FORM NO. 7969-G
HMIS Ratings
DATE REVISED: 02/06/2004
Fire
0 Reactivity
Health
Material Safety Data Sheet
1 0
(Essentially Similar to U.S. Department of Labor Suggested
Hazard Ratings
Special
4 = Extreme
Form For Hazard Communication Compliance)
3 = High
2 = Moderate
1 = Slight
I. Product Identification
0 = Insignificant
Product Type - SUREWELD MILD STEEL AND LOW ALLOY COVERED ELECTRODES
Manufacturer - THE ESAB GROUP, INC. Telephone No. - 1-717-637-8911
Website: 1-800-933-7070
www.esabna.com
Address - 801 Wilson Avenue, P. O. Box 517 Emergency No. - 1-717-637-8911
Hanover, PA 17331 (CHEMTREC) 1-800-424-9300
Product Description: SMAW electrodes are covered rods manufactured by concentrically extruding silicated
chemical mixtures followed by an oven cure.
APPROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF MILD STEEL COVERED ELECTRODES (%)
AP-100 10P 10P鈥揚lus SW-610 SW-14 SW-612 SW-17F SW-15 6013 6013-LV
Product Trade Name:
脢 脢 脢 脢 脢 脢 脢 脢 脢
脢
Sureweld
Manganese 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1.5-3 2-3
Chromium & Cmpds -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Nickel -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Silicon -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Molybdenum -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Mineral Silicates:
Feldspar -- -- -- -- -- X X X X X
Kaolinite Clay .-- X -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X
Mica -- -- -- -- -- X -- X X X
Sodium Bentonite -- -- -- -- -- -- X -- X --
Sodium Silicate Powder X -- -- X X -- -- -- -- --
Talc -- -- -- X -- -- X -- -- --
Wollastonite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Zircon -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X --
Aluminum Oxide -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X --
Calcium Aluminate X -- -- X -- -- -- -- -- --
Calcium Carbonate -- X X -- X X X -- X X
Cellulose X X X X X X -- X X X
Fluorspar -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Iron Carbonate -- -- -- -- -- -- X -- -- --
Magnesite X X -- X X -- X X X --
Mill Scale X X -- -- -- X -- -- -- --
Potassium Titanate -- -- -- -- X -- -- -- -- --
Rutile X X X X X X X X X X
Silica X X X X -- -- -- X -- X
Silicate Binder X X X X X X X X X X
Zirconium Dioxide -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Fe X X X X X X X X X X
AWS Classification* E6010 E6010 E6010 E6010 E6011 E6012 None E6013 E6013 E6013
NOTE: X indicates material is present
* AWS 5.1 and A5.5 Specifications
露 See Note in Section VI
脤 See Note in Section VI
THE ESAB GROUP requests the users of these products to study this Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and the product labels and
become fully aware of the product hazards and safety information. To promote the safe use of these products a user should (1) notify
and train its employees, agents and contractors concerning the information on this MSDS and any product hazards and safety
information, (2) furnish this same information to each of its customers for these products, and (3) request that such customers notify
and train their employees and customers, for these products, of the same product hazards and safety information.
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Product Identity: SUREWELD MILD STEEL AND LOW ALLOY COVERED ELECTRODES
FORM NO. 7969-G
DATE REVISED: 02/06/2004
APPROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF MILD STEEL AND LOW ALLOY COVERED ELECTRODES (Wt. %)
710P SW-75 7013 SW-15 IP 70 LA-2 716P SW-44 7024 810P 80-LV
Product Trade Name:
脤 脢 脢 脢 脢 脢 脢 脢 脤 脤
Sureweld
Manganese 1-2 1-2 2-3 2 1-2 1-2 3-4 4-5 1-2 2-3
Chromium & Cmpds -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- <0.3
Nickel <1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- <1 <1
Silicon -- -- -- -- X X X -- -- --
Molybdenum X X -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Mineral Silicates:
Feldspar -- -- X X -- -- -- X -- X
Kaolinite Clay X -- X -- -- -- -- -- X X
Mica -- -- -- X -- -- -- X -- --
Sodium Bentonite -- -- -- -- X X X X -- --
Sodium Silicate Powder -- X -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Talc -- X -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Wollastonite -- -- -- X -- -- -- -- -- --
Zircon -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Aluminum Oxide -- -- -- X X X X X -- --
Calcium Aluminate -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Calcium Carbonate -- -- X X X X X -- -- --
Cellulose X X X X -- -- X X X X
Fluorspar -- -- -- -- X X -- -- -- --
Iron Carbonate -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X -- --
Magnesite X X -- -- -- -- -- -- X X
Mill Scale -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Potassium Titanate -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Rutile X X X X X X X X X X
Silica X X X X X X X X -- --
Silicate Binder X X X X X X X X X X
Zirconium Dioxide -- -- -- -- X X -- -- -- --
Fe X X X X X X X X X X
AWS Classification* E7010-P1 E7010-A1 E7013 E7014 E7016 E7016 E7024 E7024 E8010-P1 None
NOTE: X indicates material is present
* AWS 5.1 and A5.5 Specifications
露 See Note in Section VI
脤 See Note in Section VI
II. Hazardous Ingredients
IMPORTANT: This section covers the materials from which this product is manufactured. The fumes and gases produced during normal
use of these products are covered in Section V. The term HAZARDOUS should be interpreted as a term required and defined by Laws,
Statutes, or Regulations, and does not necessarily imply the existence of any hazard when the products are used as directed by THE
ESAB GROUP.
