INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL INC -- MONEL ALLOY K-500  -- 3439-00N034293
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MONEL ALLOY K-500
MSDS Date:12/06/1991
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N034293
MSDS Number: BPXNB
=== 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 23:DEPT OF LABOR, WASHINGTON, D.C., 20210 FOR IMPORTANT
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:THESE DEPOSITS EVENTUALLY LEAD TO TISSUE NECROSIS AND
    FIBROSIS, LIVER (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:DISEASE & NEUROLOGIC CHANGES.WILSON'S DISEASE IS
    PROGRESSIVE & IF UNTREATED, LEAD TO FATAL LIVER FAILURE.(ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:IRON:INHAL OF EXCESS OXIDE FUMES/DUSTS CAN LEAD TO
    IRRITATION OF RESP TRACT. PRLNG INHAL OF IRON OXIDE (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: IS KNOWN TO CAUSE SIDEROSIS. PROLONGED EYE CONTACT
    WITH METAL DUST COULD CAUSE RUST BROWN COLORED SPOTS (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:FORMING AROUND PARTICLES.MANGANESE:EXCESS
    INHAL/INGEST CAN PRDCE POIS.CHRONIC EXPOS CAN LEAD TO NEURO(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:PROBLEMS SUCH AS APATHY/DROW/WEAK/SPASTIC GAIT/PARAL
    & OTHER NEUROLOGICAL PROBS RESEMBLING PARKINSONISM (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:NICKEL: RPTD INTRATRATRACHEAL INSTILLATION PRODUCED
    INCREASED INCIDENCE OF MALIGNANT LUNG TUMORS IN RATS.(ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:SINGLE INTRATRACHEAL INSTILLATIONS IN HAMSTERS AT
    DOSE NEAR LD50 HAVE PRODUCED INCREASED INCIDENCE OF (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:FIBROSARCOMAS, MESOTHLIOMAS AND RHABDOMYOSARCOMAS.
    INHAL AT CONCENTRATION 15 TIMES PEL IRRITATED RESP (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:TRACT IN RODENTS. NICKEL IS KNOWN SENSITATIZATION
    AND MAY PRODUCE ALLERGIC RXNS. ALUMINUM: (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:ACUTE EXPOS TO ALUMINA FUME MAY CAUSE BRONCHIAL
    IRRIT, RPTS OF PULMONARY FIBROSIS & EMPHYSEMA IN ALUMINA (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:ABRASIVE WORKERS ARE NO LONGER SEEN, OWING TO
    IMPROVED ENVIRON CONTROL.TITANIUM:INHAL OF TITANIUM COULD (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21:CAUSE MILD IRRIT TO RESP TRACT. INHAL OF TITANIUM
    DIOXIDE DUST/FUME COULD PRDCE LUNG FIBROSIS/CHRONIC BRONCHITIS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:"THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY", P.O. BOX 351040,
    MIAMI, FL, 33135 OR 29 CFR 1910. "OSHA:, U.S (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:COPPER  (SARA III)
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
Fraction by Wt: 30%
OSHA PEL:0.1MG/M3 FUME
ACGIH TLV:0.2MG/M3 FUME
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:IRON
CAS:7439-89-6
RTECS #:NO4565500
Fraction by Wt: 1%
OSHA PEL:10 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 FUME

Ingred Name:MANGANESE  (SARA III) LD50:(ORAL,RAT)9,000 MG/KG.
CAS:7439-96-5
RTECS #:OO9275000
Fraction by Wt: 1%
OSHA PEL:(C) 5 MG/M3 DUST
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 DUST 9293

Ingred Name:NICKEL  (SARA III). LD50:(ORAL,RAT)>9.000 MG/KG.
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Fraction by Wt: 66%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3

Ingred Name:ALUMINUM  (SARA III). PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST;5 MG/M3 TDUST
CAS:7429-90-5
RTECS #:BD0330000
Fraction by Wt: 3%
OSHA PEL:SEE INGREDIENT NAME
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 DUST

