INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL INC -- MONEL ALLOY 404  -- 3439-00N034288
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MONEL ALLOY 404
MSDS Date:12/06/1991
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N034288
MSDS Number: BPWFM
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL INC
Address:3200 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
City:HUNTINGTON
State:WV
ZIP:25720
Country:US
Info Phone Num:304-526-5100
Emergency Phone Num:304-526-5780
CAGE:28553
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC. DIV INTL NICKEL CO
Address:3200 RIVERSIDE DR
City:HUNTINGTON
State:WV
ZIP:25705
Country:US
Phone:304-526-5100
CAGE:28553

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

Ingred Name:ING 15: NICKEL IS A KNOWN SENSITIZER AND MAY PRODUCE
    ALLERGIC REACTIONS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MELTING POINT: >2552F,>1400C.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:COPPER  (SARA III)
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
Fraction by Wt: 46%
OSHA PEL:0.1MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST
ACGIH TLV:0.2MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:NICKEL  (SARA III). LD50: (ORAL,RAT) >9,000 MG/KG.
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Fraction by Wt: 54%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:EXPOS TO METALLIC COPPER. IN EYES, COPPER METAL
    AS FOREIGN BODY CAN PROVOKE AN INFLAM RXN RSLTG IN PUS (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:FORM IN CONJUNCTIVA, CORNEA/SCLERA. INGEST OF COPPER
    METAL MAY CAUSE GI UPSET.WILSON'S DISEASE CAN OCCUR IN(ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: CERTAIN INDIV W/RARE, INHERITED METABOLIC DISORDER
    CHARACT BY RETENTION OF EXCESSIVE AMTS OF COPPER IN (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: LIVER, BRAIN, KIDNEYS & CORNEAS. THESE DEPOSITS
    EVENTUALLY LEAD TO TISS NECROSIS & FIBROSIS, CAUSING A (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: VARIETY OF CLINICAL EFTS, ESPEC LIVER DISEASE &
    NEUROLOGIC CHANGES. WILSON'S DISEASE IS PROGRESSIVE &, IF (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:UNTREATED, LEADS TO FATAL LIVER FAILURE. ING
    2:EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF WORKERS EXPOS TO NI POWDER & TO (ING
    10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:DUST & FUME GEN IN PRODUCTION OF NI ALLOYS & OF
    STAINLESS STEEL HAVE NOT INDICATED PRESENCE OF SIGNIFICANT(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:RESP CANCER HAZ.INHAL OF NI POWDER HAS NOT RSLTD IN
    AN INCR INCIDENCE OF MALIGNANT TUMORS IN RODENTS.RPTD(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:INTRATRACHEAL INSTILLATION OF NI POWDER PRDCED AN
    INCR INCIDENCE OF MALIGNANT TUMORS IN RATS, BUT DID (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:NOT PRDCE AN INCR INCIDENCE IN HAMSTERS WHEN ADMIN
    AT MAX TOLERATED DOSE. HOWEVER, SINGLE INTRATRACHEAL (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:INSTILLATIONS OF NI POWDER IN HAMSTERS AT DOSES NEAR
    LD50 HAVE PRDCED AN INCR INCIDENCE OF FIBROSARCOMAS,(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: MESOTHELIOMAS & RHABDOMYOSARCOMAS. INHAL OF NI
    POWDER AT CONC 15 TIMES PEL IRRIT RESP TRACT IN RODENTS. (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:AS, SHIPPED, COMPLEX ALLOYS HAVE NO
    KNOWN TOX PROPERTIES OTHER THAN CAUSING ALLERGIC RXNS IN INDIV
    SENSITIVE TO METAL(S) CONTAINED IN ALLOYS. HOWEVER, USER GEN DUSTS
    & FUMES MAY ON CONT W/SKIN/EYES PR DCE MECH IRRIT. CHRONIC EXPOS
    COULD CAUSE DERM (SKIN) OR CONJUNCT (EYES). EXCESSIVE INHAL OF USER
    GEN (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL: GROUP 2B (IARC); ANTICIPATED TO
    BE A CARCINOGEN (NTP).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:FUMES FROM HIGH TEMP CUTTING/WELDING
    OF ALLOYS MAY, DEPENDING ON SPECIFIC FEATURES OF PROCESS USED, POSE
    A LONG TERM HLTH HAZ.ING 1:DUST & FUME MAY BE IRRIT TO RESP TRACT.
    IN USER OPER WHERE	COPPER FUME IS GEN,INHAL OF FUME CAN RSLT IN
    SYMP OF "METAL FUME FEVER" SUCH AS CHILLS, FEVER & SWEATING. A FEW
    (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYE: FLUSH PARTICLES FROM EYEBALLS WITH CLEAN WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL HELP. SKIN:
    WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND WATER TO REMOVE ANY METALLIC PARTICLES. IF
    RASH DE VELOPS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE FROM
    EXPOSURE. IF SEVERE RESPIRATORY IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL
    HELP. INGESTION: IF SYMPTOMS OF INGESTION ARISE, SEEK MEDICAL HELP.

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

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS
    .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SPARKS FROM WELDING OR GRINDING IN USER
    OPERATIONS COULD IGNITE FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS, VAPORS
    AND SOLIDS.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VACUUM OR SHOVEL ANY SPILLED MATERIAL INTO A
    SUITABLE CONTAINER. ALLOY WASTES ARE NORMALLY COLLECTED TO RECOVER
    METAL VALUES.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW ACCEPTABLE
    EXPOSURE LEVELS.
Other Precautions:USE INDUS HYGIENE AIR MONITORING TO ENSURE THAT USE
    OF MATL DOES NOT CREATE EXPOS WHICH EXCEED RECOM EXPOS LIMITS.
    ALWAYS USE EXHST VENT IN USER OPER SUCH AS HIGH TEMP CUTTING,
    WELDING & GRINDING. REF ER TO ANSI Z49.1, THE AMERICAN (SUPDAT)

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

Respiratory Protection:RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NEC WHEN EXPOSURE
    LIMITS FOR AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS ARE EXCEEDED DURING CUTTING,
    GRINDING/WELDING ON ALLOYS. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SUPP RESP IN
    CONFINED SPACES. USE NIOSH/MSHA  APPRVD RESP I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.134.
Ventilation:USE LOC EXHST VENT WHEN CUTTING, GRINDING/WELDING. MAINTAIN
    EXPOS BELOW ACCEPTABLE EXPOS LIMITS.CONFINED SPACES (SUPDAT)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR FACE PROTECTION AND FLAME RETARDANT
    CLOTHING. DO NOT EXPOS SKIN OR EYES TO HEAT AND RADIATION FROM
    WELDING OPER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR: SHEET/SOME INTERMEDIATE FORM, ODORLESS. OTHER PREC:
    WELDING SOCIETY,P.O. BOX 351040, MIAMI,FL 33135. 29 CFR 1910, OSHA,
    U.S. DEPT OF LABOR, WASHINGTON,DC. 20210. VENT: REQ SPECIAL ATTN TO
     PROVISION OF ADEQ VENT. EFTS OF OVEREXP: INSTANCES OF ALLERGIC
    SKIN RASHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN WORKERS W/SKIN (ING 3)

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

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:ING 17
Spec Gravity:8-9 GM/CC
Appearance and Odor:SOLID SILVER-COLORED METAL SHAPED AS PLATE, BAR,
    WIRE, TUBE, ROD,STRIP, (SUPDAT

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

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

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