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

MSDS NAME:NICKEL GRAPHITE POWDER
NIIN:01-103-6352
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKDMM
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:WESTAIM AEROSPACE PRODUCTION
Address:10101-114TH ST- FORT SASKATCHEWAN
City:ALBERTA, CANADA, T8L 3W4
Country:CA
Info Phone Num:780-992-7444
Emergency Phone Num:403-992-7444
CAGE:36717
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:PERFORMANCE ALLOYS
Address:1212 HIGHLAND AVENUE
Box:City:MANHATTAN BEACH
State:CA
ZIP:90266
Country:US
Phone:310-546-8459
Contract Num:SP0490-99-M-W168
CAGE:0A4S7
Company:WESTAIM AEROSPACE PRODUCTION
Address:10101-114TH ST- FORT SASKATCHEWAN
Box:City:ALBERTA, CANADA, T8L 3W4
Country:CA
Phone:780-992-7444
CAGE:36717

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

Name:NICKEL POWDER
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Minumum % Wt:60.
Maxumum % Wt:85.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1.5 MG/M3

Name:GRAPHITE
CAS:7782-42-5
RTECS #:MD9659600
Minumum % Wt:15.
Maxumum % Wt:45.
OSHA PEL:SEE TABLE Z-3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50=250 MG/KG (RAT INTRAPERITONEAL)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:UNKNOWN  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:UNKNOWN	  IARC:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION DUE TO MECHANICAL
    ABRASION. SKIN: IRRITATION ON PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT. SKIN
    SENSITIZATION. INGESTION: GI TRACT IRRITATION WITH BURNING AND
    DIARRHEA. CHRONIC: CHRONIC INHALATIO N OF NICKEL MAY PRODUCE
    COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO
    PULMONARY EDEMA, INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS. REPEATED INHALATION OF
    IMPURE GRAPHITE FOR YEARS MAY CAUSE GRAPHITOSIS, A PRO GRESSIVE,
    DISABLING PNEUMONCONIOSIS. EXPOSED PERSON MAY BE ASYMPTOMTIC FOR
    YEARS AND SUDDENLY BECOME DISABLED OR MAY DEVELOP HEADACHE, COUGH
    DYSPNEA, CHEST TIGHTNESS, PAIN, DEPRESSION, DECREASED APPET ITE,
    BLACK SPUTUM AND DIGITAL CLUBBING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:METALLIC NICKEL AND CERTAIN NICKEL
    ALLOYS ARE CLASSIFIED BY IARC AS GROUP 2B, POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO
    HUMANS, BASED ON INADEQUATE EVIDENCE OF EFFECTS TO HUMANS.
    EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDIES HAVE DEMONSTRATED  AN INCREASED RISK OF NASAL,
    LUNG, AND POSSIBLE RISK OF LARYNGEAL CANCER, THE MOST LIKELY
    CAUSATIVE AGENTS WERE ALLOYS OF NICKEL AND NOT METALLIC NICKEL
    ITSELF.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: IRRITATION, SKIN: IRRITATION. SKIN
    SENSITIZATION:  REDNESS, INFLAMMATION, SKIN ERUPTIONS. RECOVERY
    USUALLY OCCURS WITHIN A WEEK OF DISCONTINUING EXPOSURE; HOWEVER, IN
    SOME CASES, SEVERAL WEEKS M AY BE NEEDED. ONCE ACQUIRED, NICKEL
    SENSITIVITY USUALLY PERSISTS. INGESTION: IRRITATION OF
    GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT, CHARACTERIZED BY BURNING AND DIARRHEA.
    INHALATION: PERSONS EXPOSED TO IMPURE GRAPHIT E FOR YEARS MAY BE
    ASYMPTOMIC FOR YEARS AND THEN SUDDENLY BECOME DISABLED OR MAY
    DEVELOP HEADACHE, COUGH DYSPNEA TIGHTNESS IN THE CHEST, PAIN,
    DEPRESSION, DECREASED APPETITE, BLACK SPUTUM AND DIGITAL  CLUBBING.

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

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH  WITH RUNNING WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MINUTES, KEEPING EYELIDS OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
    IRRITATION PERSISTS. SKIN CONTACT:	WASH CONTAMINATED AREA WITH
    SOAP AND WATE R. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT WITH SKIN. 
    WASH  AFTER HANDLING.  REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH BEFORE
    REUSE.  INHALATION: ALLOW  VICTIM TO REST IN A WELL VENTILATED
    AREA. SEEK IMMEDIA TE MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION:  NO ADDITIONAL
    INFORMATION.