ACGIH TLV (1998) OSHA - PEL (1993)
TWA (mg/m3) TWA (mg/m3) STEL (mg/m3)
Material (CAS No.) SARA
Aluminum Oxide (1344-28-1) 10 5 (Respirable) --
Calcium Aluminate (12005-57-1) 10 (Nuisance Particulate) 5 (Respirable Dust) --
Calcium Carbonate (1317-65-3) 10 5 (Respirable Fraction) --
Cellulose (9004-34-6) 10 5 (Respirable Fraction) --
Chromium Compounds (7440-47-3) * 0.5 (Metal) 1 (Metal) --
0.05 (Water Soluble Cr(VI)) C 0.1 (as Chromate)
0.01 (Insoluble Cr(VI))
Fluorspar (7789-75-5) 2.5 (as F) 2.5 (as F) --
Iron (7439-89-6) 5 (Oxide Fume) 10 (Total Particulate) --
Iron Carbonate (7439-89-6) 5 (Oxide Fume) 10 (Total Particulate) --
Magnesite (546-93-0) 10 5 (Respirable Fraction) --
Manganese (7439-96-5) * 0.2 (Fume) C5 (STEL) 1 (Fume) 3
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II. Hazardous Ingredients
(Cont鈥檇.)
ACGIH TLV (1998) OSHA - PEL (1993)
TWA (mg/m3) TWA (mg/m3) STEL (mg/m3)
Material (CAS No.) SARA
Mineral Silicates,
Use Quartz Formula (14808-60-7) 0.1 0.05 (Respirable Dust) --
Molybdenum (7439-98-7) 5 (Soluble) 5 (Soluble) --
Nickel (7440-02-0) * 0.1 (Soluble) 0.1 (Soluble) --
Potassium Titanate (12030-97-6) 10 (Nuisance Particulate) 5 (Respirable Fraction) --
Silica, Use Quartz Formula (14808-60-7) 0.1 0.05 (Respirable Dust) --
Silicate Binder (1344-09-8) 10 5 (Respirable) --
& (1312-76-1)
Silicon (7440-21-3) 10 (Dust) 5 (Respirable) --
Titanium Dioxide (13463-67-7) 10 (Dust) 5 (Respirable) --
Zirconium Dioxide (7440-67-7) 5 (as Zr) 10 (STEL) 5 (as Zr) 10
NOTE: In the ingredients table, an asterisk (*) after the CAS number indicates a toxic chemical subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (SARA) and 40 CFR Part 372.
Some of these products may not contain all of the materials listed. For details of composition, refer to the COMPOSITION TABLE in
Section I.
In the table above, 鈥淐鈥? indicates 鈥淐eiling Limit.鈥?
III. Physical Data
As shipped, these products are nonflammable, non-explosive, non-reactive, and non-hazardous
Physical State: GAS ( ) LIQUID ( ) SOLID (X)
Odor and Appearance: Flux coated mild steel core wire. Odorless.
IV. Fire & Explosion Hazard
Flammable/Explosive: NO (X) YES ( )
Under what conditions: Only the packaging for this product will burn.
Extinguishing Media: This product will not burn; however, welding arcs and sparks can ignite combustible and flammable materials.
