAIN PULMONARY AND SKIN
    CONDITIONS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE. PREEXISTING PULMONARY AND
    SKIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS EMPHYSEMA, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, AND
    DERMATITIS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG STOPS, GIVE ARTF
    RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM
    CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH SKIN W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF
    WATER UN TIL NO EVIDENCE OF MATL REMAINS (APPROX15-20 MIN). GET MED
    ATTN IMMED. EYE:WASH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER
    & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF MATL REMAINS (APPROX 15-20 (ING
    19)

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

Extinguishing Media:FOR LOCALIZED POWDER FIRES, SMOTHER WITH DRY SAND,
    DRY DOLOMITE, SODIUM CHLORIDE OR SODA ASH.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IS POSS. COOL CONTRS EXPOS TO FLAME
    W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINELY DIVIDED TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
    POWDER/DUST FROM GRINDING EXPECTED TO BE A FIRE EXPLO HAZ WHEN
    EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPS/IGNIT SOURCES. PARTICLE SIZE & (SUP DAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP W/MINIMUM OF DUST GENERATION & PLACE
    INTO SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION/LATER DISPOSAL.
    RESIDUE SHOULD BE CLEANED UP USING HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
    FILTER VACUUM/WET CLEAN  UP. USE APPROP NIOSH APPROVED RESP
    PROTECTION.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:MIN FREE FALL OF POWDER & AVOID
    DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR. FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES, DUST/FUMES MAY
    BE FLAM/EXPLO. KEEP AWAY FROM SPKS/IGNIT SOURCES.
Other Precautions:CONTENTS SHOULD BE STORED IN CLEAN, DRY, COOL AREA.
    DO NOT SHAKE CLOTHING, RAGS/OTHER ITEMS TO REMOVE DUST. DUST SHOULD
    BE REMOVED BY WASHING/VACUUMING. PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS ARE
    RECOMMENDED FOR INDIV IDUALS REGULARLY EXPOSED TO DUST/MIST.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPRVD RESPS: 0.05 MG(CO)/M3: SINGLE USE
    DUST & MIST RESP. 0.5 MG(CO)/M3: DUST MASK, EXCEPT SINGLE-USE RESP.
    1 MG(CO)/M3: DUST MASK, EXCEPT SINGLE-USE & QUARTER-MASK RESP. FUME
    OF HIGH-EFFICIENC Y PARTICULATE RESP. (ING 22)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OR GENERAL DILUTION
    VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW TLV-TWA.
Protective Gloves:BARRIER CREAMS. IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    WEAR APPROP PROT CLTHG & EQUIP. LAUNDER SOILED CLTHG SEPARATELY.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING, BEFORE
    EATING OR SMOKING. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN USING OR
    REPROCESSING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:9.5-15.5 (H*2O=1). VAP DENS:NOT MEASURABLE. FIRE FIGHT
    PROC:IS OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE
    HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ/WITHDRAW & LET FIRE BURN. AVOID BRTHG FUMES
    FROM BUR NING MATL. EXPLO HAZ: DISPERSION IN AIRDETERMINE
    REACTIVITY. TUNGSTEN CARBIDE PROD NOT FIRE HAZ, EXCEPT AS
    POWDER/DUST.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:5198F,2870C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2723F,1495C
Vapor Density:SUP DAT
Spec Gravity:SUP DAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT MEASURABLE
Solubility in Water:PRACTICALLY INSOL
Appearance and Odor:GRAY POWDER OR SOLID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
TUNGSTEN CARBIDE WITH: CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE: REACTS W/FLAME; FLUORINE:
    INCANDESCES; NITROGEN DIOXIDE, NITROUS (ING 6)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    ACRID SMOKE AND IRRITATING FUMES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS IS A VALUABLE MATERIAL THAT SHOULD BE SENT
    TO AN APPROPRIATE RECLAMATION FACILITY IF AVAILABLE. IF MATERIAL
    CANNOT BE SENT TO A RECLAMATION FACILITY, DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE
    IN COMPLIANCE WITH FE DERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
    REGULATIONS.

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