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

MSDS NAME:MIL-T-27730
NIIN:00-889-3535
MSDS Number: BFTXV
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Emergency Phone Num:302-774-2421
CAGE:19898
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS CO DEPT ELECTRONIC PROD DIV
Address:BUFFALO AVE
Box:City:NIAGARA FALLS
State:NY
ZIP:14302
Country:US
Phone:302-892-1227 ?
CAGE:50961
Company:E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC.
Box:1635
CAGE:19898

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

Name:POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
RTECS #:TR7740000

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

Effects of Overexposure:TFE POLYMER WHEN THERMALLY DECOMP MAY CAUSE
    POLYMER FUME FEVER AND FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS

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

First Aid:INHALATION-GET FRESH AIR. REFER TO DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT.

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

Flash Point:NA
Extinguishing Media:WATER OR CO*2 OR DRYCHEM EXTIN APPRO TO FIRE
    IGNITION SOURCE
Fire Fighting Procedures:TEFLON RESISTS IGNITION DECOMP PRODS WILL BURN
    ABOVE 690DEGC
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:BURNS ATMOS>95% OXYGEN WHEN IGNITION
    SOURCES ARE PRESENT

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO PREVENT SLIPPING HAZARD.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION
Other Precautions:WHEN TEMP ABOVE 250C,TEFLON CAN EVOLVE TOXIC GASEOUS
    MATERIALS.CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN NOT TO CONTAMINATE TOBACCO AND OTHER
    SMOKING UTENSILS.

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

Respiratory Protection:ADEQUATE VENT IN CONFINED AREAS.USE BUREAU OF
    MINES APPROVED MASKS.
Ventilation:AVOID CONTAM TOBACCO WITH RESIN OR MACHINING WASTE
Protective Gloves:FOR HOT POLYMER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:NA
Supplemental Safety and Health
SEC.IV-INTENSE FIRE,USE PROTECTION FROM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND
    CONBUSTION FUMES. SEC.VI-ON FLUOROCARBON RESINS-SAFETY AND
    HANDLING.

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NA
Vapor Pres:NA
Vapor Density:NA
Spec Gravity:2.15
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NIL
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE ODORLESS GRANULATED POWDER
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

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

MOLTEN ALKALI METALS PERFLUOROCARBON OLEFINS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPS ABOVE 250C WITHOUT VENT.REFER TO
    DUPONT BULLETIN: TEFL
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ABOVE 250C-HYDROFLUORIC ACID
    GAS,PERFLUOROCARBON OLEFINS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:1.LANDFILL 2.COMPLETE COMB AND REMOVAL OF
    GASEOUS PRODUCTS BY ALKALINE SCRUBBING.DISPOSAL METHODS MUST BE
    LOCAL,STATE AND FEDERAL REGS.

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