HANDY & HARMAN -- BRAZE 403, BRAZE 404, BRAZE 505, BRAZE 541 ======================================================= MSDS Safety Information ======================================================= FSC: 3439 MSDS Date: 02/10/1993 MSDS Num: BSPRY LIIN: 00F032056 Product ID: BRAZE 403, BRAZE 404, BRAZE 505, BRAZE 541 MFN: 01 Responsible Party Cage: 6A753 Name: HANDY & HARMAN Address: 1770 KINGS HIGHWAY City: FAIRFIELD CT 06430-5317 Info Phone Number: 203-259-8321 Emergency Phone Number: 203-259-8321 Review Ind: Y Published: Y ======================================================= Preparer Co. when other than Responsible Party Co. ======================================================= Cage: 6A753 Name: HANDY & HARMAN Address: 1770 KINGS HIGHWAY City: FAIRFIELD CT 06430-5317 ======================================================= Contractor Summary ======================================================= Cage: 6A753 Name: HANDY & HARMAN Address: 1770 KINGS HIGHWAY City: FAIRFIELD CT 06430-5317 Phone: 203-259-8321 ======================================================= Ingredients ======================================================= Cas: 7440-50-8 RTECS #: GL5325000 Name: COPPER (DUST & MIST), BRONZE POWDER % Wt: 20-40 Other REC Limits: 1 MG(CU)/M3 (DUST) OSHA PEL: 0.1 MG(CU)/M3 (FUME) ACGIH TLV: 0.2 MG/M3 (FUME) EPA Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS ------------------------------ Cas: 7440-02-0 RTECS #: QR5950000 Name: NICKEL (SOLUBLE) (SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY NTP, IARC, ACGIH) INTENDED CHANGE (IC) % Wt: 1.0-5.0 Other REC Limits: 1 MG/CUM OSHA PEL: 1 MG/CUM ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/CUM IC EPA Rpt Qty: 100 LBS DOT Rpt Qty: 100 LBS ------------------------------ Cas: 7440-22-4 RTECS #: VW3500000 Name: SILVER % Wt: 40-54 OSHA PEL: 0.01 MG/CUM ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/CUM EPA Rpt Qty: 1 LB DOT Rpt Qty: 1 LB ------------------------------ Cas: 7440-66-6 RTECS #: ZG8600000 Name: ZINC % Wt: 5-28 ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/CUM EPA Rpt Qty: 1000 LBS DOT Rpt Qty: 1000 LBS ======================================================= Health Hazards Data ======================================================= Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES Skin: NO Ingestion: NO Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: YES IARC: YES OSHA: NO Effects of Exposure: DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN, EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES & THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. INHALATION: IRRITATION, METAL FUME FEVER, INCREASED RISK OF NASOPHARYNGIAL CANCER. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE LIVER, KIDNEY, SPLEEN, PANCREAS, & BRAIN DAMAGE. Explanation Of Carcinogenicity: SEE INGREDIENTS Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: FEVER, MUSCLE ACHE, CHILLS, COUGH, WEAKNESS, METALLIC TASTE, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VERTIGO, ASTHMA, PULMONARY EDEMA. First Aid: INHALATION: REMOVE PERSON FROM CONTAMINATED AREA, ADMINISTER OXYGEN, KEEP THE PERSON WARM & AT REST. PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED. SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES. EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES. ======================================================= Handling and Disposal ======================================================= Spill Release Procedures: CLEAN UP SPILLED MATERIAL SO AS TO MINIMIZE DISPERSION OF DUST. WET SWEEPING/VACUMMING USING HEPA FILTRATION ARE RECOMMENDED METHODS. Waste Disposal Methods: RETURN TO MANUFACTURER FOR RECLAIM. Handling And Storage Precautions: DO NOT STORE AT HIGHLY-ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OR IN PROXIMITY TO INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. ======================================================= Fire and Explosion Hazard Information ======================================================= Extinguishing Media: DRY POWDER. DO NOT USE WATER. Fire Fighting Procedures: USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL-FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: FINELY-DIVIDED FORM, MATL. MAY IGNITE WHEN EXPOSEDTO FLAMES/REACTION W/INCOMPATIBLE MATL. FIRE/EXPLOSIONS