===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:TECHALLOY
NIIN:01-347-4485
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJVJH
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:TECHALLOY COMPANY
Address:2310 CHESAPEAKE AVENUE
City:BALTIMORE
State:MD
ZIP:21222
Country:US
Info Phone Num:410-633-9300; 800-638-1458
Emergency Phone Num:410-633-9300; 800-638-1458
CAGE:59711
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:TECHALLOY COMPANY, INC.
Address:2310 CHESAPEAKE AVENUE
Box:City:BALTIMORE
State:MD
ZIP:21222
Country:US
Phone:410-633-9300; 800-638-1458
CAGE:59711
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:IRON
CAS:7439-89-6
RTECS #:NO4565500
Minumum % Wt:90.
Maxumum % Wt:99.
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 (AS FE*2*03)
Name:MANGANESE
CAS:7439-96-5
RTECS #:OO9275000
Minumum % Wt:.5
Maxumum % Wt:2.
OSHA PEL:C5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3
Name:SILICON
CAS:7440-21-3
RTECS #:VW0400000
Minumum % Wt:.02
Maxumum % Wt:1.
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3
Name:CHROMIUM
CAS:7440-47-3
RTECS #:GB4200000
Minumum % Wt:0.
Maxumum % Wt:6.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Name:MOLYBDENUM
CAS:7439-98-7
RTECS #:QA4680000
Minumum % Wt:0.
Maxumum % Wt:1.5
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3
Name:VANADIUM
CAS:7440-62-2
RTECS #:YW1355000
Minumum % Wt:0.
Maxumum % Wt:.25
OSHA PEL:0.01 (AS V*2 0*5)
ACGIH TLV:0.5 (AS V*2 0*5)
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ELECTRIC ARC-WELDING MAY CREATE ONE OR
MORE OF THE FOLLOWING HEALTH HAZARDS: FUMES AND GASES CAN BE
DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH. ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES AND BURN SKIN.
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL. EFFECTS O F OVEREXPOSURE: "SHORT-TERM OVER
EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES MAY RESULT IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS:
DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, OR DRYNESS OR IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT, OR
EYES, TIGHTNESS IN CHEST, FEVER AND ALLERGI C REACTIONS, (SEE
SECTION 4 AND 7)." "LONG-TERM (CHRONIC) OVEREXPOSURE TO WELDING
FUMES MAY LEAD TO SIDEROSIS (IRON DEPOSIT IN LUNGS) AND IS BELIEVED
BY SOME INVESTIGATORS TO AFFECT PULMONARY FUNCTIO N.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED BY AMERICAN RED
CROSS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOY FIRST AID TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.
INGESTION: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH
POTABLE WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD
. SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD .
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARC AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE
COMBSUTIBLES AND FLAMMABLES. REFER TO AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
Z49.1 FOR FIRE PREVENTION DURING THE USE OF WELDING AND ALLIED
PROCEDURES.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:NOT APPLICABLE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANUFACTURER'S
INSTRUCTIONS AND THE PRECAUTIONARY LABEL ON THE PRODUCT. USE
EXHAUST SYSTEM TO CLEAR WELDING FUMES. MAKE SURE THAT INHALED AIR
DOES NOT CONTAIN FUME CONSTITUENTS ABOVE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE
LEVELS.
Other Precautions:NOTE: OTHER PREC FOR ADDNL SAFETY INFO ON WELDING &
CUTTING, SEE AMERICAN STANDARD Z49.1-1983, SAFETY IN WELDING &
CUTTING & WELDING HANDBOOK, VOL. 1, CHAPTER 9, SAFE PRACTICES IN
WELDING & CUTTING, BOTH AVAIL FROM AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, INC,
550 N W LE JEUNE RD, PO BOX 351040, MIAMI, FL 33135, TEL (305)
443-93253.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRABLE FUMES RESPIRATORY
OR NIOSH APPROVED AID SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN A
CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP
EXPOSURE BELOW RECOMMENDE D EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENT, LOC EXHST AT ARC/BOTH, TO KEEP FUMES &
GASES FROM WORKER'S BRTHG ZONES & GEN AREA. TRAIN WELDER TO KEEP
HIS HEAD OUT OF FUMES.
