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Material Safety Data Sheet

Information on this form is furnished solely for the purpose of compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and shall not be used for any other purpose. Black Swan Manufacturing Co. urges the customers receiving this Material Safety Data Sheet to study it carefully to become aware of the hazards, if any, of the product involved. In the interest of safety, you should notify your employees, agents, and contractors of the information on the sheet.

SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
Black Swan Manufacturing Co.
4540 W. Thomas Street
Chicago, IL 60651-3318
Telephone No: 1-773-227-3700
Fax No: 1-773-227-3705

For chemical emergencies during
transportation only call

INFOTRAC
1-800-535-5053
24 hours per day - 7 days a week
Date Prepared

01/01/08

 		Trade Name

PTFE TAPE

SECTION II - HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS / IDENTITY INFORMATION
HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS           CAS#             APPROX%            ACGIH-TLV              OSHA-PEL
NONE

OTHER INGREDIENTS

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE 9002-84-0 100

*Title III Section 313 Supplier Notification: this product contains toxic chemicals subject to the reporting requirements of Section 313 of the Emergency planning and community Right-to-Know Act of 1966 and of 40CFR372. This information must be included in all MSDS's that are copied and distributed for this material.

SHIPPING INFORMATION

NOT HAZARDOUS FOR SHIPPING PURPOSES.

SPECIAL HAZARD DESIGNATIONS

HMIS HAZARD RATINGS
HEALTH 0 0 - MINIMAL
FLAMMABILITY 0 1- SLIGHT
REACTIVITY 0 2- MODERATE
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NONE 3- SERIOUS
4- SEVERE

SECTION III - PHYSICAL DATA
APPEARANCE

SOLID TAPE

 		ODOR

NO ODOR

 		BOILING POINT

N/A
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O=1)

.4 - 1.2

 		VAPOR PRESSURE (mm Hg.)

N/A

 		VOLATILE BY VOLUME (%)

N/A
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR=1)

N/A

 		EVAPORATION RATE (BUAC=1)

N/A

 		SOLUBILITY IN WATER

INSOLUBLE

SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLASH POINT ( METHOD USED) FLAMMABLE LIMITS LEL UEL
NON-FLAMMABLE (PERCENT BY VOLUME) N/A N/A
FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA

WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CO2.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES

WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. PROTECT FROM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE FUMES WHICH REACT WITH WATER TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC ACID. WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES WHEN HANDLING REFUSE FROM A FIRE INVOLVING PTFE.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD

PTFE WILL BURN IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF 95% OXYGEN WHEN AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT. HAZARDOUS GASES/VAPORS PRODUCED IN A FIRE ARE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF), CARBONYL FLUORIDE, PERFLUOROOLEFING, CARBON ANOXIDE AND LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT FLUOROCARBONS.

SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARD DATA
PRIMARY ROUTES OR ENTRY __X___Inhalation ______Skin contact ______Eye contact ______Ingestion
EFFECT OF OVEREXPOSURE

NONE
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE

PTFE IS NOT LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OSHA OR ACGIH AS A CARCINOGEN. NO SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS ANTICIPATED. REPEATED ORAL DOSES OF THE POLYMER RESIN YIELDED NO TOXIC EFFECTS EXCEPT FOR ALTERATION IN THE NUMBER OF CIRCULATING WHITE BLOOD CELLS AFTER LONG-TERM DOSING. TESTS DEMONSTRATE NO DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY IN ANIMALS, AND NO GENETIC DAMAGE IN ANIMALS OR IN BACTERIAL CELL CULTURES.
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES

THIS PRODUCT IS UNLIKELY TO CAUSE MEDICAL PROBLEMS UNLESS PRODUCT IS UNDER EXTREME HEAT. IF FUMES ARE INHALED, MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF SKIN CONTACT, WASH AREA OF CONTACT. IF EYE CONTACT, FLUSH WITH WATER. CALL A PHYSICIAN IF NECESSARY.

SECTION VI - REACTIVITY
STABILITY UNSTABLE   CONDITIONS TO AVOID
  STABLE X TEMPERATURES ABOVE 280° C WITHOUT ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID)
MOLTEN ALKALI, CERTAIN HALOGEN PRODUCTS, AND FLUORINE (AT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURE).
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
ABOVE 535° F, THIS PRODUCT MAY EVOLVE TOXIC GASEOUS MATERIALS SUCH AS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, CARBONYL FLUORIDE AND PERFLUOROOLEFING. PARTICULATE MATTER EVOLVED FROM OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER.
HAZARDOUS
POLYMERIZATION		 MAY OCCUR   CONDITIONS TO AVOID
WILL NOT OCCUR X NONE

SECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED

N/A
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD

DISCARDED PRODUCT IS NOT A HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER RCRA, 40 CFR 261. PREFERRED OPTIONS FOR DISPOSAL ARE RECYCLING AND LANDFILL. INCINERATE ONLY IF INCINERATOR IS CAPABLE OF SCRUBBING OUT HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND OTHER ACIDIC COMBUSTION PRODUCTS. TREATMENT, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

SECTION VIII - SPECIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (Specify type)

WHEN USED AT HIGH TEMPERATURE, TOXIC FUMES WILL BE PRODUCED FROM THERMAL DEGRADATION AND/OR DECOMPOSITION OF PTFE. AND THEREFORE, PROPER VENTILATION EQUIPMENT SHALL BE INSTALLED AND USED.
VENTILATION

NONE
PROTECTIVE GLOVES

N/A

 		EYE PROTECTION

N/A
OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND HYGIENIC PRACTICES

NONE

SECTION IX - SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORING

ENFORCE NO SMOKING RULE IN AREAS WHERE PTFE IS HANDLED OR STORED. WASH HANDS AND FACE AFTER HANDLING TO AVOID TRANSFER OF PTFE INTO CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS

NONE
This information contained herein is based on data considered accurate. However, no warranty is expressed or implied regarding the accuracy of this data or the results to be obtained from the use thereof.