General Information
Revision date
2003-04-14
Product name
Sodium aluminium hydride, 90%
CAS No.
13770-96-2
Emergency telephone
800-424-9300, (703)527-3887
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Company Information
company name
Alfa Aesar
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Emergency Overview Corrosive. Water reactive. Sodium aluminium hydride
Principle Routes of Exposure
Eyes. Skin. Inhalation. Ingestion.
Potential health effects
Eye Contact Corrosive, contact causes severe eye burns which may result in permanent tissue and corneal damage. Skin Contact: Inhalation Corrosive causes skin burns and severe irritation. Corrosive. Dust is strongly irritating and destructive to the respiratory tract. Ingestion Will react immediately with moisture, with evolution of heat, liberation of extremely flammable hydrogen gas and formation of corrosive products. Serious risk of severe thermal and chemical burns if ingested. Target Organs Eyes. Skin. Respiratory system. G.I. Tract. Catalog No. L13969
