Metallography EPOCAST EPOXY Resin Hardener

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

EPOCAST EPOXY Hardener (Castable)

SECTION I PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

TRADE NAME:	EPOCAST EPOXY HARDENER
CHEMICAL NAME:	MIXTURE
CHEMICAL FAMILY:	ALIPHATIC AMINE

HMIS RATING:

HEALTH: 3

FLAMMABILITY: 1

REACTIVITY: 0

HAZARD RATING:

LEAST: 0

SLIGHT: 1

MODERATE: 2

HIGH: 3

EXTREME: 4

* For acute and chronic health effects refer to the discussion in Section III

SECTION II-A PRODUCT/ INGREDIENTS

NO.	COMPONENT(S)	CAS NO.	%
P	EPOXY HARDENER	MIXTURE	100
1	PROPOXYLATED POLYETHYLENEPOLYAMINES	*	>90
2	POLYETHYLENEPOLYAMINE	*	<5
3	POLYETHYLENEPOLYAMINE	*	<5

Ingredients are listed on the TSCA Inventory of Chemical Substances. Those not identified are non-hazardous.

* THE SPECIFIC CHEMICAL IDENTITY OF THIS COMPONENET IS BEING HELD AS TRADE SECRET INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1910.1200.

SECTION II-B ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

NO.	ACUTE ORAL LD50	ACUTE DERMAL LD50	ACUTE INHALATION LC50
P	NO DATA AVAILABLE
1	NO DATA AVAILABLE
2	2.5 G/KG (RAT)	805 MG/KG (RABBIT)	NO DATA AVAILABLE
3	2.33 G/KG (RAT)	1.09 ML/KG (RABBIT)	>300 PPM/8H (RAT)

SECTION III HEALTH INFORMATION

THE HEALTH EFFECTS NOTED BELOW ARE CONSISTENT WITH REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE OSHA HAZARAD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200).

EYE CONTACT:	SEVERELY IRRITATING TO THE EYES AND MAY CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE INCLUDING BLINDNESS. VAPORS MAY BE IRRITATING
SKIN CONTACT:	SEVERELY IRRITATING TO THE SKIN. MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION. MAY BE TOXIC IF ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN
INHALATION:	MAY BE SEVERELY IRRITATING TO THE NOSE, THROAT AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE CAN RESULT IN LUNG DAMAGE. MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT SENSITIZATION
INGESTION:	NOT EXPECTED TO BE A RELEVANT ROUTE OF EXPOSURE, HOWEVER, CORROSIVE AND MAY CAUSE SEVERE AND PERMANENT DAMAGE TO MOUTH, THROAT AND STOMACH. MAY BE MODERATELY TOXIC IF SWALLOWED
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:	IRRITATION AS NOTED ABOVE. LUNG DAMAGE (SCARRING, BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA) MAY BE EVIDENCED BY SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ESPECIALLY ON EXERTION, AND MAY BE ACCOMPAINED BY CHRONIC COUGH. SKIN SENSITIZATION (ALLERGY) MAY BE EVIDENCED BY RASHES, ESPECIALLY HIVES. RESPIRATORY TRACT SENSITIZATION (E.G., ALLERGY, ASTHMA) MAY BE EVIDENCED BY WHEEZING WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND COUGH
AGGRAVATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS:	PREEXISTING EYE, SKIN, AND RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT. PREEXISTING SKIN OR RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGIES MAY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF DEVELOPING INCREASED ALLERGY SYMPTOMS FROM EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT
OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS:	SEE SECTION VI FOR SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION. SEE SECTION XVI FOR EXPLANATION OF CHANGES IN SECTION III AND LABEL

SECTION IV OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS

NO.	OSHA PEL/TWA	OSHA PEL/CEILING	ACGIH TLV/TWA	ACGIH TLV/STEL	OTHER
P	NONE ESTABLISHED
3	1 ppm		1 ppm (SKIN)*

* THE SKIN NOTATION INDICATES THE SUBSTANCE MAY BE ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, MUCOUS MEMBRANES, OR EYES, BY DIRECT OR AIRBORNE EXPOSURE, AND SUGGESTS THAT APPROPRIATE MEASURES BE TAKEN TO PREVENT SUCH ABSORPTION SO THAT THE EXPOSURE LIMIT IS NOT INVALIDATED.

SECTION V EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES

EYE CONTACT:	IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS OPEN. RINSE CONTINUOUSLY WITH WATER WHILE ON WAY TO GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
SKIN CONTACT:	IMMEDIATELY REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING OR SHOES, WIPE EXCESS FROM SKIN AND FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. USE SOAP IF AVAILABLE OR FOLLOW BY THOROUGHLY WASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER. DO NOT REUSE CLOTHING UNTIL THOROUGHLY DECONTAMINATED. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
INHALATION:	REMOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR AND PROVIDE OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
INGESTION:	DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE ONE GLASS OF WATER UNLESS VICTIM IS DROWSY, CONVULSING, OR UNCONSCIOUS. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY

SECTION VI SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION

COMPONENT 2: COMPONENT 2 HAS BEEN FOUND TO PRODUCE LIVER AND KIDNEY DAMAGE AND BRAIN CONGESTION IN DERMALLY EXPOSED ANIMALS. COMPONENT 2 WAS FOUND TO BE A DIRECT ACTING MUTAGEN IN THE AMES ASSAY. IT GAVE POSITIVE RESULTS WITH AND WITHOUT ACTIVATION.