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVE.
Eye Protection:WEAR HELMET/USE FACE SHIELD W/FILTER LENS. PROVIDE PROT
SCREEN & FLASH (SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHWR MTG ANSI DESIGN CRIT.
WEAR HAND, HEAD, & BODY PROT WHICH HELP TO PVNT INJURY FORM
RADIATION, SPARKS, & ELEC SHOCK. SEE ANSI Z49.1. AT MIN THIS INCLS
WELDER'S GLVS & (SUPDAT)
Supplemental Safety and Health
EYE PROT: GOGGLES, IF NEC, TO SHIELD OTHERS. AS RULE OF THUMB START
W/SHADE THAT IS TOO DARK TO SEE WELD ZONE. THEN GO TO NEXT LIGHTER
SHADE WHICH GIVES SUFFICIENT VIEW OF THE WELD ZONE. OTHER PROT E
QUIP: PROT FACE SHIELD, & MAY INCL ARM PROT, APRON, HATS, SHOULDER
PROT, AS WELL AS DARK SUBSTANTIAL CLTHG. (OTHER INFO)
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMPOSITION & QUALITY OF WELDING FUMES
& GASES ARE DEPENDENT UPON METAL BEING WELD, THE PROCESS,
PROCEDURE, & ELECTRODES USED. OTHER CONDITIONS WHICH ALSO INFLUENCE
COMPOSITION & QUALITY OF (OTHER INFO)
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:N/P --OTHER INFO: NOT INGREDIENTS IN
ELECTRODE, ARE IMPORTANT. CONC OF GIVEN FUME/GAS COMPONENT MAY
DECREASE/INCREASE BY MANY TIMES ORGINAL CONC IN ELECTODE. ALSO, NEW
COMPOUNDS NOT IN ELECTRODE MAY F ORM. DECOMP PROD OF NORMAL
OPERATION INCL THOSE ORGINATING FROM VOLATILIZATION,
REACATION/OXIDATION OF MATLS SHOWN IN SECTION 2, PLUS THOSE FROM
BASE METAL & COATING, ETC, AS NOTED ABOVE. REASONABLY EXPECTED
FUME CONSTITUENTS OF PROD COULD INCL PRIMARILY OXIDES OF IRON;
SECONDARILY COMPLEX OXIDES OF MANGANESE, SILICON, CHROMIUM,
MOLYBDENUM & VANADIUM. PRESENT OSHA PREMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS
(ECO LOGICAL INFO)
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:N/P --TOXIC INFO: FOR HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM IS 0.05MG/M3 WHICH
WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION FROM 5 MG/M3 GENERAL FUME
LEVEL. GASEOUS REACTION PRODS MAY INCL CARBON MONOXIDE & CARBON
DIOXIDE. OZO NE & NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE FORMED BY REACTION FROM
ARC, IN ADDN TO SHIELDING GASES LIKE ARGON & HELIUM WHENEVER THEY
ARE EMPLOYED. ONE REC WAY TO DETERMINE COMPOSITION & QUANTITY OF
FUMES & GASES TO WHICH WORKERS ARE EXPOSED TO TAKE AIR SAMPLE FROM
INSIDE WORKER'S HELMET IF WORN/IN WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE. SEE AWS
F1.1 & AWS F1.21985, AVAILABLE FROM AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY. SEE
AWS PUBLICATION: "FUMES & GASES IN WELDING ENVIRONMENT".
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:MANGANESE, CHROMIUM & VANADIUM ARE COVERED
UNDER THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT OF 1986 AND OF 40 CFR 372.
State Regulatory Information:
======================= Other Information =======================
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