CRESCENT BRONZE POWDER CO INC -- PRIMARY COLOR-4 CRES-LITE METALLIC PIGMENT  -- 8010-00F046671
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:PRIMARY COLOR-4 CRES-LITE METALLIC PIGMENT
MSDS Date:06/01/1995
FSC:8010
NIIN:00F046671
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CRESCENT BRONZE POWDER CO INC
Address:3400 N AVONDALE AVE
City:CHICAGO
State:IL
ZIP:60618-5432
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-445-6810
Emergency Phone Num:800-445-6810
Preparer's Name:STEPHEN FUGLSANG
CAGE:EO514
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CRESCENT BRONZE POWDER CO.
CAGE:EO514

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

Ingred Name:ALUMINUM (POWDER)	    *95-4*
CAS:7429-90-5
RTECS #:BD0330000
Fraction by Wt: 98-99%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/CUM (DUST)

Ingred Name:STEARIC ACID
CAS:57-11-4
RTECS #:WI2800000
Fraction by Wt: 0.5-2%

Ingred Name:ISOSTEARIC ACID
CAS:30399-84-9
Fraction by Wt: 0.5-2%

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: ALUMINUM DUSTS CAN CAUSE
    IRRITATION. INHALATION: PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO AIRBORN PARTICULATE
    MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF THE NOSE & TRACHEA RESULTING IN NASAL
    ULCERATION. INGESTION: ALUMINUM ISN' T CONSIDERED NON-TOXIC.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, METALLIC TASTE.

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

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: WASH AREA
    W/SOAP & WARM WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING
    HAS STOPPED, BEGIN ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION PROCEDURE AT ONCE.
    INGESTION: DR INK 1/2 GLASSES OF WATER. DON'T INDUCE VOMITING.
    OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Lower Limits:(SUPP)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA. NEVER EMPLOY WATER/HIGH VELOCITY
    DRY CHEMICAL ON AN ALUMINUM FIRE. SAND/ANOTHER INERT MATERIAL
    SHOULD BE USED TO RING/DIKE FIRE TO EXTINGUISH ITSELF.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ALUMINUM POWDER IN BULK FORM IS STABLE,
    BUT WHEN SUSPENDED AS AIRBORNE PARTICULATE, IT CAN BE POTENTIALLY
    EXPLOSIVE.

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

Spill Release Procedures:SMALL: SWEEP GENTLY INTO A HAZARDOUS WASTE
    CONTAINER. AVOID GENERATING DUST CLOUDS. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS.
    LARGE: HANDLE AS A SMALL SPILL. AVOID RUN-OFF INTO SEWERS,
    DRAINS/OTHER OPEN BODIES OF WATER .

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN AN AREA AWAY FROM EXTREME
    TEMP CONDITIONS. KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED & DRY AFTER USE. KEEP AWAY
    FROM CHILDREN.    HILDREN.
Other Precautions:ALUMINUM REACTS W/WATER WHICH WILL SLOWLY GENERATE
    HYDROGEN GAS & HEAT. THIS REACTION CAN BE HAZARDOUS WHEN TRYING TO
    STORE COMBINED PRODUCT IN A SEALED CONTAINER. DON'T STORE FINISHED
    MIXTURES OF WAT ER THAT CONTAIN ALUMINUM FLARE.

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

Respiratory Protection:WEAR AN APPROPRIATE (NIOSH APPROVED) RESPIRATOR
    DURING APPLICATION IF AIR MONITORING DEMONSTRATES THAT AIRBORN
    PARTICULATE EXCEEDS RECOMMENDED LIMITS.
Ventilation:SUFFICIENT IN VOLUME & PATTERN TO KEEP AIR QUALITY W/IN
    APPROVED OSHA LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED
Eye Protection:SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & SAFETY SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
    REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. AVOID WEARING CONTACT
    LENSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
BOILING RANGE (ALUMINUM): 4766F. LEL: 0.035 OZ/CUFT. CHLORINATED
    HYDROCARBONS/CARBON DISULFIDE/SODIUM PEROXIDE PLUS/C02/SULFUR
    DICHLORIDE/PALLADIUM/MANGANESE/MAGNESIUM PLUS/POTASSIUM
    CHLORATE/SODIUM C ARBONATE/SULFATES/DIBORNE. ALUMUNIM REACTS
    W/WATER.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:(SEE SUPP)
Spec Gravity:ALUMINUM 2.7
Appearance and Odor:SILVERY/GRAY METALLIC LOOKING POWDER W/LITTLE ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALIES/CHLORATES/BROMATES/MINERAL ACIDS/STRONG OXIDIZING
    AGENTS/SILVER CHLORIDE/IODATES/NITRATES/WATER. (SUPP)
Stability Condition to Avoid:GENERATING DUST, HEAT
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN & NOXIOUS COPPER COMPOUNDS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
    REGULATIONS. ALUMINUM POWDER UN1309.

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