UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION -- ARGON  -- 6830-00-167-0778
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:ARGON
MSDS Date:12/01/1986
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-167-0778
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Address:39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD
City:DANBURY
State:CT
ZIP:06817-0001
Country:US
Emergency Phone Num:1-800-822-4357 CANADA 514-640-6400
CAGE:36346
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:HAMPTON ROADS SUPPLY UNION CARBIDE LINDE DIVISION
Address:3450 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD
Box:12567
City:NORFOLK
State:VA
ZIP:23502-3123
Country:US
CAGE:7D711
Company Name:UNION CARBIDE CORP   LINDE DIV
Address:39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
Box:City:DANBURY
State:CT
ZIP:06817-0001
Country:US
Phone:800-822-4357; 304-744-3487
CAGE:36346

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

Ingred Name:ARGON
CAS:7440-37-1
Fraction by Wt: 100%

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

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FUMES AND GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO
    YOUR HEALTH AND MAY CAUSE LUNG DISEASE.SHORTTERM OVEREXPOSURE TO
    FUMES MAY RESULT IN DISCOMFORT SUCH AS DIZZINESS, NAUSEA,ORDRYNESS
    OR IRRITATION OF NOSE, THROAT, O R EYES. SOME TOXIC GASES
    ASSOCIATED WITHWELDING & RELATED PROCESSES MAY CAUSE PULMONARY
    EDEMA, ASPHYXIATION, AND DEATH.
Effects of Overexposure:ASPHYXIANT. MODERATE CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE
    HEADACH, DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS,   EXCITATION, EXCESS SALIVATINO,
    VOMITING, AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS. ARGON IS AN ASPHY-XIANT. LACK OF
    OXYGEN CAN CAUSE DEATH. F UMES AND GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS TO
    YOURHEALTH AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS LUNG DISEASE.

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

First Aid:SKIN/EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH WATER.  INHILATION: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR  IF NOT BREATHING AND OXYGEN IF BREATHING IS
    DIFFICULT. CALL A PHYSICIAN.

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

Extinguishing Media:STOP FLW OF GAS W/O RISK WHILE CONT WTR SPRAY.ALLOW
    FIRE TO BRN OUT.ON SITE FIRE BRIGADES MUST COMPLY W/OSHA29CFR1910
Fire Fighting Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA. 
    IMMED. COOL CYL. WITH WATER SPRAY FROMMAX DISTANCE, THEN MOVE
    CONTAINERS AWAY FROM FIRE AREA IF W/O RISK.SHUT LEAK OFF
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:ARGON CANNOT CATCH FIRE. CONTAINER MAY
    RUPTURE DUE TO HEAT OF FIRE. NO PART OF  CONTAINER SHOULD BE
    SUBJECTED TO A TEMP HIGHER THAN 125F/52C.

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

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL FROM DANGER AREA. USE
    SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHERE NEEDED. SHUT  OFF CYLINDER
    IF W/O RISK. VENT AREA OF LEAK OR MOVCYL TO WELL VENTILATED AREA.
    TEST AREA FOR SUFFICI OXY CONTENT PRIOR TO PERMITTING RE-ENTRY.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:PREVENT FIRES. STORE/USE WITH ADEQUATE
    VENTILATIONTHE DEFECT PRODUCED BY AN ARC BURN COULD LEAD TO 
    CYLINDER RUPTURE. DO NOT GROUND CYLINDER.
Other Precautions:SEE NFPA 51B

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

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED
    RESPIRATOR WHEN WORKING IN CON-  FINED SPACE OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST
    OR VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW  TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION, LOCAL EXHAUST OR BOTH, TO KEEP
    FUMES& GASES BELOW TLV'S IN THE WORKERS BREATHING ZONE & AREA.
Protective Gloves:WELDING GLOVES
Eye Protection:WEAR HELMET OR USE FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:AS NEEDED, WEAR HAND, HEAD,AND BODY
    PROTECTION WHICH HELP TOPREVENT INJURY FROM RADIATION, SPARKS, &
    ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WHEN TWO OR MORE GASES, OR LIQUEFIED GASES ARE MIXED, THEIR HAZARDOUS
    PROPERTIESMAY COMBINE TO CREATE ADDITIONAL, UNEXPECTED HAZARDS.

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:-185C/-302F
Vapor Pres:GAS
Vapor Density:*SEE BELOW
Spec Gravity:GAS
Solubility in Water:NEGLIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND
    PRESSURE.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NK *VAP DENS: 1.378 @ 21.2C/70F
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH PRESSURE GAS. CLOSE VALVE WHEN NOT IN
    USE & WHEN EMPTY.USE WITH EQUIP RATED TO WITHSTAND PRESSURE.DON'T
    GROUND CYL.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OZONE & NITROGEN OXIDES MAY BE FORMED
    BY THE RADIATION FROM ARC.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:SLOWLY RELEASE INTO ATMOSPHERE. DISCARD ANY
    PRODUCRESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY
    ACCEPTABLE MANNER IN FULL COMPLIANCE   WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND
    LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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