Use the extinguishing media recommended for the burning materials and fire situation. See ANSI Z49.1 鈥淪afety in Welding and Cutting鈥?
and 鈥淪afe Practices鈥? Code: SP, published by the American Welding Society, P. O. Box 351040, Miami, FL 33135, and NFPA 51B 鈥淐utting
and Welding Processes,鈥? published by the National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269 for additional fire
prevention and protection information.
V. Reactivity Data
Stability: Stable (X) Unstable ( ) Polymerization will not occur
Incompatible products: None currently known
Hazardous decomposition products: Welding fumes and gases cannot be classified simply. The composition and quantity of both are
dependent upon the material being worked, the process, procedures, and consumables used. Other conditions which also influence the
composition and quantity of the fumes and gases to which workers may be exposed include: coatings on the material being worked (such
as paint, plating or galvanizing), the number of welding operations and the volume of the work area, the quality and amount of ventilation,
the position of the worker鈥檚 head with respect to the fume plume, as well as the presence of contaminants in the atmosphere (such as
chlorinated hydrocarbon vapors from cleaning or painting activities). When the materials are consumed, the fume and gas decomposition
products generated are different in percent and form from the ingredients listed in Section II. Decomposition products of normal operation
include those originating from the volatilization, reaction, or oxidation of the ingredients, plus those from the material being worked and the
coatings etc. noted above.
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Reasonably expected decomposition products from normal use of these products include a complex of the oxides of the materials
listed in Section II, as well as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, ozone and nitrogen oxides (refer to 鈥淐haracterization of Arc Welding
Fume鈥? available from the American Welding Society). THE TLV FOR MANGANESE (0.2 mg/ m3) WILL BE REACHED BEFORE THE
GENERAL LIMIT FOR WELDING FUMES OF 5 mg/m3 IS REACHED. MONITOR FUMES FOR MANGANESE LEVELS. The only way to
determine the true identity of the decomposition products is by sampling and analysis. The composition and quantity of the fumes and
gases to which a worker may be overexposed can be determined from a sample obtained from inside the welder鈥檚 helmet, if worn, or in
the workers breathing zone. See ANSI/AWS F1.1 鈥淢ethod for Sampling Airborne Particles Generated by Welding and Allied Processes,鈥?
available from the American Welding Society.
VI. Physical and Health Hazard Data
Electric arc working may create one or more of the following health or physical hazards. Fumes and gases can be dangerous to your
health. Electric shock can kill you. Arc rays can injure eyes and burn skin. Noise can damage hearing. An additional detailed description
of the Health and Physical Hazards and their consequences may be found in ESAB鈥檚 free publications F52-529 鈥淧recautions and Safe
Practices for Electric Welding and Cutting鈥? and F2035 鈥淧recautions and Safe Practices for Gas Welding, Cutting and Heating.鈥? You may
obtain copies from your local supplier or by writing to the address in Section I.
Route of overexposure: The primary route of entry of the decomposition products is by inhalation. Skin contact, eye contact, and
ingestion are possible. Absorption by skin contact is unlikely. When these products are used as recommended by THE ESAB GROUP,
and ventilation maintains exposure to the decomposition products below the limits recommended in this section, overexposure is unlikely.
Effects of acute (short-term) overexposure to the gases, fumes, and dusts may include irritation of the eyes, lungs, nose and throat.
Some toxic gases associated with welding may cause pulmonary edema, asphyxiation, and death. Acute overexposure may include signs
and symptoms such as watery eyes, nose and throat irritation, headache, dizziness, difficulty in breathing, frequent coughing, or chest
pain. The presence of chromium/chromate in fume can cause irritation of nasal membranes and skin. The presence of nickel compounds
in fume can cause metallic taste, nausea, tightness of the chest, fever, and allergic reaction.
Pre-existing Medical Conditions Aggravated by Overexposure: Individuals with allergies or impaired respiratory function may have
symptoms worsened by exposure to welding fumes; however, such reaction cannot be predicted due to the variation in composition and
quantity of the decomposition products.
