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

MSDS NAME:CO-246 (PRODUCT CODE 032098-10)
NIIN:01-425-9676
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJTHV
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC
Address:1555 MAIN STREET
City:INDIANAPOLIS
State:IN
ZIP:46224-3283
Country:US
Info Phone Num:317-240-2650
Emergency Phone Num:317-240-2209
Preparer's Name:MICHELLE ALEXANDER
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:0FGH2
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC
Address:1555 MAIN STREET
Box:City:INDIANAPOLIS
State:IN
ZIP:46224-3283
Country:US
Phone:317-240-2650
CAGE:0FGH2
Company:STARGHILL TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Address:3850 OAKMAN BLVD
Box:City:DETROIT
State:MI
ZIP:48204-1119
Country:US
Phone:313-933-4141
Contract Num:SP0490-95-D-4037
CAGE:0VYG8

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

Name:NICKEL
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Minumum % Wt:20.
Maxumum % Wt:50.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3

Name:CHROMIUM
CAS:7440-47-3
RTECS #:GB4200000
Minumum % Wt:2.
Maxumum % Wt:50.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Name:COBALT
CAS:7440-48-4
RTECS #:GF8750000
Minumum % Wt:20.
Maxumum % Wt:50.
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.02 MG/M3

Name:BORON
CAS:7440-42-8
RTECS #:ED7350000
Minumum % Wt:1.
Maxumum % Wt:5.

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE- SKIN: MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC
    DERMATITIS WITH PAPULAR FORMATION IN SUSCEPTABLE INDIVIDUALS, WHICH
    USUALLY OCCURS IN THE FOLD OF SKIN. MAY CAUSE ULCERS. EYES: MAY
    CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY CAU SE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
    DEPRESSION. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION AND
    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION.	CHRONIC- MAY CAUSE
    SENSITIZATION IN SUSCEPTABLE INDIVIDUALS EYES: CAN C AUSE CORNEAL
    DAMAGE, POLYCYTHEMIA, HYPERPLASIA OF THE THYROID GLAND, AND DAMAGE
    TO THE ALPHA CELLS OF THE PANCREAS. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE EMPYHSEMA
    OR PULMONARY FIBROTIC DISEASE. SKIN: MAY SPREAD TO T HE WHOLE BODY.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL & CHROMIUM HAVE BEEN DETERMINED
    TO CAUSE CANCER IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS (IARC, NTP). NICKEL IS
    LISTED AS A PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINGEN. CHROMIUM IS LISTED AS A HUMAN
    CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN-MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC DERMATITIS, WITH
    REDNESS & PAPULAR FORMATION IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS,  WHICH
    USUALLY OCCURS IN THE FOLDS OF THE SKIN. MAY CAUSE ULCERS
    PROGRESSING TO DRY & SCALY SKIN, FEVER . EYE-MAY CAUSE IRRITATION,
    EXPERIENCED AS REDNESS & EXCESS REDNESS OF THE CONJUNCTIVA.
    SWALLOWING-MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, ABDOMIAL PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, CNS
    DEPRESSION, & BURNING SENSATION. INHALATION- MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
    TRACT IRRITATION, WITH CHEST PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, BURNING
    SENSATION, & CNS DEPRESSION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:BREATHING OF DUST MAY AGGRAVATE
    ASTHMA AND INFLAMMATORY OR FIBROTIC PULMONARY DISEASE. MAY ALSO
    AGGRAVATE AN EXISTING DERMATITIS.

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

First Aid:SWALLOWING-GIVE AT LEAST 2 GLASSES OF MILK OR WATER. INDUCE
    VOMITING, UNLESS PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS. CALL A PHYSICIAN.
    SKIN-WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION-REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. GIVE AR TIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. OXYGEN
    MAY BE GIVEN IF NECESSARY. CALL A PHYSICIAN. EYES-FLUSH THOROUGHLY
    WITH PLENTY OF WATER. IF DISCOMFORT PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL
    ATTENTION, PREFERABLY AN OPT HALMOLOGIST.

