*  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  *
Respiratory Protection:APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY
    PROTECTION FOR CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE THE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Ventilation:IF VENT IS TO BE USED TO CONVEY FINELY DIVIDED ALUM
Other Protective Equipment:MOLTEN METAL HNDLNG REQS USE OF BOTH
    SECONDARY & PRIMARY PERSONAL PROT EQUIP, REFER TO ALUM ASSOC'S
    GUIDELINES.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:DIVIDED ALUM REACTS W/HALOGEN ACIDS. WATER & SODIUM HYDROXIDE
    TO PRDCE HYDROGEN GAS. CNDTNS (STAB): CAUTION NEEDS TO BE EXERCISED
    IF METAL COULD BE HOT. MATL TO AVOID:CAN FORM EXPLOS MIX W/B
    ROMATES, IODATES & AMMONIUM NITRATE. FINELY DIVIDED ALUM CAN
    THERMITE IN PRESENCE OF OXIDES OF COPPER, LEAD OR IRON.
*  Product Identification  *
*  Composition/Information on Ingredients  *
Ingred Name:IRON (PEL/TLV AS IRON OXIDE)
Fraction by Wt: 0.5%
ACGIH TLV:5 (FE)MG/M3
Ingred Name:COPPER  (SARA III).
Fraction by Wt: 0.1%
OSHA PEL:0.1MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST
ACGIH TLV:0.2MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST
Ingred Name:MAGNESIUM
Fraction by Wt: 1.0-1.5%
Ingred Name:ZINC  (SARA III). (PEL/TLV AS ZINC OXIDE)
Fraction by Wt: 1.6-2.4%
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB
Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT TO MUC MEMB & PHARYNX,
    & HEAVY CONC OF MANGANESE DUST MAY AFFECT CENTRAL (ING 8)
Ingred Name:ING 7:NERV SYS. MIG WELDING OR PLASMA ARC CUTTING OF ALUM
    ALLOYS CAN GENERATE OZONE, NITRIC OXIDES & UV RADIA. (ING 9)
Ingred Name:ING 8:OZONE OVEREXPOSURE MAY RESULT IN MUCOUS MEMBRANE
    IRRITATION, AS WELL AS OTHER PULMONARY DISCOMFORT.
Ingred Name:ALUMINUM  (SARA III)
*  Hazards Identification  *
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:ALUM DUSTS ARE CONSIDERED
    NUISANCE PARTICULATES, WHICH HAVE LITTLE ADVERSE EFT ON LUNGS & DO
    NOT PRDCE SIGNIFICANT ORG DISEASE OR TOX EFTS WHEN EXPOS ARE KEPT
    UNDER REASONABLE CONTROL. ALUM FUME S GENERATED IN MELTING/WELDING
    ARE CONSIDERED TO BE LOW HLTH RISK. DUE TO LOW CONC OF OTHER LISTED
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHROMIUM: GROUP 1 (IARC), KNOWN
    CARCINOGEN (NTP)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:INGREDS THEIR PRESENCE IS LESS LIKELY
    TO CAUSE HLTH CONCERN. EYE:ALUM DUST MAY CAUSE ABRASIONS. SUPP
    INFO: SILICON DUSTS ARE CONSIDERED NUISANCE PARTICULATES. HEAVY
    CONC OF FRESHLY FORMED FUM ES OF OXIDES OF COPPER, MAGNESIUM,
    MANGANESE & ZINC CAN PRDCE SYMPS OF METAL FUME FEVER. HIGH CONC OF
    COPPER (ING 7)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*  First Aid Measures  *
First Aid:INHAL:IN CASE OF DISCOMFORT, MOVE TO A VENTILATED AREA. IF
    DISCOMFORT PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN:FLUSH W/COPIOUS
    AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL MD . EYES:IN CASE OF DISCOMFORT, FLUSH
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGEST:CALL MD IMMEDIATELY .
*  Fire Fighting Measures  *
Extinguishing Media:NOT A FIRE HAZARD EXCEPT IN FINELY DIVIDED FORM. IN
    CASE OF ALUM FIRE, USE A CLASS D DRY POWDER EXTING OR DRY SAND.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . DO NOT USE WATER OR HALOGENATED
    EXTINGUISHING MEDIA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MOLTEN ALUM MAY EXPLODE UPON CONT
    W/WATER. FINELY DIVIDED ALUM MAY EXPLODE WHEN MIXED W/HALOGEN
    ACIDS, HALOGENATED SOLV OR AMMONIUM NITRATE. FINELY (SUPP DATA)
*  Accidental Release Measures  *
Spill Release Procedures:NOT APPLICABLE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
*Handling and Storage  *
Handling and Storage Precautions:NOT APPLICABLE.
Other Precautions:HANDLING MOLTEN ALUMINUM PRESENTS A SPECIAL HAZARD.
    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MOLTEN ALUMINUM, REQUEST A COPY OF
    "GUIDELINE FOR HANDLING MOLTEN ALUMINUM FROM THE ALUMINUM
*  Physical/Chemical Properties  *
HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:2.5-2.9(H2O=1)
Appearance and Odor:GREY TO SILVERY METALLIC SOLID; NO ODOR.
*  Stability and Reactivity Data  *
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALUM CAN GENERATE EXPLOS MIX OF HYDROGEN IN PRESENCE OF HALOGEN ACIDS
    OR SODIUM HYDROXIDE. FINELY DIVIDED ALUM (SUP DAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:ALUM SCRAP MUST BE THORO DRIED PRIOR TO
    REMELTING. HOT ALUM DOES NOT EXHIBIT WARNING COLOR CHANGES,
    THEREFORE, (SUP DAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NOT APPLICABLE.
*  Disposal Considerations  *
Waste Disposal Methods:RECYCLE. FINELY DIVIDED ALUMINUM MAY BE REACTIVE
    & ITS HAZARD CHARACTERISTICS SHOULD BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO
    DISPOSAL. DISPOSER MUST COMPLY W/FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL WASTE
    DISPOSAL LAWS.
