ENGLEHARD CORP -- ALUMINUM BRONZE FLUX  -- 3439-00N017410
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ALUMINUM BRONZE FLUX
MSDS Date:02/12/1991
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N017410
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ENGLEHARD CORP
Address:ROUTE 152
City:PLAINVILLE
State:MA
ZIP:02762
Country:US
Info Phone Num:508-695-7811
Emergency Phone Num:508-695-7811
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:SUPP DATA:& "FLUOROSIS" CHARACT BY OSTEOSCLEROSIS (CHANGES
    IN THE BONE DENSITY THAT USUALLY APPEAR FIRST IN THE (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:LUMBAR SPINE & PELVIS).CALCIFICATION OF LIGAMENTS
    MAY ALSO OCCUR.IN YOUNG CHILDREN FLUOROSIS IS ALSO (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:CHARACT BY MOTTLING OF TEETH.PRLNGD ABSORP OF BORON
    CMPDS (SUCH AS BORIC ACID) MAY CAUSE MILD GI IRRIT, (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:LOSS OF APPETITE, NAUSEA & ERYTHEMATOUS RASH.
    DRYNESS OF SKIN & MUCOUS MEMBRANES, LOSS OF HEAR, CONJ & (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22: KIDNEY INJURY HAVE ALSO BEEN OBSERVED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM ACID FLUORIDE; (POTASSIUM BIFLUORIDE)
CAS:7789-29-9
RTECS #:TS6650000
Fraction by Wt: 40-50%
OSHA PEL:2.5 MG/M3 (F)
ACGIH TLV:2.5 MG/M3 (F)

Ingred Name:ALUMINUM OXIDE
CAS:1344-28-1
RTECS #:BD1200000
Fraction by Wt: 0-1%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

Ingred Name:ZINC CHLORIDE
CAS:7646-85-7
RTECS #:ZH1400000
Fraction by Wt: 1-10%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3/2 STEL
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3/2STEL FUME93
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

Ingred Name:WATER
CAS:7732-18-5
RTECS #:ZC0110000
Fraction by Wt: 10-20%

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:ZEPHIRAN CHLORIDE SOLN FOR 30-60
    MIN.SATURATED COMPRESSES CAN BE USED IF AREA CANNOT BE
    IMMERSED.(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:CHANGE COMPRESSES EVERY TWO MINUTES.GET
    MD.INHAL:REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR.IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF
    RESP.(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:IF BRTHG DFCLT ADMIN OXYGEN IF AVAIL.OXYGEN SHOULD BE
    ADMIN BY QUALIFIED MED PERS ONLY.KEEP VICTIM WARM (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:& AT REST. GET MD IMMED. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMIT.IF CONSCIOUS GIVE LRG AMTS OF WATER.GIVE MILK/EGG (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:WHITES IF AVAIL.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO A
    PERSON WHO IS UNCONSCIOUS OR HAVING CONVULSIONS. GET MD IMMED.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:COUNTERMEASURE PLAN (SPCC).SUCH PLAN SHOULD
    INCLUDE PROCEDURES APPLIC TO PROPER STORAGE, CONTROL & (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:CLEAN UP OF SPILLS, INCLUDING REUSE OR DISPOSAL AS
    APPROP (SEE WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:WASTE DISP PROCEDURES. DISP REQUIREMENTS
    ARE DEPENDENT ON THE HAZARD CLASSIFICATION & WILL VARY (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:BY LOCATION & THE TYPE OF DISP SELECTED. SOME WASTE
    MATLS ARE AMENABLE TO RECYCLE/REUSE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:OSHA 1910.134, ANSI Z88.2 (PRACTICES FOR RESP
    PROT), ANSI Z88.6 (PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR RESP USE)(ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:AND GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
CAS:7447-40-7
RTECS #:TS8050000
Fraction by Wt: 1-10%

Ingred Name:BORIC ACID
CAS:10043-35-3
RTECS #:ED4550000
Fraction by Wt: 20-30%

Ingred Name:LITHIUM CHLORIDE
CAS:7447-41-8
RTECS #:OJ5950000
Fraction by Wt: 1-10%

=====================  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 CONT CAUSES BURNS W/POSS SERIOUS
    EYE DMG. SKIN CONT MAY CAUSE FLUORIDE BURNS WHICH MAY NOT BE IMMED
    PAINFUL/EVIDENT. BORIC ACID & POTASSIUM BIFLUORIDE ARE READILY
    ABSORBED THRU ABRADED/BURNED SKIN  RESULTING IN SYSTEMIC POISONING.
    THE SYMP OF POISONING ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE LISTED UNDER INGEST.
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: INHAL MAY CAUSE MODERATE TO SEVERE
    RESP IRRIT W/SYMP THAT INCL NASAL DISCHARGE & NOSEBLEEDS, COUGHING,
    SORE THROAT & LABORED BRTHG. SEVERE EXPOS MAY CAUSE BRONCHOSPASM &
    PULM EDEMA. ABSORP M AY CAUSE SYSTEMIC POISONING W/SYMP SIMILAR TO
    THOSE FROM INGEST. INGEST MAY CAUSE SALIVATION, NAUS, ABDOM (SUPP
    DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY
    FUNCTION OR PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY AND/OR SKIN DISEASES MAY BE AT
    INCREASED RISK FROM EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL.

