| Common Name: | ALUMINUM WELDING WIRE AND METALLIZING WIRE, 1002 |
| Manufacturer: | WELDING MATERIAL SALES |
| SDS Revision Date: | 5/1/2015 |
| SDS Format: | ANSI-OSHA |
| Item Number(s): | 225M71 |
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SDS NUMBER: 1002
REVISED: MAY 1, 2015
SAFETY DATA SHEET
PRODUCT NAME: ALUMINUM WELDING WIRE AND METALLIZING WIRE
EMERGENCY PHONE: 800-424-9300
| 1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
CHEMICAL FORMULA: MIXTURE.
PRODUCT: ER4145
MANUFACTURER:
WELDING MATERIAL SALES
1340 REED ROAD
GENEVA, IL 60134
PRODUCT USE: WELDING, FILLER METAL, METALLIZING, BRAZING
| 2. HAZARDS INFORMATION | |
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
SOLID, SILVERY, ODORLESS. NON-FLAMMABLE AS SUPPLIED. SMALL CHIPS, FINE
TURNINGS, AND DUST FROM PROCESSING MAY IGNITE READILY.
EXPLOSION/FIRE HAZARDS MAY BE PRESENT WHEN (SEE SECTIONS 5, 7 AND 10 FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION):
DUST OR FINES ARE DISPERSED IN THE AIR.
FINES OR DUST ARE IN CONTACT WITH OTHER METAL OXIDES (E.G., RUST).
CHIPS, FINES, OR DUST ARE IN CONTACT WITH WATER.
MOLTEN ALUMINUM IS IN CONTACT WITH WATER/MOISTURE OR OTHER METAL OXIDES.
DUST OR FUME FROM WELDING CAN CAUSE EYE, SKIN, OR UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION; METAL FUME FEVER; LUNG DISEASES, NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS AND OTHER
SYSTEMIC EFFECTS.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
EYES:
FUME CAN CAUSE IRRITATION. ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION FROM WELDING CAN CAUSE
FLASH BURNS.
SKIN:
CAN CAUSE IRRITATION. ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION FROM WELDING CAN CAUSE FLASH
BURNS.
INHALATION:
CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, METAL FUME FEVER, AND OTHER HEALTH
EFFECTS LISTED BELOW: CANCER HAZARD
ALUMINUM IS WELDED IN A PROTECTIVE, INERT ATMOSPHERE SUCH AS ARGON OR
HELIUM USING THE MIG OR TIG PROCESS. WELDING PROCESSES GENERATE WELDING
FUMES AND AN INTENSE ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION THAT RESULTS IN THE FORMATION
OF OZONE, AND OXIDES OF NITROGEN. ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION FROM WELDING CAN
ALSO CAUSE FLASH BURNS TO THE EYES AND SKIN.
THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER HAS CLASSIFIED WELDING
FUMES AS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS (GROUP 2B).
EXPOSURE TO LOW LEVELS OF OZONE CAN CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE EYES, NOSE, AND
THROAT. INHALATION CAN CAUSE CHEST TIGHTNESS, HEADACHE, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, COUGH, WHEEZE, NAUSEA, AND NARROWING OF AIRWAYS. SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR
WHEN REMOVED FROM EXPOSURE.
EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE MAY CAUSE ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS WITH
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, PULMONARY CHANGES, HEMORRHAGE, AND PULMONARY EDEMA
(FLUID IN THE LUNGS). SYMPTOMS OF PULMONARY EDEMA MAY BE DELAYED FOR ONE
OR MORE HOURS. EXPOSURE OF TEST ANIMALS AND HUMAN TISSUE TO HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS HAS SHOWN CHROMOSOMAL CHANGES, REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS, BLOOD
CHANGES, AND DEATH FROM LUNG CONGESTION.
OXIDES OF NITROGEN CAN CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE EYES, SKIN (WHEN MOIST), AND
RESPIRATORY TRACT. EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF NITROGEN OXIDES CAN CAUSE
DELAYED PULMONARY EDEMA (FLUID IN THE LUNGS) WHICH MAY BE FATAL. NITRIC
OXIDE CAN CAUSE FORMATION OF METHEMOGLOBIN, WHICH DECREASES THE BLOOD'S
ABILITY TO CARRY OXYGEN. CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE CAN CAUSE PULMONARY FIBROSIS
(SCARRING OF THE LUNGS).