INVOLVING MATL. MAY RELEASE POENTIALLY TOXIC EMISSION. ======================================================= Control Measures ======================================================= Respiratory Protection: NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR Ventilation: MECHANICAL LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION Protective Gloves: RECOMMENDED Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES/DUST-PROOF GOGGLES Work Hygienic Practices: AVOID INGESTION OF MATERIAL, WASH HANDS/FACE BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, OR CONSUMPTION OF TABACCO. Supplemental Safety and Health: CON'T ON INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: IMINE, CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE INORGANIC, ORGANIC PEROXIDES, PEROXYFORMIC ACID, CHLORINE & FLUORINE, PERMONOSULFURIC ACID, CHLORATES, CHROMIC ACID, MANGANES, CALCIUM, HYDRAZINE MONONITRATE, NITROBENZENE, IRONPE NTACARBONYL, SELENINYL BROMIDE. ======================================================= Physical/Chemical Properties ======================================================= M.P/F.P Text: 1220-1340 F Spec Gravity: 8.97-9.62 Solubility in Water: INSOLUBLE Appearance and Odor: WHITE TO LIGHT YELLOW METAL IN FORM OF WIRE/ROD/STRIP/POWDER/PREFORMED SHAPES. ======================================================= Reactivity Data ======================================================= Stability Indicator: YES Stability Condition To Avoid: STAPLE AT ROOM TERMPERATURE. Materials To Avoid: STRONG OXIDIZERS, SELINIUM, TELLURIUM, MAGNESIUM, ACETYLENE, AMMONIA, NITRIC ACID, AZIDES, ETHANOL, ETHYLENE, SEE SUPP. Hazardous Decomposition Products: HEATING AT BRAZING TEMP. MAY LIBERATE OXIDES OF METALS AS FUME SPECIFIC HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS & DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT. Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO ======================================================= Toxicological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Ecological Information ======================================================= ======================================================= MSDS Transport Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Regulatory Information ======================================================= ======================================================= Other Information ======================================================= ======================================================= HAZCOM Label ======================================================= Product ID: BRAZE 403, BRAZE 404, BRAZE 505, BRAZE 541 Cage: 6A753 Company Name: HANDY & HARMAN Street: 1770 KINGS HIGHWAY City: FAIRFIELD CT Zipcode: 06430-5317 Health Emergency Phone: 203-259-8321 Label Required IND: Y Date Of Label Review: 12/30/1993 Status Code: C Label Date: 12/30/1993 Origination Code: F Chronic Hazard IND: Y Eye Protection IND: YES Skin Protection IND: YES Signal Word: WARNING Respiratory Protection IND: YES Health Hazard: Moderate Contact Hazard: None Fire Hazard: None Reactivity Hazard: None Hazard And Precautions: DISCOLORATION OF THE SKIN, EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES & THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. INHALATION: IRRITATION, METAL FUME FEVER, INCREASED RISK OF NASOPHARYNGIAL CANCER. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE LIVER, KIDNEY, SPLEEN, PANCREAS, & BRAIN DAMAGE. TARGE T ORGANS: EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY & DIGESTIVE TRACTS, PANCREAS, LIVER, KIDNEY, SPLEEN, BRAIN, LUNGS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. CARCINOGEN: NICKEL & CHROMIUM. ======================================================= Disclaimer (provided with this information by the compiling agencies): This information is formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. The United States of America in no manner whatsoever expressly or implied warrants, states, or intends said information to have any application, use or viability by or to any person or persons outside the Department of Defense nor any person or persons contracting with any instrumentality of the United States of America and disclaims all liability for such use. 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