MUELLER BRASS CO -- COPPER ALLOYS  -- 9650-00N073873
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:COPPER ALLOYS
MSDS Date:06/01/1989
FSC:9650
NIIN:00N073873
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MUELLER BRASS CO
Address:1925 ALPEER AVE
City:PORT HURON
State:MI
ZIP:48080
Country:US
Info Phone Num:313-987-4000
Emergency Phone Num:313-987-4000
CAGE:1K290
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MUELLER BRASS CO
Box:UNKNOW
CAGE:41947
Company Name:MUELLER BRASS CO/MARYSVILLE SUB OF SHARON STEEL
Address:1925 LAPEER AVE
Box:City:PORT HURON
State:MI
ZIP:48060-4153
Country:US
Phone:313-987-4000
CAGE:1K290

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:COPPER (SARA 313) (CERCLA). % (WT):99.96-99.985
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING
OSHA PEL:0.1MG/M3 FUME/1 DUST
ACGIH TLV:0.2 MG/M3 FUME
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:COPPER:INHAL OF COPPER
    FUMES/DUST MAY CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER AND DAMAGE TO NASAL
    MEMBRANES. THE SKIN & HAIR MAY TURN GREEN IN SEVERE CASES. SKIN &
    EYE IRRIT MAY OCCUR. SKIN SENSITIZATION MAY OCC UR. CHRONIC EXPOS
    MAY CAUSE WILSON'S DISEASE WHICH IS CHARACT BY DMG TO BLOOD CELLS,
    BRAIN, KIDNEYS, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:LIVER, & PANCREAS. COPPER FRAGMENTS
    LEFT IN CORNEA MAY CAUSE CATARACTS. COPPER FRAGMENTS THAT PENETRATE
    EYE MAY CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE EYE DMG IF NOT REMOVED IMMED. SIGNS &
    SYMPS OF EXPOS:METAL F UME FEVER IS CHARACT BY DRY IRRITATED
    THROAT, CHILLS, FEVER, & ELEVATED WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT, & GEN
    FLU-LIKE (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:ANYONE WITH PRE-EXISTING
    RESPIRATORY DISEASE SHOULD AVOID OVEREXPOSURE TO DUST.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE THE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. INGEST:CALL MD
    IMMEDIATELY . EYES:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR MINIMUM OF
    15 MINUTES, SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN:FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS 
    OF WATER. CALL MD .

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:NOT APPLICABLE. MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE
    .
Fire Fighting Procedures:NOT APPLICABLE. USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER ON HOT MATERIAL MAY CAUSE
    SPLATTERING WHICH COULD RESULT IN SCALDING.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:PREVENT EXPOSURE TO ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, AND
    AMMONIA PRODUCTS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:MATERIAL MAY BE HEAVY, PREVENT
    SPILLAGE FROM HIGH STORAGE AREAS.
Other Precautions:NOT APPLICABLE.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:MAY BE APPLICABLE IF CUTTING, WELDING, BRAZING,
    GRINDING, ETC. DEPENDING ON EXHAUST. NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR
    APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST:DURING GRINDING, WELDING, ETC.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . NOT
    APPLIC AS SHIPPED BUT PROT CLTHG IS DETERM BY PROCESSING (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:SYMPS. SKIN, EYE, & NASAL IRRIT & SKIN SENSIT ARE
    CHARACT BY WEAKNESS, ANEMIA, ABDOMINAL PAIN, & YELLOWING OF SKIN OR
    JAUNDICE. OTHER PROT EQUIP:ACTIVITY, I.E. CASTING, MACHINING, ETC.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1981F,1083C
Spec Gravity:8.94 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:NIL
Appearance and Odor:REDDISH-BROWN METAL/NO ODOR.

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIS, OXIDIZERS, AMMONIA.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT APPLICABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EXPOSURE TO NITRIC ACID WILL CAUSE
    GENERATION OF NO*X FUMES.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
    REGULATIONS.

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