OVEREXPOSURE TO ALUMINUM DUST/FINES AND FUMES CAN CAUSE REDUCED LUNG
FUNCTION AND MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS.
OVEREXPOSURE TO MAGNESIUM OXIDE FUMES CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT
IRRITATION AND FEVER, CHILLS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND MALAISE (METAL FUME
FEVER). TEMPORARY SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE FEVER, CHILLS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND
MUSCULAR PAIN.
CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO INERT DUSTS OF SILICON CAN CAUSE INCREASED AIRWAY
RESISTANCE AND CONTRIBUTES TO CHRONIC BRONCHITIS. INTRATRACHEAL
ADMINISTRATION OF SILICON IN RABBITS PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT PULMONARY
LESIONS.
EXPOSURE TO ZINC OXIDE FUMES SUBSEQUENT TO BURNING, WELDING, AND MOLTEN
METAL WORK CAN RESULT IN FEVER, CHILLS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND MALAISE
(METAL FUME FEVER), AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION. TEMPORARY
SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE FEVER, CHILLS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND MUSCULAR PAIN.
EXPOSURE TO DUST OR FINES PRESENTS A LOW HEALTH RISK BY INHALATION.
OVEREXPOSURE TO MANGANESE AND MANGANESE COMPOUNDS ABOVE SAFE EXPOSURE
LIMITS CAN CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM,
INCLUDING THE BRAIN, SYMPTOMS OF WHICH MAY INCLUDE SLURRED SPEECH,
LETHARGY, TREMOR, MUSCULAR WEAKNESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES AND
SPASTIC GAIT.
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM (CHROME VI) CAN CAUSE ASTHMA, KIDNEY DAMAGE, PRIMARY
IRRITANT DERMATITIS, SENSITIZATION DERMATITIS, SKIN ULCERATION, AND
PULMONARY EDEMA (FLUID IN THE LUNGS). CHRONIC INHALATION OR OVEREXPOSURE
HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH LUNG, NASAL, AND GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER.
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM IS LISTED AS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS BY IARC (GROUP 1)*.
CHROMIUM AND SOME OF ITS COMPOUNDS ARE LISTED AS CARCINOGENIC BY THE NTP.
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS MAY BE GENERATED DURING WELDING OPERATIONS,
WITH ALLOYS CONTAINING CHROMIUM. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE CHROMIUM IN
THE FUMES CAN BE HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM, WHICH HAS A VERY LOW EXPOSURE LIMIT,
0.005 MG/M3 (5 (MICRO)G/M3 ).
THE POTENTIAL FOR OVEREXPOSURE TO COPPER FUME MAY EXIST WHEN WELDING, FLAME
CUTTING, ETC. OVEREXPOSURE TO COPPER DUST/MISTS CAN CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE
EYES, SKIN, AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN
BLOOD DISORDERS (ANEMIA), AND SKIN AND HAIR DISCOLORATIONS. OVEREXPOSURE TO
COPPER FUME CAN RESULT IN RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION, NAUSEA, AND FEVER,
CHILLS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND MALAISE (METAL FUME FEVER).
NICKEL DUST AND FUME CAN CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION, ALLERGIC CONTACT
DERMATITIS, AND CONJUNCTIVITIS. CHRONIC INHALATION OF HIGH LEVELS OF NICKEL
CAN CAUSE IRRITATION OF AIRWAYS AND LUNGS, LUNG FIBROSIS (SCARRING OF THE
LUNGS), NASAL SEPTUM PERFORATION, NASAL SINUSITIS, RESPIRATORY
SENSITIZATION AND ASTHMA. NICKEL COMPOUNDS HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER
OF LUNGS, LARYNX, AND PARANASAL SINUSES IN HUMANS. NICKEL COMPOUNDS ARE
LISTED ON THE NTP AND ARE LISTED AS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS BY IARC (GROUP
1)*. NICKEL METAL IS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS AS DEFINED BY IARC
(GROUP 2B)*.
