KENNAMETAL INC -- K701  -- 3439-00N067239
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:K701
MSDS Date:09/01/1989
FSC:3439
NIIN:00N067239
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:KENNAMETAL INC
Box:231
City:LATROBE
State:PA
ZIP:15650
Country:US
Info Phone Num:412-539-5000
Emergency Phone Num:412-539-5000
CAGE:EO189
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:KENNAMETAL INC
Address:981 SOUTH
Box:231
City:LATROBE
State:PA
ZIP:15650-0231
Country:US
Phone:412-539-5000/5157
CAGE:EO189
Company Name:KENNAMETAL, INC.
Address:981 SOUTH
Box:231
City:LATROBE
State:PA
ZIP:15650-0231
Country:US
Phone:412-539-5000
CAGE:85597

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

Ingred Name:TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
CAS:12070-12-1
RTECS #:YO7250000
Fraction by Wt: 68-98.5%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (W)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (W)

Ingred Name:COBALT (SARA 313)
CAS:7440-48-4
RTECS #:GF8750000
Fraction by Wt: 1-10%
OSHA PEL:0.1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.02 MG/M3

Ingred Name:TANTALUM CARBIDE
CAS:12070-06-3
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-5%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (TA)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (TA)

Ingred Name:TITANIUM CARBIDE
CAS:12070-08-5
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-5%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:NIOBIUM CARBIDE
CAS:12069-94-2
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-5%
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (MFR)

Ingred Name:CHROMIUM (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:7440-47-3
RTECS #:GB4200000
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-5%
OSHA PEL:1 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:0.5 MG/M3
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Ingred Name:IRON
CAS:7439-89-6
RTECS #:NO4565500
Fraction by Wt: 0.1-2%
OSHA PEL:10 MG/M3 (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA:IRRIT & PULM EDEMA. SKIN:ING 1:MAY CAUSE IRRIT
    W/DERM, ECZEMA & ITCH. MAY ALSO CAUSE SENSIT DERM IF (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:PREVIOUSLY EXPOS. ING 1, 2:MAY CAUSE SENSIT DERM IF
    PREVIOUSLY EXPOS. ING 2:RASH MAY DEVEL, USUALLY IN (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:FLEXOR AREAS OF ELBOW, NECK, FACE. EYE:MAY CAUSE
    IRRIT W/REDNESS, PAIN & ITCH. INGEST:ING 1:MAY CAUSE GI (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10:IRRIT. LG DOSES MAY CAUSE DIARR. ING 2:MAY CAUSE
    HYPOTENSION, PAIN, VOMIT & SENSATIONS OF HOTNESS/NAUS. (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:SEV EXPOS MAY CAUSE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION,
    CONVLS/ENLARGEMENT OF THYROID. ING 6:POORLY ABSORBED. CHRONIC: (ING
    13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:INHAL:ING 1:MAY CAUSE "HARD METAL LUNG" W/SYMPS AS
    IN ACUTE OVEREXP. PREVIOUSLY EXPOS PERS MAY BE AT INCR(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13:RISK. ING 2:MAY CAUSE PNEUMOCONIOSIS SENSIT OF RESP
    TRACT, OBSTRUCTED AIRWAYS SYNDROME, INTERSTITIAL LUNG(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14:DISEASE & DENSITY OF LUNG W/SYMPS AS IN ACUTE EXPOS.
    ING 4:MAY CAUSE FIBROSIS/PNEUMOCONIOSIS. ING 7:MAY (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:CAUSE RESP IRRIT, SIDEFIBROSIS, BRONCH & BENIGN
    PNEUMOCONIOSIS. ING 6:HISTOLOGIC FIBROSIS OF LUNGS MAY (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:OCCUR, PROGRESSING TO PNEUMOCONIOSIS. SKIN:ING
    1,2:MAY CAUSE CONT DERM. ING 2:SENSIT DERM MAY FOLLOW (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:INHAL/PRLNG CONT. EYES:MAY CAUSE CONJ. INGEST:ING
    2:MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT PANCREAS, THYROID GLAND, HEART/ (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:BONE MARROW. THERE IS EVID OF INCR INCIDENCE OF LUNG
    CANCER AMONG ING 6 ALLOY WORKERS & CANCERS AT OTHER SITES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:GET MD IMMED. INGEST:IF PERS IS CONSCIOUS,
    IMMED GIVE LG AMTS OF WATER. AFTER WATER HAS BEEN (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 20:SWALLOWED, INDUCE VOMITING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE
    UNCON PERS DRINK OR VOMIT. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:5 MG/M3:HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESP W/FULL
    FACEPIECE. SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/(ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:HOOD. SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE. 20 MG/M3:POWERED
    AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY FILTER W/FULL (ING 24)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 23:FACEPIECE. TYPE "C" SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL
    FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT:OTHER ITEMS TO REMOVE DUST. DUST SHOULD BE
    REMOVED BY WASHING/VACUUMING. LAUNDER SOILED CLTHG SEPARATELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:YES	 OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:OVEREXP IN FORM OF
    METALLURIGICAL PWDR, DUST/MIST FROM GRINDING/SWEEPING IS HAZ TO
    HLTH. MAY CAUSE EYE, SKIN & MUC MEMB IRRIT. MAY CAUSE
    TEMPORARY/PERM RESP DISEASE. PERM RESP DISEASE CAN LEAD T O
    DISABILITY/DEATH. INHAL:SENSITIZER:MAY CAUSE IRRIT OF NOSE &
    THROAT. ING 1:MAY CAUSE COUGH, DYSPNEA, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:COBALT:IARC MONO ON EVAL OF CARCIN RISK
    OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 52, PG 363, 1991:GRP 2B. ANIMAL:PULM FIBROSIS
    (BLOOD EFTS).
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:SORENESS IN CHEST, WT LOSS,
    HEMOPTYSIS, BRONCH, ASTHMA, PULM FIBROSIS. RADIOLOGICAL CHANGES MAY
    BE NOTED IN LUNGS. ING 2:MAY CAUSE SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ASTHMA,
    DYSPNEA ON EXERTION, WHEEZING,  INTERSTITIAL PNEUM &/OR LUNG
    DENSITIES.ING 4:MAY BE CONSIDERED NUISANCE DUST & RSLT IN ACCUM IN
    LUNGS. ING 5,7:(SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING PULMONARY & SKIN
    CONDITIONS SUCH AS EMPHYSEMA, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS & DERMATITIS MAY
    BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED,
    PERFORM ARTF RESP. KEEP AFFECTED PERS WARM & AT REST. GET MD IMMED.
    SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP
    OR MILD DET ERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO MATLREMAINS (APPROX
    15-20 MINS). GET MD IMMED. EYES:WASH IMMED W/LG AMTS OF WATER,
    OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO MATL REMAINS (AT LST 15
    MINS).(ING 20)

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

Extinguishing Media:FOR LOCALIZED POWDER FIRES, SMOTHER W/DRY SAND, DRY
    DOLOMITE, SODIUM CHLORIDE OR SODA ASH.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
    CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. COOL CNTNRS EXPOS TO FLAME W/WATER
    FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FINELY DIVIDED ING 1 PWDR/DUST FROM
    GRINDING ARE EXPECTED TO BE FIRE EXPLO HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO HIGH
    TEMPS/IGNIT SOURCES. PARTICLE SIZE & DISPERSION IN AIR(SUPDAT)

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

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP W/MINIMUM OF DUST GENERATION & PLACE
    INTO SUITABLE CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS FOR LATER RECLAMATION OR
    DISPOSAL. RESIDUE SHOULD BE CLEANED UP USING A HIGH-EFFICIENCY
    PARTICULATE FILTER VACUUM OR W ET CLEAN UP. USE APPROP NIOSH
    APPROVED RESP PROT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:MINIMIZE FREE FALL OF POWDER & AVOID
    DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR. FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES, DUST OR FUMES
    MAY BE FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE.
Other Precautions:KEEP AWAY FROM SPARKS OR IGNITION SOURCES. CONTENTS
    SHOULD BE STORED IN A CLEAN, DRY, COOL AREA. PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS
    ARE RECOMMENDED FOR INDIVIDUALS REGULARLY EXPOSED TO DUST OR MIST.

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

Respiratory Protection:USE APPROP NIOSH APPRVD RESP. 0.05 MG/M3:SINGLE
    USE APPRVD DUST & MIST RESP. 0.5 MG/M3:DUST MASK, EXCEPT,
    SINGLE-USE RESP. 1 MG/M3:DUST MASK, EXCEPT SINGLE-USE & 1/4-MASK
    RESP. FUME OF HIGH-EFFI CIENCY PARTICULATE RESP. (ING 22)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OR GENERAL DILUTION
    VENTILATION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS BELOW TLV-TWA.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT CLTHG & EQUIP & USE BARRIER
    CREAMS.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN. WASH HANDS
    THORO AFTER HNDLG, BEFORE EATING/SMOKING. DO NOT SHAKE CLTHG, RAGS/
    (ING 25)
Supplemental Safety and Health
SPEC GRAV:13.5-15.5(H*2O=1). FIRE FIGHT:OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO
    AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ; OR W/DRAW & LET FIRE
    BURN. AVOID BRTHG FUMES FROM BURNING MATL. EXPLO HAZ:DETERMINE 
    REACTIVITY. ING 1, EXCEPT AS PWDR/DUST,IS NOT FIRE HAZ. EFTS OF
    OVEREXP:MAY CAUSE RESP IRRIT. ING 6:MAY CAUSE (ING 8)

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:5198F,2870C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2723F,1495C
Spec Gravity:SUPP DATA
Solubility in Water:PRACTICALLY SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:GRAY POWDER OR SOLID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FLUORINE, NITROGEN DIOXIDE, NITROUS/LEAD OXIDES, PHOSPHOROUS, HYDROGEN
    PEROXIDE. FOR COMPLETE LISTING CONT NEHC .
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES &
    PRESSURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    ACRID SMOKE & IRRITATING FUMES.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS IS A VALUABLE MATERIAL THAT SHOULD BE SENT
    TO APPROPRIATE RECLAMATION FACILITY IF AVAILABLE. IF MATERIAL
    CANNOT BE SENT TO RECLAMATION FACILITY, DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN
    COMPLIANCE W/FEDERAL, S TATE & LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

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