CYRUS FOOTE MINERAL CO -- LITHIUM METAL  -- 6810-00N043048
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:LITHIUM METAL
MSDS Date:10/28/1992
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N043048
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CYRUS FOOTE MINERAL CO
Address:301 LINDENWOOD DR SUITE 301
City:MALVERN
State:PA
ZIP:19355-1740
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-889-9605
Emergency Phone Num:215-889-9605;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)
CAGE:IO563
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CHEMETALL FOOTE CORPORATION
Address:348 HOLIDAY INN DR
Box:City:KINGS MOUNTAIN
State:NC
ZIP:28086
Country:US
Phone:704-739-2501
CAGE:07660
Company Name:CYRUS FOOTE MINERAL CO
Address:301 LINDENWOOD DR SUITE 301
Box:City:MALVERN
State:PA
ZIP:19355-1740
Country:US
Phone:215-889-9605
CAGE:IO563

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

Ingred Name:LITHIUM METAL
CAS:7439-93-2
RTECS #:OJ5540000
Fraction by Wt: 99.8%
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:FIRE FIGHT PROC: FOOTE RECOM LAYERING FIRE-RETARDANT CLTHG
    SUCH AS KEVLAR/NOMEX & AN ALUMINIZED OVERCOAT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EXPLO HAZ:IN WATER WILL LIBERATE HYDROGEN & UNDER CERTAIN
    CNDTNS WILL EXPLODE. THE RATE OF RXN INCR THE > THE SURF AREA.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: FLOOD AREA W/MINERAL OIL & SCRAPE LITHIUM
    FROM AFFECTED AREA. FOLLOW W/NEUTRALIZING SOLN & TREAT (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:VICTIM FOR SHOCK. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN. INHAL: REMOVE
    TO FRESH AIR. SUPPORT BRTHG (GIVE O*2/ARTF RESP) (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: . INGEST: CALL MD IMMED .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH: SOLN. DO NOT ALLOW IT TO CONTAM GROUND
    WATER. FOLLOW STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL REGS FOR DISP.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT: ACHIEVED W/DRY INERT GASEOUS ATM/DEHUMIDIFIED AIR.
    NOTE THAT NITROGEN IS NOT AN INERT GAS TO LITHIUM.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: WHICH METAL IS COATED W/WHITE MINERAL OIL.
    LITHIUM SHOULD BE USED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER RECEIPT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:NO  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THERE IS NO KNOWN LONG-TERM HAZARD
    FROM LITHIUM IN ITS SOLID STATE, WHEN NOT FOUND IN RESPIRABLE DUST.
    PRIMARY HEALTH HAZARD IS FROM BURNING LITHIUM. PROD REACTS W/BODY
    MOISTURE TO FORM LITHIUM HYDROX IDE CAUSING A BURNING SENSATION. IF
    SUCH SYMPTOMS OCCUR, FLUSH AREA W/WATER. FOLLOW W/A NEUTRALIZING
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: SOLN AND SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
    ATTENTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:SOLID LITHIUM: SKIN: REMOVE ALL SOLID METAL & WASH THORO
    W/WATER TO AVOID A CAUSTIC BURN FROM CHEM REACTING W/BODY MOISTURE
    TO FORM LITHIUM HYDROXIDE. FOLLOW W/A NEUTRALIZING SOLN. EYES:
    FLUSH W/POTAB LE WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN W/BURNED EYE NEAREST FLOOR
    SO THAT CHEM IS NOT WASHED INTO OTHER EYE. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN.
    MOLTEN LITHIUM: BURNING CHEM PARTICLES MUST BE REMOVED AS RAPIDLY
    AS POSS. (ING 4)

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

Flash Point:1600F,871C
Extinguishing Media:CHEM FIRES ARE VERY HOT & DFCLT TO EXTING UNLESS
    THEY ARE CAUGHT EARLY. LITH-X IS RECOM FOR LITHIUM FIRES. (SUPP
    DATA)
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
    NEVER FIGHT A CHEM FIRE ALONE. THERE IS NO KNOWN FABRIC WHICH
    OFFERS COMPLETE PROT FROM BURNING PROD. (ING 2)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE WILL GENERATE A WHITE, CAUSTIC SMOKE
    (LITHIUM OXIDE). AVOID SKIN CONT & INHAL. MOLTEN LITHIUM REACTS
    EXPLOS W/ WATER/CONCRETE FLOORING. SOLID LITHIUM(ING 3

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

Spill Release Procedures:RETURN MATL TO A SEALED CONTR & COAT W/WHITE
    MINERAL OIL. IF CHEM BEGINS TO REACT W/MOISTURE IN AIR, REMOVE TO
    AN ISOLATED AREA & ALLOW IT TO BURN. IF CHEM CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM
    AREA, FOLLOW FIRE FIG HTING PROC.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:LITHIUM SHOULD BE STORED IN AN
    ISOLATED AREA FREE FROM SOURCES OF WATER, INCL SPRINKLER SYS.AVOID
    ELEVATED TEMPS, OPEN FLAME & SPARK-GENERATING EQUIP.
Other Precautions:AREA SHOULD BE FREE OF OTHER COMBUST MATLS. BUCKETS
    OF LITH-X & LITH-X FIRE EXTINGUISHERS SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE.
    LITHIUM IS CONVENTIONALLY PKGD IN DOT APPRVD CONTRS INCLG
    HERMETICALLY SEALED CAN S BACKFILLED W/ARGON/DRUMS IN (ING 9)

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

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
    FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LITHIUM SHOULD ONLY BE EXPOSED IN AN AREA THAT MINIMIZES
    WATER VAP & TOTALLY AVOIDS LIQ WATER. THIS IS USUALLY (ING 8)
Protective Gloves:SURGICAL GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORK GOGG W/FULL (SUPP)
Other Protective Equipment:HARD HAT, FIRE-RETARDANT CLOTHING,
    ALUMINIZED OVERCOAT, AND SAFETY SHOES. EMER EYE BATH & DELUGE
    SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXTING MEDIA:IT ACTS BY SMOTHERING LITHIUM. LITH-X TENDS TO SINK IN &
    RE-EXPOSE BURNING LITHIUM. REIGNIT CAN OCCUR IF LITH-X BLANKET IS
    DISTURBED. IF A LITHIUM FIRE REACHES LARGE PROPORTIONS, NOTHING 
    CAN BE DONE BUT TO LET IT BURN. DO NOT USE WATER/CARBON DIOXIDE
    EXTING. EYE PROT:LNGTH FACESHIELD .

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

HCC:F8
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:357F,181C
Vapor Pres:0@20C
Spec Gravity:0.534
Appearance and Odor:SOFT METALLIC SOLID, SILVER COLOR. ODORLESS

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, ACID, HALOGENS AND MANY OTHER CHEMICALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:LITHIUM WILL REACT W/AIR, OXYGEN, NITROGEN
    AND CARBON DIOXIDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:MATL WHICH HAS NOT DETERIORATED/BEEN CONTAMD
    MAY, W/PRIOR APPROVAL, BE RETURNED TO FOOTE IN DOT APPRVD CONTRS
    FOR REPROCESSING. HEAVILY NITRIDED METAL MAY BE DISPOSED OF BY SLOW
    AMBIENT AIR OXIDATN IN  AN OPEN AREA PROTECTED FROM RAIN. COLLECT
    (ING 7)

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