BERYLLIUM CAN CAUSE IRRITANT DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS, AND
SKIN GRANULOMAS. INHALATION OF EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF BERYLLIUM CAN RESULT IN
ACUTE PNEUMONITIS (INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNG TISSUES).
BERYLLIUM CAN CAUSE LUNG SENSITIZATION IN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS. CHRONIC
INHALATION OF DUST AND FUMES BY THESE SENSITIZED INDIVIDUALS CAN RESULT IN
A SERIOUS, PROGRESSIVE DISEASE CALLED CHRONIC BERYLLIUM DISEASE (CBD). THIS
DISEASE, OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED AS SARCOIDOSIS, IS AN ALLERGIC CONDITION IN
WHICH THE LUNG TISSUES BECOME INFLAMED. THIS INFLAMMATION, SOMETIMES
ACCOMPANIED WITH FIBROSIS (LUNG SCARRING), RESTRICTS THE UPTAKE OF OXYGEN
INTO THE BLOOD STREAM. CBD CAN, OVER TIME, BE FATAL.
INHALATION OF BERYLLIUM HAS PRODUCED LUNG TUMORS IN ANIMALS. BERYLLIUM IS
LISTED ON THE NTP AND IS KNOWN TO BE CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS BY IARC (GROUP
1)*. (SEE SECTION 8)
LEAD INORGANIC DUST AND FUME IS LISTED AS A POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS
BY IARC GROUP 2B*. OVEREXPOSURE TO LEAD DUST OR FUME CAN CAUSE WEAKNESS OF
EXTREMITIES (PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY), STOMACH DISTURBANCES, HARM TO THE
KIDNEYS, LIVER, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING TISSUES,
AND REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. OVEREXPOSURE TO LEAD HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH
HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS (E.G. REDUCED FERTILITY AND DAMAGE TO THE FETUS
OF EXPOSED PREGNANT WOMEN). LEAD IS A CUMULATIVE TOXIC METAL BY INHALATION
OR INGESTION.
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 25249.5 ET SEQ.)
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THE PRODUCT:
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, SKIN RASHES, AND ASTHMA.
*IARC CLASSIFICATIONS:
GROUP 1: THE AGENT IS CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS.
THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT A CASUAL RELATIONSHIP EXISTED BETWEEN
EXPOSURE TO THE AGENT AND HUMAN CANCER.
GROUP 2B: THE AGENT IS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS.
GENERALLY INCLUDES AGENTS FOR WHICH THERE IS LIMITED EVIDENCE IN HUMANS IN
THE ABSENCE OF SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS.
| 3. COMPOSITION INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
ALLOY INGREDIENTS (% BY WEIGHT SHOWN AS A MAXIMUM OR A RANGE, EXCEPT FOR
ALUMINUM, WHICH IS A MINIMUM % BY WEIGHT):
ALLOY Si Fe Cu Mn Mg Cr Ni
4145 9.3-10.7 0.8 3.3-4.7 0.15 0.15 0.15
ALLOY Zn Zr Ti OTHERS OTHERS Al
EACH(1) TOTAL
4145 0.20 0.05 0.15 RMND(2)
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
EYES:
FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER OR SALINE FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. CONSULT
A PHYSICIAN.
SKIN:
WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS.
INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. CHECK FOR CLEAR AIRWAY, BREATHING, AND PRESENCE OF
PULSE. PROVIDE CPR FOR PERSONS WITHOUT PULSE OR RESPIRATIONS. CONSULT A
PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
| 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES:
NON-FLAMMABLE AS SHIPPED. SMALL CHIPS AND DUST FROM PROCESSING MAY IGNITE
READILY.
FIRE/EXPLOSION:
MAY BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
DUSTS OR FINES DISPERSED IN THE AIR CAN BE EXPLOSIVE.
CHIPS, FINES AND DUST IN CONTACT WITH WATER CAN GENERATE FLAMMABLE/
EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS. THESE GASES COULD PRESENT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD
IN CONFINED OR POORLY VENTILATED SPACES.