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

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE SPECIAL DRY POWDER METAL EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL
    TO EXTINGUISH METAL FIRES. USE APPROPRIATE EXTINGUISHER TO
    EXTINGUISH COMBUSTABLE MATERIALS THAT MAY BE IGNITED BY THERMAL
    FLAME.
Fire Fighting Procedures:CONSULT AND COMPLY WITH ANSI Z49.1 SAFETY IN
    WELDING AND CUTTING, NFPA51B STANDARD FOR FIRE PREVENTION IN USE OF
    CUTTING AND WELDING PROCESSES. NFPA51B OXYGEN-FUEL GAS SYSTEMS FOR
    WELDING AND CUTTING,  AND NFPA58 STANDARD FOR THE STORAGE AND
    HANDLING OF LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GASES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AIRBORNE DUST PARTICLES, ESPECIALLY METAL
    DUST, AND ACCUMULATION OF SUCH SHOULD BE TREATED AS EXPLOSIVES. TO
    MINIMIZE DANGER FROM DUST EXPLOSIONS, ADEQUATE VENTILATION SHOULD
    BE PROVIDED TO SPRAY BOOT H IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMERICAN WELDING
    SOCIETY PUBLICATION AWSC2.1-73, AND ACGIH PUBLICATION "INDUSTRIAL
    VENTILATION".

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT AGAINST
    HAZARDS AND DISPOSE OF PER WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD.

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

Other Precautions:CAUTION: WHEN THERMAL SPRAYING - ELECTRICITY CAN
    CAUSE FATAL SHOCK! DO NOT TOUCH LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS! ARC RAYS CAN
    BURN EYES AND SKIN! WEAR RECOMMENDED EYE AND BODY PROTECTION.
    FUMES, GAS, & DUST CA N HARM YOUR HEALTH. PROVIDE ENOUGH
    VENTILATION AND WEAR RESPIRATORS.

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

Respiratory Protection:DEPENDS UPON SPECIFIC USE, CONDITION, AND
    LOCATION.  IF THERE IS DUSTINESS, WEAR RESPIRATOR SELECTED PER OSHA
    1910.134, AND OSHA 29 CFR 1910.252 AND ANSI Z49.1
Ventilation:LOCAL DUST PICK UP AND VENTILATION RECOMMENDED.
Protective Gloves:NOT REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:WHEN DUSTY USE GOGGLES PER OSHA 1910.13.
Other Protective Equipment:SEE ANSI Z49.1, ANSI Z87.1, ANSI Z88.2 FOR
    HELMETS, FACE SHIELDS AND GOGGLES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
CAUTION: WHEN THERMAL SPRAYING-ELECTRICITY CAN CAUSE FATAL SHOCK! DO
    NOT TOUCH LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS! ARC RAYS CAN BURN EYES AND SKIN!
    WEAR RECOMMENDED EYE ANDBODY PROTECTION. FUMES, GAS, AND DUST CAN 
    HARM YOUR HEALTH. PROVIDE ENOUGH VENTILATION AND WEAR
    RESPIRATORS.(OTHER INFO)

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NONE
Vapor Density:N/VOLATILE
Appearance and Odor:DUSTY LIGHT GRAY POWDER

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN THERMAL SPRAYING, DECOMPOSITION
    PRODUCTS WILL VARY WITH OPERATING CONDITIONS.  DECOMPOSITION
    PRODUCTS OF NORMAL OPERATION FROM THIS THERMAL SPRAY POWDER-
    OXIDES, SUB-OXIDES, ETC.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WASTE PER LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL
    REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:PROPER SHIPPING NAME: METAL ALLOY POWDER NOI ITEM
    136500 SUB 1.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:7440-02-0, NICKEL, <50 PERCENT BY WEIGHT .
    7440-47-3, CHROMIUM, <50 PERCENT BY WEIGHT.  7440-48-4, COBALT, <50
    PERCENT BY WEIGHT.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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