MALLINCKRODT INC -- MAGNESIUM METAL -- 6810-00N022513 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MAGNESIUM METAL
MSDS Date:07/17/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N022513
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT INC
Box:800
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40362
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-539-1600
Emergency Phone Num:314-539-1600
CAGE:62910
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:908-859-2151
CAGE:62910

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

Ingred Name:HNDLG/STOR PREC: RESISTANT BLDG, PROTD FROM MOISTURE & AWAY
    FROM CHLORINE/BROMINE/IODINE/ACIDS & ALL POSSIBLE (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: SOURCES OF IGNITION. HEAVIER SECTIONS MAY BE STORED
    IN THE OPEN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: WORKING W/THIS MATL. MAINTAIN EYE WASH
    FOUNTAIN & QUICK-DRENCH FACILITIES IN WORK AREA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: EDITION FOR DETAILS. REACTS W/ACIDS TO FORM HYDROGEN
    GAS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MAGNESIUM
CAS:7439-95-4
RTECS #:OM2100000

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: HYDROGEN GAS AND MAY CAUSE AN EXPLOSION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MATLS TO AVOID: SULFATES/ACIDS & OTHER METALS. REFER TO THE
    NFPA PUB "FIRE PROT GUIDE ON HAZ MATLS" MOST RECENT (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:NO  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL: INHAL OF DUSTS MAY
    IRRITATE RESP TRACT & MAY CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER. SYMPTOMS MAY
    INCLUDE COUGHING, CHEST PAIN, FEVER, & LEUKOCYTOSIS. INGEST: MAY
    CAUSE ABDOMINAL PAIN & DIARRHEA. SKIN:  PARTICLES EMBEDDED IN THE
    SKIN MAY CAUSE ERUPTIONS. MOLTEN MAGNESIUM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS SKIN
    BURNS. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EYE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. CHRONIC
    EXPOSURE: NO INFORMATION FOUND.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:EXISTING WOUNDS CONTAMINATED WITH
    MAGNESIUM ARE VERY SLOW TO HEAL.

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

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MED ATTN FOR ANY BRTHG
    DIFFICULTY. INGEST: GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF WATER TO DRINK TO
    DILUTE. IF LARGE AMTS WERE SWALLOWED, GET MED ADVICE. SKIN: REMOVE
    ANY CONTAM CLTHG . WASH W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT & WATERFOR AT
    LEAST 15 MIN. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. EYE: WASH
    W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MIN. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS,
    GET MED ATTN.

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

Extinguishing Media:MELTING FLUX/DRY SAND &/OR METAL EXTING PWDR. DO
    NOT USE WATER. USE OF WATER ON MOLTEN MAGNESIUM WILL PRDCE (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
    PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE: WHEN HEATED IN AIR TO TEMP NEAR ITS
    MELTING POINT, MAGNESIUM MAY IGNITE & BURN. DANGEROUS IN THE FORM
    OF DUST OR FLAKES, & WHEN EXPOSED TO FLAME (SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:FIRE HAZARD. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION
    AND INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. SPILLS: SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR
    RECLAMATION, SALVAGE, OR DISPOSAL IN A METHOD THAT DOES NOT
    GENERATE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTR. STORE IN
    COOL/DRY/ VENT AREA. PROT AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. STORE FINELY
    DIVIDED CHIPS/SHAVINGS IN DETACHED FIRE- (ING 5)
Other Precautions:DANGER! FLAMMABLE SOLID. MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. AVOID
    CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS
    AND FLAME. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
    IS APPARENT, NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN.
    FOR EMERGENCIES, NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS MAY BE NECES SARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS
    RECOM TO PVNT DISPERSION OF THE CONTAM INTO THE WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES/FULL FACESHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROT CLTHG (BOOTS/LAB COAT/APRON
    OR COVERALLS) TO PVNT SKIN CONT. CONT LENSES SHLD NOT BE WORN WHEN
    (ING 7)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA: HYDROGEN GAS & MAY CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. EXPLO HAZ: OR BY
    VIOLENT CHEM RXN W/OXIDIZING AGENTS. EXPLOS: FINE DUST DISPERSED IN
    AIR IN SUFFICIENT CONCS, & IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNIT SOURCE  IS A
    POTNTL DUST EXPLOS HAZ. MIN EXPLOSIBLE CONC 0.030 GRAMS/LITER.
    WATER USED ON MOLTEN MAGNESIUM WILL PRDCE (ING 2)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2030F,1110C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:1200F,649C
Spec Gravity:1.74
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVER SOLID - ODORLESS.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAGNESIUM REACTS DANGEROUSLY W/MANY SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING
    OXIDES/CARBONATES/CYANIDES/CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS/ (ING 3)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE
    AND STORAGE. SLOWLY OXIDIZES IN MOIST AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC GASES AND VAPORS MAY BE RELEASED
    IF INVOLVED IN A FIRE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION OR
    SALVAGE MAY BE DISPOSED IN AN APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
    ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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