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

MSDS NAME:ZRO-182 PRODUCT CODE: 063029-05
NIIN:01-426-6648
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJXFG
=== 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:(800)424-9300
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:SP0450-95-D-4037
CAGE:0VYG8

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

Name:YTTRIUM OXIDE
CAS:1314-36-9
RTECS #:ZG3850000
Minumum % Wt:5.
Maxumum % Wt:20.

Name:ZIRCONIUM OXIDE
CAS:1314-23-4
RTECS #:ZH8800000
> Wt:75.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN:MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC DERMATITIS,
    WITH REDNESS & PAPULAR FORMATION IN SUSCEPTABLE INDIVIDUALS. MAY
    CAUSE ULCERS PROGRESSING TO DRY & SCALY SKIN, FEVER. EYE:MAY CAUSE
    IRRIATATION, EXPERIENCED AS REDN ESS & EXCESS REDNESS OF THE
    CONJUCTIVA. SWALLOWING: MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN, VOMITING,
    DIARRHEA, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, & BURNING SENSATION.
    INHALATION:MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT  IRRITATION, WITH CHEST
    PAIN, VOIMITING, DIARRHEA, BURNING SENSATION, & CENTRAL NERVOUS
    SYSTEM DEPRESSION. MAY ALSO CAUSE INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONITIS &
    SENSITIZATION OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT IN SUSCEPTIB LE PERSONS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE CURRRENTLY KNOWN.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION IN SUSCEPTABLE
    INDIVIDUALS. CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO THE EYE CAN CAUSE CORNEAL DAMAGE,
    POLYCYTHEMIA, HYPERPLASIA OF THE THYROID GLAND AND DAMAGE TO THE
    ALPHA CELLS OF THE PANCREAS.  REPEATED INHALATION MAY CAUSE
    EMPHYSEMA OR PULMONARY FIBROTIC DISEASE. CHRONIC SKIN CONTACT MAY
    SPREAD TO THE WHOLE BODY WITH LESIONS, ITCHING, SORENESS, BURNING
    SENSATION AND REDNESS.
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 & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH
    AIR. GIVE ART IFICIAL 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. NOTES TO PHYSCIAN:THE HAZARDS OF
    THIS MATERIAL ARE MAINLY DUE TO ITS SENSITIZING AND MILD IRRITATING
    PROPERTIES. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE.

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

Flash Point:NONE
Upper Limits:0.00%
Extinguishing Media:USE SPECIAL DRY POWDER METAL EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL
    TO EXTINGUISH METAL FIRES. USE APPROPRIATE EXTINGUISHER FOR
    COMBUSTABLE MATERIALS THAT MAY BE IGNITED BY THE THERMAL SPRAY
    FLAME.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT AGAINST
    HAZARDS AND DISPOSE OF PER WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
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, AND DUST  CAN HARM YOUR HEALTH. PROVIDE ENOUGH
    VENTILATION AND WEAR RESPIRATOR IF REQUIRED.

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

Respiratory Protection:DEPENDS UPON SPECIFIC USE, CONDITION, AND
    LOCATION. IF THERE IS DUSTINESS, WEAR RESPRI-RATOR 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.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NONE
Vapor Density:N/VOLATILE
Evaporation Rate & Reference:UNAVAILABLE
Appearance and Odor:CREAM COLOR POWDER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN THERMAL SPRAYING, WILL VARY WITH
    OPERATING CONDITIONS. REASONABLY EXPECTED DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS OF
    NORMAL OPERATION FROM THIS THERMAL SPRAY POWDER INCLUDE OXIDES OF
    THE LISTED INGREDIENTS.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

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

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

Transport Information:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

SARA Title III Information:PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TOXIC
    CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF
    THE EMERGENCY PLANNING  AND COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT OF 1986 AND
    OF 40 CFR 372: NONE.
Federal Regulatory Information:ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCTS ARE
    LISTED IN TSCA.
State Regulatory Information:CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (CARCINOGEN):
    NONE. CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (TERATOGENIC): NONE. CALIFORNIA
    PROPOSITION 65 (BOTH TERATOGENIC AND CARCINOGEN): NONE.

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

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