Effects of chronic (long-term) overexposure to air contaminants may lead to their accumulation in the lungs, a condition which may be
seen as dense areas on chest X-rays. The severity of the change is proportional to the length of the exposure. The changes seen are not
necessarily associated with symptoms or signs of reduced lung function or disease. In addition, the changes on X-rays may be caused by
non-work factors such as smoking, etc. Nickel and chromium (in some products) are considered carcinogenic. Long term overexposure
to nickel fumes may also cause pulmonary fibrosis and edema. Overexposure to manganese compounds may affect the central nervous
system, symptoms of which are languor, sleepiness, muscular weakness, emotional disturbances, and spastic gait. The effect of
manganese on the nervous system is irreversible.
Exposure limits for the ingredients are listed in Section II. The ACGIH and the1989 OSHA TWA for welding fume is 5 mg/m鲁. At times
the limit for a particular hazardous chemical is reached before the limit for welding fumes. TLV-TWAs should be used as a guide in the
control of health hazards and not as fine lines between safe and excessive concentrations. As noted in Section V, the welding and
brazing fume is a mixture of many components. Therefore, a statutory computation of the equivalent exposure is required. The equivalent
exposure value for the welding and brazing fume mixture shall always be less than one. When these products are used as recommended
by THE ESAB GROUP, and the preventive measures taught in this MSDS are followed, overexposure to hazardous substances will not
occur.
Emergency First Aid Measures: In case of emergency, call for medical aid. Employ first aid technique recommended by the Red Cross.
IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, give oxygen and call for a physician. FOR ELECTRIC SHOCK, disconnect and turn off the power. If not
breathing, begin artificial respiration, preferably mouth-to-mouth. If no detectable pulse, begin Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Immediately call a physician. FOR ARC BURN, apply cold, clean compresses and call a physician.
Carcinogenic Assessment (NTP Annual Report, IARC Monographs, Other): Nickel and Chromium must be considered possible
carcinogens under OSHA (29CFR1910.1200). IARC has indicated Nickel, Chromium and certain of their compounds are probably
carcinogenic for humans, but the compounds cannot be specified precisely. Their conclusions were drawn from operations different from
welding. Regardless, exposure level must be kept below those levels specified in Section II.
脢 WARNING: This product, when used for welding or cutting, produces fumes or gases which contain chemicals known to the State of
California to cause birth defects and, in some cases, cancer. (California Health & Safety Code 搂25249.5 et seq.)
脤 WARNING: This product contains or produces a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects (or other
reproductive harm). (California Health & Safety Code 搂25249.5 et seq.)
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VII. Precautions for Safe Handling and
Use/Applicable Control Measures
Read and understand the manufacturer鈥檚 instructions and the precautionary label on this product. See American National Standard Z-
49.1, 鈥淪afety in Welding and Cutting,鈥? published by the American Welding Society, P. O. Box 351040, Miami, FL 33135 and OSHA
Publication 2206 (29 C.F.R. 1910), U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA
15250-7954 for more detail on many of the following:
Ventilation: Use enough ventilation, local exhaust at the arc, or both, to keep the exposure within legal limits. In the worker鈥檚
breathing zone and the general area the fumes and gases must be kept below the TLVs and the equivalent exposure must compute
to less than one. Train the welder to keep his head out of the fumes.
Respiratory Protection: Use respirable fume respirator or air supplied respirator when welding in confined space or where local
exhaust or ventilation does not keep exposure below the TLVs.
Eye Protection: Wear helmet or use face shield with filter lens. As a rule of thumb, start with a shade which is too dark to see the
weld zone. Then go to the next lighter shade which gives sufficient view of the weld zone. Provide protective screens and flash
goggles, if necessary, to shield others.
Protective Clothing: Wear head, hand and body protection which help to prevent injury from radiation, sparks and electrical shock.
See ANSI Z-49.1. At a minimum, this includes welder鈥檚 gloves and a protective face shield and may include arm protectors, aprons,
hats, shoulder protection, as well as dark substantial clothing. Train the welder not to touch live electrical parts and to insulate
himself from work and ground.
Procedure for Cleanup of Spills or Leaks: NOT APPLICABLE
Waste Disposal Method: Prevent waste from contaminating surrounding environment. Discard any product, residue, disposable
container, or liner in an environmentally acceptable manner, in full compliance with Federal, State and Local regulations.
The opinions expressed in this MSDS are those of qualified experts within THE ESAB GROUP. We believe that the information contained
herein is current as of the date of this MSDS. Since the use of this information and these opinions and the conditions of use of these
products are not within the control of THE ESAB GROUP, it is the user鈥檚 obligation to determine the conditions of safe use of these
products.
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