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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET: CALCIUM SILICIDE AND CALCIUM SILICON
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I - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Item Name: CALCIUM SILICIDE AND CALCIUM SILICON
Company's Name: Polymet Alloys, Inc.
Company's Street: 1757 Highway 31
Company's
Company's City:
Company's State:
Company's Country: US
Company's Zip Code: 35137
Company's Emerg Ph #: 800-424-9300 CHEMTREC
Company's Info Ph #: 205-620-1266 / 1281 fax
Date MSDS Prepared: December 2003
Safety Data Review Date: DECEMBER 2006
Type Of Container: Supersac, Drums or Cored Wire
II – INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY INFORMATION
Proprietary: NO
Ingredient: CALCIUM SILICIDE
Ingredient Sequence Number: 01
Toxicity: INHALATION: NOT KNOWN
ORAL: RAT, LD 50:7, 340 MG/KG
OSHA PEL: 15MG/M3 TOTAL DUST-5MG/M
ACGITH-TLV: 10MG/M3
Other Recommended Limit: NONE RECOMMENDED
III - PHYSICAL DATA
Appearance And Odor: SHINY GREY METALLLIC CHIPS AND POWDER.
IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS DATA
Flash Point: N/A
Extinguishing Media: CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, OR APPROPRIATE
FOAM. REACTS SLOWLY WITH WATER AND WILL FORM FLAMMABLE/EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS
Special Fire Fighting Proc: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
V - HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES
Route Of Entry - Skin: YES
Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES
Health Haz Acute And Chronic: EYES- IRRITATION. SKIN- IRRITATION. MAY BE
HARMFUL BY INHALATION, INGESTION, OR SKIN ABSORPTION. TO THE BEST OF OUR
KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT
BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO
Carcinogenicity
- IARC: NO
Carcinogenicity
- OSHA: NO
Emergency/First Aid Proc: EYES- IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. SKIN- IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER. INHALATION- REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. INGESTION-
VI - REACTIVITY DATA
Stability: NO
Materials To Avoid: REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER. AVOID STRONG OXIDIZING
AGENTS AND STRONG ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomp Products: SILICON OXIDE. LIBERATES FLAMMABLE/EXPLOSIVE
HYDROGEN GAS.
Hazardous Poly Occur: NO
VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
Steps If Material Released/Spill: WEAR RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES,
RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR
WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE
AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
If material uncontaminated, collect and reuse as product -----KEEP DRY,
If contaminated, collect for waste disposal.
Waste Disposal Method: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS.
Precautions-Handling/Storing: AVOID INHALATION. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES,
SKIN AND CLOTHING. STORE UNDER NITROGEN. KEEP CONTAINERS TIGHTLY CLOSED.
STORE IN A COOL,
Other Precautions: NONE
VIII - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
Respiratory Protection: NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation: MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves: COMPATIBLE CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment: SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Suppl. Safety & Health Data: NONE
IX - SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
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- SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
Special Hazard Precautions: WEAR RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES,
RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR
WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE
AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE. FIRST AID: EYES- IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. SKIN- IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH
SOAP AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. INHALATION- REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT
BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE
OXYGEN. INGESTION-
CALL A PHYSICIAN.
Protect Eye: Y
Protect Skin:
Y
Protect
Respiratory: Y
X – LABEL DATA
Common Name: CALCIUM SILICIDE
Chronic Hazard: NO
Signal Word: NO
Acute Health Hazard-Moderate: X
Contact Hazard-Moderate: X
Fire Hazard-Severe: X
Reactivity Hazard-Severe: X
SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
IMPORTANT: The purpose of this sheet is to set out pertinent information which may be necessary to evaluate health, safety and environmental hazards when handling the material and to set forth safety precautions for safe handling of this material. Handling practices set forth herein are recommended minimums. Polymet Alloys, Inc. and RIMA Industrial S/A assumes no responsibility in the safe handling of the material by others and makes no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to completeness, accurateness, or currency of any data contained herein.