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Thermal Ceramics
Material Safety Data Sheet
Date Revised:
7/2/91
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Trade Name(s):
CERAFIBER
Generic Name:
REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBER INSULATION
CAS #:
65997-17-3
Chemical Name:
ALUMINA SILICA
Formula:
MIXTURE
Manufacturer:
Thermal Ceramics
Telephone:
(404) 796-4200
Address:
P.0. BOX 923, 2102 Old Savannah Road
City:
Augusta
State:
Georgia
Zip: 30903
PRODUCT INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENT NAME
CAS NUMBER
%
PEL and TLV (except as noted)
REFRACTORY CERAMIC FIBER
65997-17-3
100
1 FIBER/CC
EXPOSURE GUIDELINE
5mg/M- NUISANCE RESPIRABLE - OSHA
10mg/M- NUISANCE TOTAL - ACGIH
CRYSTALLINE SILICA (CRISTOBALITE) WILL FORM “AFTER SERVICE” AT TEMPERATURES >1000°C.
14464-46-1
>20
0.05 mg/M- OSHA Respirable Dust
PHYSICAL DATA
Appearance and Odor:
WHITE FIBER-NO ODOR.
Boiling Point:
NA
Evaporation Rate (NA = 1):
NA
Vapor Pressure:
NA
Specific Gravity (water = 1 ):
2.6
Water Solubility (%):
NIL
Melting Point:
>3000°F
Vapor Density (Air= l):
NA
% Volatile by Volume:
0
FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA
Flash Point (Method):
NONFLAMMABLE
NFPA Flammable/Combustible Liquid Classification:
NA Flammable Limits:
LEL:
NA %
UEL:
NA %
Auto-Ignition Temperature:
NA
HEALTH HAZARDS
Summary/Risks
Summary: EXPOSURE TO DUST FROM THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE MINIMIZED. ANIMAL INHALATION AND ARTIFICIAL IMPLAN-
TATION STUDIES HAVE REPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TUMORS. BASED ON PRELIMINARY RESULTS, A NOTICE OF
SUBSTANTIAL RISK HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE EPA ACCORDING TO SECTION 8(e) OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
ACT. BASED ON ANIMAL STUDIES, IARC HAS CLASSIFIED RCF AS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC FOR HUMANS (2B). DATA
FROM HUMAN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES IS INSUFFICIENT. THIS SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE HAS NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED
A CARCINOGEN BY NTP OR OSHA.
Medical conditions which may be aggravated: AS WITH ANY DUST, PRE-EXISTING UPPER RESPIRATORY AND LUNG DISEASES
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