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

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, ADDITIONAL GRAPHITE, DRY EARTH.  FOR
    SURROUNDING FIRE:  WATER FOG, STANDARD FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY
    CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS OF THE PRODUCT FROM THE AREA
    IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.  DIKE FIRE CONTROL WATER FOR LATER
    DISPOSAL.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS PRODUCT IS EXPECTED NOT TO EXPLODE
    IN RESPONSE TO MECHANICAL IMPACT, BUT DUST-AIR MIXTURES MAY BE
    EXPLOSIVE IN CONTACT WITH A SOURCE OF IGNITION, SUCH AS A SPARK.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL SPILLS SHOULD BE SWEPT UP USING EITHER
    WET OR DRY METHODS. CLEANUP PERSONNEL SHOULD BE PROTECTED AGAINST
    DUST INHALATION AND DERMAL CONTACT. WEAR ADEQUATE PERSONAL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND AVOID  DUST GENERATION.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:CLEAN UP PERSONNEL MUST USE THE
    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO AVOID EXPOSURE. 
    SAFETY SHOWERS AND EYE WASH STATIONS SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN THE WORK
    AREA. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.  STORE CONTAINERS IN A COOL
    WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM MINERAL ACIDS AND INCOMPATIBLE
    MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:PROTECT CONTAINERS FROM PHYSICIAL DAMAGE.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR OR SCBA FOR
    EMERGENCIES, FIRES,  EXPOSURES EXCEEDING 1000 TIMES LIMITS. IF
    AIRBORNE CONC. EXCEEDS LIMIT, USE AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR. IF 50
    TIMES LIMIT, USE FULL FACEPIECE  RESPIRATOR. IF DUST, USE CARTRIDGE
    WITH DUST FILTER. FOR FUMES, USE CARTRIDGE WITH HEPA FILTER OR ONE
    APPROVED FOR FUME. USE NIOSH OR NIOSH/MSHA RESPIRATORS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST FOR PRODUCT USE. PROVIDE ADEQUATE GENERAL
    VENTILATION WITH AN EQUAL VOLUME OF MAKE UP AIR.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES THAT ARE IMPERMEABLE TO DUST AND RESISTANT TO
    ABRASION.
Eye Protection:INDUSTRIAL SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS OR CHEMICAL
    GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:THE USE OF CONTACT LENSES WHEN HANDLING THIS
    PRODUCT IS DISCOURAGED. LONG SLEEVED SHIRTS AND LONG LEGGED PANTS.
    BOOTS. SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE WASH STATION IN WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

HCC:T6
Boiling Pt:=2760.C, 5000.F
B.P. Text:NICKEL
Melt/Freeze Pt:=1455.C, ######F
M.P/F.P Text:NICKEL
Vapor Pres:0 MM OF HG (@ 20C)
Spec Gravity:4.09-6.18(WATER=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SOLID,SILVERY GREY METALLIC POWDER (DARK),
    ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOISTURE, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS (ESPECIALLY WHEN HEATED). CHLORINATED
    PARAFFINS (ALKANES), AMMONIUM NITRATE, HYDRAZINE, PERFORMIC ACID,
    PHOSPHOROUS, SELENIUM, SULPHUR, AND TITANIUM.,
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CONTACT BETWEEN NICKEL AND MINERAL
    ACIDS LIBERATES HYDROGEN GAS WHICH CAN FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH
    AIR.

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

Toxicological Information:TLV (ACGIH 1996) ACGIH TLV-TWA (1996) 1.5
    MG/M3 FOR NICKEL METAL AND INSOLUBLE COMPOUNDS OF NI.
    TOXICOLOGICALLY SYNERGISTIC PRODUCTS: NONE KNOWN. TERATOGENIC
    EFFECTS: THERE ARE NO REPORTS THAT EXPOSUR E TO NICKEL HAS RESULTED
    IN BIRTH DEFECTS IN HUMANS.

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

Ecological:EXCOTOXICITY: NICKEL FORMS MANY WATER SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS. AT
    LOW LEVELS (APPROXIMATELY 0.05 MG/LITER) IN WATER.	NICKEL
    STIMULATES THE GROWTH OF ALGAE WHILE AT HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS
    (>0.05 MG/L) IT IS	GENERALLY TOXIC. NICKEL HAS BOTH AN ACUTE AND A
    CHRONIC EFFECT ON FISH AND AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES. STUDIES OF NICKEL
    IN THE AQUATIC FOOD CHAIN SHOWS DECREASING NICKEL CONCENTRATIONS AT
    INCREASING LEVEL S IN THE FOOD CHAIN INDICATING THAT THERE IS NO
    BIOMAGNIFICATION OF NICKEL.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF WASTE ACCORDING TO LOCAL, PROVINCIAL,
     OR FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS OR CONSULT YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL
    ADVISOR.  RECYCLE TO PROCESS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

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

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED UNDER TDG (CANADA). AIR TRANSPORT
    (ICAO/IATA):  NOT REGULATED. MARINE TRANSPORT (IMDG CODE) : NOT
    REGULATED. WHMIS CLASS D-28: MATERIAL CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS
    (TOXIC). FEDERAL AND P ROVINCIAL REGULATIONS: CEPA DSL: NICKEL
    GRAPHIC POWDER.

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