FINES AND DUST IN CONTACT WITH CERTAIN METAL OXIDES (E.G., RUST). A
THERMITE REACTION, WITH CONSIDERABLE HEAT GENERATION, CAN BE INITIATED
BY A WEAK IGNITION SOURCE.
MOLTEN ALUMINUM IN CONTACT WITH WATER/MOISTURE OR OTHER METAL OXIDES (E.G.,
RUST). MOISTURE ENTRAPPED BY MOLTEN ALUMINUM CAN BE EXPLOSIVE. CONTACT OF
MOLTEN ALUMINUM WITH OTHER METAL OXIDES CAN INITIATE A THERMITE REACTION.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
USE FIRE FIGHTING METHODS AND MATERIALS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE. USE COARSE WATER SPRAY ON CHIPS OR TURNINGS. FOR
FINES, DUST OR MOLTEN ALUMINUM, USE CLASS D EXTINGUISHING AGENTS.
DO NOT USE:
HALOGENATED EXTINGUISHING AGENTS ON SMALL CHIPS/FINES. DO NOT USE WATER IN
FIGHTING FIRES AROUND MOLTEN ALUMINUM.
FIRE FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS:
FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR NIOSH APPROVED, POSITIVE PRESSURE, SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WHEN APPROPRIATE.
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
SMALL/LARGE SPILL:
IF MOLTEN:
CONTAIN THE FLOW USING DRY SAND OR SALT FLUX AS A DAM. DO NOT USE SHOVELS
OR HAND TOOLS TO HALT THE FLOW OF MOLTEN ALUMINUM. ALLOW THE SPILL TO COOL
BEFORE REMELTING AS SCRAP.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
PRODUCT SHOULD BE KEPT DRY. AVOID GENERATING DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH SHARP
EDGES OR HEATED METAL. HOT AND COLD ALUMINUM ARE NOT VISUALLY DIFFERENT.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSES WHICH GENERATE DUSTS OR FINES:
IF PROCESSING OF THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDES OPERATIONS WHERE DUST OR EXTREMELY
FINE PARTICULATE IS GENERATED, OBTAIN AND FOLLOW THE SAFETY PROCEDURES AND
EQUIPMENT GUIDES CONTAINED IN ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION BULLETIN F1 AND NATIONAL
FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) BROCHURES LISTED IN SECTION 16. USE
NON-SPARKING HANDLING EQUIPMENT. COVER AND RESEAL PARTIALLY EMPTY
CONTAINERS. PROVIDE GROUNDING AND BONDING WHERE NECESSARY TO PREVENT
ACCUMULATION OF STATIC CHARGES DURING ALUMINUM DUST HANDLING AND TRANSFER
OPERATIONS. (SEE SECTION15).
LOCAL VENTILATION AND VACUUM SYSTEMS MUST BE DESIGNED TO HANDLE EXPLOSIVE
DUSTS. DRY VACUUMS AND ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS MUST NOT BE USED. DUST
COLLECTION SYSTEMS MUST BE DEDICATED TO ALUMINUM DUST ONLY AND SHOULD BE
CLEARLY LABELED AS SUCH. DO NOT CO-MINGLE FINES OF ALUMINUM WITH FINES OF
IRON, IRON OXIDE (RUST) OR OTHER METAL OXIDES.
DO NOT ALLOW CHIPS, FINES OR DUST TO CONTACT WATER, PARTICULARLY IN
ENCLOSED AREAS.
AVOID ALL IGNITION SOURCES. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES MUST BE MAINTAINED.
REQUIREMENTS FOR REMELTING OF ALUMINUM SCRAP MATERIAL AND/OR INGOT:
MOLTEN ALUMINUM AND WATER CAN BE AN EXPLOSIVE COMBINATION. THE RISK IS
GREATEST WHEN THERE IS SUFFICIENT MOLTEN ALUMINUM TO ENTRAP OR SEAL OFF THE
WATER. WATER AND OTHER FORMS OF CONTAMINATION ON OR CONTAINED IN ALUMINUM
SCRAP OR REMELT INGOT ARE KNOWN TO HAVE CAUSED EXPLOSIONS IN MELTING
OPERATIONS. WHILE THE PRODUCTS MAY HAVE MINIMAL SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND
INTERNAL VOIDS, THERE REMAINS THE POSSIBILITY OF MOISTURE CONTAMINATION OR
ENTRAPMENT. IF CONFINED, EVEN A FEW DROPS OF WATER CAN LEAD TO VIOLENT
EXPLOSIONS.
