===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:BRASS ALLOYS
NIIN:00N093271
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJYHF
=== 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:COPPER (CU)
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
Minumum % Wt:55.
Maxumum % Wt:90.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Name:LEAD (PB)
CAS:7439-92-1
RTECS #:OF7525000
= Wt:3.7
ACGIH TLV:0.15 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Name:LEAD CHROMATE
CAS:7758-97-6
RTECS #:GB2975000
ACGIH TLV:0.012 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
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:TIN (SN)
CAS:7440-31-5
RTECS #:XP7320000
= Wt:1.
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3
Name:TIN OXIDE
CAS:1332-29-2
RTECS #:XQ3980000
Name:WELDING FUMES
Name:ZINC CHROMATE; (ZINC (ZN))
CAS:13530-65-9
RTECS #:GB3290000
= Wt:45.
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG/M3
Name:CHROMATE(1-), HYDROXYOCTAOXODIZINCATEDI-, POTASSIUM
CAS:11103-86-9
RTECS #:GA9170000
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG/M3
Name:ZINC CHROMATE YELLOW
CAS:37300-23-5
RTECS #:GE4600000
ACGIH TLV:0.01 MG/M3
Name:ZINC OXIDE (ZNO)
CAS:1314-13-2
RTECS #:ZH4810000
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3
===================== 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 ME TALLIC 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 OF EXPOS CONSIST OF METALLIC TASTE I N MOUTH, DRYNESS
OF THROAT, CHILLS, FEVER & INFLUENZA-LIKE SYMPS, USUALLY LASTING
12-48 HRS. CHRONIC: LEAD APPEARS ON THE NAVY LIST OF OCCUP CHEM
REPRO HAZS. CONSULT APPROP HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CONCER NING (EFTS
OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:LEAD CHROMATE: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 49,
PG 49, 1990: GROUP 1. NTP 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS, 1998:
KNOWN TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN. ZINC CHROMATE: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL
49, PG 49, 1990: GROUP 1. NT P 8TH ANNUAL REPORT ON CARCINOGENS,
KNOWN TO BE HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS: LATEST HAZ LIST & SAFE HNDLG & EXPOS
INFO . CHRONIC & PRLNGD INHAL OF HIGH CONCS OF FUMES/DUST OF
FOLLOWING ELEMENTS MAY LEAD TO CNDTNS LISTED. COPPER (CU): NO
CHRONIC DEBILITATING SY MPS INDICATED. INHAL OF CU DUSTS, FUMES &
MISTS MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF EYES, NOSE & THROAT & FLU-LIKE ILLNESS -
METAL FUME FEVER. EARLY SYMPS OF METAL FUME FEVER INCL METALLIC OR
SWEET TASTE IN MOUTH, DRY NESS & IRRIT OF THROAT & COUGH. SYMPS MAY
PROGRESS TO SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HDCH, FEVER, CHILLS, MUSC ACHES,
NAUS, VOMIT, WEAK, FATG & PROFUSE SWEATING. ATTACK MAY LAST 6-48
HRS & MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR AFTER PERIOD AWAY FROM JOB. (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: PRODUCT IN THE SOLID STATE 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. ARC OR SPARK GENERATED
WHEN WELDING OR BURNING COULD BE A SOURCE OF IGNITION FOR
COMBUSTION AND FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. D UST CLOUDS MAY BE EXPLOSIVE;
PREVENT FORMATION.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:FINE TURNINGS AND 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.
SINCE LEAD IS CUMULATIVE TOX METAL BY INHAL OR INGEST, APPROP INDUS
PRECS TO GUARD AGAINST THESE TWO ROUTES OF EXPOS NEED TO BE TAKEN
WHEN HNDLG THES E ALLOYS. SAMPLING TO ESTABLISH LEAD LEVEL EXPOS TO
AIRBORNE PARTICULATE OR FUMES IS POSS. CONSULT O SHA LEAD (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: STD CFR 1910.1025 FOR SPECIFIC HLTH/INDUS HYGIENE PRECS &
REQS TO FOLLOW WHEN HNDLG LEAD CMPDS. EFTS OF OVEREXP: CHRONIC
OVEREXP TO CU FUMES MAY RSLT IN BLOOD DISORDERS (ANEMIA). RPTD/PRL
NGD EXPOS TO CU FUMES MAY CAUSE DISCOLORATION OF HAIR, HANDS &
SOLES OF FEET (KERATINIZATION).(OTHER INFO)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:N/A (BASE METAL)
Melt/Freeze Pt:>865.6C, ######F
M.P/F.P Text:1590-1900F (BASE MEATL)
Spec Gravity:7.5-9.0 (H*2O=1)
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW-BROWN METAL; ODORLESS.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMPAT W/MERCURY, AMMONIA, ACETYLENE & ACIDS.AVOID EXPOS DURING
STORAGE TO STRONG ACIDS, BASES OR OXIDIZING AGENTS. TOX GASES,
AEROSOLS & VAPS MAY BE RELSD IN FIRE INVOLVING COPPER ALLOYS IF
FUMES OF OTHER CMPDS OR OTHER
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.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:N/P. OTHER INFO: SEIZURES, COMA & DEATH.
