MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO INDUSTRIAL CHEM PRODUCTS -- FC-72 FLUORINERT BRAND ELECTRONIC LIQUID -- 6850-01-125-5270 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:FC-72 FLUORINERT BRAND ELECTRONIC LIQUID
MSDS Date:01/24/2001
FSC:6850
NIIN:01-125-5270
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO INDUSTRIAL CHEM PRODUCTS
Address:3M CTR
City:ST PAUL
State:MN
ZIP:55144
Country:US
Info Phone Num:612-733-5454
Emergency Phone Num:800-364-3577
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:10-3789-4
CAGE:28112
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MINNESOTA MINING AND MFG CO PERFOMANCE CHEM AND FLUIDS DIV
Address:3M CTR
Box:City:SAINT PAUL
State:MN
ZIP:55144-1000
Country:US
Phone:800-364-3577/651-737-6501
CAGE:28112

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

Ingred Name:PERFLUORO COMPOUNDS (PRIMARILY COMPOUNDS WITH 6 CARBONS)
CAS:86508-42-1
= Wt:100.

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

Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE CONTACT: CONTACT WITH THE EYES
    DURING PRODUCT USE IS NOT EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
    IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT: CONTACT WITH THE SKIN DURING PRODUCT USE
    IS NOT EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICA NT IRRITATION. INHALATION:
    HEALTH EFFECTS FROM INHALATION ARE NOT EXPECTED UNLESS THE PRODUCT
    IS OVER HEATED AND DECOMPOSITION OCCURS. IF SWALLOWED: INGESTION IS
    NOT A LIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE TO THIS  PRODUCT.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE CONTACT: CONTACT WITH THE EYES DURING
    PRODUCT USE IS NOT EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT IRRITATION.
    SKIN CONTACT: CONTACT WITH THE EYES DURING PRODUCT USE IS NOT
    EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICA NT IRRITATION. INHALATION: HEALTH
    EFFECTS FROM INHALATION ARE NOT EXPECTED UNLESS THE PRODUCT IS OVER
    HEATED AND DECOMPOSITION OCCURS. IF SWALLOWED: INGESTION IS NOT A
    LIKELY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE TO THIS  PRODUCT.

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

First Aid:EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET
    IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP &
    WATER. INHALATION: IF SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OCCUR, REMOVE PERSON TO FRESH
    AIR. IF SI GNS/SYMPTOMS CONTINUE, CALL A PHYSICIAN. INGESTION: NO
    NEED FOR FIRST AID IS ANTICIPATED.

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

Flash Point Method:SCC
Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:NONFL
Lower Limits:NONFLAM
Upper Limits:NONFLAM
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WHEN NEEDED,  WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,
    INCLUDING HELMET, SELF-CONTAINED, POSITIVE PRESSURE OR PRESSURE
    DEMAND BREATHING APPARATUS, BUNKER COAT AND PANTS, BANDS AROUND
    ARMS, WAIST AND LEGS, FACE	MASK, AND PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR
    EXPOSED AREAS OF THE HEAD.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPOSURE TO EXTREME HEAT CAN GIVE RISE TO
    THERMAL DECOMPOSITION. SEE SECTION 8, HEALTH HAZARD DATA. IF THE
    PRODUCT IS EXPOSED TO EXTREME CONDITION OF HEAT FROM MISUSE OR
    EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TOXIC DECOM POSITION PRODUCTS THAT INCLUDE
    HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND PERFLUOROISOBUTYLENE CAN OCCUR.

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

Spill Release Procedures:OBSERVE PRECAUTIONS FROM OTHER SECTIONS. IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE, PROVIDE EXHAUST
    VENTILATION FOR LARGE SPILLS OR IN CONFINED SPACES. COLLECT SPILLED
    MATERIAL WITH AND ABSORBENT. P LACE IN AN APPROVED CONTAINER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE UNDER NORMAL WAREHOUSE
    CONDITIONS.
Other Precautions:NO SMOKING: SMOKING WHILE USING THIS PRODUCT CAN
    RESULT IN CONTAMINATION OF THE TOBACCO AND/OR SMOKE AND LEAD TO THE
    FORMATION OF THE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSTION PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THE
    REACTIVITY DATA S ECTION OF THIS MSDS.

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

Respiratory Protection:AVOID PROLONGED BREATHING OF VAPORS. IF THERMAL
    DECOMPOSITION OCCURS: AVOID BREATHING OF THE DECOMPOSITION
    PRODUCTS. SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORS
    BASED ON AIRBORNE CONCENTRAT ION OF CONTAMINANTS AND IN ACCORDANCE
    WITH OSHA REGULATIONS: HALF-MASK SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR, FULL-FACE
    SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE WITH APPROPRIATE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SUFFICIENT
    TO MAINTAIN LEVELS OF THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS BELOW THEIR
    EXPOSURE GUIDELINES.
Protective Gloves:GLOVES ARE NOT REQUIRED.
Eye Protection:WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.
Work Hygienic Practices:NO SMOKING: SMOKING WHILE USING THIS PRODUCT
    CAN RESULT IN CONTAMINATION OF THE TOBACCO &/OR SMOKE & LEAD TO THE
    FORMATION OF THE HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THE
    REACTIVITY DATA SECTIO
Supplemental Safety and Health
PPE IS REQUIRED IF PRODUCT IS EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT, BECAUSE TOXIC
    DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS (HF & PERFLUOROISOBUTYLEN) WILL BE RELEASED.

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

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:>50.C, 122.F
B.P. Text:50-60C
Vapor Pres:CA. 232 MMHG CALC.@20C
Vapor Density:CA. 11.7
Spec Gravity:CA. 1.7 WATER=1
Viscosity:CA.0.42 CENTISTOKES @20C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1.0 BUTYL ACETATE=1
Solubility in Water:NIL
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, ODORLESS LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
FINELY DIVIDED ACTIVE METALS, ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IF THE PRODUCT IS EXPOSED TO EXTREME
    CONDITION OF HEAT FROM MISUSE OR EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TOXIC
    DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS THAT INCLUDE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND
    PERFLUOROISOBUTYLENE CAN OCCUR.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

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

Toxicological Information:IF PRODUCT IS EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT,  TOXIC
    DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS THAT INCLUDE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE &
    PERFLUOROISOBUTYLEN CAN OCCUR. HYDROGEN FLUORIDE : ACGIH TLV= 3PPM
    (AS FLUORIDE) AS A CEILING: OSH A PEL = 3 PPM OF FLUORIDE AS 8 HR
    TWA & 6 PPM OF FLUORIDE AS SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT. THE ODOR
    THRESHOLD FOR HF IS 0.04 PPM.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:AS A DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVE, INCINERATE IN THE
    PRESENCE OF A COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL IN AN INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL
    FACILITY CAPABLE OF HANDLING HALOGENATED WASTE. RECLAIM IF
    FEASIBLE. FOR INFORMATION ON P RODUCT RETURN, CONTACT YOUR
    DISTRIBUTOR.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

Federal Regulatory Information:THE INGREDIENTS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE
    LISTED ON THE TSCA INVENTORY, EINECS, CDSL, ACIS AND MITI.

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