JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG CHEMICALS -- NICKEL WIRE, 14337  -- 9525-00N020719
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:NICKEL WIRE, 14337
MSDS Date:04/12/1988
FSC:9525
NIIN:00N020719
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG CHEMICALS
Address:30 BOND STREET
City:WARD HILL
State:MA
ZIP:01835-0747
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-343-0660
Emergency Phone Num:800-343-0660;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:0JVJ1
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG CO INC ALFA AESAR
Address:30 BOND ST
Box:City:WARD HILL
State:MA
ZIP:01835-0747
Country:US
Phone:978-521-6300
CAGE:0JVJ1

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

Ingred Name:NICKEL  (SARA III)
CAS:7440-02-0
RTECS #:QR5950000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:1 MG/M3; 9192

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INGEST: INGEST OF NICKEL SALT
    MAY CAUSE VOMIT, WATERY OR BLOODY DIARR, HEMOLYSIS, HEMATURIA,
    ANURIA, JAUNDICE, CONVULSIONS & COLLAPSE. SKIN: MAY CAUSE "NICKEL
    ITCH", A SENSIT RXN CAUSING ITCHIN G, BURNING, ERYTHEMA AND ECZEMA.
    EYE: POWDER/DUST MAY CAUSE IRRIT. INHAL: POWDER/DUST MAY CAUSE
    IRRIT. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL AND NICKEL COMPOUNDS: GROUP 1
    (IARC); GROUP 2 (NTP).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: NICKEL METAL IS A PULMONARY
    SENSITIZER. CHRONIC: INGEST/SKIN/EYE: NONE KNOWN TO MANUFACTURER.
    INHAL: STUDIES SHOW AN INCREASED INCIDENCE OF CANCER OF THE NASAL
    CAVITY, LUNG & POSSIBLY LARYNX  IN NICKEL REFINERY WORKERS. NICKEL
    HASCAUSED LOCAL SARCOMAS IN LAB ANIMALS WHEN GIVEN INTRAMUSCULARY.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:INGEST: CALL MD IMMEDIATELY . SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING, FLOOD SKIN W/LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. IF IRRITATION
    PERSISTS, SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. EYE: IMMED FLUSH, INCLUDING UNDER
    EYELIDS, W/LAR GE AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15MIN. CALL MD.
    INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BREATHING (GIVE O2/ARTF RESP) .

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

Extinguishing Media:IF INVOLVED IN FIRE, DO NOT USE WATER OR CO2. USE
    DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING AGENTS, DRY SAND OR DRY GROUND DOLOMITE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . IF WITHOUT RISK, REMOVE MATERIAL FROM FIRE
    AREA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:WEARING FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, COVER SPILL
    WITH DRY SAND OR VERMICULITE. MIX WELL AND CAREFULLY TRANSFER TO A
    CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTR TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A
    COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREAS. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.
Other Precautions:WARNING! MAY CAUSE CANCER.

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

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICLE
    RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:LABORATORY FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:LAB COAT/APRON, FLAME & CHEMICAL RESISTANT
    COVERALLS, EYEWASH & SAFETY DRENCH SHOWER & HYGIENIC FACILITIES FOR
    WASHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER USE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID: ALUMINUM TRICHLORIDE, P- DIOXANE, HYDROGEN, METHANOL,
    COMBUSTIBLE SUBSTANCES, SELENIUM, PHOSPHORUS, FLUORINE, PERFORMIC
    ACID.

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:4946F,2730C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2647F,1453C
Vapor Pres:0
Spec Gravity:8.908
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:0 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER METALLIC ELEMENT, ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, OXIDIZING AGENTS, SULFUR, TITANIUM, AMMONIUM NITRATE, POTASSIUM
    PERCHLORATE, HYDRAZOIC ACID, ALUMINUM,(SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CONTACT WITH ACIDS LIBERATES HYDROGEN,
    A FLAMMABLE & EXPLOSIVE GAS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT STATE, LOCAL, OR FEDERAL EPA REGULATIONS
    FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.

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