------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for POTASSIUM Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: POTASSIUM FORMULA: K FORMULA WT: 39.10 CAS NO.: 07440-09-7 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: TS6460000 COMMON SYNONYMS: KALIUM PRODUCT CODES: 9398 EFFECTIVE: 12/02/85 REVISION #01 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON) FLAMMABILITY - 3 SEVERE (FLAMMABLE) REACTIVITY - 3 SEVERE (WATER REACTIVE) CONTACT - 4 EXTREME (CORROSIVE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES; CLASS D EXTINGUISHER PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS DANGER REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER, LIBERATING AND IGNITING HYDROGEN. CAUSES SEVERE BURNS FLAMMABLE SOLID EXCEPTIONAL CONTACT HAZARD - READ MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. KEEP FROM ANY POSSIBLE CONTACT WITH WATER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. IN CASE OF FIRE, SMOTHER WITH DRY SODA ASH. NEVER USE WATER OR CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. POTASSIUM 90-100 7440-09-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 765 C ( 1409 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for POTASSIUM Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MELTING POINT: 63 C ( 145 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 1.4 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.86 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): DECOMPOSES % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: N/A APPEARANCE & ODOR: SOFT, SILVERY WHITE METAL; TARNISHES ON EXPOSURE TO AIR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 3-1-2 W FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA SMOTHER WITH DRY SODA ASH. NEVER USE WATER OR CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER LIBERATING AND IGNITING HYDROGEN. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 NONE IDENTIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY NONE INDICATED EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES IN CASE OF EYE CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IN CASE OF SKIN CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY REMOVE PARTICLES OF METAL. THEN FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for POTASSIUM Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: AIR, MOISTURE INCOMPATIBLES: WATER, CARBON MONOXIDE, ALCOHOLS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG ACIDS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. DO NOT USE WATER. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY METAL CONTAINER AND COVER WITH DRY SAND, LIME OR SODA ASH. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY COVERED. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D002, D003 (CORROSIVE, REACTIVE WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, A DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF RESPIRATOR, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT, PROPER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE AWAY FROM WATER OR LOCATIONS WHERE WATER MAY BE USED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME POTASSIUM METAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for POTASSIUM Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAZARD CLASS FLAMMABLE SOLID UN/NA UN2257 LABELS FLAMMABLE SOLID, DANGEROUS WHEN WET INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME POTASSIUM METAL HAZARD CLASS 4.2 UN/NA UN2257 LABELS SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE