MSDS - GRAPHITE ================================================================================ SECTION I - Product Identification ================================================================================ PRODUCT NAME: GRAPHITE FORMULA: C FORMULA WT: 12.01 CAS NO.: 07782-42-5 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: VV7780000 COMMON SYNONYMS: NATURAL GRAPHITE; MINERAL CARBON; BLACK LEAD PRODUCT CODES: M845 ================================================================================ Precautionary Labeling ================================================================================ BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 1 FLAMMABILITY - 2 REACTIVITY - 0 CONTACT - 0 LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES; CLASS B EXTINGUISHER PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS CAUTION COMBUSTIBLE KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME. AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. IN CASE OF FIRE, SOAK WITH WATER. IN CASE OF SPILL, SWEEP UP AND REMOVE. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. ================================================================================ SECTION II - Hazardous Components ================================================================================ COMPONENT % CAS NO. GRAPHITE 90-100 7782-42-5 ================================================================================ SECTION III - Physical Data ================================================================================ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: N/A VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.20 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: DARK GRAY TO BLACK ODORLESS POWDER. ================================================================================ SECTION IV - Fire and Explosion Hazard Data ================================================================================ FLASH POINT: N/A FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. (WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE.) SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED (POSITIVE PRESSURE IF AVAILABLE) BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE. MOVE EXPOSED CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. ================================================================================ SECTION V - Health Hazard Data ================================================================================ THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 2.5 MG/M3 ( PPM) EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE DUST MAY IRRITATE EYES. DUST MAY CAUSE SNEEZING AND COUGHING. MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS BEING AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO GRAPHITE: SKIN, SINUS AND PULMONARY DISEASES. ================================================================================ SECTION VI - Reactivity Data ================================================================================ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AIR, MOISTURE ================================================================================ SECTION VII - Spill and Disposal Procedures ================================================================================ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING, OR FLAMES IN AREA. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. ================================================================================ SECTION VIII - Protective Equipment ================================================================================ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV. AT CONCENTRATIONS UP TO 5 PPM, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, PROPER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ================================================================================ SECTION IX - Storage and Handling Precautions ================================================================================ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OR FLAME. ================================================================================ SECTION X - Transportation Data and Additional Information ================================================================================ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S.