Specification

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1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

Trade Name: Merchant, rebar, structural, and select sheet steel grades

CAS Number: Not applicable

Synonyms: Carbon Steels

Use/Description: Bar and structural steel products, billets (sheet steel for Castrip®),

grinding balls

Nucor Mill Locations 24 Hour Contact – CHEMTREC 1-800-424-9300

Nucor Steel – South Carolina

300 Steel Mill Road

Darlington, S.C. 29540

(843) 393-5841

Nucor Steel Kankakee, Inc.

One Nucor Way

Bourbonnais, IL 60914

(815) 939-5541

Nucor Steel Jackson, Inc.

3630 Fourth Street

Flowood, MS 39232

(601) 939-1623

Nucor Steel – Nebraska

2911 East Nucor Road

Norfolk, Nebraska 68701

(402) 644-0200

Nucor Steel – Auburn, Inc.

25 Quarry Road

Auburn, N.Y. 13021

(315) 253-4561

Nucor Steel – Utah

West Cemetery Road

Plymouth, Utah 84330

(435) 458-2300

Nucor Steel Birmingham, Inc.

2301 F.L. Shuttlesworth Drive

Birmingham, Alabama 35234

(205) 250-7400

Nucor Steel Seattle, Inc.

2424 SW Andover

Seattle, WA 98106

(206) 933-2222

Nucor Steel – Texas

U.S. Highway 79 South

Jewett, Texas 75846

(903) 626-4461

Nucor Steel Marion, Inc.

912 Cheney Avenue

Marion, Ohio 43302

(740) 383-4011

Nucor Steel – Berkeley

1455 Hagan Avenue

Huger, SC 29450

(843) 336-6000

Nucor Yamato Steel/ Nucor

Castrip Arkansas, LLC

5929 E. State Hwy 18

Armorel, AR 72310

(870) 762-5500

Nucor Steel Connecticut, Inc.

35 Toelles Road

Wallingford, CT 06492

(203) 265-0615

Nucor Steel Kingman, LLC

3000 West Old Highway 66

Kingman, AZ 86413

(928) 718-7035

For general product information, contact mill as listed above. For emergencies, use the 24 Hour Contact.

2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

STEEL PRODUCTS AS SOLD BY NUCOR ARE NOT HAZARDOUS PER OSHA GHS 29 CFR 1910, 1915,

1926. However, individual customer processes, (such as welding, sawing, brazing, grinding, abrasive

blasting, and machining) may result in the formation of fumes, dust (combustible or otherwise), and/or

particulate that may present the following hazards:

OSHA Hazards: Carcinogen

Skin Sensitizer

Target Organ Effect – Lungs

GHS Classification: Carcinogenicity (Category 2)

Skin Sensitization (Category 1)

Specific Target Organ Toxicity-Repeated Exposure (Category 1)

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SAFETY DATA SHEET

Summary of content (8 pages)

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SAFETY DATA SHEET 1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION Trade Name: Merchant, rebar, structural, and select sheet steel grades CAS Number: Not applicable Synonyms: Carbon Steels Use/Description: Bar and structural steel products, billets (sheet steel for Castrip®), grinding balls 24 Hour Contact – CHEMTREC 1-800-424-9300 Nucor Mill Locations Nucor Steel – South Carolina 300 Steel Mill Road Darlington, S.C. 29540 (843) 393-5841 Nucor Steel Kankakee, Inc.
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Carbon and Alloy Steels Signal Word: Danger Hazard Statement(s) H317: Dust/fumes may cause an allergic skin reaction. H351: Dust/fumes suspected of causing cancer via inhalation. H372: Inhalation of dust/fumes causes damage to respiratory tract through prolonged or repeated exposure. Precautionary Statement(s) P202: Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood. P261: Avoid breathing dust/fumes. P281: Use personal protective equipment as required.
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Carbon and Alloy Steels 3. Components CAS No. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS % Weight Exposure Limits ACGIH TLV (mg/m3) OSHA PEL (mg/m3) Base Metal: Iron (Fe) 7439-89-6 Balance 5 Oxide Dust/Fume 10 Oxide Dust/Fume Aluminum (Al) 7429-90-5 <0.05 10 5 Dust Fume 15 5 Dust Respirable fraction Antimony (Sb) 7440-36-0 Arsenic (As) 7440-38-2 <0.9 0.5 As Antimony 0.5 As Antimony <0.09 0.01 As Arsenic (A1 Carcinogen) Beryllium (Be) 7440-41-7 <0.09 0.00 2 0.
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Carbon and Alloy Steels 4. FIRST AID MEASURES Eye Contact - In case of overexposure to dusts or fumes, immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes occasionally lifting the eye lids. Get medical attention if irritation persists. Thermal burns should be treated as medical emergencies. Skin Contact - In case of overexposure to dusts or particulates, wash with soap and plenty of water. Get medical attention if irritation develops or persists.
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Carbon and Alloy Steels products to determine if it represents a fire or explosion hazard and to determine appropriate protection methods. Avoid breathing dusts or fumes. 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION Operations with potential for generating high concentrations of airborne particulates or fumes should be evaluated and controlled as necessary. Eye Protection - Use safety glasses.
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Carbon and Alloy Steels pigmentation of the affected area. Ingestion overexposures to iron may affect the gastrointestinal, nervous, and hematopoietic system and the liver. Iron and steel founding, but not iron or iron oxide, has been listed as carcinogenic (Group 1) by IARC. When this product is welded, fumes are generated. Welding fumes may be different in composition from the original welding product, with the chief component being ordinary oxides of the metal being welded.
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Carbon and Alloy Steels 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION Aquatic Ecotoxicological Data - No specific information available on this product. Environmental Fate Data - No specific information available on this product. 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS Recovery and reuse, rather than disposal, should be the ultimate goal of handling efforts. Dispose in accordance with federal, state, and local health and environmental regulations. Prevent materials from entering drains, sewers, or waterways. 14.
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Carbon and Alloy Steels Chemical Name Reportable Quantity (in lb) Lead Nickel Phosphorus Selenium Zinc 10* 100* 1 100* 1000* Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Title III SECTION 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: Immediate Health Effect, Delayed Health Effect This product contains the following EPCRA Section 313 chemicals subject to the reporting requirements of Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right – To – Know Act of 1986 (40 CFR 372): SECTION 313 REPORTABLE INGRE