Lincoln Electric 980 - Manual

Date: 12/1/07 MSDS No.: CAN-F55
Trade Name: Lincolnweld 980
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Supersedes: 12/1/04
M A T E R I A L S A F E T Y D A T A S H E E T
For Welding Consumables and Related Products
Conforms to Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Rev. November, 1988
Section I & II - Preparation and Product Information
Product Type: Submerged Arc Flux
Representative Classifications: AWS F7A2-EM12K, F7A2-EM13K
CSA F49A2-EM13K, F49A3-EM12K
The Lincoln Electric Company of Canada LP
179 Wicksteed Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 2B9 CANADA
Phone: (416) 421-2600
Prepared by The Lincoln Electric Company, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
(216) 481-8100, on the date shown above.
Section III - Hazardous Ingredients (1)
I M P O R T A N T !
This section covers the materials from which this product is manufactured. The fumes and gases produced during welding with the normal use of this
product are covered by Section VII; see it for industrial hygiene information.
CAS Number shown is representative for the ingredients listed.
(1) The term “hazardous” in “Hazardous Ingredients” should be interpreted as a term required and defined in the Hazardous Products Act and does
not necessarily imply the existence of any hazard.
Ingredients: CAS No. Wt. %
TLV
mg/m
3
LD
50
(Route/Species)
LC
50
mg/m
3
(Route/Species)
Aluminum oxide and/or Bauxite 1344-28-1 30-60 10 Not Available Not Available
Manganese and/or manganese alloys and compounds (as Mn) 7439-96-5 10-30 0.2
9 g/kg
(oral/rat)
2.3 LCLo
(inhalation/human)
Silicates and other binders 1344-09-8 5-10 10*
1153 mg/kg
(oral/rat) Not Available
Titanium dioxides 13463-67-7 5-10 10 Not Available Not Available
Fluorides (as F) 7789-75-5 5-10 2.5
4250 mg/kg
(oral/rat) Not Available
Quartz 14808-60-7 1-5 #0.05**
200 mg/kg LDLo
(intratracheal/rat)
300 LCLo
(inhalation/human)
Magnesite 1309-48-4 1-5 10 Not Available Not Available
Silicon and/or silicon alloys and compounds (as Si) 7440-21-3 1-5 10* Not Available Not Available
Iron 7439-89-6 0.1-1 10* Not Available Not Available
Crystalline-Silica (cristobalite) 14464-46-1 0.1-1 #0.025**
10,000 mg/kg
(oral/rat) Not Available
Mineral silicates 1332-58-7 0.1-1 5**
590 g/kg LDLo
(oral/rat) reproductive Not Available
Zirconium alloys and compounds (as Zr) 12004-83-0 0.1-1 5 Not Available Not Available
Notes: (*) Not listed. Nuisance value maximum is 10 milligrams per cubic
eter. TLV value for iron oxide is 5 milligrams per cubic meter. m
(**) As respirable dust. Value for respirable quartz is 0.05 milligrams
per cubic meter.
(LDLo, LCLo) Lowest published toxic concentration.
(#) Crystalline silica (quartz) is on the IARC (International
Agency for Research on Cancer) and NTP (National
Toxicology Program) lists as posing a carcinogenic risk
to humans.
Section IV - Physical Data
Physical data such as odor, vapor pressure, density, evaporation rate and freezing or boiling points are not listed as they are not applicable to
this product and its use.
Section V - Hazard Data
Non Flammable; Welding arc and sparks can ignite combustibles and flammable products. See CSA W117.2 Section 9.7 as referenced in
Section VIII. Product is inert, no special handling or spill procedures required.
Rev 9/07 (CONTINUED ON SIDE TWO)