080440
DOD Hazardous Materials Information System
DoD 6050.5-L
AS OF July 1998
FSC: 9620
NIIN: 00N048931
Manufacturer's CAGE: 29145
Part No. Indicator: A
Part Number/Trade Name: NICKEL METAL
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General Information
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Item Name:
Company's Name: KURT J. LESKER CO
Company's Street: 1515 WORTHINGTON AVE
Company's P. O. Box:
Company's City: CLAIRTON
Company's State: PA
Company's Country: US
Company's Zip Code: 15025
Company's Emerg Ph #: 800-245-1656;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Company's Info Ph #: 412-233-4200
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Safety Data Action Code:
Safety Focal Point: N
Record No. For Safety Entry: 001
Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 001
Status: SMJ
Date MSDS Prepared: 09JUN88
Safety Data Review Date: 16APR96
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MSDS Serial Number: BSVKV
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Hazard Characteristic Code: N1
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Report for NIIN: 00N048931
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Ingredients/Identity Information
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Proprietary: NO
Ingredient: NICKEL; (NICKEL METAL) (SARA III)
Ingredient Sequence Number: 01
Percent: 99.9
Ingredient Action Code:
Ingredient Focal Point: N
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: QR5950000
CAS Number: 7440-02-0
OSHA PEL: 1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3
Other Recommended Limit: N/K
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Physical/Chemical Characteristics
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Appearance And Odor: SILVERY-WHITE METALLIC POWDER, PIECES, OR PRESSED
PARTS. ODORLESS.
Boiling Point: 4950F,2732C
Melting Point: 2651F,1455C
Vapor Pressure (MM Hg/70 F): 1 @ 1810 C
Vapor Density (Air=1): N/K
Specific Gravity: 8.9
Decomposition Temperature: N/K
Evaporation Rate And Ref: NOT APPLICABLE
Solubility In Water: INSOLUBLE
Percent Volatiles By Volume: N/A
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pH: N/K
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Corrosion Rate (IPY): N/K
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
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Flash Point: NOT APPLICABLE
Flash Point Method: N/P
Lower Explosive Limit: N/A
Upper Explosive Limit: N/A
Extinguishing Media: USE AGENTS FOR METAL FIRES SUCH AS GRAPHITE, MET-L-X,
OR TEC.
Special Fire Fighting Proc: WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N).
Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: NICKEL POWDER/DUST WILL SUPPORT COMBUST &
MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES IN AIR. IN A FIRE, NICKEL MAY FORM NICKEL
CARBONYL, A HIGHLY TOX SUBSTANCE & KNOWN CARCIN.
Report for NIIN: 00N048931
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Reactivity Data
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Stability: YES
Cond To Avoid (Stability): NONE.
Materials To Avoid: MINERAL ACIDS AND STRONG OXIDIZERS. NICKEL (USUALLY IN
POWDERED FORM) IS REPORTED TO BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH (SUPP DATA)
Hazardous Decomp Products: CONTACT WITH MINERAL ACIDS LIBERATES HYDROGEN
GAS WHICH MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES IN AIR.
Hazardous Poly Occur: NO
Conditions To Avoid (Poly): NOT RELEVANT
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Health Hazard Data
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LD50-LC50 Mixture: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES
Route Of Entry - Skin: NO
Route Of Entry - Ingestion: NO
Health Haz Acute And Chronic: INHAL:IRRIT OF THE MUC MEMB & POSSIBLY IRRIT
OF THE RESP TRACT MAY BE CAUSED BY EITHER DUST/NICKEL FUMES. SEVERE OVEREXP
MAY RESULT IN TRANSIENT PNEUMONITIS OR ASTHMA-LIKE SYMPTOMS. EYE: A RASH
MAY DEVELOP WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY REDNESS, ITCHING, & SWELLING. MAY
CAUSE SENSIT DERMATITIS "NICKEL (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Carcinogenicity - NTP: YES
Carcinogenicity - IARC: YES
Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO
Explanation Carcinogenicity: NICKEL: IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE EVALUATION OF
CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990: GRP 2B. NTP (SUPP DATA)
Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: HLTH HAZ:ITCH" & MAY BE ACCOMPANIED UP TO SEVEN
DAYS LATER W/SUPERFICIAL SKIN ULCERS WHICH MAY DISCHARGE & BECOME CRUSTED.
OTHER:NICKEL CONSTITUTES A POSSIBLE CANCER HAZ & MAY ALSO CAUSE ALLERGIC
RXNS. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN AN EXCESS RISK OF CANCER OF NASAL
CAVITIES & LUNGS IN WORKERS AT NICKEL REFINERIES.