COMPONENT 2 WAS FETOTOXIC AND TERATOGENIC WHEN FED TO RATS AT 0.83% AND 1.67% OF DIET. WHEN APPLIED DERMALLY TO THE SKIN OF PREGNANT GUINEA PIGS, THERE WAS A 90% ABORTION RATE OR DEATH OF FETUS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL ANOMOLIES. THESE EFFECTS ARE BELIEVED TO BE SECONDARY TO COPPER DEFICIENCY, RESULTING FROM THE CHELATING ACTIVITY OF COMPONENT 2.

COMPONENT 3: ALTHOUGH THE SIGNIFICANCE IS UNKNOWN, COMPONENT 3 HAS BEEN FOUND TO INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE. IT WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE POSITIVE IN THE UNSCHEDULED DNA MUTAGENICITY ASSAY. MICROBIAL TESTS AND IN VITRO GENE MUTATION ASSAYS WERE NEGATIVE. A LIFETIME SKIN PAINTING STUDY IN MICE DID NOT RESULT IN CARCINOGENICITY.

HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE KIDNEY, LIVER, SPLEEN AND ADRENALS WERE OBSERVED IN TWO RAT LIFETIME FEEDING STUDIES.

SECTION VII PHYSICAL DATA

SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H₂O=1): 1.02	BOILING POINT:
VAPOR PRESSURE (mm HG): NOT AVAILABLE	MELTING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: INSOLUBLE	EVAPORATION RATE: <1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE = 1)
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: LIQUID WITH AMINE ODOR.	VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1): >1

SECTION VIII FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS

FLASH POINT AND METHOD:	>200 °F (>93 °C) (PMCC))
FLAMMABLE LIMITS /% VOLUME IN AIR:	LOWER: N/A UPPER: N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:	USE WATER FOG. "ALCOHOL" FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CO₂. WATER OR FOG MAY CAUSE FROTHING WHICH CAN BE VIOLENT, ESPECIALLY IF SPRAYED INTO CONTIAINERS OF HOT OR BURNING LIQUID
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:	MATERIAL WILL NOT BURN UNLESS PREHEATED. DO NOT ENTER CONFINED FIRE SPACE WITHOUT FULL BUNKER GEAR (HELMET WITH FACE SHIELD, BUNKER COATS, GLOVES AND RUBBER BOOTS), INCLUDING A POSITIVE PRESSURE NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:	DELAYED LUNG DAMAGE (PULMONARY EDEMA) CAN BE EXPERIENCED AFTER EXPOSURE TO COMBUSTION PRODUCTS, SOMETIMES HOURS AFTER THE EXPOSURE. NITROGEN OXIDES AND NITROGEN CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS MAY BE RELEASED UPON COMBUSTION. SEE SECTION XII

SECTION IX REACTIVITY

STABILITY:	STABLE
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:	WILL NOT OCCUR
CONDITIONS AND MATERIALS TO AVOID:	AVOID HEAT, FLAME AND CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. CAN REACT VIGOROUSLY WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG LEWIS OR MINERAL ACIDS, AND STRONG MINERAL AND ORGANIC BASES. ESPECIALLY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ALIPHATIC AMINES. REACTIONS WITH SOME CURING AGENTS MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE HEAT
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:	NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND UNIDENTIFIED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS MAY BE FORMED DURING COMBUSTION

SECTION X EMPLOYEE PROTECTION

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:	DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS/MISTS. IF EXPOSURE MAY OR DOES EXCEED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS (SEC. IV) USE A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR TO PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE. IN ACCORD WITH 29 CFR 1910.134 USE EITHER A FULL-FACE, ATMOSPHERE-SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR OR AIR -PURIFYING RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAPORS
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING:	DO NOT GET IN EYES. WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES IF THERE IS POTENTIAL CONTACT WITH EYES. DO NOT GET ON SKIN, OR CLOTHING. WEAR CHEMICAL-RESISTANT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SUCH AS GLOVES, OUTER CLOTHING OR APRON, OVERSHOES AND A FACE-SHIELD SUITABLE TO POTENTIAL EXPOSURE
ADDITIONAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES:	USE VENTILATION AS REQUIRED TO CONTROL VAPOR CONCENTRATION. EYE WASH FOUNTAINS AND SAFETY SHOWERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE

SECTION XI ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES

MAY BURN ALTHOUGH NOT READILY IGNITABLE. USE CAUTIOUS JUDGEMENT WHEN CLEANING UP LARGE SPILLS.*** LARGE SPILLS *** WEAR RESPIRATOR AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS APPROPRIATE. SHUT OFF SOURCE OF LEAK IF SAFE TO DO SO. DIKE AND CONTAIN. REMOVE WITH VACUUM TRUCKS OR PUMP TO STORAGE/SALVAGE VESSELS. SOAK UP RESIDUE WITH AN ABSORBENT SUCH AS CLAY, SAND OR OTHER SUITABLE MATERIAL; DISPOSE OF PROPERLY. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER TO REMOVE TRACE RESIDUE. *** SMALL SPILLS *** TAKE UP WITH AN ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND DISPOSE OF PROPERLY.