ALL TOOLING AND CONTAINERS WHICH COME IN CONTACT WITH MOLTEN ALUMINUM MUST
BE PREHEATED OR SPECIALLY COATED AND RUST FREE. MOLDS AND LADLES MUST BE
PREHEATED OR OILED BEFORE CASTING. ANY SURFACES THAT MAY CONTACT MOLTEN
ALUMINUM (I.E., CONCRETE) SHOULD BE SPECIALLY COATED.
DROPS OF MOLTEN ALUMINUM IN WATER (E.G. FROM PLASMA ARC CUTTING), WHILE NOT
NORMALLY AN EXPLOSION HAZARD, CAN GENERATE ENOUGH FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS TO
PRESENT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD. CIRCULATION OF THE WATER AND REMOVAL OF THE
ALUMINUM PARTICLES MINIMIZE THE HAZARDS.
DURING MELTING OPERATIONS, THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM GUIDELINES SHOULD BE
OBSERVED:
INSPECT ALL ALUMINUM MATERIALS BEFORE FURNACE CHARGING AND COMPLETELY
REMOVE SURFACE CONTAMINATION SUCH AS WATER, ICE, SNOW, DEPOSITS OF GREASE
AND OIL OR OTHER SURFACE CONTAMINATION RESULTING FROM WEATHER EXPOSURE,
SHIPMENT, OR STORAGE.
STORE MATERIALS IN DRY, HEATED AREAS WITH ANY CRACKS OR CAVITIES POINTED
DOWNWARDS.
PREHEAT AND DRY LARGE OR HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS INGOT ADEQUATELY BEFORE
CHARGING INTO A FURNACE CONTAINING MOLTEN ALUMINUM. THIS IS TYPICALLY DONE
BY USE OF A DRYING OVEN OR HOMOGENIZING FURNACE. THE DRYING CYCLE SHOULD
BRING THE INTERNAL METAL TEMPERATURE OF THE COLDEST ITEM OF THE BATCH TO
4000F AND THEN HOLD AT THAT TEMPERATURE FOR 6 HOURS.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
USE WITH ADEQUATE EXPLOSION-PROOF VENTILATION TO MEET THE LIMITS LISTED IN
SECTION 2.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
USE NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION [DUST, FUME, HIGH EFFICIENCY
DUST/FUME MASK FOR LEAD, OR OTHER (ORGANIC VAPOR)] AS SPECIFIED BY AN
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST OR OTHER QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IF CONCENTRATIONS
EXCEED THE LIMITS LISTED IN SECTION 2.
EYE PROTECTION:
WELDERS SHOULD USE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT (E.G. WELDER'S HELMET, FACE
SHIELD, FILTER LENS) TO PREVENT EYE IRRITATION OR FLASH BURNS.
SKIN PROTECTION: WEAR IMPERVIOUS GLOVES TO AVOID ANY SKIN INJURY.
THE PRESENCE OF AIRBORNE BERYLLIUM HAS BEEN DETECTED DURING THE WELDING OF
ALUMINUM ALLOYS WITH BERYLLIUM CONTENT AT ONLY 0.002% BY WEIGHT. IN
ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA 29 CFR 1910.252: WELDING OR CUTTING OPERATIONS
INVOLVING BERYLLIUM-CONTAINING BASE OR FILLER METALS SHALL BE DONE USING
LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION AND AIRLINE RESPIRATORS UNLESS ATMOSPHERIC TESTS
UNDER THE MOST ADVERSE CONDITIONS HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT THE WORKERS'
EXPOSURES IS WITHIN THE ACCEPTABLE CONCENTRATIONS DEFINED BY 29 CFR
1910.1000. IN ALL CASES, WORKERS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE WELDING
OR CUTTING OPERATIONS SHALL BE PROTECTED AS NECESSARY BY LOCAL EXHAUST
VENTILATION OR AIRLINE RESPIRATORS.
GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES, INCLUDING REDUCING OCCUPATIONAL
EXPOSURES TO AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE, ARE RECOMMENDED. WHERE
EMPLOYEES ARE EXPOSED TO BERYLLIUM ABOVE THE PEL OR WHERE EXCESSIVE
CONTAMINATION OF CLOTHING WITH BERYLLIUM IS POSSIBLE, ADEQUATE PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF PERSONAL CLOTHING.
PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO LAUNDER SUCH CLOTHING SHOULD BE ADVISED OF
BERYLLIUM'S PRESENCE AND POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS.
SAMPLING TO ESTABLISH LEAD LEVEL EXPOSURE IS ADVISED WHERE EXPOSURE TO
AIRBORNE PARTICULATE OR FUMES IS POSSIBLE. CONSULT OSHA LEAD STANDARD 29
CFR 1910.1025 FOR SPECIFIC HEALTH/INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRECAUTIONS AND
REQUIREMENTS TO FOLLOW WHEN HANDLING LEAD COMPOUNDS.
EXPOSURE LIMITS:
COMPONENT CAS NO. FORM EXPOSURE LIMITS
(TWA IN MG/M3 UNLESS NOTED)
ACGIH TLV OSHA PEL
ALUMINUM 7429-90-5 TOTAL DUST, FUME 15
RESPIRABLE 1 5
BERYLLIUM AND 7440-41-7 ALL COMPOUNDS 0.00005 0.002, 0.005
BERYLLIUM AS Be CEILING,
COMPOUNDS 0.025 FOR 30
MINUTES
CHROMIUM 7440-47-3 METALS 0.5 1
Cr II COMPOUNDS 0.5 AS Cr
Cr IIL COMPOUNDS, 0.5 AS Cr 0.5 AS Cr
INORGANIC
Cr VI COMPOUNDS, 0.05 AS Cr 0.005 AS Cr
WATER-SOLUBLE VI
Cr VI COMPOUNDS, 0.01 AS Cr 0.005 AS Cr
INSOLUBLE VI
COPPER 7440-50-8 FUME 0.2 0.1
DUST/MIST 1 1
GALLIUM 7440-55-3 NONE NONE
IRON 7439-89-6 OXIDE DUST & 5 (RESPIRABLE) 10
FUME (AS Fe)
LEAD 7439-92-1 ELEMENTAL AND 0.05 AS Pb 0.05 AS Pb
INORGANIC
COMPOUNDS
MAGNESIUM 7439-95-4 OXIDE FUME 10 (INHALABLE) 15 (TOTAL
PARTICULATE)
MANGANESE 7439-96-5 ELEMENTAL AND 0.02 5 (CEILING)
INORGANIC (RESPIRABLE)
COMPOUNDS
0.1
(INHALABLE)
MANGANESE 7439-96-5 FUME (AS Mn) 0.02 5 (CEILING)
(RESPIRABLE)
0.1
(INHALABLE)
NICKEL 7440-02-0 METAL 1.5 AS Ni 1 AS Ni
SOLUBLE INORGANIC 0.1 AS Ni 1 AS Ni
COMPOUNDS (INHALABLE)
INSOLUBLE 0.2 AS Ni 1 AS Ni
INORGANIC (INHALABLE)
COMPOUNDS
SILICON 7440-21-3 TOTAL DUST TLV WITHDRAWN 15
RESPIRABLE 5
TITANIUM 7440-32-6 OXIDE DUST 10 15 (TOTAL
PARTICULATE)
VANADIUM 7440-62-2 RESPIRABLE DUST 0.05 AS V2O5 0.5
(INHALABLE) (CEILING) AS
V2O5
FUME 0.1
(CEILING) AS
V2O5
ZINC 7440-66-6 OXIDE FUME 5
TOTAL OXIDE 15
DUST
RESPIRABLE 2, 10 (STEL) 5
OXIDE DUST
ZIRCONIUM 7440-67-7 ELEMENTAL 5, 10 (STEL) 5 (COMPOUNDS
ONLY)
POSSIBLE HAZARDS DURING PROCESSING BY WELDING, OR ARC SPRAY METALLIZING
ACGIH TLV OSHA PEL
OZONE (LIGHT, HEAVY WORK) 0.1, 0.05 PPM 0.1 PPM
NITRIC OXIDE 25 PPM 25 PPM
NITROGEN DIOXIDE 3, 5PPM (STEL) 5 PPM (CEILING)
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE: SOLID
BOILING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE
FREEZE-MELT POINT: 970 DEG. - 1215 DEG. F (521 DEG. - 657 DEG. C)
VAPOR PRESSURE (MM): NOT APPLICABLE
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): NOT APPLICABLE
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: NONE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: NOT DETERMINED
DENSITY: APPROXIMATELY 0.1 LB/IN3
PH: NOT APPLICABLE
ODOR: NONE
ODOR THRESHOLD (PPM): NOT APPLICABLE
COEFFICIENT OF WATER/OIL DISTRIBUTION: NOT APPLICABLE
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, STORAGE, AND TRANSPORTATION AS
SHIPPED. CHIPS, FINES, DUST AND MOLTEN ALUMINUM ARE CONSIDERABLE MORE
REACTIVE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
WATER:
SLOWLY GENERATES FLAMMABLE/EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS AND HEAT. GENERATION
RATE IS GREATLY INCREASED WITH SMALLER PARTICLES (E.G., FINES AND DUSTS).
