===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:CARBON, ALLOYS AND TOOL STEELS
NIIN:00N093270
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJXTD
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:JM TULL METALS CO INC
Address:4400 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD
City:NORCROSS
State:GA
ZIP:90091
Country:US
Info Phone Num:770-368-4311
Emergency Phone Num:770-368-4311
CAGE:00JL6
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:JM TULL METALS CO INC
Address:4400 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD
Box:4725
City:NORCROSS
State:GA
ZIP:90091
Country:US
Phone:770-368-4311
CAGE:00JL6
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:ALUMINUM (AL)
CAS:7429-90-5
RTECS #:BD0330000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:1.5
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3
Name:ALUMINUM OXIDE
CAS:1344-28-1
RTECS #:BD1200000
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3
Name:CARBON (C) (AS CARBON BLACK)
CAS:1333-86-4
RTECS #:FF5800000
Minumum % Wt:.05
Maxumum % Wt:2.5
OSHA PEL:3.5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:3.5 MG/M3
Name:CARBON MONOXIDE
CAS:630-08-0
RTECS #:FG3500000
OSHA PEL:55 MG/M3;50 PPM
ACGIH TLV:29 MG/M3;25 PPM
Name:CARBON DIOXIDE
CAS:124-38-9
RTECS #:FF6400000
OSHA PEL:9000 MG/M3;5000 PPM
ACGIH TLV:9000 MG/M3;5000 PPM
ACGIH STEL:54000 MG/M3
Name:CHROMIUM (CR)
CAS:7440-47-3
RTECS #:GB4200000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:13.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Name:COBALT (CO)
CAS:7440-48-4
RTECS #:GF8750000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:5.
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.02 MG/M3
Name:COPPER (CU)
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:1.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Name:IRON (FE)
CAS:7439-89-6
RTECS #:NO4565500
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE
Name:IRON OXIDE
CAS:1309-37-1
RTECS #:NO7400000
OSHA PEL:10 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3;2 PPM
Name:MANGANESE (MN)
CAS:7439-96-5
RTECS #:OO9275000
Minumum % Wt:.25
Maxumum % Wt:2.5
OSHA PEL:C5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3
Name:MOLYBDENUM (MO)
CAS:7439-98-7
RTECS #:QA4680000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:10.
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3
Name:NICKEL (NI)
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:5.
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
Name:NITROGEN (N)
CAS:7727-37-9
RTECS #:QW9700000
Name:NITRIC OXIDE
CAS:10102-43-9
RTECS #:QX0525000
OSHA PEL:30 MG/M3;25 PPM
ACGIH TLV:31 MG/M3;25 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS
Name:NITROGEN DIOXIDE
CAS:10102-44-0
RTECS #:QW9800000
OSHA PEL:C9 MG/M3;C5 PPM
ACGIH TLV:5.6 MG/M3;3 PPM
ACGIH STEL:9.4 MG/M3;5 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:10 LBS
Name:MINERAL OILS; (OIL MIST, MINERAL)
CAS:8012-95-1
RTECS #:PY8030000
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
Name:OXYGEN (O)
CAS:7782-44-7
RTECS #:RS2060000
Name:OZONE
CAS:10028-15-6
RTECS #:RS8225000
OSHA PEL:0.2 MG/M3;0.1 PPM
ACGIH STEL:C0.20 MG/M3;C0.1 PPM
Name:SILICON (SI)
CAS:7440-21-3
RTECS #:VW0400000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:2.5
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3
Name:TITANIUM; (VANADIUM (V))
CAS:7440-32-6
RTECS #:XR1700000
Minumum % Wt:.01
Maxumum % Wt:5.
Name:VANADIUM PENTOXIDE
CAS:1314-62-1
RTECS #:YW2450000
OSHA PEL:C0.5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.05 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
Name:WELDING FUMES
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:PRODS IN USUAL PHYSICAL FORM DO NOT
POSE ANY HLTH HAZS. HOWEVER, OPERATIONS SUCH AS BURNING, WELDING,
SAWING, BRAZING/GRINDING MAY RSLT IN FOLLOWING EFTS IF PEL
EXCEEDED. ACUTE:EXCESS EXPOS TO ALL MET ALLIC FUMES & DUSTS MAY
RSLT IN EYE, NOSE & THROAT IRRIT. HIGH CONCS OF FUMES & DUST OF
IRON-OXIDE, MANGANESE & COPPER MAY RSLT IN METAL FUME FEVER.
