AMAX INC -- TUNGSTEN METAL  -- 9630-00N029846
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:TUNGSTEN METAL
MSDS Date:11/20/1985
FSC:9630
NIIN:00N029846
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:AMAX INC
Address:AMAX CENTER
City:GREENWICH
State:CT
ZIP:06836
Country:US
Info Phone Num:203-629-7112
Emergency Phone Num:203-629-7112
CAGE:02584
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AMAX INC
Address:AMAX CENTER
Box:1700
City:GREENWICH
State:CT
ZIP:06836
Country:US
Phone:203-629-6000, 203-629-7112
CAGE:02584

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

Ingred Name:TUNGSTEN
CAS:7440-33-7
RTECS #:YO7175000
Fraction by Wt: 99.95%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3;10 STEL
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3;10 STEL

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: REFERENCES AVAIL AT THIS TIME
    DO NOT REPORT ILL HEALTH EFFECTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED SOLELY
    TO TUNGSTEN METAL IN THE OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. CHRONIC: AFTER
    CONDUCTING INTRATRACHEAL INJECT ION STUDIES, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT
    TUNGSTEN METAL DUST WAS RELATIVELY INERT. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: OF THE SAME TISSUE IDENTIFIED
    MODERATE INTERSTITIAL CELLULAR PROLIFERATION. IT WAS ALSO CONCLUDED
    THAT EXPOSURE TO TUNGSTEN METAL IS RELATIVELY SAFE, BUT NOT WHOLLY
    FREE FROM RISK, AND THAT  THE DUST WAS RELATIVELY INERT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE MAY BE
    AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO DUST OR FUME.

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

First Aid:INHAL: IF PERSON BREATHES IN A LARGE AMOUNT OF DUST, REMOVE
    FROM EXPOSURE; IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTIFICIAL
    RESPIRATION. CALL MD. EYES: FLUSH PARTICLES FROM EYES WITH WATER
    FOR A MINIMUM O F 15 MINUTES. CONSULT MD. INGEST: CALL MD
    IMMEDIATELY . SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD .

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

Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL OR DRY SAND.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MODERATE FIRE HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
    FLAME.

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

Spill Release Procedures:RECLAIM FOR PROCESSING. IF EXPOSED TO DUSTY
    CONDITIONS, PROVIDE CLEAN-UP EMPLOYEES WITH RESPIRATORS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE NECESSARY.
Other Precautions:THIS MATERIAL WAS REPORTED ON THE INITIAL TSCA
    INVENTORY.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF EXPOSURE
    EXCEEDS PERMISSIBLE LEVELS.
Ventilation:USE VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS WITHIN THE OSHA
    PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VP: ESSENTIALLY 0 @ 20C.

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

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:6170F,3410C
Vapor Pres:SUPP DATA
Spec Gravity:19.3 (H2O=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER-GRAY METAL, ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE AND IODINE PENTAFLUORIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE,
    AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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