MOLTEN ALUMINUM CAN REACT VIOLENTLY/EXPLOSIVELY WITH WATER OR MOISTURE,
PARTICULARLY WHEN THE WATER IS ENTRAPPED.
HEAT: OXIDIZES AT A RATE DEPENDENT UPON TEMPERATURE AND PARTICLE SIZE.
STRONG OXIDIZERS: VIOLENT REACTION WITH CONSIDERABLE HEAT GENERATION.
CAN REACT EXPLOSIVELY WITH NITRATES (E.G., AMMONIUM NITRATE AND FERTILIZERS
CONTAINING NITRATE) WHEN HEATED OR MOLTEN.
ACIDS AND ALKALIS:
REACTS TO GENERATE FLAMMABLE/EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS. GENERATION RATE IS
GREATLY INCREASED WITH SMALLER PARTICLES (E.G., FINES AND DUSTS).
HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS:
MANY HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS, INCLUDING HALOGENATED FIRE EXTINGUISHING
AGENTS, CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH FINELY DIVIDED ALUMINUM.
IRON OXIDE (RUST) AND OTHER METAL OXIDES (E.G., COPPER AND LEAD OXIDES):
A VIOLENT THERMITE REACTION GENERATING CONSIDERABLE HEAT CAN OCCUR.
REACTION WITH ALUMINUM FINES AND DUSTS REQUIRES ONLY VERY WEAK IGNITION
SOURCES FOR INITIATION.
MOLTEN ALUMINUM CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITHOUT EXTERNAL IGNITION SOURCE.
IRON POWDER:
AN EXPLOSIVE REACTION FORMING HYDROGEN GAS OCCURS WHEN HEATED ABOVE
1470 DEG. F (600 DEG. C).
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
LD50 OR LCLO FOUND FOR ORAL, DERMAL OR INHALATION ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION:
NICKEL:
ORAL RAT LD50: 9000 MG/KG BODY WEIGHT
SILICON:
ORAL RAT LD50: 3160 MG/KG BODY WEIGHT
MANGANESE:
ORAL RAT LD50: 9000 MG/KG BODY WEIGHT
IRON:
INTRAPERITONEAL RABBIT LDLO: 20 MG/KG - NO TOXIC EFFECT NOTED
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL FATE INFORMATION: NOT AVAILABLE.
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATION | |
COLLECT SCRAP FOR REMELTING AND RECYCLING. TO MAINTAIN METAL PURITY, IT
MAY BE DESIRABLE TO SEGREGATE THIS SCRAP FROM OTHER ALLOYS.
RCRA STATUS:
CHARACTERIZE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 40 CFR 261 OR STATE EQUIVALENT.
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
USA:
DOT:
NOT REGULATED - ENTER THE PROPER FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION, "SDS NUMBER," AND
"PRODUCT NAME" ON THE SHIPPING PAPERWORK.
CANADIAN TDG HAZARD CLASS & PIN: NOT REGULATED.