TYPICAL SYMPS CONSIST OF METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, D RY THROAT,
CHILLS, FEVER & FLU-LIKE SYMPS, USUALLY LASTING FROM 12-48 HRS.
CHRONIC: CARBON MONOXIDE APPEARS ON THE NAVY LIST OF OCCUP CHEM
REPRO HAZS. CONSULT APPROP HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CONCERNING LA TEST
HAZARD LIST (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CARBON BLACK: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 65,
PG 149, 1996: GROUP 2B. COBALT: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 52, PG 363,
1991:GROUP 2B. NICKEL: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990:GROUP
2B. NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1998: REASONABLY
ANTICIPATED TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: & SAFE HNDLG & EXPOS INFO . CHRONIC
& PRLNGD INHAL OF HIGH CONCS OF FUMES/DUST OF FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
MAY LEAD TO CNDTNS LISTED: ALUMINUM (AL): FIBROTIC CHGS TO LUNG
TISS, IRRIT OF EYE S, NOSE & THROAT. PARTICLES DEPOSITED IN EYE MAY
CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE TISS DMG OF CORNEA. AL SALTS MAY CAUSE DERM,
ECZEMA, CONJ & IRRIT OF MUC MEMBS OF UPPER RESP TRACT. LONG-TERM
INHAL EXPOS TO DUSTS/F UMES ASSOC W/FIBROTIC LUNG CNDTN - SHAVER'S
DISEASE. DUST/FINES & FUMES LOW HLTH RISK BY INHAL. WELDING AL,
PLASMA ARC CUTTING & ARC SPRAY METALLIZING CAN GENERATE OZONE.
EXCESS EXPOS TO FUME & DUST A SSOC W/LUNG DISEASE, BUT (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS (IE, ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA,
ETC) MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY FUME OR AIRBORNE PARTICULATE
MATTER EXPOSURE.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR; IF CONDITION CONTINUES,
CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. EYE CONTACT: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH RUNNING
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES TO REMOVE PARTICULATE; TAKE CARE TO
RINSE UNDER E YELIDS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT:
REMOVE PARTICULATE BY WASHING THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION IF CONDITION PERSISTS. FOR MINOR BURNS, APPLY
COLD WATER. FOR SEVER E BURNS, SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: DOES NOT REPRESENT A HAZARD. IF SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
METAL ARE INGESTED, CONSULT PHYSICIAN.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Extinguishing Media:DRY POWDERED DOLOMITE, DRY SAND OR DRY GRAPHITE; DO
NOT USE WATER ON MOLTEN METAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . NOTE: PRODUCTS IN THE SOLID SATE PRESENT NO FIRE OR
EXPLOSION HAZARD. SMALL CHIPS, FINES AND DUST MAY IGNITE READILY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DO NOT USE WATER ON MOLTEN METAL. USE
COARSE WATER SPRAY ON CHIPS, TURNINGS, ETC. DO NOT USE HALOGENATED
EXTING AGENTS ON SM CHIPS OR FINES. ACR OR SPARK GENERATED WHEN
WELDING OR BURNING COULD BE SOU RCE OF IGNIT FOR COMBUST & FLAM
MATLS. DUST CLOUDS MAY BE EXPLOSIVE; PVNT FORMATION. MOLTEN
ALUMINUM MAY ALSO (SUPDAT)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:FINE TURNINGS ABD SMALL CHIPS SHOULD BE SWEPT
OR VACUUMED. SCRAP METAL CAN BE RECLAIMED FOR RE-USE.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:SEE FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA.
Other Precautions:NOT REQUESTED BY USA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
ADDNL INFO: IN WELDING, PRECS SHOULD BE TAKEN FOR AIRBORNE
CONTAMINANTS WHICH MAY ORIGINATE FROM COMPONENTS OF WELDING ROD.
RECENT EPIDERMIOLOGICAL S TUDIES OF WORKERS MELTING & WORKING
ALLOYS CONTAINING NICKEL & CHROMIUM HAVE FOUND NO INCREASED RISK
OF CANCER. (SUPDAT)
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:APPROPRIATE DUST/MIST/FUME RESPIRATOR SHOULD BE
USED TO AVOID EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF PARTICULATES. IF EXPOSURE
LIMITS ARE REACHED OR EXCEEDED, USE NIOSH APPROVED EQUIPMENT.
