===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:813, CUNI, 67, WELDING ROD
NIIN:00-088-8990
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CLNBW
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:ARCOS ALLOYS DIVISION OF HOSKINS MFG. CO.
Address:#1 ARCOS DRIVE
City:MT CARMEL
State:PA
ZIP:17851
Country:US
Info Phone Num:570-339-5200; 717-339-5200
Emergency Phone Num:717-339-5200
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:A1000
CAGE:19270
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:ARCOS ALLOYS DIVISION OF HOSKINS MFG. CO.
Address:#1 ARCOS DRIVE
Box:City:MT CARMEL
State:PA
ZIP:17851
Country:US
Phone:570-339-5200; 717-339-5200
CAGE:19270
============= Composition/Information on Ingredients =============
Name:IRON (FE)
CAS:7439-89-6
RTECS #:NO4565500
= Wt:1.
Name:CHROMIUM (CR)
CAS:7440-47-3
RTECS #:GB4200000
= Wt:.01
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Name:COPPER (CU)
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
= Wt:70.5
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
Name:NICKEL (NI)
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
= Wt:32.
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:100 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:100 LBS
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FUMES, GASES AND DUST CAN BE A HEALTH
HAZARD THROUGH INHALATION. SHORT TERM EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN
DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, FEVER, DRYNESS AND/OR IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT
AND EYES. SKIN SENSITIVITY MAY A LSO BE NOTED. ACUTE EXPOSURE CAN
RESULT IN THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS WELL AS WATERY EYES, HEADACHE,
BREATHING DIFFICULTY, FREQUENT COUGHING AND/OR CHEST PAIN. SOME
TOXIC GASES MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA, AS PHYXIATION AND EXCESSIVE
EXPOSURE CAN BE FATAL. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN NEUROLOGICAL
DAMAGE, LUNG (FIBROSIS, PNEUMOCONIOSIS AND OTHER LUNG DISEASES.
ELECTRIC ARC WELDING RAYS CAN INJURE EYES AN D BURN SKIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:ALL OF THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED IN THIS
MSDS CONTAIN OR PRODUCE CHEMICALS KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER.NICKEL,
CHROMIUM, COBALT, AND SILICA ARE KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER. EXPOSURE TO
THESE CHEMICALS MUST BE MAINTA INED BELOW THE LEVELS SPECIFIED.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION. ACUTE: DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, FEVER,
DRYNESS AND/OR IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT AND EYES, WATERY EYES,
HEADACHE, BREATHING DIFFICULTY, FREQUENT COUGHING AND/OR CHEST
PAIN, PULMONARY EDEMA, ASP HYXIATION. EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE CAN BE
FATAL. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE, LUNG
(FIBROSIS, PNEUMOCONIOSIS AND OTHER LUNG DISEASES.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:IN CASE OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, TURN OFF POWER PRIOR TO REMOVAL
FROM EXPOSURE AREA AND ADMINISTRATION OF FIRST AID. INHALATION:
MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, ADMINISTER OXYGEN. IF
NOT BRE ATHING, BEGIN ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF NO DETECTABLE
PULSE BEGIN EXTERNAL HEART MESSAGE. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH
SOAP AND WATER. EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. INGESTION:
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN ALL CASES SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR
FIRST AID.
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONFLAMMABLE HOWEVER, ARCS, SPARKS AND
MOLTEN METAL CAN IGNITE FLAMMABLES AND COMBUSTIBLES OR CAUSE
EXPLOSIONS.
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:CLEAN UP ANY GINDING DUST OR WASTE RESIDUES
AND PLACE IN SUITABLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) APPROVED
CONTAINERS AND DISPOSE OF IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. AV OID INHALATION AND SKIN EXPOSURE.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:USE WELD FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN CUTTING, GRINDING OR WELDING IN A CONFINED SPACE
OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR GENERAL VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP
EXPOSURE BELOW RECOMMENDED LIMIT. MONITOR THE AIR QUALITY INSIDE
THE WELDERS HELMET IF WORN AND/OR THE WORKERS BREATHING ZONE TO
DETERMINE IF A RESPIRATOR IS REQUIRED AND THE TYPES NEEDED.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE VENTILATION WHEN CUTTING, GRINDING OR WELDING
TO KEEP THE DUST, FUMES AND GASES FROM THE WORKERS BREATHING ZONE
AND GENERAL AREA.
Protective Gloves:WEAR GLOVES
Eye Protection:OSHA APPROVED GOGGLES, GLASSES AND FACESHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR GLOVES AND FLAME RETARDANT CLOTHING.
PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SCREENS TO SHIELD OTHERS.
Supplemental Safety and Health
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
HCC:N1
Appearance and Odor:BARE FILLER METAL: SOLID WIRE, 1/8 INCH DIAMETER,
36 INCHES LONG.
=================== Toxicological Information ===================
Toxicological Information:WELDING AND HOT CUTTING FUMES AND GASES
CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. THEIR COMPOSITION AND QUANTITY ARE
DEPENDENT ON THE METAL BEING WELDED, THE PROCEDURES, PROCESSES, AND
THE TYPE OF WIRE OR ELECTROD ES USED. OTHER INFLUENCING FACTORS ARE
THE PRESENCE OF CONTAMINANTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE. DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS FROM THE WELDING OR CUTTING OPERATION INCLUDE THOSE FROM
THE VOLATILIZATION, REACTIONS, AN D/OR OXIDATION OF THE ELECTRODE
MATERIALS, AND MAY INCLUDE OXIDES OF THE METALS,CHROMICS AND
COMPLEX METALLICS. GASEOUS REACTION PRODUCTSMAY INCLUDE CARBON
MONOXIDES, OZONES, AND NITROGEN OXIDES. CHLO RINATED (CONTD SEE
"ECOLOGICAL")
===================== Ecological Information =====================
Ecological:(CONTD FROM "TOXICOLOGICAL") SOLVENTS MAY BE DECOMPOSED INTO
TOXIC GASES SUCH AS PHOSGENE. WHEN THE ELECTRODES ARE CONSUMED THE
FUME AND GAS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS GENERATED ARE DIFFERENT IN FORM
FROM THE INGREDIENTS . NEW COMPOUNDS NOT IN THE ELECTRODES MAY
FORM. THE LIMIT FOR WELDING FUMES NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED IS 5
MG/M3. SOME ELEMENTS OR COMPOUNDS WILL EXCEED THEIR PEL/TLV'S
BEFORE THE TOTA L FUMES EXCEED 5 MG/M3.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:CLEAN UP ANY GINDING DUST OR WASTE RESIDUES AND
PLACE IN SUITABLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION(DOT) APPROVED
CONTAINERS AND DISPOSE OF IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. AVO ID INHALATION AND SKIN EXPOSURE.
=================== MSDS Transport Information ===================
Transport Information:THIS PRODUCT POSES NO HEALTH HAZARD AS SHIPPED.
===================== Regulatory Information =====================
SARA Title III Information:THE ARCOS WELDING PRODUCTS LISTED IN THE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEED CONTAINS TOXIC CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF TITLE I I I OF THE
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHO RIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR
PART372 OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER. REFER TO THE FOLLOWING SOURCES FOR
ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION: ANSI Z 49.1 THE AMERICAN WELDING
SOCIETY, PO BOX 351040, MIAMI, FL . 33135. OSHA (29 CFR 1910, US
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, WASHINGTON, DC 20210.
======================= Other Information =======================
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expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
disclaims all liability for its use. Any person utilizing this
document should seek competent professional advice to verify and
assume responsibility for the suitability of this information to their
particular situation.
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