ATLANTIC EQUIPMENT ENGINEERS -- TANTALUM CARBIDE  -- 6850-00F048249
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:TANTALUM CARBIDE
MSDS Date:10/05/1990
FSC:6850
NIIN:00F048249
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ATLANTIC EQUIPMENT ENGINEERS
Address:13 FOSTER STREET
Box:181
City:BERGENFIELD
State:NJ
ZIP:07621-3711
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-387-0281/201-384-5606
Emergency Phone Num:201-384-5606/201-387-0281
CAGE:8G901
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ATLANTIC EQUIPMENT ENGINEERS
Address:13 FOSTER STREET
Box:181
City:BERGENFIELD
State:NJ
ZIP:07621-3711
Country:US
Phone:201-384-5606
CAGE:8G901

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

Ingred Name:CARBON
Fraction by Wt: 6%

Ingred Name:TANTALUM
CAS:7440-25-7
RTECS #:WW5505000
Fraction by Wt: 94%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/CUM
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/CUM

=====================  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: IRRITATION MAY OCCUR.
    INHALATION: OVEREXPOSURE TO METAL DUSTS MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY
    IRRITATION, CONJUNCTIVITIS & PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SKIN: WASH. EYES: FLUSH
    EYES. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Extinguishing Media:DON'T USE WATER, USE DRY CHEMICAL, DRY SAND/CO2 TO
    SMOTHER FIRE
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE MAY BE ISOLATED & ALLOWED TO BURN ITSELF
    OUT. DON'T DISTURB BURNING METAL WHILE EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLOSIONS MAY BE INITIATED BY EXPOSING
    ANY CONCENTRATED DUST SUSPENSION IN AN ENCLOSED INDUSTRIAL AREA TO
    A SPARK/FLAME REGARDLESS OF CHEMICAL NATURE OF DUST.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID & CONTROL OPERATIONS WHICH
    CREATE DUSTING.

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

Respiratory Protection:IN DUSTY AREAS, USE NIOSH APPROVED SCHEDULE 21-C
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: WHERE DUSTING MAY OCCUR. MECHANICAL
    (GENERAL): USE FOR GENERAL AREA CONTROL.
Protective Gloves:REQUIRED FOR EXTENDED USAGE.
Eye Protection:REQUIRED FOR EXTENDED USAGE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

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

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:6332F
Spec Gravity:14.48
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:BROWN POWDER W/NO ODOR

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZERS, STRONG BASES
Stability Condition to Avoid:SPARK/FLAME, MOISTURE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

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

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE &
    FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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