MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
ALUMINUM
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GENERAL
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COMPANY'S NAME: Huizhou TianYi Rare Material Co.,Ltd
COMPANY'S TEL #: 0086-752-2021182
COMPANY'S Address: 12K of Shiji, Shijixingtian Bldg, YanDa Road, Huizhou China
DATE MSDS PREPARED: 02/08/06
DATE MSDS REVISED: 10/10/13
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- PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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RODUCTNAME:ALUMINUM
SYNONYM:ALUMINUMWIRE;ALUMINUMFOIL;ALUMINUMSHOT; ALUMINUM UNCRATED NONPYROPHORIC
FORMULA: Al
CAS#:7429-90-5
lMOLECULARWEIGHT:26.98
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2. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
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BOILING POINT 760 mm Hg: 2476 C
MELTINGPOINT:660.1C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.699 g/cc
DENSITY: 7.14
VAPOR DENSITY: N/A
VAPOR PRESSURE: N/A
VOLATILES: N/A
SOLUBILITY IN H2O: INSOLUBLE
APPEARANCEANDODOR:SILVERY-WHITE,METALLICELEMENT,NOODOR.
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3.HAZARDIDENTIFICATION
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HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS %
MAGNESIUM 0-100% OSHA/PEL:15MG/M3(FORMGOFUME,ASMG)
ACGIH/TLV10MG/M3(FORMGOFUME,ASMG)
HIMS RATING:
HEALTH: 0 - NONE FLAMMABILITY:1-SLIGHT
REACTIVITY:1-SLIGHT
CONTACTRATING:0-NONE
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- FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
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FLASHPOINT:N/A
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: 649
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
UPPER: N/A LOWER:N/A
FLAMMABILITY:NON-FLAMMABLESOLID
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: FLAMMABLE SOLID IN POWDER FORM. DO NOT USE
WATER OR HALOGENATED EXTINGUISHERS. USE CARBON
DIOXIDE,DRYCHEMICALEXTINGUISHINGAGENTS,DRY
SANDORDRYGROUNDDOLOMITE
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING
PROCEDURES: NO SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES NEEDED, USE
NORMAL PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDE WEARING
NIOSH/MSHAAPPROVEDSELF-CONTAINEDBREATHING
APPARATUS, FLAME AND CHEMICAL RESISTANT
CLOTHING; HATS, BOOTS AND GLOVES.IF WITHOUT RISK
REMOVE MATERIAL FROM FIRE AREA.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONHAZARDS:FRESH,VERYFINELYGROUNDALUMINUM,MAYBE
YROPHORICWHENitsPARTICLESIZEIS0.03UMORLESS. DUST IS MODERATELY FLAMMABLE/EXPLOSIVE BY HEAT,
FLAME OR CHEMICAL REACTION WITH POWERFUL
OXIDIZERS. MAY IGNITE ON CONTACT WITH VAPORS OF ASCL,SCL,SECL,PCL;ONCONTACTWITHBARIUM
PEROXIDE;CONTACTWITHO2;MIXTURESWITHPICRIC ACID + WATER AFTER A DELAYED PERIOD; EXOTHERMIC
REACTION WITH WATER + IRON POWDER WHICH EMITS
HYDROGEN GAS; AND SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITES IN CS2 APORS.
MAYIGNITEANDREACTVIOLENTLYWITHMIXTURESOF
SODIUM PEROXIDE AND O +H O; ON CONTACT WITH
HALOGENS AND INTERHALOGENS. MAY REACT
VIOLENTLY WITH HYDROCHLORIC ACID, HYDROFLUORIC ACID,HYDROGENCHLORIDEGASANDDISULFUR
DIBROMIDE;NON-METALSPHOSPHORUS,SULFURAND
SELENIUM;WITHSULFUR,SBORASWHENHEATED;AND POTENTIAL VIOLENT REACTION WITH SODIUM PEROXIDE.
