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Filler Metals and Welding Rods
Product Trade Name/Product Clas5ification(s): High Quality Solid Stainless Welding Wires
Section 1: Identification Section 2: Hazardous Materials
Identity: High Quality Solid Stainless Welding Wires Revised: January 2011 IMPORTANT: THE MATERIALS LISTERD ARE WHAT IS REASONABLY EXPECTED TO
Manufacturer's Name: Superon Schweisstechntk India Ltd Emergency Phone (124) - 4910900 EXIST IN THE WHEN PRODUCT IS USED IN WELDING.
Address: 552, Sector - 37,Pace City - n, THE TERM "HAZARDOUS" SHOULD BE INTERPRETED AS A TERM REQUIRED AND
Gurgaon, Haryana
Info. Phone t: (124) - 4940936
DEFINED IN OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (29 C.F.R 1910.1200) AND IT
Product Trade Name / Product Classification^): DOES NOT NECESSARILY IMPLY THE EXISTENCE OF ANY HAZARD.
307 308 308L 308LSI 308 Mo 308MOL 309
309L 309 LSI 310 310HC 312 316 316LS EXPOSURE LIMIT
16-8-2 317 317L 316 320 320LR 330 INGREDIENT (CAS No.)
TLV PEL
330H 347 347Si 410NIMO 630 904L 410 Iron 7439-89-6 5 10 (as FejOj)
SA1 Chromium (4) 7440-47-3 .005 (chromium VI)
420 430 404CB 308H 316L 2209 .005 (dralfem Vi)
Blue Nickel (4) 7440-02-0 1 1
Manganese (4) 7439-96-5 5 5 ceiling
Section 3: Physical & Chemical Data Silicon 7440-21-3 5 (as S»2) 3 (as Si02)
Molybdenum (A) 7439-98-7 15 10
These products s shipped are non-hazardous, non-flammable, non-explosive and non-reactive. Columbium (B) 7440-03-1
1. Occupational Safety and Heafth Administration, 29, C.F.R. 1910.1000 Permissible
Exposure Limit (PEL).
Section 4: Fire and Explosion Hazard Data 2. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit
Value (TLV[R]).
Non-flammable: Welding arc and sparks can ignite combustibles. See Z-49.1 referenced in
3. Not known; nuisance particulate concentration per ACGIH is 10mg/M3. (Nuisance)
Section 7.
4. These ingredients are covered under the reporting requirements of Section 313 of the
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986 and of CFR 372.
Section 5: Reactivity Data
(A) Present in 308MO, 309MO, 316, 316L, 316l_Si, 317, 317L, 904L, 419NiMof 630, 16-8-2,
318, 320, 320LR
Hazardous Decomposition Products;
(B) Present in 347, 347LSJ, 318, 320, 320LR, 630, 409CB
Wekfing fumes cannot be classified simply. Their composition and quantity are dependent
upon the metal being welded, the process, procedures and electrodes used. Other conditions
OTHER ELEMENTS PRESENT IN ALL STAINLESS STEEL WIRES,
which also influence the composition and quantity of the fumes and gases to which workers
may be exposed include: coatings on the metal being welded (such as paint, plating, or
galvanizing), number of welds and volume of work area, quality and amount ventilation,
position of welder's head with respect to the fume plume, as well as the presence of Section 7: Precautions for Safe Handling & Use/Applicable
contaminants in the atmosphere (such as chlorinated hydrocarbon vapors from cleaning and Control Measures
decreasing activities). The primary route of entry of welding fumes and gases is by inhalation.
READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND THE PRECAUTIONARY
When the electrode is consumed, the fume and gas decomposition products are different in LABEL ON THIS PRODUCT. SEE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Z-49.1, SAFETY IN
percent and form from the ingredients listed in Section 2. Decomposition products include WELDING AND CUTTING, PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, P.O. BOX
those originating from the volatilization, reaction, or oxidation of the materials shown in 351040, MIAMI, FL 33135 AND OSHA PUBLICATION 2206 (29 C.F.R. 1910), U.S.
Section 2 plus those from base metal, coating, etc... as noted above. These components are GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 FOR MORE DETAIL ON MANY
virtually always present as complex compounds and not as metals (Characterization of Arc OF THE FOLLOWING:
Welding Fume: American Welding Society).
Reasonably expected fume constituents from these products would include: complex oxides of Use enough ventilation, local exhaust at the
iron, chromium, nickei, manganese and silicon. Products containing molybdenum or arc, or both, to keep the fumes and gases
columbium will also have complex oxides of these elements in their fumes. Cr in fume limits Ventilation: below the TLVs in the worker's breathing zone
(O.Smg/M3) may be reached before general fume limit of 5mg/M3 is reached, Monitor fumes and general area. Train the welder to keep his
for Cr TTT level. Gaseous reaction products may include carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. head out of the fumes.
Ozone and nitrogen oxides may be formed by the radiation from the arc.
One recommended way to determine the composition and quantity of fumes and gases to Use respirable fume respirator or air supplies
which workers are exposed is to take an air sample inside the welder's helmet, if worn, or In respirator when welding in confined space or
the worker's breathing zone. See ANSI/AWS F1.1, available from the American Welding Respiratory Protection:
where local exhaust or ventilation does not
Society, P.O. Box 351040, Miami, FL, 33135. keep exposure betow TLV.
Section 6: Health Hazard Data
Wear helmet or use face shield with filter lens.
As a rule of thumb, start with a shade which is
Threshold Limit Value: too dark to see the weld zone. Then go to the
Eve Protection: next fighter shade, which gives sufficient view
The ACGIH recommended general limit for welding fume NOC (Not Otherwise Classified) is of the weld zone. Provide protective screens
5mg/M3. The ACGIH 1984-85 preface states: "The TLV-TWA should be used as guides in the and flash goggles, if necessary, to shield
control of health hazards and should not be used as firm lines between safe and dangerous others.
concentrations." See Section 5 for specific fume constituents, which may modify this TLV.
Effects of Overexposure: Wear head, hand and body protection, which
help to prevent injury from radiation, sparks
FUMES AND GASES can be dangerous to your health. Aggravation of pre-existing respiratory and electrical shock. See ANSI Z-49.1. At a
or allergic conditions may occur in some workers. minimum, this includes welder's gloves and a
Protective Clothing: protective face shield and may include arm
SHORT-TERM (ACUTE) OVEREXPOSURE to weWing fumes may result in discomfort such as: protectors, aprons, hats, shoulder protection,
dizziness, nausea, or dryness or irritation of nose, throat, or eyes. as well as dark substantial doming. Train the
welder not to touch live electrical parts and to
LONG-TERM (CHRONIC) OVEREXPOSURE may lead to siderosis (iron deposits in the lung) and insulate himself from work and ground.
is befieved by investigators to affect pulmonary function.
ARC RAYS can injure eyes and burn skin. Procedure for Cleanup of Spills or Not Applicable
Leaks:
ELECTRIC SHOCK can kill. See Section 7.
Emergency & First Aid Procedures: Prevent waste from contaminating surrounding
environment. Discard any product, residue,
Call for medical Aid. Employ first aid techniques recommended by the American Red Cross. disposable container, or liner in an
Waste Disposal Method:
environmentally acceptable manner, in full
Carcinogen icitv NTP? I ARC Monographs? OSHA regulated? compliance with Federal, State and Local
When present Cr, Ni Cr, Ni Cr regulations.
