
MSDS - CALCIUM CARBIDE, ANHYDROUS

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   1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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PRODUCT NAME:     CALCIUM CARBIDE, ANHYDROUS
FORMULA:          CAC2
FORMULA WT:          64.10
CAS NO.:          00075-20-7
NIOSH/RTECS NO.:  EV9400000
PRODUCT CODES:    E284
  EFFECTIVE: 10/22/86     
  REVISION #02   

                            PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING
BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM

                      HEALTH        -  2  MODERATE
                      FLAMMABILITY  -  4  EXTREME (FLAMMABLE)
                      REACTIVITY    -  3  SEVERE (WATER REACTIVE)
                      CONTACT       -  2  MODERATE
HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES; CLASS B EXTINGUISHER

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

                                    DANGER
                               CAUSES IRRITATION
                              HARMFUL IF INHALED
             CONTACT WITH WATER LIBERATES FLAMMABLE ACETYLENE GAS.
KEEP FROM ANY POSSIBLE CONTACT WITH WATER.  KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS,
FLAME.  AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING.
DO NOT BREATHE DUST.  KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.  USE WITH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION.  WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.  IN CASE OF FIRE,
DO NOT USE WATER.  USE DRY SAND, EARTH OR SODA ASH.  IN CASE OF SPILL,
SWEEP UP AND CAREFULLY REMOVE.

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     RED STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY)

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   2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
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                          COMPONENT                         %      CAS NO.

CALCIUM CARBIDE, ANHYDROUS                               90-100    75-20-7

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   3 - PHYSICAL DATA
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BOILING POINT:    N/A                         VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A

MELTING POINT:     2300 C (  4172 F)          VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1):  2.2

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:  2.22                       EVAPORATION RATE:      N/A
   (H2O=1)                                       (BUTYL ACETATE=1)

SOLUBILITY(H2O):     DECOMPOSES               % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0

APPEARANCE & ODOR:  GRAYISH-BLACK SOLID WITH GARLIC-LIKE ODOR.

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   4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
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FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP:  N/A                 NFPA 704M RATING:  1-4-2 W

FLAMMABLE LIMITS:  UPPER - N/A  %       LOWER - N/A  %

FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
  USE DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE.  DO NOT USE WATER.

SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES
  FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED
  BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
  MOVE EXPOSED CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK.
  USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL; DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE
  CONTAINERS.

UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS
  REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER LIBERATING AND IGNITING HYDROGEN.

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   5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
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CARCINOGENICITY:  NTP: NO     IARC: NO     Z LIST: NO     OSHA REG: NO

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE
  CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS.

TARGET ORGANS
  EYES, SKIN

MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE
  NONE IDENTIFIED

ROUTES OF ENTRY
  INHALATION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN CONTACT

EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
  CALL A PHYSICIAN.
  IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.  IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
  RESPIRATION.  IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
  IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT
  LEAST 15 MINUTES.  FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER.

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   6 - REACTIVITY DATA
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STABILITY:  UNSTABLE               HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:  WILL NOT OCCUR

CONDITIONS TO AVOID:    MOISTURE

INCOMPATIBLES:          WATER, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS,
                        HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: PHOSPHINE

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   7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
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STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE
  WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
  SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING, OR FLAMES IN AREA.  DO NOT
  USE WATER.
  WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER.
  MOVE CONTAINER(S) FROM SPILL AREA.

DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
  DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
  ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER:          D001, D003 (IGNITABLE, REACTIVE WASTE)

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   8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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VENTILATION:             USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
                         TO KEEP FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:  NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION
                         CONDITIONS EXIST.  IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS
                         HIGH, USE AN APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK.

EYE/SKIN PROTECTION:     SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, UNIFORM, RUBBER
                         GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED.

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   9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
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SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE:     RED STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY)

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
  ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
  KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.  STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA
  AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OR FLAME.

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  10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     CALCIUM CARBIDE
HAZARD CLASS             FLAMMABLE SOLID
UN/NA                    UN1402
LABELS                   FLAMMABLE SOLID, DANGEROUS WHEN WET
REPORTABLE QUANTITY      10   LBS.

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME     CALCIUM CARBIDE
HAZARD CLASS             4.3
UN/NA                    UN1402
LABELS                   DANGEROUS WHEN WET

