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Material Safety Data Sheet WELLER-WICK
1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION AND OF THE COMPANY/UNDERTAKING.
1.1 Identification of substance (as per label): Weller-Wick Desoldering Braid.
Other means of identification: Part Number: 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014
MANUFACTURER鈥橲 NAME: EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: DISTRIBUTOR NAME:
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Easy Braid Company Cooper Tools
ORIGINATION DATE: July, 1996
6751 Oxford Street 3535 Glenwood Avenue
REVISION DATE: April 30, 1999
Minneapolis, MN 55426 Raleigh, NC 27612
Information: 919-783-2126
2. COMPOSITION/IDENTIFICATION ON INGREDIENTS
CAS
NUMBER INGREDIENTS % SYMBOLS RISK PHASE
7440-50-8 Pure Copper Metal 99.9
8050-09-7 Modified Rosin 0.1
2.1 Substances presenting a health hazard: The 0.1% Rosin may cause allergic reactions: does not contain
hazardous ingredients.
2.2 Exposure Limit Values: Copper - ACGIH
TLV
2.3 If substance is confidential 鈥? indicate chemical - fume 0.1 mg/m3
nature to ensure safe handling. - dust 1.0 mg/m3
3. HAZARDOUS IDENTIFICATION
3.1 Critical Hazards: HMIS Hazard Rating 0 鈥? insignificant
1 鈥? slight
2 鈥? moderate
3 鈥? high
4 鈥? extreme
3.2 Critical Hazards to Man & Environment: Health 鈥? 1
Flammability - 0
Reactivity 鈥? 0
Adverse Human Health Effects and Symptoms: Rosin Flux may cause an allergic reaction, resulting in a skin
rash. Clean hands after use.
WARNING: This product contains or produces a chemical known
to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or
other reproductive harm.
4. FIRST AID MEASURE
4.1 Skin Contact:
- First Aid: Flush skin with copious amounts of water.
- Symptoms: Rash.
- Effects:
- Delayed Effects:
- Medical Attention Needed:
Eye Contact:
- First Aid Remove metal fragments and flush eyes with water.
- Symptoms
- Effects:
- Delayed Effects:
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- Professional Attention Needed:
Inhalation:
- First Aid Remove to fresh air. If breathing has stopped, administer CPR.
- Symptoms
- Effects:
- Delayed Effects:
- Professional Attention Needed:
Ingestion:
- First Aid Induce vomiting.
- Symptoms
- Effects:
- Delayed Effects: Wire strands could cause internal digestive tract bleeding.
- Professional Attention Needed: Induce vomiting.
5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
5.1 Suitable Extinguishing Media: Powder Dolomite, Sodium Chloride or Graphite.
5.2 Unsuitable Extinguishing Media: Do not use water.
5.3 Exposure Hazards: Copper reacts violently with C2112, N114N03, Bromates,
Chlorates, Iodates, CI2, CIF2, Ethylene Oxide, F2, H202,
Hydrazine monoitrate.
Hydrazoic acid, H2S, K202, NaN3, Na202, CUN03, S
5.4 Combustion Products:
- Resulting Gases: Carbon Monoxide, Aliphatic Aldehydes, and Acids.
5.5 Protective Equipment For Firefighters:
Not Needed
6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
6.1 Personal Processions:
- Ignition sources? When subjected to temperatures over 180掳F, flux fumes should be
vented.
- Provision for sufficient ventilation? See Section 8.1.
- Control of dust? Vacuum or sweep up and dispose of as a non-combustible metal.
- Prevention of skin contact? Gloves not normally required. When clipping,short lengths,
- Prevention of eye contact? protective eyewear is recommended.
6.2 Environmental Precautions:
6.3 Methods for Cleaning Up: Vacuum or sweep up and dispose of as a noncombustible solid.
6.4 Materials not to be Used for Cleaning Up: See above. See section 5, of this document.
7. HANDLING & STORAGE
7.1 Handling
- General Rules Store in cool; dry environment for functional purposes.
- Technical Precautions for Safe Handling None required.
- Measures necessary to prevent airborne levels If product is exposed to temperatures are above 180掳 F. use local
of chemical being generated as a result of ventilation.
handling
7.2 Recommended Storage Conditions
- List incompatible materials
- Quantity Limits for storage See sections 5 & 2 of this document.
- Special Requirements for proper storage of
chemical
8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
8.1 System Design General mechanical or local hood. Ventilation is recommended for
(e.g. Fume Hoods, Ventilated Cabinets, Enclosure) applications where the product will exceed 180掳 F.
8.2 Control Parameters
- Limit values or biological standards:
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8.3 Recommended Monitoring Procedures: See Section 5, of this document.
