GARLOCK, INC. PLASTOMER PRODUCTS -- PTFE TAPE THREAD SEAL  -- 8030-00-889-3535
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PTFE TAPE THREAD SEAL
MSDS Date:07/19/1994
FSC:8030
NIIN:00-889-3535
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:GARLOCK, INC. PLASTOMER PRODUCTS
Address:23 BRENZ LAIN
City:NEWTON
State:PA
ZIP:18940
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-968-5011
Emergency Phone Num:215-968-5011
CAGE:MO161
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:GARLOCK INC PLASTOMER PRODUCTS DIV
Address:FRIENDS LN
Box:City:NEWTOWN
State:PA
ZIP:18940-0199
Country:US
Phone:215-968-5011
CAGE:59795
Company Name:GARLOCK, INC. PLASTOMER PRODUCTS
Address:23 BRENZ LAIN
Box:City:NEWTON
State:PA
ZIP:18940
Country:US
Phone:215-968-5011
CAGE:MO161

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

Ingred Name:POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (NON-HAZARDOUS)
CAS:116-14-3
RTECS #:KX4025000
Fraction by Wt: 100.0%

Ingred Name:THERE ARE NO HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS LISTED FOR THIS PRODUCT.
Fraction by Wt: NA
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED
OSHA PEL:NOT RELEVANT
ACGIH TLV:NOT RELEVANT

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 1250 MG/KG (RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:AS SOLD, PRESENTS NO KNOWN HEALTH
    HAZARDS. >535F, POLYMER WILL BREAK DOWN & FUMES COULD CAUSE
    FLU-LIKE ILLNESS. NO SMOKING WHILE HANDLING THIS MATERIAL.
    INHALATION & SKIN ABSORPTION UNLIKELY. NO HARMF UL EFFECT
    ANTICIPATED FROM SKIN CONTACTOR INGESTION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OSHA OR
    ACGIH.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: IF EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM OVERHEATING/COMBUSTION
    MOVE TO FRESH AIR. CONSULT DR IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. SKIN: NOT LIKELY
    TO BE HAZARDOUS, BUT IF REDNESS/ITCHING DEVELOP CLEANSING W/WATER
    AFTER  USE ADVISEABLE. EYES: IF MECHANICAL IRRITATION OCCURS FLUSH
    W/PLENTY OF WATER. CALL DR IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. INGESTION: CONSULT
    DR IF NECESSARY.

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

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Lower Limits:NOT AVAIL
Upper Limits:NOT AVAIL
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:SCBA/FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIP. PROTECT FROM
    HYDROGEN FLUORIDE FUMES; REACT W/H2O TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC
    ACID.NEOPRENE GLOVES-HANDLING REFUSE FROM FIRE INVOLVING PTFE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:PTFE BURNS IN ATMOSPHERE OF 95% OXYGEN
    WHEN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT. HAZARDOUS GASES/VAPORS ARE
    PRODUCED.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:ENFORCE NO SMOKING RULE IN AREAS WHERE
    PTFE IS HANDLED OR STORED. WASH HANDS/FACE AFTER HANDLING TO AVOID
    TRANSFER OF PTFE ONTO CIGARETTES & TOBACCO.
Other Precautions:NONE

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

Respiratory Protection:NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION OR EXPOSURE
    CONTROLS INDICATED FOR THIS PRODUCT AS SOL
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION OR EXPOSURE CONTROLS
    INDICATED FOR THIS PRODUCT.
Protective Gloves:NO SPECOAL PERSONAL PROTECTION INDICATED
Eye Protection:NO SPECIAL PERSONAL PROTECTION INDICATED
Work Hygienic Practices:NK SMOKING WHILE HANDLING MATERIAL
Supplemental Safety and Health
NK

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:648F/341C
Spec Gravity:>1.2
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE SOLID TAPE

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS W/MOLTEN ALKALI METALS & INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:>535F MAY EVOLVE TOXIC GASIOUS
    MATERIALS SUCH AS HYDROFLUORIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE &
    PERFLUOROLEFINS.*

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCARDED PRODUCT NOT HAZARDOUS UNDER RCRA 40
    CFR 261. RECYCLING/LANDFILLING PREFERRED. INCINERATE ONLY IF
    INCINERATOR CAPABLE OF SCRUBBING OUT HYDROGEN FLUORIDE/ACIDIC
    COMBUSTION PRODUCTS. TREAT/STOR E/TRANSPORT/DISPOSE ACCORDING TO
    APPLICLAWS.

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