ENGLEHARD CORP -- GENERAL PURPOSE PASTE SOLDERING FLUX  -- 3439-00N040196
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:GENERAL PURPOSE PASTE SOLDERING FLUX
MSDS Date:08/25/1992
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N040196
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ENGLEHARD CORP
Address:235 KILVERT ST
City:WARWICK
State:RI
ZIP:02886
Country:US
Info Phone Num:401-739-9550
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:HO905
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ENGELHARD CORP
Address:235 KILVERT ST
Box:City:WARWICK
State:RI
ZIP:02886
Country:US
Phone:401-739-9550
CAGE:86337
Company Name:ENGLEHARD CORP
Address:ROUTE 152
Box:City:PLAINVILLE
State:MA
ZIP:02762
Country:US
Phone:508-695-7811
CAGE:HO905

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

Ingred Name:ING 3: REGULATORY AUTHORITIES. NOTE: CHEM ADDNS, PROCESSING
    OR OTHERWISE ALTERING THIS MATL MAY MAKE WASTE (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: MANAGEMENT INFO GIVEN INCOMPLETE, INACCURATE OR
    OTHERWISE INAPPROP. AS LOCAL REGS MAY VARY, ALL WASTE (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: MUST BE DISPOSED/RECYCLED/RECLAIMED I/A/W FED, STATE
    & LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL REGULATIONS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:PETROLATUM
CAS:8009-03-8
RTECS #:SE6780000
Fraction by Wt: 70.8%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:ZINC CHLORIDE (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7646-85-7
RTECS #:ZH1400000
Fraction by Wt: 25.3%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3; 2 STEL FUME
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH: RECLAMATION REQS WILL VARY BY LOCATION &
    TYPE OF DISP SELECTED. CONSULT W/STATE & LOCAL (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  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:EYE CONTACT CAUSES IRRITATION & MAY
    CAUSE BURNS. SKIN CONTACT CAUSES IRRITATION & MAY CAUSE BURNS.
    SENSITIZATION & ALLERGIC REACTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. INHALATION OF
    MISTS IS SEVERELY IRRITATING TO RESPIR ATORY TRACT & CAN CAUSE
    BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, BRONCHITIS, PNEUMONITIS &
    PULMONARY  (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EDEMA. MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC RESPIRATORY
    REACTIONS. INGESTION IS HARMFUL. CAN CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION &
    POSSIBLE BURNS TO MUCOUS MEMBRANES. MAY CAUSE SEVERE ABDOMINAL
    PAIN, VOMITING & DIARRHEA.	CHRONIC: PROLONGED/REPEATED
    OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE. OVEREXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DELAYED
    KIDNEY INJURY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING RESPIRATORY
    AND/OR SKIN AILMENTS.

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

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LEAST 30 MIN. HOLD
    LIDS OPEN DURING FLUSHING W/WATER. CALL MD IMMED. SKIN: FLUSH
    W/PLENTY OF WATER. IF IRRIT PERSISTS, CALL MD. INHAL:REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. IF N OT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP, PREF MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.
    GIVE LG QTYS OF WATER. CALL MD IMMED. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
    TO UNCON PERSON.

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

Flash Point:>356F,>180C
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. HOWEVER,
    TOXIC EMISSIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN A FIRE SITUATION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL & SCOOP UP/VACUUM. NOTIFICATION
    OF NRC (800-424-8801) MAY BE REQD. REFER TO EPA, DOT & APPLIC STATE
    & LOC REGS FOR CURRENT RESPONSE INFO. IT IS RECOM THAT EACH USER
    ESTABLISH SPILL PREVE NTION, CTL & COUNTERMEASURE PLAN (SPCC).
    (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
    STORE IN A COOL, DRY LOCATION AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD AND FEED PRODUCTS. WASH
    THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID CONTACT W/ANY DUSTS, MISTS OR
    FUMES RESULTING FROM USE OF THIS PROCUT. WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING
    BEFORE REUSE. HARMFUL IF  SWALLOWED.

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

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS NECESSARY.
Ventilation:GENERAL; LOCAL EXHAUST VENT AS NECESSARY TO CONTROL ANY AIR
    CONTAMINANTS TO W/IN THEIR TLVS DURING USE OF THIS PRODUCT.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:BODY PROTECTION AS NECESSARY TO PVNT SKIN
    CONTACT. PROVIDE SAFETY SHOWER & EYE WASH CLOSE TO WHERE MATL IS
    BEING USED.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPILL PROC: SUCH PLAN SHOULD INCL PROCS APPLIC TO PROPER STORAGE, CTL &
    CLEAN-UP OF SPILLS, INCL REUSE/DISP AS APPROP. NOTE:IN EVENT OF
    ACCIDENTAL RELS OF MATL, FOLLOW SPILL PROCS. ADDNLY PROPER EXPOS 
    CTLS & PERSONAL PROT EQUIP SHOULD BE USED & DISP OF MATL SHOULD BE
    I/A/W DISP REGS.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:165F,74C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:216F,102C
Vapor Pres:<10 @ 20C
Spec Gravity:1.4 (H*2O=1)
pH:1.8
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:AMBER JELLY; ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIES, OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE EXPECTED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, ZINC OXIDE AND
    OXIDES OF CARBON.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:EPA WASTE #:D002. CORR MATL. PROD MAY BE HAZ
    WASTE UNDER EPA WASTE REGS. BEFORE DISP, PROD/MIX CONTAINING PROD
    SHOULD BE TESTED FOR TOX CHARACTS (TC) UNDER CURRENT EPA HAZ WASTE
    REGS TCLP TESTING PROC S, 40 CFR 261 ET SEQ. DISPOSAL/RECYCLING/
    (ING 3)

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