INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL INC -- MONEL OXY  -- 3439-00N034295
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MONEL OXY
MSDS Date:12/06/1991
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N034295
MSDS Number: BPXND
=== 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:VENT:SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PROVISION OF ADEQUATE
    VENTILATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:PROGRESSIVE & IF UNTREATED, LEADS TO FATAL LIVER
    FAILURE. ING 2:INHAL OF EXCESS OXIDE FUMES/DUSTS CAN LEAD(ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:TO IRRIT OF RESP TRACT. PRLNG INHAL OF IRON OXIDE
    FOR PERIODS OF 6-10 YRS IS KNOWN TO CAUSE SIDEROSIS (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:WHICH APPEARS TO BE BENIGN-PNEUMOCONIOSIS. PRLNG EYE
    CONT W/METAL DUST COULD CAUSE RUST BROWN COLORED (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:SPOTS FORMING AROUND PARTICLES & IF LEFT FOR SEVERAL
    YRS, PERM DMG COULD RSLT. ING 3:RPTD INTRATRACHEAL (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:INSTILLATION OF NICKEL PWDR PRDCD INCR INCIDENCE OF
    MALIGNANT LUNG TUMORS IN RATS, BUT DID NOT PRDCE INCR(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:INCIDENCE IN HAMSTERS WHEN ADMIN @ MAX TOLERATED
    DOSE. HOWEVER, SINGLE INTRATRACHEAL INSTILLATIONS OF (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:NICKEL PWDR IN HAMSTERS @ DOSES NEAR LD50 HAVE PRDCD
    INCR INCIDENCE OF FIBROSARCOMAS, MESOTHELIOMAS & (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:RHABDOMYOSARCOMAS. INHAL OF NICKEL PWDR @ CONC 15X
    PEL IRRITATED RESP TRACT IN RODENTS. NICKEL IS KNOWN (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:SENSIT & MAY PRDCE ALLERGIC RXNS. NTP HAS LISTED
    NICKEL AS REAS ANTIC TO BE CARCIN BASED ON PRODUCTION OF(ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:INJECTION-SITE TUMORS. IARC CONCLUDED THERE WAS
    SUFFICIENT EVID THAT NICKEL & NICKEL CMPDS, AS GRP BUT (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:NOT NEC AS INDIVIDUALS CHEMS, WERE CARCIN TO HUMANS.
    IARC COULD NOT STATE W/CERTAINTY WHICH SPEC NICKEL (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:COMPOUNDS ARE HUMAN CARCINOGENS & WHICH ARE NOT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC:"THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY", P.O. BOX 351040,
    MIAMI, FL, 33135 OR 29 CFR 1910. "OSHA", U.S. DEPT (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:OF LABOR, WASHINGTON, D.C., 20210 FOR IMPORTANT
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:COPPER  (SARA III)
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
Fraction by Wt: 31%
OSHA PEL:0.1MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST
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
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3

Ingred Name:NICKEL  (SARA III). LD50:(ORAL,RAT)>9.000 MG/KG.
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Fraction by Wt: 67%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:"METAL FUME FEVER" SUCH AS CHILLS, FEVER & SWEATING.
    FEW INSTANCES OF ALLERGIC SKIN RASHES HAVE BEEN (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:REPORTED IN WORKERS W/SKIN EXPOS TO METALLIC COPPER.
    IN EYES, COPPER METAL AS FOREIGN BODY CAN PROVOKE (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5:INFLAMM RXN RSLTG IN PUS FORM IN CONJ, CORNEA/SCLERA.
    INGEST OF COPPER METAL MAY CAUSE GI UPSET. WILSON'S (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6:DISEASES CAN OCCUR IN CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS W/RARE,
    INHERITED METABOLIC DISORDER CHARACT BY RETENTION OF (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:EXCESS AMTS OF COPPER IN LIVER, BRAIN, KIDNEYS &
    CORNEAS. THESE DEPOSITS EVENTUALLY LEAD TO TISS NECROSIS &(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:FIBROSIS, CAUSING VARIETY OF CLINICAL EFTS, ESP LIVER
    DISEASE & NEUROLOGIC CHANGES. WILSON'S DISEASE IS (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 3.
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, THESE COMPLEX ALLOYS HAVE
    NO KNOWN TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OTHER THAN CAUSING ALLERGIC RXNS
    IN INDIVIDUALS SENSITIVE TO METAL(S) CNTND IN ALLOYS. HOWEVER, USER
    GEN DUSTS & FUMES MAY ON CO NT W/SKIN/EYES PRDCE MECH IRRIT.
    CHRONIC EXPOS COULD CAUSE DERM (SKIN)/CONJ (EYES). EXCESS INHAL OF
    USER(EFT OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL:GROUP 1 (IARC), ANTICIPATED TO BE
    A CARCINOGEN (NTP).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:GEN FUMES FROM HIGH 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 HUM ANS. ING 1:COPPER METAL DUST &
    FUME MAYBE IRRIT TO RESP TRACT. IN USER OPERATIONS WHERE COPPER
    FUME IS GEN, (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH PARTICLES FROM EYEBALLS W/CLEAN WATER FOR AT LST 15
    MINS. IF IRRIT PERSISTS, SEE MD. SKIN:WASH W/SOAP & WATER TO REMOVE
    ANY METALLIC PARTICLES. IF RASH DEVELS, SEE MD. INHAL:REMOVE FROM
    EXPO S. 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 YOUR
    USE THIS MATL DOES NOT CREATE EXPOS WHICH EXCEED RECOM EXPOS LIMS.
    ALWAYS USE EXHST VENT IN USER OPERATIONS SUCH AS HIGH TEMP CUTTING,
    WELDING & GR INDING. REFER TO ANSI Z49.1, (ING 22)

=============  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. CONFINED SPACES REQ (ING 24)
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:OR SOME INTERMEDIATE FORM; ODORLESS. HAZ DECOMP PROD:FLUX &
    SPEC PROCESS BEING USED. INGS MAY INCL METALS, METAL OXIDES,
    CHROMATES, FLUORIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE, OZONE, OXIDES OF NITROGEN & 
    OTHER GASES SUCH AS PHOSGENE IF CHLORINATED SOLVS ARE PRESENT. EFTS
    OF OVEREXP:INHAL OF FUME CAN RSLT IN SYMPS OF(ING 4)

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

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>2552F,>140
Spec Gravity:8-9 GM/CC
Appearance and Odor:SILVER-COLORED METAL SHAPED AS PLATE, BAR, WIRE,
    TUBE, ROD, STRIP, SHEET(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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