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

MSDS NAME:MAGNESIUM METAL POWDER
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLFDZ
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692
Country:US
Info Phone Num:(716) 359-2502 OR 800-962-2660
Emergency Phone Num:(800)424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:MM 20
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:63759
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-01P-1447
CAGE:63759

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

Name:MAGNESIUM METAL
CAS:7439-95-4
RTECS #:OM2100000
= Wt:99.8

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

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXPOSURE TO MAGNESIUM METAL OR OXIDE
    DUST SHOULD BE A LOW HEALTH RISK BY INHALATION AND SHOULD BE
    TREATED AS A NUISANCE DUST. EXPOSURE TO MAGNESIUM OXIDE FUME
    SUBSEQUENT TO BURNING CAN RESULT IN METAL  FUME FEVER. EYES: MAY
    CAUSE BURNS AND CORNEAL ABRASIONS. SKIN: PARTICLES OF MAGNESIUM
    EMBEDDED IN THE SKIN MAY PRODUCE LESIONS THAT RESIST HEALING.
    INGESTION: NO PROBLEM BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIE S.
Effects of Overexposure:EXPOSURE TO MAGNESIUM METAL OR OXIDE DUST
    SHOULD BE A LOW HEALTH RISK BY INHALATION AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS
    A NUISANCE DUST. EXPOSURE TO MAGNESIUM OXIDE FUME SUBSEQUENT TO
    BURNING CAN RESULT IN METAL  FUME FEVER. EYES: MAY CAUSE BURNS AND
    CORNEAL ABRASIONS. SKIN: PARTICLES OF MAGNESIUM EMBEDDED IN THE
    SKIN MAY PRODUCE LESIONS THAT RESIST HEALING. INGESTION: NO PROBLEM
    BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIE S.

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

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: DO NOT FLUSH WITH WATER. REMOVE PARTICALS WITH
    COTTON TIP APPLICATOR. CORNEAL ABRASIONS ARE A POSSIBILITY. GET
    IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENATION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
    ILL EFFECT S DEVELOP, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY
    WITH WATER, NO EFFECT EXPECTED. INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED, IF
    CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING AND CALL PHYSICIAN. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
    BY MOUTH TO AN U NCONSCIOUS PERSON.

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

Flash Point:=635.C, 1175.F
Extinguishing Media:SMOTHER WITH DRY GRAPHITE, TALC, DRY SAND, G-1
    POWDER, PURPLE K- DO NOT USE WATER. DO NOT USE FOAM, HALOGENATED
    EXTINGUISHING AGENTS, OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT USE FOAM, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, OR
    CARBON DIOXIDE. PROTECT EYES & SKIN AGAINST FLYING PARTICLES. AVOID
    DIRECT VIEWING OF MAGNESIUM FIRES AS EYE INJURY MAY RESULT.
    FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR A NIO SH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. WEAR FIRE GLASSES WHEN VIEWING
    MAGNESIUM FIRES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE METAL. EASILY IGNITED & BURNS
    WITH INTENSE HEAT & BRILLIANT WHITE FLAME. POWDERS FORM EXPLOSIVE
    MIXTURES WITH AIR WHICH MAY BE IGNITED BY A SPARK. IN FINELY
    DIVIDED FORM, WILL REACT WITH W ATER & ACIDS TO RELEASE HYDROGEN;
    ALSO HAZARDOUS WITH CHLORINE, BROMIDE, IODINE, OXIDIZING AGENTS &
    ACIDS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:RECOVER FOR USE IF NOT CONTAMINATED. DO NOT
    USE WATER TO CLEAN UP SPILL. USE SAFETY EQUIPMENT-CLEAN UP USING
    NON-SPARKING TOOLS-NO SMOKING OR OPEN FLAMES IN AREA. AVOID
    DUSTING. CLEAN DRY PRODUCT MAY  BE RETURNED TO DRY CONTAINER AND
    SEALED AGAINST MOISTURE OR SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. WET OR
    CONTAMINATED MATERIAL PLACED IN VENTED CONTAINERS AND MOVED TO
    REMOTE AREA FOR DISPOSAL BY BURNING.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN A DRY
    PLACE AWAY FROM OTHER COMBUSTIBLES IN A METAL CABINET. AVOID DIRECT
    VIEWING OF MAGNESIUM FIRES AS EYE INJURY MAY RESULT. GROUND ALL
    HANDLING AND TRANSFERRING OPERATI ONS. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY
    CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL OF CONTAINER BEFORE USING . DO NOT WEAR
    CONTACT LESNES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS. WET, MOIST OR HIGH
    HUMIDITY STORAGE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO CORROSION OF THE PRODUCT.
    CONSTANT CLEAN-UP A ND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY.
    NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD. USE. KEEP OUT OF REA CH OF
    CHILDREN.

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

Respiratory Protection:NONE NEEDED IN NORMAL LABORATORY HANDLING. IF
    DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR A
    NIOSH-APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST OR MECHANICAL (GENERAL): IF DUSTY.
Protective Gloves:FIRE-RESISTANT.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES, FIRE GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE FIRE RESISTANT CLOTHING
    (E.G., GLOVES, COVERALLS, ETC). WHEN EXPOSING MAGNESIUM METAL TO
    ELEVATED TEMPERATURES (950F) WHICH CAN CAUSE IGNITION. GOGGLES.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONSTANT CLEAN-UP AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

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

HCC:R2
Boiling Pt:=1110.C, 2030.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=650.C, ######F
Vapor Pres:1 MM @ 621C
Spec Gravity:1.74 @ 20C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE.
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE (DECOMPOSES)
Appearance and Odor:SILVERY GRAY MEATAL POWDER; NO ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NA

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAGNESIUM WILL REACT WITH WATER AND ACIDS TO RELEASE HYDROGEN; ALSO
    HAZARDOUS WITH CHLORINE, BROMINE, IODINE, OXIDIZING AGENTS AND
    ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DANGEROUS WHEN  WET. AVOID EXPOSURE TO
    MOISTURE, HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN WILL BE PRODUCED-WHEN EXPOSED
    FOR LONG TIME TO WATER AND ACIDS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

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

Ecological:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR THE DISPOSAL OFF CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. DISPOSE
    OF IN AN APPROVED IN CINERATOR OR IN AN APPROVED CHEMICAL LANDFILL
    OR CONTRACT WITH A INCENSED WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE.

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

Transport Information:DOT: MAGNESIUM, POWDER, 4.3, UN1418.

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

SARA Title III Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
Federal Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
State Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

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

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