General Information
Revision date
2001-11-30
Product name
STERLTHERM HEAT TRANSFER FLUID
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Company Information
company name
PETRO-CANADA / STERLING INC
Section 2
Appearance/Odor
CLEAR VISCOUS LIQUID, COLORLESS, SLIGHT HYDROCARBON ODOR Boiling Point >377 C/711F Vapor Pressure 0.001 Vapor Density < AIR Specific Gravity 0.87 Solubility in Water NEGLIGIBLE Percent Volatiles by Volume 0% Container Type R Container Pressure Code 1 Temperature Code 4 Product State Code L SECTION IV - Fire and Explosion Hazard Data Flash Point 410 Flash Point Method COC Lower Explosion Limit NA Upper Explosion Limit NA Extinguishing Media DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE FOR SMALL FIRES. WATER SPRAY OR FOAM FOR LARGE FIRES Special Fire Fighting Procedures CONTAIN SPILL. COVER WITH EXTINGUISHING AGENT. USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS AND AS A PROTECTIVE SCREEN. DO NOT POINT SOLID WATER STREAM DIRECTLY INTO BURNING OIL TO AVOID SPREADING Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazards ADDITION OF WATER OR FOAM MAY CAUSE FROTHING. DO NOT CUT, DRILL OR WELD EMPTY CONTAINERS SECTION V - Reactivity Data Stability YES Stability Conditions to Avoid EXCESSIVE HEAT, FORMATION OF OIL MIST Materials to Avoid STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS (PEROXIDES, CHLORINE, STRONG ACIDS, ETC.) Hazardous Decomposition Products CARBON DIOXIDE, SMOKE ON COMBUSTION Hazardous Polymerization NO Polymerization Conditions to Avoid NR SECTION VI - Health Hazard Data Route of Entry: Skin YES Route of Entry: Ingestion YES Route of Entry: Inhalation YES Health Hazards - Acute and Chronic [INHAL] IF SPRAYED OR MISTED, MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS. [SKIN] MINIMALLY IRRITATING TO EYES. PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT WITH SKIN MAY CAUSE MILD IRRITATION AND POSSIBLY DERMATITIS. [INGEST] LOW TOXICITY ON INGESTION. HAS LAXATIVE EFFECT Carcinogenity: NTP NO Carcinogenity: IARC NO Carcinogenity: OSHA NO Explanation of Carcinogenity NONE Symptoms of Overexposure SEE ABOVE Medical Cond. Aggrevated by Exposure NR