AUSTENAL INC -- SOLDERING FLUX  -- 6520-00F002019
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:SOLDERING FLUX
MSDS Date:01/01/1987
FSC:6520
NIIN:00F002019
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:AUSTENAL INC
Address:4101 W 51ST ST
City:CHICAGO
State:IL
ZIP:60632
Country:US
Info Phone Num:800-621-0381
Emergency Phone Num:312-735-0601
CAGE:67532
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AUSTENAL INC
Box:UNKNOW
CAGE:0VWY3
Company Name:AUSTENAL INC
Address:4101 W 51ST ST
City:CHICAGO
State:IL
ZIP:60632
Country:US
Phone:800-621-0381
CAGE:67532

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

Ingred Name:FLUORIDES
Fraction by Wt: 34%
ACGIH TLV:2.5 MG/CUM

Ingred Name:BORATE COMPOUND

=====================  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:INGESTION: POISONOUS. SKIN:
    IRRITATION. INHALATION: IRRITATE MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: DERMATITIS.

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

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
    IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING BY STICKING
    FINGER DOWN THROAT OR BY GIVING SOAPY OR STRONG SALTY WATER TO
    DRINK. REPE AT UNTIL VOMIT IS CLEAR. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
    TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. EYES/SKIN: WASH W/PLENTY OF WATER. OBTAIN
    MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

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

Spill Release Procedures:DILUTE & WASH SPILLAGE W/WATER. AVOID HIGH
    TEMP. WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAINTAIN FLUX AT NORMAL ROOM
    TEMPERATURES. THIS FLUX IS OFTEN USED W/BRAZING FILLER METALS
    CONTAINING CADMIUM.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN & EYES.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR BRAZING IN RESTRICTED SPACES, USE BUREAU OF
    MINES APPROVED HOSE TYPE C RESPIRATOR OR SELF CONTAINED AIR OR
    OXYGEN.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST TO REDUCE FLUORIDE IN BRAZED AREA
    BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR SUITABLE PLASTIC
Eye Protection:STANDARD GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:PROVIDE BODY PROTECTION IN FORM OF LAB COAT
    OR CLOTHING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THOUGHT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE BASE METALS BEING JOINED & TO POSSIBLE
    BASE METAL COATING WHICH COULD EMIT FUMES ON HEATING, DEPENDING ON
    THEIR PARTICULAR CHEMISTRY.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:>212F
Spec Gravity:1.7
pH:8
Appearance and Odor:DARK BROWN PASTE, NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FLOURIDE & ZINC OXIDE FUMES MAY BE
    EMITTED ON HEATING DURING BRAZING.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:LOCAL REGULATIONS MAY REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF
    FLOURIDES. FILTER W/ORGANIC ACID TO PH 8.5. DISPOSE PRECIPITATE
    THROUGH A LICENSED DIRPOSAL FIRM OR APPROPRIATE DUMP SITE.
    ALTERNATELY, DILUTE EFFLUENT W/W ATER TO ACCEPTABLE CONCENTRATION &
    FLUSH TO SEWER.

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