General Information
Revision date
2015-04-27
Product name
Tungsten
CAS No.
7440-33-7
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Company Information
company name
Fine Metals Corporation
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
sds@finemetalscorp.com
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
OSHA This material is not considered hazardous and is not classified under GHS Emergency Overview Emergency Negligible fire or explosion hazard in bulk form. Powdered material may form explosive dust-air mixtures.
Hazard statements
Not a hazardous substance or mixture
Prevention
None
Response
None Appearance/Form: Form: Solid Color: Steel gray Odor: None Hazard Summary: Dusts may present a fire or explosion hazard under rare favoring conditions of particle size, dispersion, and strong ignition source. However, this is not expected to be a problem under normal handling conditions. Metal oxide fumes may be released in a fire.
Potential Acute Health Effects
Skin: May cause mechanical irritation. Eyes: Dust may cause mechanical irritation of the eyes. Ingestion: Ingestion may cause gastrointestinal irritation, nausea and vomiting. Inhalation: May cause irritation. Chronic Exposure: Chronic inhalation of the dust may cause lung damage in humans. Aggravated Medical None known Conditions: Carcinogenicity: No component of this product present at levels greater than or equal to 0.1% is identified as a known or anticipated carcinogen by NTP, IARC, or OSHA.