COMPONENT 2 IS RESISTANT TO BIODEGRADATION IN BILOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS. IT COULD BE TOXIC TO THE BIOMASS IN A TREATMENT PLANT AND COULD BE TOXIC TO FISH.

SECTION XII SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS

STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FLAMES AND HIGH TEMPERTURES. DO NOT PRESSURIZE DRUM CONTAINERS TO EMPTY THEM.

HEATING THIS CURING AGENT IN THE PRESENCE OF AIR MAY CAUSE THERMAL AND OXIDATIVE DECOMPOSITION. WITH SOME EPOXY RESINS, IT MAY PRODUCE EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS WIHICH IN LARGE MASSES CAN CAUSE RUNAWAY POLYMERIZATION AND CHARRING OF THE REACTANTS. FUMES AND VAPORS FROM THESE THERMAL AND CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITIONS VARY WIDELY IN COMPOSITION AND TOXICITY. DO NOT BREATHE FUMES. USE A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS REQUIRED TO PREVENT OVER EXPOSURE. IN ACCORD WITH 29 CFR 1910.134, USE EITHER AN ATMOSPHERE-SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR OR AN AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAPORS.

WARNING! MAY BE SEVERELY IRRITATING TO EYES, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT AND SKIN SENSITIZATION. MAY BE TOXIC IF ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR MISTS.

CONTAINERS, EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EMPTIED, CAN CONTAIN HAZARDOUS PRODUCT RESIDUES. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING, APPLYING COSMETICS, OR USING TOILET FACILITIES. LAUNDER CONTAMINED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE. CONTAMINATED LEATHER ARTICLES, INCLUDING SHOES, CANNOT BE DECONTAMINATED AND SHOULD BE DESTROYED TO PREVENT REUSE.

SECTION XIII TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CLASSIFICATION:

NOT HAZARDOUS BY D.O.T. REGULATIONS

SECTION XIV OTHER REGULATORY CONTROLS

THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE LISTED ON THE EPA/TSCA INVENTORY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES.

PROTECTION OF STRATOSPHERIC OZONE (PURSUANT TO SECTION 611 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990): PER 40 CFR PART 82, THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN NOR WAS IT DIRECTLY MANUFACTURED WITH ANY CLASS I OR CALSS II OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH SARA TITLE III, SECTION 313, THE ATTACHED ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SHEET (EDS) SHOULD ALWAYS BE COPIED AND SENT WITH THE MSDS.

SECTION XV STATE REGULATORY INFORMATION

THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS ARE SPECIFICALLY LISTED BY INDIVIDUAL STATES; OTHER PRODUCT SPECIFIC HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE MSDS MAY ALSO BE APPLICABLE FOR STATE REQUIREMENTS. FOR DETAILS ON YOUR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY IN YOUR STATE.

STATE LISTED COMPONENT

PERCENT

STATE CODE

POLYETHYLENEPOLYAMINE
(CAS NO. * )

CA, FL, MA, NJ, PA

POLYETHYLENEPOLYAMINE
(CAS NO. * )

CA, FL, IL, LA, MA, ME, MN, NJ, PA

CA = CALIFORNIA HAZ. SUBST. LIST; CA65 = CALIFORNIA SAFE DRINKING WATER AND TOXICS ENFORCEMENT ACT LIST; CT = CONNECTICUT TOX. SUBST. LIST; FL = FLORIDA SUBST. LIST; IL= ILLINOIS TOX. SUBST. LIST; LA = LOUISIANA HAZ. SUBST. LIST; MA = MASSACHUSETTS SUBST. LIST; ME=MAINE HAZ. SUBST. LIST; MN = MINNESOTA HAZ. SUBST. LIST; NJ = NEW JERSEY HAZ. SUBST. LIST; PA = PENNSYLVANIA HAZ. SUBST. LIST; RI = RHODE ISLAND HAZ. SUBST. LIST.

* THE SPECIFIC CHEMICAL IDENTITY OF THIS COMPONENT IS CONSIDERED TRADE SECRET INFORMATION.

SECTION XVI SPECIAL NOTES

AFTER FURTHER REVIEW OF AVAILABLE TOXICITY STUDIES ON COMPONENT 2, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THESE STUDIES DID NOT PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE OF LIVER, KIDNEY, CNS AND REPRODUCTIVE TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY. THE LIVER, KIDNEY, CNS AND REPRODUCTIVE TARGET ORGAN WARNINGS ON THE LABEL AND IN SECTION III OF THE MSDS, THEREFORE, ARE BEING REMOVED. SECTIONS CHANGED: III, XII.

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DATE PREPARED: 4/11/95

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