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PCD metalworking MSDS

PCD metalworking MSDS
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Materials Safety Data Sheet

PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION Product name: Product description: POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND PRODUCT ABRASIVE CUTTING TOOL MATERIAL USED IN NON-FERROUS CUTTING AND MACHINING ELEMENT SIX LTD., SHANNON AIRPORT, Co CLARE, IRELAND Emergency telephone: Date prepared: COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS MATERIAL OSHA PEL-TWA ACGIH TLV-TWA Cobalt Tungsten Carbide HAZARD IDENTIFICATION Sintered polycrystalline diamond does not in its intact form present a health hazard. Operations such as grinding, cutting, heating or welding will product dusts, fumes or vapours, which may present a heath...

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ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES Personal Precaution: Clean-up personnel should wear appropriate personal protective equipment as detailed in Section 8 of this document. Respiratory protection should be worn if hazardous components exceed exposure limits listed in Section 2 of this document. Environmental Precaution: Isolate the area where the spill has occurred, Method of Cleaning-up: Clean-up spilled material. Avoid generating dust during clean-up operations. HANDLING AND STORAGE Handling: Polycrystalline Diamond products used under normal operating conditions do not require special safety...

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STABILITY AND REACTIVITY Stability: Conditions to avoid: Materials to avoid: Stable None known Contact with strong acids. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION Cobalt: The International Agency for research on Cancer (IARC) lists cobalt and cobalt compounds as a Category 2B carcinogens (possible carcinogenic to humans). Cobalt fumes or dust may cause pulmonary, skin or eye irritation. Cobalt may be a sensitising agent for skin and respiratory systems. Chronic exposure may affect the heart, pancreas, thyroid gland or bone marrow. Rat Oral LDLo : 1500mg/kg Rabbit Oral LDLo : 20 mg/kg Rat Intraperitoneal...

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REGULATORY INFORMATION Regulations: This MSDS has been prepared according to EU regulation. EC Directives 67/548/EEC & 88/379/EEC This product is not hazardous under normal conditions of use. Dust generated when grinding, cutting, burning or welding this product may be hazardous Components of this product are listed in he TSCA inventory. This product complies with Chemicals substance inventory requirements of the US EPA toxic substance control act. Cobalt is subject to the requirements of Section 313 of Title III of superfund Amendment and Reauthorisation Act of 1986. State Regulatory...

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