Ventilation:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MEET EXPOSURE LIMITS
LISTED IN INGREDIENT SECTION.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES AND FULL LENGTH
FACESHIELD .
Other Protective Equipment:AS REQUIRED DEPENDING ON OPERATIONS AND
SAFETY CODES. ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
OTHER PRECS: CHROMIUM & NICKEL & THEIR COMPONENTS ARE LISTED IN 3RD
ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, AS PREPARED BY NTP & IARC. EXPLO HAZS: REACT
VIOLENTLY W/RUST & CERTAIN METAL OXIDES (IE, CU, FE, PB). EFTS O F
OVEREXP: PROBABLY DUE TO SIMULTANEOUS SILICA EXPOS. CARBON (C):
ELEMENTAL C, AS IT EXISTS IN PROD, IS OF (OTHER INFO)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/A (BASE METAL)
Melt/Freeze Pt:=1537.8C, ######F
M.P/F.P Text:(BASE METAL)
Spec Gravity:7.6-7.8 (H*2O=1)
Appearance and Odor:GRAY-METALLIC; ODORLESS
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
HALOGENATED ACIDS AND SOLVENTS, BROMATES, IODATES, ALUMINUM NITRATE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAKE CERTAIN ANY MATERIAL TO BE RE-MELTED
IS FREE OF MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:METALLIC DUST OR FUMES MAY BE PRODUCED
DURING WELDING, BURNING, GRINDING AND POSSIBLY MACHINING. REFER TO
ANSI Z49.1.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:ALUMINUM PARTICLES COMING INTO CNTCT
W/COPPER, LEAD OR IRON OXIDES CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY IF SOURCE OF
IGNIT OR INTENSE HEAT.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:N/P. OTHER INFO: HAIR FOLLICLES & ORAL
MUCOSAL LESIONS FROM SKIN EXPOS. CHROMIUM (CR): SENSIT, DERM,
INFLAM &/OR ULCERATION OF UPPER RESP TRACT, LESIONS OF SKIN & MUC
MEMBS & POSS CANCER. HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (CHROME VI): ASTHMA,
KIDNEY DMG, PRIMARY IRRITANT & SENSIT DERM, SKIN ULCERATION & PULM
EDEMA. CHRONIC INHAL ASSOC W/LUNG, NASAL & GI CANCER. COBALT (CO):
INHAL - ASTHMA-LIKE DISEASE W/COUGH & DYSPNEA, RESP TRACT IRRIT &
HYPERSENSIT DERM. CHRONIC - POLYTHEMIA, HYPERPLASIA OF BONE MARROW
& THYROID GLAND, PERICARDIAL EFFUSION & DMG TO PANCREAS ALPHA
CELLS. COPPER (CU): INHAL MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF EYES, NOSE &
(ECOLOGICAL INFO)
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:N/P. TOXICOLOGICAL INFO: THROAT & METAL FUME FEVER. CHRONIC
OVEREXP MAY RSLT IN BLOOD DISORDERS. MAY CAUSE DISCOLORATION OF
HAIR, HANDS & SOLES OF FEET. IRON (FE): FE & ALLOYS CONTAINING FE,
AT HIGH T EMPS CAUSE FORM OF IRON OXIDE; HIGH EXPOS TO ITS
DUST/FUMES CAN CAUSE X-RAY CHGS IN LUNGS; INGEST CAN CAUSE GI
IRRIT, BLEEDING & SYSTEMIC TOX. MANGANESE (MN): ELEMENTAL MN HAS
VERY LOW TOX. MN OXIDE F UMES IS MINOR IRRITANT TO EYES & RESP
TRACT & METAL FUME FEVER. ACUTE & CHRONIC EXPOS MAY AFFECT CNS
(MANGANISM), PNEUMONITIS & MAY CAUSE FIBROSIS (SCAR OF LUNG TISS) &
REPRO DISORDERS IN MALES (IMPOT ENCE). (TRANSPORT INFO)
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:USED OR UNUSED PRODUCT SHOULD BE TESTED TO
DETERMINE HAZARD STATUS AND DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:N/P. ECOLOGICAL INFO: CNS IS CHIEF SITE OF INJURY
& MAY HAVE ADVERSE BLOOD & KIDNEY EFTS. CHRONIC MN POIS IS NOT
FATAL ALTHOUGH IT IS EXTREMELY DISABLING. FRESHLY FORMED MN FUME
HAS CAUSED FEVER & CHI LLS SIMILAR TO METAL FUME FEVER. MOLYBDENUM
(MO): DUST HAS CAUSED DFCLTY BRTHG, GEN WEAK, PAIN CHEST, JOINTS,
HANDS & FEET, EXPECTORATION, FATG, HDCH, ANOREXIA, POSS LIVER &
KIDNEY DMG & BONE DEFORMIT Y. MO MAY CAUSE PNEUMOCONIOSIS & IRRIT
TO LUNGS & EYES. NICKEL (NI): SKIN CNTCT MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC DERM.
