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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 200905
NAME: MAGNESIUM, TURNINGS, 98%
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 7439-95-4
MF: MG
EC NO: 231-104-6
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
FLAMMABLE (USA)
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE (EU)
IRRITANT
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER.
CONTACT WITH WATER LIBERATES EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GASES.
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
KIDNEYS
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
IN CASE OF FIRE, USE DRY POWDER. NEVER USE WATER.
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE:
AIR AND MOISTURE SENSITIVE
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND SHOES.
ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS
WITH FINGERS.
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
USE APPROVED CLASS D EXTINGUISHERS OR SMOTHER WITH DRY SAND, DRY
GROUND LIMESTONE OR DRY CLAY.
DO NOT USE CARBON DIOXIDE EXTINGUISHER ON THIS MATERIAL.
DO NOT USE WATER.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
PYROPHORIC MATERIAL.
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
THIS MATERIAL, LIKE MOST MATERIALS IN POWDER FORM, IS CAPABLE OF
CREATING A DUST EXPLOSION.
REACTS WITH WATER TO LIBERATE FLAMMABLE AND/OR EXPLOSIVE GAS.
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
CATCHES FIRE IF EXPOSED TO AIR.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
NATURE OF DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS NOT KNOWN.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT
GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
PYROPHORIC.
DO NOT ALLOW CONTACT WITH WATER.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
MAGNESIUM REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH: AMMONIUM NITRATE, CARBONATES,
ARSENIC, CUPRIC OXIDE AND SULFATE, MERCURIC OXIDE, AND PHOSPHATES.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
MATERIAL IN THE ELEMENTAL STATE SHOULD BE RECOVERED FOR REUSE OR
RECYCLING.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
SILVER TURNINGS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MELTING POINT: 648 C
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: 950 F
VAPOR PRESSURE: 1 MMHG @ 621 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.740
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
EXOTHERMIC IN CONTACT WITH WATER.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
ACIDS
ACID CHLORIDES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH:
HALOGENS
CHLORINATED SOLVENTS
WATER
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION.
HIGH CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUES OF THE MUCOUS
MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND
VOMITING.
OTHER SYMPTOMS INCLUDE CHILLS, FEVER, MALAISE, MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN,
RASH, AND ANOREXIA.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
TARGET ORGAN(S):
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
KIDNEYS
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
RTECS #: OM2100000
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
EVACUATE AREA.
SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES.
USE NONSPARKING TOOLS.
SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
AVOID RAISING DUST.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT ALDRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
EC INDEX NO: 012-001-00-3
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE
IRRITANT
R 11
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
R 15
CONTACT WITH WATER LIBERATES EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GASES.
S 7/8
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED AND DRY.
S 28
IN CASE OF FIRE, USE SPECIAL POWDER FOR METAL FIRE. NEVER USE
WATER.
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO
BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA, ALDRICH,
FLUKA SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HANDLING
OR FROM CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCT. SEE REVERSE SIDE OF INVOICE OR
PACKING SLIP FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.
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