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MSDS

Magnesium Metal

Section 1 - General Information

Company's Name: FREY SCIENTIFIC Company's Street: 905 HICKORY LANE Company's City: MANSFIELD Company's State: OH Company's Zip Code: 44905 Emergency Telephone Number: 716-226-6177/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC) Telephone Number for Information: 419-589-9905/716-334-4222 Date MSDS Prepared: 29SEP92

Section II - Ingredients/Identity Information

Hazardous Components: MAGNESIUM OSHA PEL: 10 MG/M3 AS MGO FUME ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 AS MGO FUME Other Limits Recommended: NONE RECOMMENDED

Section III - Physical/Chemical Characteristics

Boiling Point: 2030F, 1110C 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 RELEVANT Solubility In Water: NEGLIGIBLE Appearance And Odor: SILVERY/GRAY METAL RIBBON, CHIPS, TURNINGS - ODORLESS.

Section IV - Fire and Explosion Hazard Data

Flash Point (Method Used): 1175F, 635C (NOT AVAILABLE) Flammable Limits - Lower Explosive Limit: NOT AVAILABLE - Upper Explosive Limit: NOT AVAILABLE Extinguishing Media: SMOTHER WITH DRY SAND, DRY GRAPHITE/DRY POWDER (ABC). DO NOT USE FOAM, HALOGENATED EXTINGUISHING AGENTS/CARBON DIOXIDE. Special Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WEAR FIRE GLASSES. PREVENT WATER CONTACT WITH MOLTEN MAGNESIUM. Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards: DUST FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR. FINE POWDER, THIN SHEETS, CHIPS AND TURNINGS ARE EASILY IGNITED AND BURNS. MOLTEN METAL MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH WATER.

Section V - Reactivity Data

Stability: STABLE Conditions to Avoid: DUST FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR. FINE POWDER, THIN SHEETS, CHIPS AND TURNINGS ARE EASILY IGNITED AND BURNS. MOLTEN METAL MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH WATER. Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid): OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS, WATER, CHLORINE, BROMINE, IODINE Hazardous Decomposition or Byproducts: MAY FORM MAGNESIUM OXIDE. HYDROGEN WILL BE PRODUCED WHEN EXPOSED FOR LONG TIME TO WATER AND ACIDS. Hazardous Polymerization: WILL NOT OCCUR Conditions to Avoid (Polymerization): NOT RELEVANT

Section VI - Health Hazard Data

Route(s) of Entry: INHALATION Health Hazards (Acute and Chronic): TARGET ORGANS: EYE, SKIN, RESPIRATORY TRACT. PARTICLES OF MAGNESIUM EMBEDED IN SKIN CAN CAUSE LESIONS. INHALED: FUMES MAY CAUSE CHILLS & METAL FUME FEVER. DUSTS MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. ORAL: UNLIKELY. CHRONIC - UNKNOWN. Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO - IARC Monographs: NO - OSHA Regulated: NO Signs and Symptoms of Exposure: IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, COUGHING, CHILLS, FEVER, WEAKNESS, MUSCULAR PAIN. Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure: UNKNOWN Emergency/First Aid Procedures: GET MEDICAL HELP IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. INHALED: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. PROVIDE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES, HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER. ORAL: IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING & CALL PHYSICIAN. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

Section VII - Precautions for Safe Handling and Use

Steps to Be Taken in Case Material Released or Spilled: USE APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. CLEAN UP USING NON-SPARKING TOOLS. NO SMOKING/OPEN FLAME. RECOVER FOR USE IF NOT CONTAMINATED. CLEAN, DRY PRODUCT MAY BE RETURNED TO DRY CONTAINER AND SEALED. PLACE CONTAMINATED SPILL IN VENTED CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. Waste Disposal Method: DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR OR IN AN APPROVED CHEMICAL LANDFILL OR CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. Precautions to be Taken in Handling and Storing: STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN DRY PLACE, AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. GROUND ALL HANDLING & TRANSFERRING OPERATIONS. Other Precautions: AVOID CREATING DUSTS OR FUMES. AVOID EYE CONTACT. AVOID INHALATION OF DUST OR FUME. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF SMALL CHILDREN. STORE AWAY FROM OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. STORAGE IN HIGH HUMIDITY AREA WILL LEAD TO CORROSION OF THE PRODUCT.

Section VII - Control Measures

Respiratory Protection (Specify Type): NONE NORMALLY REQUIRED. IF DUSTY CONDITIONS PREVAIL, WORK IN VENTILATION HOOD OR WEAR NIOSH-APPROVED DUST RESPIRATOR. Ventilation: ADEQUATE Protective Gloves: FIRE-RESISTANT Eye Protection: CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES, FIRE GLASSES Other Protective Clothing or Equipment: EYE WASH STATION, SAFETY SHOWER, FIRE-RESISTANT CLOTHING AND/OR UNIFORM Work Hygienic Practices: OBSERVE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
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