FUMES & DUST - SKIN SENSIT & ALLERGIC CNTCT DERM. EYE IRRIT.
CHRONIC INHAL - IRRIT OF AIRWAYS & LUNG, LUNG FIBROSIS, (SARA REG
INFO)
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:N/P. TRANSPORT INFO: NASAL SEPTUM
PERFORATION, NASAL SINUSITIS, RESP SENSIT & ASTHMA. NITROGEN (N): N
OXIDES - EYE, SKIN & UPPER RESP TRACT IRRIT. HIGH LEVELS CAN CAUSE
DELAYED PULM EDEMA; MAY BE FATA L. MAY DECR BLOOD'S ABILITY TO
CARRY OXYG. OIL COATING: PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN CNTCT MAY RSLT IN SKIN
IRRIT, DERM. UNTREATED MILDLY REFINED MINERAL OILS HAVE PRDCED SKIN
TUMORS IN LAB ANIMALS. OIL VAP MIST MAY CAUSE ASTHMA, BRONCH, RESP
TRACT IRRIT & NEURO EFTS. OXYGEN: EYE, SKIN & UPPER RESP TRACT
IRRIT. ALSO, SEE NITROGEN OXIDE EXPOS. OZONE: MUC MEMB & RESP TRACT
IRRIT; PULM EDEMA. SILICON: CHRONIC EX POS - INCR AIRWAYS (FED REG
INFO)
Federal Regulatory Information:THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED SOLELY
FOR INTENT OF COMPLIANCE W/PROVISIONS OF SUBPART 2 OF PART 1910 OF
TITLE 29 OF CODE OF FEDERAL REGS, PRAGRAPH 1910.1200. SARA REG
INFO: RESISTANCE & CONTRIBUTE S TO CHRONIC BRONCH. VANADIUM (V): V
CMPDS (ESP V PENTOXIDE) IRRIT TO EYES, RESP TRACT & SKIN - EYE
TEARING & BURNING; SKIN RASH RESEMBLING ECZEMA W/INTENSE ITCH;
INFLAM OF NASAL PASSAGES, SORE THROAT , COUGH, TRACHEITIS, BRONCH,
WHEEZ & CHEST PAIN. CHRONIC & PRLNGD INHAL MAY LEAD TO
EMPHYSEMA/PNEUM. WELDING FUMES: CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY.
COMPOSITION & QTY DEPEND ON ALLOY BEING WELDED & PROCESS &
ELECTRODES (STATE REG INFO)
State Regulatory Information:N/P. FED REG INFO: USED. RELIABLE FUME
ANALYSIS CANNOT BE MADE W/OUT CONSIDERING NATURE OF WELDING PROCESS
& SYS BEING EXAMINED. ARC-WELDING FUMES FREQUENTLY MUST BE TESTED
FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE PRESENT TO
DETERM IF SPECIFIC TLVS ARE EXCEEDED. CONCLUSIONS BASED ON
INHALABLE CONCS GENERALLY ARE ADEQ IF NOT TOXIC ELEMENTS ARE
PRESENT IN WELDING ROD, METAL/METAL COATING & CNDTNS ARE NOT
CONDUCTIVE TO FORMATION OF TOXIC GASES. WELDING FUMES LISTED BY
IARC AS POSS CARCIN T O HUMANS. CNTCT NEHC FOR MORE INFO ON HEALTH
HAZARDS .
======================= Other Information =======================
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