ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA -- MAGNESIUM RIBBON -- 6810-00D003591 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:MAGNESIUM RIBBON
MSDS Date:08/31/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D003591
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA
Address:1501 ALCOA BUILDING
City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15219
Country:US
Info Phone Num:412-553-4649
Emergency Phone Num:412-553-4649
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:95028
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA
Address:1501 ALCOA BUILDING
Box:City:PITTSBURGH
State:PA
ZIP:15219
Country:US
Phone:412-553-4001
CAGE:95028
Company Name:CHEM SCIENTIFIC INC
Address:1250 WASHINGTON ST
Box:City:NORWOOD
State:MA
ZIP:02062
Country:US
Phone:781-440-0900
Contract Num:MDA414-01-P-0025
CAGE:0X801
Company Name:CHEM SCIENTIFIC INC
Address:1250 WASHINGTON ST
Box:City:NORWOOD
State:MA
ZIP:02062
Country:US
Phone:781-440-0900
Contract Num:MDA414-98-P-6955
CAGE:0X801

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

Ingred Name:MAGNESIUM METAL
CAS:7439-95-4
RTECS #:OM2100000
= Wt:99.8
Other REC Limits:NOT PROVIDED.

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EXPOSURE TO MAGNESIUM METAL OR OXIDE
    DUST SHOULD BE A LOW HEALTH RISK BY INHALATION AND SHOULD BE
    TREATED AS A NUISANCE DUST. EXPOSURE TO MAGNESIUM OXIDE FUME
    SUBSEQUENT TO BURNING, WELDING, MOLTEN ME TAL WORK, ETC. CAN RESULT
    IN METAL FUME FEVER. TEMPORARY SYMPTOMS CAN INCLUDE FEVER, CHILLS,
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND MUSCULAR PAIN. ONSET OF SYMTPOMS OCCUR 4-12
    HOURS AFTER EXPOSURE. RECOVERY IS USUALLY  COMPLETE IN 24-48 HOURS.
    MEETING THE EXPOSURE LIMITS OF 10 MG/M3 MGO FUME, 5 MG/M3
    (RESPIRABLE) SHOULD PREVENT METAL FUME FEVER FROM OCCURING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER
Effects of Overexposure:FEVER, CHILLS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND MUSCULAR
    PAIN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER

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

Flash Point:NOT APPLICABLE.
Autoignition Temp:=510.C, 950.F
Extinguishing Media:SMOTHER FIRE WITH DRY GRAPHITE/OTHER SUITABLE DRY
    POWDERS. DO NOT USE FOAM, HALOGENATED EXTINGUISHING AGENTS OR
    CARBON DIOXIDE. PREVENT WATER OF CONTACTING BURNING/MOLTEN
    MAGESIUM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
    WHEN APPROPRIATE. PROTECT EYES AND SKIN AGAINST FLYING PARTICLES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINE POWDER, THIN SHEETS, CHIPS, AND
    TURNINGS ARE EASILY IGNITED AND BURN WITH INTENSE HEAT AND
    BRILLIANT WHITE FLAME. POWDERS MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES WITH
    AIR. MOLTEN METAL MAY REACT VIOLENTLY ON  CONTACT WITH WATER.

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

Spill Release Procedures:COLLECT SCRAP IN CONTAINERS FOR REMELTING.
Neutralizing Agent:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT CONTAINERS AGAINST PHYSICAL
    DAMAGE. WET, MOIST OR HIGH HUMIDITY STORAGE CONDITIONS  WILL LEAD
    TO CORROSION OF THE PRODUCT. STORE AWAY FROM OTHER COMBUSTIBLES IN
    METAL CABINET. SCRAP SHOULD BE  KEPT DRY PRIOR TO REMELTING
    OPERATIONS.
Other Precautions:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Respiratory Protection:WHERE THE EXPOSURE LIMIT IS OR MAY BE EXCEEDED,
    USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. THE SELECTION OF
    APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR (DUST AND FUME RESPIRATOR, ETC.) SHOULD BE
    BASED ON THE ACTUAL OR POT ENTIAL AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS AND THEIR
    CONCENTRATIONS PRESENT.
Ventilation:USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION TO MEET EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:FIRE RESISTANT
Eye Protection:APPROPRITE EYE PROTECTION AS NECESSARY.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR APPROPRIATE FIRE-RESISTANT CLOTHING
    (GLOVES, COVERALLS) WHEN EXPOSING MAGNESIUM RIBBON TO ELEVATED
    TEMPERATURES (950F) WHICH CAN CAUSE IGNATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
P/N: M5-1 OZ.

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

HCC:F8
Boiling Pt:=1110.C, 2030.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=650.C, ######F
Vapor Pres:NOT APPLICABLE.
Spec Gravity:1.74
pH:NOT APPLICABLE.
Viscosity:NOT APPLICABLE.
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT APPLICABLE.
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:SILVERY/WHITE COLOR SOLID METAL RIBBON, 0.006"
    THICK BY 1/8" WIDE, NO ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MAGNESIUM WILL REACT WITH WATER AND ACIDS TO RELEASE HYDROGEN; ALSO
    HAZARDOUS WITH  CHLORINE, BROMINE, IODINE, OXIDIZING AGENTS, AND
    ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE, HEAT, SPARKS,
    FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SUPPORTS IGNITION ABOVE 950F AND BURNS
    EXTREMELY VIGOROUSLY WITH WHITE, HOT FLAME.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE NO.: NOT REDERALLY
    REGULATED.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:MAGNESIUM METAL (RIBBON), FLAMMABLE SOLID, UN
    1869.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:FOR PURPOSES OF SARA III REPORTIG, THIS
    SUBSTANCE CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS LISTED ON THE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
     OR 313 LISTS. FOR PURPOSES OF CERCLA REPORTING, THIS SUBSTANCE
    CONTAINS NO LISTED INGREDIEN TS.  THIS MATERIAL FITS TH EPA HAZARD
    CATEGORY DEFINITION OF A FIRE HAZARD UNDER SARA SECTIONS 311, 312.
    IF FUMES ARE GENERATED DURING PROCESSING, THIS MATERIAL WOULD FIT
    THE EPA HAZARD CATEGORY OF IM MEDIATE (ACUTE) HEALTH HAZARD UNDER
    SARA SECTION 311, 312. IF MOLTEN, THIS MATERIAL WOULD FIT THE EPA
    HAZARD CATEGORY OF REACTIVE  HAZARD UNDER SARA SECTIONS 311, 312.
Federal Regulatory Information:COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT AARE LISTED
    ON THE TSCA INVENTORY (USA), THE DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES LIST (CANADA)
    AND THE EINECS CORE INVENTORY (EC) MARKET.
State Regulatory Information:NO DATA PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURER.

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