HARRIS WELCO -- ER70S6  -- 3439-01-343-3854
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ER70S6
MSDS Date:12/04/1996
FSC:3439
NIIN:01-343-3854
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:HARRIS WELCO
Address:1051 YORK RD
City:KINGS MOUNTAIN
State:NC
ZIP:28086
Country:US
Info Phone Num:704-739-6421
Emergency Phone Num:704-739-6421;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:HO911
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:HARRIS WELCO
Address:1051 YORK RD
Box:City:KINGS MOUNTAIN
State:NC
ZIP:28086
Country:US
Phone:704-739-6421
CAGE:HO911
Company Name:J. W. HARRIS CO INC & HARRIS WELCO, DIVISION/J.W. HARRIS
    CO
Address:1051 YORK RD
Box:City:KINGS MOUNTAIN
State:NC
ZIP:28086
Country:US
Phone:704-739-6421
CAGE:34920

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

Ingred Name:CARBON BLACK; (CARBON)
CAS:1333-86-4
RTECS #:FF5800000
Fraction by Wt: >0.50%
OSHA PEL:3.5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:3.5 MG/M3

Ingred Name:MANGANESE (SARA 313)
CAS:7439-96-5
RTECS #:OO9275000
Fraction by Wt: >2.50%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 DUST, C
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 DUST

Ingred Name:SILICON
CAS:7440-21-3
RTECS #:VW0400000
Fraction by Wt: >1.50%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 TDUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 TDUST

Ingred Name:COPPER (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-50-8
RTECS #:GL5325000
Fraction by Wt: >0.50%
OSHA PEL:0.1MG/M3 FUME;1 DUST
ACGIH TLV:0.2 MG/M3 FUME
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:MOLYBDENUM
CAS:7439-98-7
RTECS #:QA4680000
Fraction by Wt: >0.75%
OSHA PEL:10 PPM
ACGIH TLV:10 PPM

Ingred Name:ALUMINUM (SARA 313)
CAS:7429-90-5
RTECS #:BD0330000
Fraction by Wt: >0.50%
OSHA PEL:15 MG/M3 DUST
ACGIH TLV:10 MG/M3 DUST

Ingred Name:TITANIUM
CAS:7440-32-6
RTECS #:XR1700000
Fraction by Wt: >0.50%

Ingred Name:ZIRCONIUM
CAS:7440-67-7
RTECS #:ZH7070000
Fraction by Wt: >0.50%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3; 10 STEL

Ingred Name:IRON
CAS:7439-89-6
RTECS #:NO4565500
Fraction by Wt: BALANCE

Ingred Name:SUPDAT: IN PERCENT & FORM FROM INGREDS LISTED IN INGRED
    SECTION. FUME & GAS DECOMP PRODS & NOT INGREDS IN (ING 11)

Ingred Name:ING 10: ELECTRODE, ARE IMPORTANT. CONC OF GIVEN FUME OR GAS
    COMPONENT MAY DECREASE OR INCREASE BY MANY TIMES (ING 12)

Ingred Name:ING 11: ORIGINAL CONCENTRATION IN ELECTRODE. NEW COMPOUNDS
    NOT IN ELECTRODE MAY FORM. DECOMP PRODS OF NORMAL (ING 13)

Ingred Name:ING 12: OPERATION INCLUDE THOSE ORIGINATING FROM
    VOLATILIZATION, REACTION, OXIDATION OF MATLS IN INGRED SECTION (ING
    14)

Ingred Name:ING 13: PLUS THOSE FROM BASE METAL & COATING. REASONABLY
    EXPECTED FUME CONSTITUENTS OF PROD COULD INCLUDE (ING 15)

Ingred Name:ING 14: PRIMARILY OXIDES OF IRON; SECONDARILY COMPLEX
    OXIDES OF MANGANESE & SILICON & ALUMINUM. GASEOUS REACTION(ING 16)

Ingred Name:ING 15: PRODS - CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE. OZONE &
    NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE FORMED BY RADIATION FROM ARC & (ING 17)

Ingred Name:ING 16: SHIELDING GASES WHEN EMPLOYED. ONE RECOMD WAY TO
    DETERMINE COMPOSITION & QTY OF FUMES & GASES TO WHICH (ING 18)

Ingred Name:ING 17: WORKERS ARE EXPOSED IS TO TAKE AIR SAMPLE FROM
    INSIDE WELDERS HELMET OR IN WORKING ZONE. SEE AWS F1.1 & (ING 19)

Ingred Name:ING 18: AWS F1.2-1985, AVAIL FROM AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY.
    SEE AWS PUBLICATION: "FUMES & GASES IN WELDING ENVIRONMENT."

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: SEE ANSI Z49.1-1893, SAFETY IN WELDING &
    CUTTING, WELDING HANDBOOK, VOL 1, SAFE PRACTICES IN (ING 21)

Ingred Name:ING 20: WELDING & CUTTING.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ELECTRIC ARC WELDING MAY CREATE THE
    FOLLOWING: FUMES AND GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH. ARC
    RAYS CAN INJURE EYES AND BURN SKIN. ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL. SHORT
    TERM EXPOSURE: DIZZINESS, NAUSEA,  DRYNESS AND IRRITATION OF NOSE,
    THROAT, EYES, CHEST TIGHTNESS, FEVER, ALLERGIC REACTION;
    OVEREXPOSURE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CARBON BLACK: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOL 65,
    PG 149, 1996:GROUP 2B.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: TO FUMES: SIDEROSIS POSSIBLE, MAY
    AFFECT PULMONARY FUNCTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
    SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE OXYGEN/ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION) . EYES:
    IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/POTABLE WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES, SEEK
     ASSISTANCE FROM MD . SKIN: FLUSHW/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER. CALL
    MD . REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. EMPLOY FIRST
    AID TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED BY AMERICAN RED CROSS.

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

Extinguishing Media:MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE .
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    WELDING ARC & SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUSTS & FLAMMABLES. REFER TO
    ANSI Z49.1 FOR FIRE PREVENTION DURING (SUDPAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NOT APPLICABLE.

==================  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:NOT APPLICABLE.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN . MAKE SURE INHALED AIR DOES NOT CONTAIN FUME
    CONSTITUENTS ABOVE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVELS.
Ventilation:MAKE SURE INHALED AIR DOES NOT CONTAIN FUME CONSITUENTS
    ABOVE PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    OTHER PRECAUTIONS FOR ADDNL SAFETY INFO ON WELDING & CUTTING, (ING
    20)
Work Hygienic Practices:FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY, BE CERTIFIED FOR AND WEAR A
    NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR AT ALL TIMES WHEN WELDING OR BRAZING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: USE OF WELDING & ALLIED PROCEDURES. HAZ DECOMP PRODS:
    USED. OTHER FACTORS INCL COATINGS ON METAL BEING WELDED (PAINT,
    PLATING OR GALVANIZING), NUMBER OF WELDERS & VOL OF WORK AREA AS 
    PRESENCE OF CONTAMINANTS IN ATM. WHEN ELECTRODE IS CONSUMED FUME &
    GAS DECOMP PRODS GENERATED ARE DIFFERENT (ING 10)

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

Appearance and Odor:SOLID WIRE OR ROD.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMPOSITION & QUALITY OF WELDING FUMES
    & GASES ARE DEPENDENT UPON METAL BEING WELDED, PROCESS & ELECTRODE
    BEING (SUPDAT)

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

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
    ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD PRODUCT RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR LINER
    IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCA L REGULATIONS.

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