MAY HAVE A VIOLENT OR EXPLOSIVE REACTION WHEN HEATEDWITHMETALOXIDES,OXOSALTS(NITRATES,
SULFATES),SOMEHALOCARBONS,SULFIDESORHOT
COPPEROXIDEWORKEDWITHANIRONORSTEELTOOL. MAY HAVE AN EXPLOSIVE REACTION WITH SODIUM
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SULFATE ABOVE 800 C; IN POWDERED FORM WITH KCLO+BA(NO)+KNO+HOANDBA
NO3)2+KNO3+SULFUR+VEGETABLEADHESIVES+H2O
AFTERADELAYEDPERIOD;POWDERFORMSSENSITIVE EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH OXIDANTS; MIXTURES WITH
POWDERED AGCL, NH4NO3, OR NH4NO3+CA (NO)+FORMAMIDE+HOAREPOWERFULEXPLOSIVES;
MIXTURESWITHAMMONIUMPEROXODISULFATE+WATER
SEXPLOSIVE;ANDPOTENTIALEXPLOSIVEREACTION WITH CCL DURING BALL MILLING OPERATIONS. MANY
VIOLENT OR EXPLOSIVE REACTIONS WITH THE
FOLLOWING HALOCARBONS HAVE OCCURRED IN
NDUSTRY:BROMOTHANE,BROMOTRIFLUOROMETHANE,
CCL4,CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE,CHLOROFORM, CHLOROMETHANE, CHLOROMETHANE+2-
METHYLPROPANE, DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE, 1, 2-
DICHLOROETHANE, DICHLOROMETHANE, 1, 2-
DICHLOROPROPANE,1,2,-
DIFLUOROTETRAFLUOROETHANE, FLUOROTRICHLOROETHANE, HEXACHLOROETHANE
ALCOHOL, POLYTRIFLUORETHYLENE OILS AND GREASES,
TETRACHLORETHYLENE, TETRACHLORETHYLENE,
TETRAFLUOROMETHANE,1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE,
TRICHLOROETHYLENE,1,1,2-TRICHLOROTRIFLUOROETHANE, AND
TRICHLOROTRIFLUOROETHANE-DICHLOROBENZENE.
MATERIALS,EIGHTHEDITION).
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5. HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
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EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE:
ACUTEEFFECTS:
NHALATION:DUSTORPOWDERMAYCAUSEIRRITATIONTOTHE
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT
INGESTION: NO ACUTE HEALTH EFFECTS RECORDED.
KIN:DUSTORPOWDERMAYCAUSEIRRITATION.
EYE:DUSTORPOWDERMAYCAUSEABRASIVEIRRITATION.
EYE CONTACT WITH ALUMINUM PARTICLES MAY CAUSE
CORNEAL NECROSIS. CHRONICAFFECTS: INHALATION:INHALATIONOFFINELYDIVIDEDPOWDERHASBEEN
REPORTED AS A CAUSE OF PULMONARY FIBROSIS.
ALUMINUM IN AEROSOLS HAS BEEN IMPLICATED IN
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE.
NGESTION:NOCHRONICHEALTHEFFECTSRECORDED. KIN:NOCHRONICHEALTHEFFECTSRECORDED. EYES:NOCHRONICHEALTHEFFECTSRECORDED.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS
AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: PRE-EXISTING UPPER RESPIRATORY AND LUNG
DISORDERS. ROUTESOFEXPOSURE:INHALATION,INGESTION,SKIN,EYE.
TARGET ORGAN: NO TARGET ORGANS RECORDED.
CARCINOGENITY: NONE IDENTIFIED
NTP: NO
ARC:NO
OSHA: NO
EPA: NO
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6. STABILITY
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STABILITY: STABLE
ONDITIONSTOAVOID:MOISTUREANDEXCESSIVEHEAT
INCOMPATIBILITY
(MATERIAL TO AVOID): OXIDIZING AGENTS, HALOGENS, WATER,
AIR/HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, ALUMINUM HALIDES + CARBONMONOXIDEORCARBONDIOXIDE,ANTIMONY,
ARSENIC,BISMUTH,BUTANOL,METHANOLANDOTHER ALCOHOLS, INTERHALOGENS, HALOCARBONS, CARBON
DISULFIDE, COPPER (I) OXIDE, COPPER (II) OXIDE, COPPER
+ SULFUR, DIBORANE, DIETHYL ETHER, DISULFUR DIBROMIDE,FORMICACID,HYDROCHLORICACID,
HYDROFLUORICACID,HYDROGENCHLORIDE,IRON+
WATER, MERCURY (II) SALTS, METAL OXOSALTS SUCH AS
NITRATES, OXIDES, AND SULFATES, NIOBIUM OXIDE +
SULFUR, NON-METAL HALIDES, PHOSPHORUS, SULFUR, SELENIUM,STEELANDSILICONSTEEL,SILVER
CHLORIDE,SODIUMACETYLIDE,SODIUMDIURANATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, ZINC.
