ALDON CORP. -- CALCIUM METAL -- - 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CALCIUM METAL
MSDS Date:01/31/1996
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDON CORP.
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414
Country:US
Info Phone Num:716-226-6177
Emergency Phone Num:716-226-6177
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:CC 30
Preparer's Name:MICHAEL RASZEJA
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:6V042
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:AL-DON CHEMICALS INC
Address:1533 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:City:AVON
State:NY
ZIP:14414-9508
Country:US
Phone:716-226-6177
CAGE:6V042
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-99-A-0024-0020
CAGE:63759
Company Name:WARDS NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT INC
Address:5100 W HENRIETTA RD
Box:92912
City:ROCHESTER
State:NY
ZIP:14692-9012
Country:US
Phone:(716) 359-2502
Contract Num:MDA414-99-A-0024-0090
CAGE:63759

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:CALCIUM METAL
CAS:7440-70-2
RTECS #:EV8040000
= Wt:98.

Ingred Name:MAGNESIUM METAL
CAS:7439-95-4
RTECS #:OM2100000
= Wt:.6

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: SEVERLY IRRITATING. MAY CAUSE
    INJURY TO EYE TISSUE. SKIN: CAUSES IRRITATION AND POSSIBLE
    CORROSION DAMAGE. INHALATION: MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT
    IRRITATION, COUGH AND CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS. ING ESTION: MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION OR BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT AND STOMACH.MAY CAUSE
    VOMITING. SOLID MATERIAL WILL CAUSE SKIN AND EYE BURNS SINCE IT
    REACTS WITH MOISTURE TO FORM CAUSTIC. SIMILARLY, THE FUMES	FROM
    BURNING CALCIUM ARE HIGHLY IRRITATING TO SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES.
Effects of Overexposure:SOLID MATERIAL WILL CAUSE SKIN AND EYE BURNS
    SINCE IT REACTS WITH MOISTURE TO FORM CAUSTIC. SIMILARLY, THE FUMES
    FROM BURNING CALCIUM ARE HIGHLY IRRITATING TO SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS
    MEMBRANES.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:SKIN: WIPE EXCESS METAL FROM SKIN. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.
    EYES: FLUSH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, LIFTING
    UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
    INGE STION: IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER TO DRINK. DO NOT INDUCE
    VOMITING. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
    TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. INHALATION AS DUST OR FUME: REMOVE TO
    FRESH AIR. IF  BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IF NOT
    BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:USE DRY GRAPHITE, SODA ASH, POWDERED SODIUM
    CHLORIDE, AND G-I POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DO NOT USE WATER OR HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS
    SUCH AS CARBON TETRACHLORIDE. CARBON DIOXIDE AND DRY CHEMICALS ARE
    INEFFECTIVE. WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS; WEAR
    GOGGLES. USE:SPECIAL MIXTUR ES OF DRY CHEMICAL OR LIME IS ONLY
    EXTINGUISHING AGENT TO BE USED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CALCIUM REACTS WITH WATER TO FORM THE
    HYDROXIDE & HYDROGEN. MIXED WITH AIR, THE LIBERATED HYDROGEN MAY
    PRESENT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD. EXPLOSION OR VIOLENT REACTION MAY TAKE
    PLACE IF CARE IS NOT EXERCISE D IN SELECTING EXTINGUISHANTS APPLIED
    TO A CALCIUM FIRE.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING.
    COLLECT SPILLED MATERIAL FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL IN SEALED
    CONTAINERS. AVOID CONTACT WITH WATER. AVOID INHALATION OF DUST.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE. NO SMOKING
    OR OPEN FLAMES WHEN OPENING CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
    HANDLING. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:STORE UNDER KEROSENE OR OTHER NEUTRAL OIL. NEVER
    STORE UNDER HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS. REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED
    CLOTHING. FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
    SO NOT WEAR CONTAC T LENSES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICALS.  FOR
    LABORATORY USE ONLY. NOT FOR DRUG, FOOD OR HOUSEHOLD USE.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NORMALLY NONE NEEDED. A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST
    FILTER MASK IF NEEDED.
Ventilation:LOCAL/MECHANICAL:RECOMMENDED
Protective Gloves:RUBBER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD,  SMOCK, APRON,
    EYE WASH STATION AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
WARD'S P/N: 37W0998. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD: FINELY DIVIDED
    CALCIUM IS CONSIDERED PYROPHORIC AND WILL CAUSE AN EXPLOSION WHEN
    AN IGNITION SOURCE IS APPLIED. MODERATE EXPLOSION HAZARD IN INT
    IMATE CONTACT WITH VERY POWERFUL OXIDIZING AGENTS.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:R2
Boiling Pt:=1490.C, 2714.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=839.C, ######F
Vapor Pres:2.0MM
Vapor Density:1.4
Spec Gravity:1.54
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NON-VOLATILE
Solubility in Water:VIOLENT REACTION
Appearance and Odor:SILVER-WHITE SURFACE(CUT) TO GRAY-WHITE(AIR);NO
    ODOR.GRANULAR,TURNING/NODULES.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NON-VOLATILE

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MOISTURE FROM ANY SOURCE, ALKALI-METAL HYDROXIDES AND CARBONATES, ACIDS
    AND ORGANIC MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:UNSTABLE WHEN EXPOSED TO MOIST
    ATMOSPHERE-HEAT. ACIDS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CALCIUM AND WATER REACT TO PRODUCE
    HYDROGEN. BURNING CALCIUM IS SELF-SUSTAINING AND STRONGLY REDUCING
    TO ADJACENT MEDIA.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NONE ESTABLISHED.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISCHARGE, TREATMENT, OR DISPOSAL MAY BE SUBJECT
    TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. THESE DISPOSAL GUIDE LINES ARE
    INTENDED FOR CATALOG-SIZE QUANTITIES ONLY. RECYCLE OR DISPOSE OF IN
    AN APPROVED INCINER ATOR OR CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED CHEMICAL WASTE
    DISPOSAL SERVICE.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:PSN: CALCIUM, 4.3, UN 1401, PG II.

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