KENNAMETAL INC -- TUNGSTEN CARBIDE WITH COBALT BINDER, KC994M -- 3455-00N089308 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:TUNGSTEN CARBIDE WITH COBALT BINDER, KC994M
MSDS Date:10/01/1985
FSC:3455
NIIN:00N089308
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:KENNAMETAL INC
Address:981 SOUTH
Box:231
City:LATROBE
State:PA
ZIP:15650
Country:US
Info Phone Num:724-539-5000
Emergency Phone Num:800-255-3924
CAGE:EO189
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:KENNAMETAL INC
Address:981 SOUTH
Box:231
City:LATROBE
State:PA
ZIP:15650-0231
Country:US
Phone:412-539-5000/5157
CAGE:EO189
Company Name:KENNAMETAL, INC.
Address:981 SOUTH
Box:231
City:LATROBE
State:PA
ZIP:15650-0231
Country:US
Phone:412-539-5000
CAGE:85597

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

Ingred Name:TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
CAS:12070-12-1
RTECS #:YO7250000
Fraction by Wt: 30-97.7%
OSHA PEL:5 MG W/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG W/M3

Ingred Name:COBALT (SARA 313) LD50 (ORAL RAT): 1500 MG/KG
CAS:7440-48-4
RTECS #:GF8750000
Fraction by Wt: 2-25%
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.02 MG/M3

Ingred Name:TANTALUM CARBIDE
CAS:12070-06-3
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-15%
OSHA PEL:5 MG TA/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG TA/M3

Ingred Name:TITANIUM CARBIDE
CAS:12070-08-5
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-15%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:NIOBIUM CARBIDE
CAS:12069-94-2
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-5%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (MFR)

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: TO THIS MATL IN SOLID FORM. INHAL:
    IRRIT/SENSIT: INHAL MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF NOSE & THROAT. (ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: 20 MG(CO)/M3 IS IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE & HLTH.
    ACUTE: ING 1: MAY CAUSE COUGH, DYSPNEA, SORENESS IN CHEST,(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: WT LOSS, HEMOPTYSIS, BRONCH, & ASTHMA. MAY ALSO
    CAUSE PULM FIBROSIS. RADIOLOGICAL CHANGES MAY BE NOTED IN (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8: LUNGS. ING 2: MAY CAUSE SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ASTHMA,
    DYSPNEA ON EXERTION, WHEEZING, INTERSTITIAL PNEUMIT,(ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: &/OR LUNG DENSITIES. ING 4: MAY BE CONSIDERED A
    NUISANCE DUST & MAY RSLT IN DUST ACCUM IN LUNGS. ING 5: (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: MAY CAUSE RESP IRRIT. SKIN: IRRIT/SENSIT: IN FORM
    OF METALLURGICAL POWDER, DUST/MIST FROM GRINDING. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11: ING 1: MAY CAUSE IRRIT W/DERM, ECZEMA, & ITCH. MAY
    ALSO CAUSE SENSIT DERM IF PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED. ING 2: (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: SENSIT DERM MAY OCCUR IN PERS WHO ARE PREVIOUSLY
    EXPOSED. RASH MAY DEVELOP, USUALLY IN FLEXOR AREAS OF (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: ELBOW, NECK & FACE. EYES: INGS 1/2: MAY CAUSE IRRIT
    W/REDNESS, PAIN & ITCH. INGS 3/4/5: MAY CAUSE IRRIT.(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: INGEST: IRRIT: IN FORM OF METALLURGICAL POWDER,
    DUST/MIST FROM GRINDING. ING 1: MAY CAUSE GI IRRIT. (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15: LGE DOSES MAY CAUSE DIARR. ING 2: MAY CAUSE
    HYPOTENSION, PAIN, VOMIT, & SENSATIONS OF HOTNESS/NAUS. SEV (ING
    17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16: EXPOS MAY CAUSE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION,
    CONVLS/ENLARGEMENT OF THYROID. CHRONIC: INHAL: ING 1: MAY CAUSE
    (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: "HARD METAL LUNG" W/SYMPS AS DESCRIBED IN ACUTE
    OVEREXP. PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED PERS MAY BE AT INCRD RISK. (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18: ING 2: MAY CAUSE PNEUMOCONIOSIS, SENSIT OF RESP
    TRACT, OBSTRUCTED AIRWAYS SYNDROME, INTESTITIAL LUNG (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: DISEASE & DENSITY OF LUNG W/SYMPS AS DESCRIBED IN
    ACUTE EXPOS. ING 4: MAY CAUSE FIBROSIS/PNEUMOCONIOSIS.(ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20: SKIN: ING 1: MAY CAUSE CONT DERM. ING 2: MAY CAUSE
    CONT DERM. SENSIT DERM MAY FOLLOW INHAL/PRLNG CONT. (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 21: EYES: INGS 1/2/3/4/5: MAY CAUSE CONJ. INGEST: ING
    2: MAY AFFECT PANCREAS, THYROID GLAND, HEART/BONE MARROW.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MATLS TO AVOID: OXIDE: BURNS W/INCANDESCENCE IF HEATED TO
    DULL RED. IODINE PENTAFLUORIDE, LEAD OXIDE: VIOLENT (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23: RXN. COBALT W/: AMMONIUM NITRATE + METALS/BROMINE
    PENTAFLUORIDE: REACTS VIOLENTLY & SOMETIMES EXPLO. (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24: HYDRAZINIUM NITRATE: DECOMPOSES EXPLO UPON RAPID
    HEATING. NITRYL FLUORIDE, ACETYLENE: REACTS INCANDESCENTLY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 2.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TOX: OVEREXP TO THIS MATL IN FORM OF
    METALLURGICAL POWDER, DUST/MIST FROM GRINDING/SWEEPING IS HAZ TO
    HLTH. MAY CAUSE EYE, SKIN, & MUC MEMB IRRIT. MAY CAUSE
    TEMPORARY/PERM RESP DISEASE WHICH CAN LEAD	TO DISABILITY/DEATH.
    ING 1: MAY CAUSE PULM & SKIN SENSIT IN DUST FORM. COBALT FUMES/DUST
    MAY CAUSE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COBALT: IARC MONOGRAPHS, VOLUME 52, PAGE
    363, 1991: GROUP 2B. ANIMAL: GASTROINTESTINAL.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: PULM, SKIN/EYE IRRIT. COBALT MAY BE A
    SENSITIZING AGENT FOR SKIN & RESP SYS. CHRONIC EXPOS MAY AFFECT
    HEART, PANCREAS, THYROID GLAND/BONE MARROW. INGS 3/4/5: MAY CAUSE
    MUC MEMB IRRIT. HLTH E FTS LISTED FOR EXPOS TO METALLURGICAL
    POWDERS, DUST/MIST FROM GRINDING. NO HLTH EFTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED
    FOR EXPOS(ING 6)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:CERTAIN PULMONARY AND SKIN
    CONDITIONS SUCH AS EMPHYSEMA, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, AND DERMATITIS
    MAY BE AGGRAVATED.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BRTHG (GIVE OXYGEN/ARTF
    RESP) . SKIN: FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER. SEE MD . EYES: FLUSH
    W/POTABLE WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. SEE MD . INGEST: IF 
    CONSCIOUS, IMMED GIVE LGE AMTS OF WATER. AFTER WATER HAS BEEN
    SWALLOWED, INDUCE VOMIT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE UNCON PERS
    DRINK/VOMIT. GET MED ATTN IMMED. CONT NEHC FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFO .

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

Extinguishing Media:FOR LOCALIZED POWDER FIRES, SMOTHER WITH DRY SAND,
    DRY DOLIMITE, SODIUM CHLORIDE OR SODA ASH.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. COOL CONTRS EXPOS TO FLAME
    W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINELY DIVIDED TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
    POWDER/DUST FROM GRINDING  EXPECTED TO BE FIRE/EXPLO HAZ WHEN EXPOS
    TO HIGH TEMPS/IGNIT SOURCES. PARTICLE SIZE & (SUP DAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP W/MINIMUM OF DUST GENERATION & PLACE
    INTO SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS FOR RECLAMATION/LATER DISPOSAL.
    RESIDUE SHOULD BE CLEANED UP USING HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE
    FILTER VACUUM/WET CLEAN  UP. USE APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED
    RESPIRATOR.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:MIN FREE FALL OF POWDER & AVOID
    DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR. FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES, DUST/FUMES MAY
    BE FLAM/EXPLO. KEEP AWAY FROM SPKS/IGNIT SOURCES.
Other Precautions:CONTENTS SHOULD BE STORED IN CLEAN, DRY, COOL AREA.
    DO NOT SHAKE CLOTHING, RAGS/OTHER ITEMS TO REMOVE DUST. DUST SHOULD
    BE REMOVED BY WASHING/VACUUMING. PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS ARE
    RECOMMENDED FOR INDIV IDUALS REGULARLY EXPOSED TO DUST/MIST.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPRVD RESPS. O.O5MG(CO)/M3: SINGLE
    USE APPRVD DUST & MIST RESP. O.5MG(CO)/M3: DUST MASK, EXCEPT
    SINGLE-USE RESP. 1MG(CO)/M3: HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESP
    W/FULL FACEPIECE. CONT NEHC FOR  MORE SPECIFIC INFO .
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OR GENERAL DILUTION
    VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW TLV-TWA.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA . PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. BARRIER CREAMS.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THORO AFTER HNDLG, BEFORE
    EATING/SMKG. DO NOT WEAR CONT LENSES. SOILED CLTHG SHOULD BE
    LAUNDERED SEPARATELY.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:9.5-15.5(H*2O=1). VAP DENS:NOT MEASURABLE. FIRE FIGHT PROC:IS
    OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/
    MONITOR NOZZ/WITHDRAW & LET FIRE BURN. AVOID BRTHG FUMES FROM BUR
    NING MATL. EXPLO HAZ:DISPERSION IN AIR DETERMINE REACTIVITY.
    TUNGSTEN CARBIDE PROD, EXCEPT AS POWDER/DUST, IS NOT HAZ.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:5198F,2870C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2723F,1495C
Vapor Density:SUP DAT
Spec Gravity:SUP DAT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT MEASURABLE
Solubility in Water:PRACTICALLY INSOL
Appearance and Odor:GRAY POWDER OR SOLID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
TUNGSTEN CARBIDE W/: CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE: REACTS W/FLAME. FLUORINE:
    INCANDESCES. NITROGEN DIOXIDE, NITROUS (ING 23)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
    PRESSURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    ACRID SMOKE AND IRRITATING FUMES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS IS A VALUABLE MATERIAL THAT SHOULD BE SENT
    TO AN APPROPRIATE RECLAMATION FACILITY IF AVAILABLE. IF MATERIAL
    CANNOT BE SENT TO A RECLAMATION FACILITY, DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE
    IN COMPLIANCE WITH FE DERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
    REGULATIONS.

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