HAZARDOUS
DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: ALUMINUM OXIDE; HYDROGEN WHEN REACTED WITH SOMEACIDSANDCAUSTICSOLUTIONS
HAZARDOUS
POLYMERIZATION:WILLNOTOCCUR.
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7. EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES:
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NHALATION:REMOVEVICTIMTOFRESHAIR;KEEPWARMANDQUIET;
GIVEOXYGENIFBREATHINGISDIFFICULTANDSEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF
SYMPTOMS PERSIST.
INGESTION: NO DATA AVAILABLE BUT ONE SHOULD OBTAIN
SKIN:REMOVECONTAMINATEDCLOTHING,FLOODSKINWITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
EYE:IMMEDIATELYFLUSHEYESWITHLUKEWARMWATER, LIFTINGUPPERANDLOWEREYELIDS,FORATLEAST15 MINUTES.CALLAPHYSICIAN.
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8. HANDLING AND STORAGE
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HANDLINGANDSTORAGEKEEPCONTAINERTIGHTLYCLOSED.STOREINACOOL, DRY,WELL-VENTILATEDAREA.WASHTHOROUGHLY
AFTER USE..
OTHER PRECAUTIONS: LAB COAT AND APRON, FLAME AND CHEMICAL
RESISTANT COVERALLS, EYEWASH CAPABLE OF
SUSTAINED FLUSHING, SAFETY DRENCH SHOWER AND
HYGIENICFACILITIESFORWASHING..
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9.SPILLORLEAKPROCEDURES
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN
CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASEDORSPILLED:WHENDEALINGWITHALUMINUMPOWDER/DUSTWEAR
APPROPRIATERESPIRATORYANDPROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED IN SECTION VIII. ISOLATE SPILL
AREA, PROVIDE VENTILATION AND EXTINGUISH
SOURCES OF IGNITION. VACUUM UP SPILL USING A HIGH EFFICIENCYPARTICULATEABSOLUTE(HEPA)AIRFILTER
ANDPLACEINACLOSEDCONTAINERFORPROPER
DISPOSAL.TAKECARENOTTORAISEDUST.USENON-SPARKING TOOLS.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
ESPIRATORYPROTECTION:USEAHIGHEFFICIENCYPARTICLERESPIRATORIF lEXPOSEDTODUST/POWDER.
VENTILATION: USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO MAINTAIN CONCENTRATION AT
OR BELOW THE PEL, TLV. HANDLE ALUMINUM POWDER
IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES: RUBBER OR VINYL DISPOSABLE GLOVES
EYEPROTECTION:ANSIAPPROVEDSAFETYGLASSES lOTHERPROTECTIVE
CLOTHINGOREQUIPMENT:LABCOATANDAPRON,FLAMEANDCHEMICAL RESISTANT COVERALLS, EYEWASH CAPABLE OF
SUSTAINED FLUSHING, SAFETY DRENCH SHOWER AND
HYGIENIC FACILITIES FOR WASHING.
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10.TOXICITYDATA
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LD50/LC50:NODATAAVAILABLE.
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11.TRANSPORTATIONDATA
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NOT REGULATED
ADR//RID CLASS: NOT RESTRICTED
AIR TRAN. ICAO/IATA CLASS: NOT RESTRICTED
MARITIME TRAN. IMDG CLASS: NOT RESTRICTED
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12.OTHERINFORMATION
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THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET SHOULD BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH TECHNICAL SHEETS. IT
DOES NOT REPLACE THEM. THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PRODUCT,ATTHETIMEOFPUBLICATION.ITISGIVENINGOODFAITH.THEATTENTIONOFTHE
USERISDRAWNTOTHEPOSSIBLERISKSINCURREDBYUSINGTHEPRODUCTFORANYOTHER
PURPOSEOTHERTHANTHATFORWHICHITWASINTENDED.THISDOESNOTINANYWAY EXCUSE THE USER FROM KNOWING AND APPLYING ALL THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING HIS
ACTIVITY. IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS REQUIRED
IN HANDLING THE PRODUCT. THE AIM OF THE MANDATORY REGULATIONS MENTIONED IS TO
HELPTHEUSERTOFULFILLHISOBLIGATIONSREGARDINGTHEUSEOFHAZARDOUSPRODUCTS.