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Magnesium Powder

Section 1 - General Information

Company's Name: READE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. Company's Street: RIDGEWAY BLVD Company's City: LAKEHURST Company's State: NJ Company's Zip Code: 08733 Emergency Telephone Number: 800-424-9300 Telephone Number for Information: 800-424-9300 Date MSDS Prepared: 14JUN93

Section II - Ingredients/Identity Information

Hazardous Components: MAGNESIUM OSHA PEL: NOT ESTABLISHED ACGIH TLV: NOT ESTABLISHED Other Limits Recommended: NONE RECOMMENDED

Section III - Physical/Chemical Characteristics

Boiling Point: 2025F, 1107C Vapor Pressure (MM Hg/70 F): NOT AVAILABLE Vapor Density (Air=1): NOT AVAILABLE Specific Gravity (H2O = 1): 1.74 Melting Point: 1202F, 650C Evaporation Rate And Reference: NOT AVAILABLE Solubility In Water: NONE Appearance And Odor: SILVER GREY SOLID METALLIC POWDER, NO ODOR.

Section IV - Fire and Explosion Hazard Data

Flash Point (Method Used): NOT APPLICABLE Flammable Limits - Lower Explosive Limit: NOT AVAILABLE - Upper Explosive Limit: NOT AVAILABLE Extinguishing Media: SMOTHER BURNING MAGNESIUM POWDER BY GENTLY COVERING WITH DRY AGENTS ONLY SUCH AS MELTING FLUX, DRY SAND, DRY TALC, ETC. Special Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR FIRE FIGHTING GLASSES WHEN FIGHTING FIRES. APPLY EXTINGUISHING AGENTS SLOWLY. USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR APPROACH FROM UP WIND. NO WATER. Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards: MAGNESIUM POWDER BURNS VIGOROUSLY ONCE IT IS IGNITED. MAGNESIUM POWDER CAN EXPLODE IF SUSPENDED IN AIR. DO NOT USE WATER, IT WILL ACT AS AN ACCELERANT.

Section V - Reactivity Data

Stability: STABLE Conditions to Avoid: NO MOISTURE. KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FLAME, SPARKS, MODERATE HEAT AND SOURCES OF IGNITION. Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid): ACIDS, WATER. Hazardous Decomposition or Byproducts: REACTS WITH ACID OR WATER TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN GAS, WHICH IS FLAMMABLE AND EXPLOSIVE. Hazardous Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR Conditions to Avoid (Polymerization): NONE

Section VI - Health Hazard Data

Route(s) of Entry: INHALATION, SKIN Health Hazards (Acute and Chronic): INHALATION: MAY IRRITATE MUCOUS MEMBRANES OR UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. EYES: MECHANICAL INJURY OR PARTICLES MAY EMBED IN EYE. SKIN: EMBEDDING OF PARTICLES IN SKIN. INGESTION: INGESTION IS UNLIKELY; HOWEVER, INGESTION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF MAGNESIUM POWDER COULD CAUSE INJURY. Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO - IARC Monographs: NO - OSHA Regulated: NO Signs and Symptoms of Exposure: EXPOSURE TO MAGNESIUM OXIDE FUME SUBSEQUENT TO BURNING, WELDING OR MOLTEN METAL WORK CAN RESULT IN METAL FUME FEVER. METAL FUME FEVER'S TEMPORARY SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEVER, CHILLS, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND MUSCLE PAIN. Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure: NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. Emergency/First Aid Procedures: INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IF INHALATION OCCURS. EYES: FLUSH EYES WITH WATER THOROUGHLY. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER THOROUGHLY TO REMOVE PARTICLES. INGESTION: IF LARGE AMOUNTS OF MAGNESIUM POWDER ARE INGESTED, INDUCE VOMITING AND CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.

Section VII - Precautions for Safe Handling and Use

Steps to Be Taken in Case Material Released or Spilled: MAGNESIUM POWDER IF SPILLED SHOULD BE PROMPTLY SWEPT UP USING NATURAL FIBER BRUSHES OR BROOMS AND NON-SPARKING DUST PAN. THE POWDER SWEEPING MUST BE KEPT SEPERATE FROM OTHER TRASH AND REFUSE. IF THE POWDER IS DRY PLACE IN A COVERED STEEL DRUM. Waste Disposal Method: WASTE MAGNESIUM POWDER SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF UNDER RELEVENT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. MAGNESIUM IS A RECYCLABLE MATERIAL AND REUSE OR RECYCLING ARE PREFERABLE TO OTHER METHODS OF DISPOSAL. Precautions to be Taken in Handling and Storing: STORE IN A DRY AREA, SEPERATED FROM OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. THE POWDER MUST BE KEPT DRY AND AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT OR IGNITION. Other Precautions: MAGNESIUM POWDER MUST BE STORED IN TIGHTLY SEALED STEEL DRUMS. EXPOSURE TO AIR OR HUMIDITY SHOULD BE AVOIDED. NO SMOKING IN ANY AREA WHERE MAGNESIUM POWDER IS STORED.

Section VII - Control Measures

Respiratory Protection (Specify Type): USE AN APPROVED DUST MASK OR RESPIRATOR. Ventilation: EITHER EXTREME CARE IN HANDLING OR A VENTILATION SYSTEM (EXPLOSION PROOF) IS NEEDED TO PREVENT ANY AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION. Protective Gloves: GLOVES RECOMMENDED. Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES RECOMMENDED. Other Protective Clothing or Equipment: NOT AVAILABLE Work Hygienic Practices: NOT AVAILABLE
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