ANSI Material Safety Data Sheet

Hercules Chemical Company, Inc. Hercules Jel-Flux – MSDS#388
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Respiratory Protection: Required when using this product in confined spaces or other circumstances where
adequate ventilation cannot be assured, use NIOSH-Approved respirator.
Engineering Controls: Use with adequate ventilation.
Skin Protection: Wear rubber gloves
Eye Protection: Wear safety glasses if there is potential for eye contact.
General Hygiene: Wash thoroughly after handling.
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance And Odor: Greenish yellow (Jel) paste
with no odor
Boiling Point: 212°F
Physical State: Paste Vapor Pressure: N/A
Vapor Density: >1 Evaporation Rate: (Butyl Acetate=1) <1
Solubility In Water: 100% soluble Volatile Components: 0 g/L
Specific Gravity: 1.25
Melting Point: N/A
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Stability: Stable.
Conditions to avoid: Avoid contact with concentrated alkalies.
Incompatibility: Zinc Chloride is incompatible with cyanide. (May release toxic HCN gas) and sulfide salts (may
release toxic H2S gas)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: None Polymerization: Will not occur.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Acute Toxicity Values:
Zinc Chloride CAS # 7646-85-7; Oral LD50 350 mg/kg (rat),
Ammonium Chloride CAS # 12125-02-9; Oral rat LD50: 1650 mg/Kg
HEALTH HAZARDS:
Individuals with pre-existing diseases of lung may have increased susceptibility to the toxicity of excessive
exposure to Zinc Chloride.
Sensitization: None.
Chronic: yes
Carcinogenicity: Not listed as a carcinogen by NTP, IARC, OSHA
Mutagenicity: Not mutagenic.
Medical Conditions Aggravated by Exposure: None
Reproductive Toxicity: None
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Environmental Toxicity: None expected
Environmental Transport: Unknown.
Environmental Degradation: N/A
Environmental Absorption/Mobility: Unknown
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Dispose of in accordance with Federal, State, and Local regulations.