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MUST BE SUITABLE FOR USE IN HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERES
INVOLVING ALUMINUM POWDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1910.307. THE NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE, NFPA 70, CONTAINS GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING THE TYPE AND
DESIGN OF EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION, WHICH WILL MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.
U.S. FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
TSCA STATUS:
ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY.
CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES:
BERYLLIUM, CHROMIUM, CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS, COPPER, LEAD, MANGANESE, NICKEL,
ZINC.
SARA TITLE III:
SECTION 311/312 PHYSICAL AND HEALTH HAZARD CATEGORIES:
IMMEDIATE (ACUTE), DELAYED (CHRONIC) IF PARTICULATES/FUMES ARE GENERATED
DURING PROCESSING.
SECTION 313 TOXIC CHEMICALS:
ALUMINUM (FUME/DUST), BERYLLIUM, CHROMIUM, COPPER, LEAD, MANGANESE, NICKEL,
VANADIUM (FUME/DUST), AND ZINC (FUME/DUST).
STATE REGULATIONS:
PENNSYLVANIA "SPECIAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE":
BERYLLIUM; NICKEL; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS, HEXAVALENT.
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS:
CANADIAN WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: CLASS D; DIVISION 2, SUBDIVISION A
CANADIAN DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST:
ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE CANADIAN DSL.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY:
ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON ECOIN, THE EUROPEAN CORE
INVENTORY.
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
STATUS: CHANGES IN SECTION 8.
PREPARED BY: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTROL COMMITTEE
OSHA STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.1025 (LEAD)
OSHA STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.252
ANSI 249.1, SAFETY IN WELDING AND CUTTING
ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION'S BULLETIN F-1,"GUIDELINES FOR HANDLING ALUMINUM FINES
GENERATED DURING VARIOUS ALUMINUM FABRICATING OPERATIONS." THE ALUMINUM
ASSOCIATION, 900 19TH STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20006.
NFPA 65, STANDARD FOR PROCESSING AND FINISHING OF ALUMINUM (NFPA PHONE:
800-344-3555)
NFPA 70, STANDARD FOR NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
NFPA 77, STANDARD FOR STATIC ELECTRICITY
GUIDE TO OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE VALUES-I 997, COMPILED BY THE AMERICAN
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS (ACGIH).
DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, NIOSH: REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, 1985-86 EDITION
SAX, N. IRVING:
DANGEROUS PROPERTIES OF INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS, VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD CO.,
INC., 1984
INFORMATION HEREIN IS GIVEN IN GOOD FAITH AS AUTHORITATIVE AND VALID;
HOWEVER, NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CAN BE MADE.
LEGEND:
ACGIH: AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS
AICS: AUSTRALIAN INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
CAS: CHEMICAL ABSTRACT SERVICES
CERCLA: COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, & LIABILITY ACT
CFR: CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
DOT: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DSL: DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (CANADA)
ECOIN: EUROPEAN CORE INVENTORY
EPA: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
IARC: INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
LC50: LETHAL CONCENTRATION (50 PERCENT KILL)
LCLO: LOWEST PUBLISHED LETHAL CONCENTRATION
LD50: LETHAL DOSE (50 PERCENT KILL)
LDLO: LOWEST PUBLISHED LETHAL DOSE
MIG: METAL INERT GAS
NFPA: NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
NIOSH: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
NTP: NATIONAL TOXOLOGY PROGRAM
OSHA: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
PEL: PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
PIN: PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
RCA: RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT
SARA: SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT
STEL: SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT
TCLP: TOXIC CHEMICALS LEACHATE PROGRAM
TDG: TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS
TIG: TUNGSTEN INERT GAS
TLV: THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE
TSCA: TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT
TWA: TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE
ATM: ATMOSPHERE
CM: CENTIMETER
G: GRAM
IN: INCH
KG: KILOGRAM
LB.: POUND
M: METER
MG: MILLIGRAM
MM: MILLIMETER
N.O.S.: NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
PPB: PARTS PER BILLION
PPM: PARTS PER MILLION
PSIA: POUNDS/SQUARE INCH ABSOLUTE
UG: MICROGRAM
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