Med Cond Aggravated By Exp: OVEREXP TO THE DUST MAY AGGRAVATE PRE-
EXISTING CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, ETC.
Emergency/First Aid Proc: INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BREATHING
(GIVE O*2/ARTF RESP)(FP N). INGEST: GET MD IMMEDIATELY (FP N). SKIN: IF
IRRIT DEVELOPS, WASH THE AFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS, CONTACT A PHYSICIAN. EYE: IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, IRRIGATE THE
EYES FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, CONTACT A PHYSICIAN.
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Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
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Steps If Matl Released/Spill: NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP EQUIP SHOULD BE WORN
DURING CLEAN-UP OF POWDER SPILLS. ALSO WEAR PROT EQUIP SUCH AS GLOVES &
COVERALLS TO PVNT SKIN CNTCT. COLLECT SPILLS BY (1) WET SWEEPING, (2) DRY
SWEEPING USING SWEEPING COMPOUND, OR (3) BY (SUPP DATA)
Neutralizing Agent: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Waste Disposal Method: SALVAGE SPILLED MATERIAL PROFITABLY FOR REUSE
LOCALLY OR CONTACT APPROPRIATE LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR GUIDANCE ON ACCEPTABLE
WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS. DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE
AND LOCAL REGULATIONS (FP N).
Precautions-Handling/Storing: KEEP MATL IN CLOSED CNTNRS. DO NOT STORE
Report for NIIN: 00N048931
NEAR MINERAL ACIDS. USE GOOD HOUSECLEANING PRACTICES TO PVNT ACCUMULATION
OF DUST. DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
Other Precautions: USE APPROVED DUST RESPIRATORS. AVOID PROLONGED OR
REPEATED SKIN CONTACT. CLEAN WORK CLOTHING SHOULD BE PROVIDED DAILY.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST RESPIRATORS WHERE THE
AIRBORNE NICKEL LEVELS EXCEED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Ventilation: LOCAL EXHAUST: RECOMMENDED TO MAINTAIN BELOW EXPOSURE LEVEL.
MECH (GEN): ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves: APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES REQUIRED.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORK GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: WEAR APPROP COVERALLS TO PVNT SKIN CONTACT.
SAFETY SHOWERS AND EYE-WASH STATIONS SHOULD BE PRESENT IN THE WORK AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices: WASH OR SHOWER THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
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Suppl. Safety & Health Data: MATLS TO AVOID:THE FOLLOWING: AMMONIUM
NITRATE, FLOURINE PERFORMIC ACID, PHOSPHORUS, SELENIUM, & SULFUR. SPILL
PROC:VACUUMING USING VACUUM CLEANER EQUIPPED W/A HEPA FILTER (HIGH
EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR FILTER). EXPLAN OF CARCIN: ANNUAL REPORT ON
CARCINS, 1991: ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCIN. HUMAN: LUNGS, NASAL CAVITIES.
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Label Data
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Label Required: YES
Technical Review Date: 02MAR94
Label Date: 28FEB94
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Label Status: G
Common Name: NICKEL METAL
Chronic Hazard: YES
Signal Word: WARNING!
Acute Health Hazard-None:
Acute Health Hazard-Slight:
Acute Health Hazard-Moderate: X
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Contact Hazard-None:
Contact Hazard-Slight:
Contact Hazard-Moderate: X
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Fire Hazard-None:
Fire Hazard-Slight: X
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Reactivity Hazard-None: X
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Report for NIIN: 00N048931
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Special Hazard Precautions: DO NOT STORE NEAR MINERAL ACIDS. ACUTE:
INHALATION: IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANE AND POSSIBLE IRRITATION OF
RESPIRATORY TRACT MAY BE CAUSED BY EITHER DUST OR FUME. SKIN: RASH MAY
DEVELOP WITH REDNESS, ITCHING AND SWELLING. CHRONIC: CANCER HAZARD. NICKEL
IS LISTED AS A HUMAN LUNG AND NASAL CARCINOGEN (FP N).
Protect Eye: Y
Protect Skin: Y
Protect Respiratory: Y
Label Name: KURT J. LESKER CO
Label Street: 1515 WORTHINGTON AVE
Label P.O. Box:
Label City: CLAIRTON
Label State: PA
Label Zip Code: 15025
Label Country: US
Label Emergency Number: 800-245-1656;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
Year Procured:
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