Ingred Name:TITANIUM OXIDE; (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)
CAS:13463-67-7
RTECS #:XR2275000
Fraction by Wt: 1%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:WORKERS EXPOS TO COPPER. EYES:METAL AS FOREIGN BODY
    CAN PROVOKE INFLAMM RXN RSLTG IN PUS FORM IN (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:CONJ/CORNEA/SCLERA. INGEST:MAY CAUSE GI UPSET.
    WILSON'S DISEASE CAN OCCUR IN CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS  (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:CHARACTERIZED BY RETENTION OF EXCESS AMOUNTS OF
    COPPER IN LIVER, BRAIN, KIDNEYS AND CORNEAS. (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENTS 3 & 4.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:AS SHIPPED, THESE COMPLEX ALLOYS HAVE
    NO KNOWN TOX PROPERTIES OTHER THAN CAUSING ALLERGIC RXNS IN INDIV
    SENSIT TO METAL(S) CNTND IN ALLOYS. HOWEVER, USE GEN DUSTS/FUMES
    MAY ON CONT W/SKIN/EYES PRDCE M ECH IRRIT. CHRONIC EXPOS COULD
    CAUSE DERM (SKIN)/CONJ (EYES). EXCESS INHAL OF USER GEN FUMES FROM
    HIGH (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL:ANTICIPATED TO BE A CARCINOGEN
    (NTP); GROUP 2B (IARC)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:TEMP CUTTING/WELDING OF THESE ALLOYS
    MAY, DEPENDING ON SPEC FEATURES OF PROCESS USED, POSE LONG TERM
    HLTH HAZ. IARC HAS CONCLUDED THAT WELDING FUMES ARE POSS CARCIN TO
    HUMANS. COPPER:METAL DU ST/FUME MAY BE IRRIT TO RESP TRACT.
    INHAL:CAN RSLT IN SYMPS OF "METAL FUME FEVER" SUCH AS CHILLS, FEVER
    & (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH PARTICLES FROM EYEBALLS W/CLEAN H*2O FOR @ LST 15
    MINS. IF IRRIT PERSISTS, SEE MD. SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & H*2O TO REMOVE
    ANY METALLIC PARTICLES. IF RASH DEVELS, SEE MD. INHAL:REMOVE FROM
    EXPOS.  IF SEV RESP IRRIT PERSISTS, SEE MD. INGEST:IF SYMPS ARISE,
    SEE MD.

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

Flash Point:NON FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONFLAMMABLE, HOWEVER SPARKS FROM WELDING
    OR GRINDING IN USER OPERATIONS COULD IGNITE FLAMMABLE OR
    COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS, VAPORS & 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:DO NOT EXPOSE SKIN OR EYES TO HEAT &
    RADIATION FROM WELDING OPERATIONS. MAINTAIN EXPOSURE BELOW
    ACCEPTABLE EXPOSURE LEVELS.
Other Precautions:USE INDUS HYGIENE AIR MONITORING TO ENSURE THAT USING
    THIS MATL DOES NOT CREATE EXPOS WHICH EXCEED RECOM EXPOS LIMS.
    ALWAYS USE EXHST VENT IN USER OPERATIONS SUCH AS HIGH TEMP CUTTING,
    WELDING & GRIND ING. REFER TO ANSI Z49.1, (ING 23)

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

Respiratory Protection:RESP PROT IS NEC WHEN EXPOS LIMS FOR AIRBORNE
    CONTAMINANTS ARE EXCEEDED DURING CUTTING, GRINDING OR WELDING ON
    THESE ALLOYS. USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD AIR SUPPLIED RESP IN CONFINED
    SPACES. USE ONLY NIOSH/ MSHA APPRVD RESPS I/A/W 29CFR1910.134.
Ventilation:USE LOC EXHST VENT WHEN CUTTING, GRINDING/WELDING. MAINTAIN
    EXPOS BELOW ACCEPT EXPOS LIMS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOGG/FULL LGTH FCSHLD .
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR FLAME RETARDANT CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR:INTERMEDIATE FORM; ODORLESS. HAZ DECOMP PROD:FLUX & SPEC
    PROCESS BEING USED. INGS MAY INCL METALS, METAL OXIDES, CHROMATES,
    FLUORIDES, CO, OZONE, NO*X & OTHER GASES SUCH AS PHOSGENE IF CHL
    ORINATED SOLVS ARE PRESENT. EFTS OF OVEREXP:SWEAT. SKIN:FEW
    INSTANCES OF ALLERGIC RASHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN (ING 7)

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

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2552F,1400C
Spec Gravity:8-9
Appearance and Odor:SILVER-COLORED METAL SHAPED AS PLATE/BAR/WIRE/
    TUBE/ROD/STRIP/SHEET/SOME(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:FUMES & GASES GEN IN USER WELDING,
    GRINDING & HIGH TEMP CUTTING OPERATIONS WILL DEPEND ON BASE METAL,
    ELECTRODE,(SUPDAT)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:IF DISPOSAL IS NECESSARY, DISPOSE I/A/W FEDERAL,
    STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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