8.4 Personal Protection Use local or general ventilation away from the operator if the
- Respiratory Protection: product temperature is exposed to 180掳 F.
- Hand Protection: Gloves may be used if resin is a skin irritant.
- Eye Protection: Eye protection should be worn when clipping short lengths.
- Skin Protection: See hand protection.
8.5 CEN standards Carcinogens <0.1%
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
9.1 Appearance: Copper metallic braid with fine crystalline resin layer.
9.2 Odor: None.
9.3 pH: N/A
9.4 Boiling Point: 1981 degrees F
9.5 Melting Point: 1949 degrees F
9.6 Flash Point: No flash
9.7 Flammability (solid gas): None
9.8 Autoflammability: None
9.9 Explosive Properties: None
9.1 Oxidizing Properties: Copper can oxidize if prolonged exposure in moist conditions.
0 Vapor Pressure: N/A
9.11 Relative Density: N/A
9.12 Solubility:
9.13 - Water Solubility Negligible
- Fat Solubility Unknown
Partition coefficient, n-octanol/water:
9.14 Other Data:
9.15 - Safety Parameters N/A
- Vapor Density N/A
- Miscibility N/A
- Evaporation Rate N/A
- Conductivity Copper is very conductive.
- Viscosity A solid
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
10.1 Stability Stable
10.2 Conditions to avoid
- Effects
10.3 Materials to Avoid
- Effects
10.4 Hazardous Decomposition Products
- the need for the presence of stabilizers: Hazardous environment can occur in the presence of excessive
- hazardous exothermic reaction: heat and/or chemicals as listed in Section 5, this document.
- change in appearance in the substance:
- hazardous products formed upon contact with
water:
- possible degradation to unstable products:
11. TOXOCOLOGICAL INFORMATION
11.1 Skin Exposure:
- Symptoms: Possible allergic rash reaction. See Section 4, this document.
- Immediate Effects:
- Delayed Effects:
- Chronic Effects:
- Special Health Effects:
11.2 Eye Contact:
- Symptoms: Possible danger of metal fragments. See Section 4, this
- Immediate Effects: document.
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- Delayed Effects:
- Chronic Effects
- Special Health Effects:
11.3 Inhalation:
- Symptoms:
- Immediate Effects: If product is exposed to temperatures in excess of 180掳F, local
- Delayed Effects: ventilation must be used.
- Chronic Effects
- Special Health Effects:
11.4 Ingestion:
- Symptoms:
- Immediate Effects: May be moderately irritating to stomach lining. Induce vomiting
- Delayed Effects: if conscious.
- Chronic Effects
- Special Health Effects
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
12.1 Mobility Not Applicable.
- distribution to environmental compartments
- surface tension
- absorption/desorption
- physical & chemical properties
12.2 Degradability Not Applicable.
- biotic and abiotic degradation
- acrobic and anaerobic degradation
- persistence
12.3 Accumulation Not Applicable.
- bioaccumulation potential
- biornagnification
12.4 Short and Long Term Effects on: Not Applicable.
- Ecotoxity
- aquatic organisms
- soil organisms
- plants and terrestrial animals
- Other Adverse Effects
- ozone depletion potential
- photochemical ozone creation potential
- effects on waste water treatment plants
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
13.1 Safe Handling Consult with local regulatory bodies to metallic solid waste
disposal
13.2 Methods of Disposal
14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION
14.1 UN Number: Harmonized Tariff Code:
#7413,00.1000
14.2 Road & Sea Freight Classification Copper wire coated with resin flux
14.3 Substance Classification Number:
14.4 Class:
14.5 Packing Group: Validated license #/General license symbol 鈥淣LR鈥?
14.6 Proper Shipping Name:
PGR (if applicable)
14.7 ADR/RID CLASSIFICATION:
Class:
Item Number:
14.8 ICAO/IATA CLASSIFICATION:
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Class:
Sub-Risk:
Packing Group:
Proper Shipping Name:
15. REGULATORY INFORMATION
WARNING: This product contains or produces a chemical
15.1 Precautionary Label Information:
known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth
defects or other reproductive harm.
15.2 Symbols: Classification as designated in Section 3.
15.3 Risk Phrases: Risk Phrases: R36/37/38
15.4 Safety Phrases: Safety Phrases: S14 (per section5), S22/39, S43 (per section 5)
16. OTHER INFORMATION:
16.1 Regulatory Information:
This Material Safety Data Sheet is offered solely for your information, consideration and investigation. Easy Braid
Co. provides no warranties, either express or implied, and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or
completeness of the data contained in this document. The data in this Material Safety Data Sheet relates only to this
product and does not relate to use in combination with any other material or in any process.
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