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

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH IMMED W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER LIFTING UPPER & LOWER
    LIDS UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). DO NOT
    USE CHEM ANTIDOTE ON EYES. GET MD IMMED. SKIN:IMMED REMOVE CONTAM
    CLTH G & SHOES. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/COLD WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
    MIN, PAYING PARTICULAR ATTEN TO SKIN UNDER NAILS. AFTER FLUSHING,
    IMMERSE & SOAK CONTAM AREA IN 0.13% (1:750) ICED, AQUEOUS (ING 8)

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

Extinguishing Media:THIS MATL IS NOT COMBUST & IS NOT INCOMPATIBLE
    W/ANY EXTING MEDIA. USE ANY MEDIA APPROP FOR THE SURROUNDING FIRE
    CNDTNS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT A FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. HOWEVER,
    TOXIC AND CORROSIVE FLUORIDE COMPOUNDS MAY BE RELEASED IN A FIRE
    SITUATION.

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

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILL.WEAR APPROP PROT CLTHG &
    EQUIP.COVER SPILL W/ABSORB MATL & COLLECT.WASH RESIDUAL TRACES
    W/SOAP & WATER.NOTIFY NATL RESPONSE CTR.REFER TO EPA,DOT & APPLIC
    ST & LOC REGS.IT IS REC EACH USE R ESTAB A SPILL PREVENTION,
    CONTROL & (ING 13)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. STORE IN A
    COOL, DRY LOCATION AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS AND ALKALIES & OTHER
    INCOMPAT SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE FUMES FROM BRAZING. DO NOT GET FLUX IN
    EYES, ON SKIN/CLOTHING. USE ONLY WITH ADEQ VENT. EXPOSURE TO METAL
    FUMES FROM BRAZING ALLOYS MAY POSE ADDTNL HAZARDS. REFER TO ALLOY
    MSDS FOR ADDI TIONAL PRECAUTIONS.

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

Respiratory Protection:IF NEEDED A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESP W/HIGH
    EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE/ACID GAS FILTERS MAY BE USED.FOR HIGHER
    EXPOS (>10 TIME PEL)A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SUPPLIED AIR RESP MAY BE
    REQ.RESP SELECTION DEPENDS ON  CONTAM CONC & FORM.SELECT I/A/W (ING
    17)
Ventilation:LOC EXHST VENT AS REQ TO MAINTAIN CONC OF AIR CONTAM
    <APPLIC EXPOS LIMITS.TRAIN WORKER TO KEEP HEAD OUT OF FUMES.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, NEOPRENE OR NITRILE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG & FULL LENGTH FSHLD 
Other Protective Equipment:DO NOT WEAR COTTON, LEATHER OR OTHER FABRIC
    GLOVES.FOR BRAZING OPER USE SHADE 2-4 GOGGLES. RUB APRON/OTHER BODY
    PROT.
Work Hygienic Practices:DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE IN THE WORK AREA.
    WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFTS OF OVEREXP:PAIN & BURNING, VOMIT, DIARR, ERYTHEMATOUS RASH,
    CONVULS, WEAKNESS & COLLAPSE. LRG DOSES PRODUCE CNS INVOLVEMENT
    W/TWITCHING OF MUSCLE GROUPS, CONVULS & COMA. KIDNEY DMG MAY OCCUR.
    DEA TH MAY OCCUR FROM RESP PARALYSIS/CARDIAC FAILURE.
    CHRONIC:PRLNGD ABSORP OF FLUORIDES MAY CAUSE DIGESTIVE DISTURB(ING
    19)

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:300F,149C
Spec Gravity:1.15 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:100%
Appearance and Odor:WHITE PASTE, ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS AND ALKALIES, BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE, BROMINE PENTAFLUORIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 225C.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:EMITS TOXIC & CORR FUMES OF FLUORINE &
    HYDROGEN FLUORIDE; ALSO OXIDES OF ZINC, POTASSIUM & BORON WHEN
    HEATED TO DECOMP.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:IF DISPOSED OF BY ITSELF, IS HAZ WASTE UNDER EPA
    HAZ WASTE REGS BECAUSE OF CORROSIVITY.WASTE MIXT CONTAINING THIS
    PROD SHOULD BE TESTED AS APPROP TO DETERMINE WASTE
    CLASSIFICATION.FED, ST & LOCAL DISP  LAWS & REGS WILL DETERMINE THE
    PROPER (ING 15)

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