MSDS
700 High Grove Blvd. • Glendale Heights, IL 60139 • www.ramset.com
MSDS
MSDS # 00055.0001
MATERIAL
SAFETY DATA
SHEET
Olin MSDS No.: 00055.0001
Revision No.: 13
Revision Date: 1/18/08
Supercedes: 8/24/07
1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
Product Name: CARTRIDGES FOR POWER DEVICES
Chemical Name:
Mixture – Metal Alloy
Synonyms:
Rimfire Cartridge for Power Device, 22, 25, 27 Caliber Powertool Round, Power Load, Blank Power
Load and/or Booster, Powder Load, Centerfire Powertool Loaded Round 32, 38 Caliber
Chemical Family:
Metal mixture
Formula:
Not applicable - mixture
Product Use/ Description:
Powertool Loaded Round
COMPANY ADDRESS
MSDS Control Group
Olin Brass and Winchester, Inc.
427 North Shamrock St.
East Alton, IL 62024-1197
www.winchester.com
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION:
618-258-3507
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE
NUMBER:
1-888-2891-911
2. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
EU Classification
CAS Number Components % By Weight
EINECS/ ELINCS #
Symbol R-Phrase
7439-89-6 Iron 0 – 97 231–096-4 None None
7440-50-8 Copper 50 - 65 231-159-6 None None
7440-66-6 Zinc 15 - 32 231-175-3 F (as dust or
powder)
R 15-17
9004-70-0 Nitrocellulose 7 - 13 Not listed E* R 1-3
55-63-0 Nitroglycerin 0.5 - 2 200-240-8 E, T+, N R 3-26/27/28-33-
51-53
84-74-2 Dibutyl phthalate 0.5 - 2 201-55-74 T,N R61-50-62
15245-44-0 Normal Lead
styphnate
0.1 - 1 239-290-0 E, T, N R61-3-20/22-33-
50/53-62
*This material is not listed in Annex 1 of Directive 88/379/EEC. Olin has classified the material according to the conventional method based
upon information from similar materials.
OSHA REGULATORY STATUS: Explosive
3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
CAUTION!
EXPLOSIVE. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. DO NOT SUBJECT TO MECHANICAL SHOCK. PARTICLES FROM FIRING MAY BE
HARMFUL IF INHALED. DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY.
HAZARD RATINGS (for dust or fume)
Degree of hazard (0 = low, 4 = extreme)
Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS)
Health: 0 Flammability: 0 Physical Hazard:
Explosive: 2
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Mixture. Not rated.
HUMAN THRESHOLD RESPONSE DATA
Odor Threshold:
Unknown
Irritation Threshold:
Unknown
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) Value(s):
The IDLH for this product is not known. The IDLH for dibutyl phthalate
is 4000 mg/m
3
. The IDLH for copper and lead is 100 mg/m
3
. The IDLH
for nitroglycerin is 75 mg/m
3
.
Powder Loads