MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET - POLYCARBONATE
Date: 6/1/03
SECTION I
| SUPPLIER'S NAME |
POLYMER TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES, LLC. |
| EMERGENCY PHONE |
(615) 898-1700 |
| ADDRESS (City, State, Zip) |
2315 Southpark Drive |
| |
Murfreesboro, TN 37128 |
| TRADE NAME |
PTS |
| CHEMICAL NAME |
POLYCARBONATE |
| HAZARD SUMMARY |
|
| PHYSICAL HAZARDS |
Not Hazardous |
| HEALTH HAZARDS |
Not Hazardous |
SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
| SUBSTANCE NAME |
% |
HAZARDOUS PROPERTY |
TLV |
| N/A |
|
N/A |
|
SECTION III - PHYSICAL DATA
| BOILING POINT(°C) |
N/A |
| MELTING POINT(°C) |
230 |
| VAPOR PRESSURE (mmHg) |
N/A |
| VAPOR DENSITY |
N/A |
| APPEARANCE AND ODOR |
Cylindrical pellets with no odor |
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY |
1.20 |
| SOLUBILITY IN WATER |
Negligible |
| VOLATILE MATERIAL (VOL %) |
Trace |
| EVAPORATION RATE (WATER=1) |
N/A |
SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA
| FLASH POINT(°C) |
N.A. |
| LIMITS: |
LEL-N.A. UEL-N.A. |
| EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: |
USE WATER OR OTHER AGENTS APPROVED FOR CLASS A HAZARDS. |
| SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: |
PRESSURE DEMANDS SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IN ANY CLOSED SPACE. DENSE SMOKE EMITTED WHEN BURNED WITHOUT SUFFICIENT OXYGEN. |
| UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: |
NO UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS. |
SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARD
| THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: |
NOT DETERMINE |
| EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: |
ACUTELY TAKE CARE OF MECHANICAL INJURY |
| EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES: |
| EYES: |
FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. |
| SKIN: |
WASH OFF IN FLOWING WATER. |
SECTION VI - REACTIVITY DATA
| PRODUCTS STABILITY |
Stable x |
| CONDITIONS TO AVOID |
N.A |
SECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
NON-HAZARDOUS SOLID IN PELLET FORM WHICH CAN BE EASILY CONTROLLED IN
CASE OF A SPILL. SWEEP UP AND PLACE PELLETS IN A DISPOSAL CONTAINER.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL
REGULATIONS.
SECTION VIII - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
VENTILATION: PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VENTILATION TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE.
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESPIRATORY, EYE, ETC.
NOT NORMALLY NECESSARY AT THE HANDLING OF PELLET FORM, BUT WHEN EMITTING
DUST USING THIS MATERIAL; A NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY MASK SHOULD BE WORN.
SECTION IX - OTHER INFORMATION
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE:
PRACTICE REASONABLE CARE AND CAUTION IN HANDLING.