CHRONIC/ACUTE INHAL EXPOS TO INORG LEAD CMPDS CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT
SEVERAL ORGAN SYSTEMS INCL NERVOUS, GI, HEMATOLOGICAL & RENAL
SYSTEMS. EARLY EFTS - FATG, CO NSTIP, MUSC ACHES, ABDOMINAL PAINS &
DECR APPETITE. LATER SIGNS & SYMPS CAN INCL ANEMIA, PALLOR, "LEAD
LINE" IN GUMS & REDUCED HAND-GRIP STRENGTH. LEAD COLIC PRDCES
INTENSE ABDOM CRAMPING WHICH CAN BE ACCOMPANIED BY CONSTIP, NAUS &
VOMIT. CNDTN CALLED "WRIST DROP" CAN DEVELOP IF PERIPHERAL NERVOUS
SYS AFFECTED. SEV CNS EFTS USUALLY ONLY OCCUR AFTER HEAVY & RAPID
LEAD EXPOS. SIGNS & SYMPS INCL HDCH , DIZZ, CONVLS, (ECOLOGICAL
INFO)
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:N/P. TOXICOLOGICAL INFO: DELIRIUM, COMA & POSS DEATH.
LONG-TERM EXPOS CAN ALSO PRDCE KIDNEY DMG W/POSS DECR RENAL FUNC
LEADING TO CNDTNS SUCH AS STANNOSIS. ALCOHOL INGEST & PHYSICAL
EXERTION MAY BRING ON SYMPS. CONTINUED EXPOS CAN RSLT IN DECR
FERTILITY &/OR INCR CHANCES OF MISCARRIAGE/BIRTH DEFECTS. LEAD
INORG DUST & FUME IS LISTED AS POSS CARCIN BY IARC.LEAD CHROMATE:
ANEMIA, URINARY DYSFUNC, WE AK, CONSTIP, NAUS, NERVOUS DISORDER,
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY & CHROMOSOMAL CHGS. NITROGEN (N): IRRIT OF
EYES, SKIN (WHEN MOIST) & UPPER RESP TRACT. HIGH LEVEL EXPOS CAN
CAUSE DELAYED PULM EDEMA (FLUID I N LUNGS) WHICH MAY BE (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:FATAL. NITRIC OXIDE CAN
CAUSE FORM OF METHEMOGLOBIN; DECRS BLOOD'S ABILITY TO CARRY OXYG.
CHRONIC OVEREXP CAN CAUSE PULM FIBROSIS (LUNG SCARRING). OIL
COATING:SOME PRODS SUPPLIED W/OIL COATING/HAVE RESIDUAL OIL FROM
MFG PROCESS. PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN CNTCT W/OIL MAY RSLT IN IRRIT &/OR
DERM. UNTREATED MILDLY REFINED MINERAL OILS HAVE PRDCED SKIN TUMORS
ON RPTD APPLICATNS TO LAB ANIM ALS. LISTED AS CARCIN ON NTP & IARC.
IF PROD HEATED WELL ABOVE AMBIENT TEMP/MACHINED, OIL VAP/MIST MAY
BE GENERATED. OVEREXP TO OIL MIST/VAP MAY CAUSE ASTHMA, BRONCH,
RESP TRACT IRRIT & NEURO EFTS SUC H AS HDCH, DIZZ, DROW (SARA REG
INFO)
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:N/P. TRANSPORT INFO: & CNS DEPRESS. OXYGEN:
CAN CAUSE IRRIT OF EYES, SKIN (WHEN MOIST) & UPPER RESP TRACT.
ALSO, SEE NITROGEN OXIDE EXPOS. OZONE: OVEREXP CAN RSLT IN MUC MEMB
& RESP TRACT IRRIT. SEV O VEREXP CAN CAUSE PULM EDEMA. TIN: TOX
OFINORG TIN CMPDS IS GENERALLY LOW. CHRONIC HIGH LEVEL EXPOS TO
DUST/FUMES OF TIN OXIDES CAN RSLT IN BENIGN PNEUMOCONIOSIS CALLED
STANNOSIS, WHICH IS REPORTED NOT TO BE DISABLING. NO TISS RXN OR
PULM DYSFUNC ASSOC W/THIS LUNG CNDTN. WELDING FUMES: CANNOT BE
CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. COMPOSITION & QTY DEPEND ON ALLOY BEING WELDED &
PROCESS & ELECTRODES USED. RELIABLE FUME ANALYSIS CANNOT BE (FED
REG INFO)
Federal Regulatory Information:THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED SOLELY
FOR THE INTENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPART 2 OF
PART 1910 OF TITLE 29 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGS, PARAGRAPH
1910.1200. SARA REG INFO: 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 EXC EEDED. CONCLUSIONS BASED
ON INHALABLE CONCS GENERALLY ARE ADEQ IF NO TOX ELEMENTS PRESENT IN
WELDING ROD, METAL/METAL COATING & CNDTNS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE TO
FORM OF TOX GASES. LISTED BY IARC AS POSS CARCIN (STATE REG INFO)
State Regulatory Information:N/P. FED REGS: TO HUMANS. ZINC: NO CHRONIC
DEBILITATING SYMPS INDICATED. DUST/FINES PRESENT LOW HLTH RISK BY
INHAL. SUBJECTING ZINC/ALLOYS CNTNG ZINC TO HIGH TEMPS CAUSES FORM
OF ZINC OXIDE; EXPOS TO FUMES SUBSEQUENT TO BURNING, WELDING &
MOLTEN METAL CAN RSLT IN "ZINC CHILLS, " A FLU-LIKE ILLNESS. ONSET
OF SYMPS MAY BE DELAYED 4-12 HRS. EARLY SYMPS MAY PROGRESS TO
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HDCH, FEVER , CHILLS, MUSC ACHES, NAUS, VOMIT,
WEAK, FATG & SWEAT. MAY LAST 6-48 HRS, LEAVES NO EFT & MORE LIKEL Y
TO OCCUR AFTER PERIOD AWAY FROM JOB. GI INFLAM REPORTED IN ANIMAL
STUDIES. FOR MORE INFO ON HEALTH HAZS, CONTACT NEHC .
======================= Other Information =======================
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