Date:

11/15/06

MSDS No.:

CAN-M568

Trade Name:
Wearshield

BU

 

Sizes:All
Supersedes:

3/1/04

 

 

M A T E R I A L S A F E T Y D A T A S H E E T

For Welding Consumables and Related Products

Conforms to Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Rev. November, 1988

Section I & II - Preparation and Product Information

The Lincoln Electric Company of Canada LP179 Wicksteed AvenueToronto, Ontario M4G 2B9 CANADAPhone: (416) 421-2600
Product Type:Covered Electrode
Representative Classifications:None

Prepared by The Lincoln Electric Company, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

(216) 481-8100, on the date shown above.

Section III - Hazardous Ingredients (1)

I M P O R T A N T !

This section covers the materials from which this product is manufactured. The fumes and gases produced during welding with the normal use of this product are covered by Section VII; see it for industrial hygiene information.

CAS Number shown is representative for the ingredients listed. All ingredients listed may not be present in all sizes.

(1) The term “hazardous” in “Hazardous Ingredients” should be interpreted as a term required and defined in the Hazardous Products Act and does not necessarily imply the existence of any hazard.

Ingredients:
CAS No.
Wt. %
TLV
LD50
LC50 mg/m3
mg/m3
(Route/Species)

(Route/Species)

Iron

7439-89-6

10-30

10*

Not Available

Not Available

Limestone and/or calcium carbonate

1317-65-3

5-10

10

Not Available

Not Available

Silicates and other binders

1344-09-8

1-5

10*

1153 mg/kg

Not Available

(oral/rat)

Fluorides (as F)

7789-75-5

1-5

2.5

4250 mg/kg

Not Available

(oral/rat)

Silicon and/or silicon alloys and compounds (as Si)

7440-21-3

1-5

10*

Not Available

Not Available

Manganese and/or manganese alloys and compounds (as Mn)

7439-96-5

1-5

0.2

9 g/kg

2.3 LCLo

(oral/rat)

(inhalation/human)

Chromium and chromium alloys or compounds (as Cr)

7440-47-3

1-5

0.5(b)

2.16 mg/kg LDLo

Not Available

(intravenous/rat)tumorigenic

Quartz

14808-60-7

0.1-1

#0.05**

200 mg/kg LDLo

300 LCLo

(intratracheal/rat)

(inhalation/human)

Iron oxides (as Fe)

65996-74-9

0.1-1

5

Not Available

Not Available

Carbon steel core wire

7439-89-6 60-100 10*

Not Available

Not Available

 

 

 

Notes: (*) Not listed. Nuisance value maximum is 10 milligrams per cubic

(LDLo, LCLo) Lowest published toxic concentration.

 

meter. TLV value for iron oxide is 5 milligrams per cubic meter.

(b) The OSHA PEL for chromium (VI) is 5 micrograms

 

(**)

As respirable dust.

 

(0.005 milligrams) per cubic meter. The TLV for water

 

(#)

Crystalline silica (quartz) is on the IARC (International Agency for

soluble chromium (VI) is 0.05 milligrams per cubic meter

 

and the TLV for insoluble chromium (VI) is 0.01

 

 

Research on Cancer) and NTP (National Toxicology Program) lists

milligrams per cubic meter.

 

 

as posing a carcinogenic risk to humans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section IV - Physical Data

Physical data such as odor, vapor pressure, density, evaporation rate and freezing or boiling points are not listed as they are not applicable to this product and its use.

Section V - Hazard Data

Non Flammable; Welding arc and sparks can ignite combustibles and flammable products. See CSA W117.2 Section 9.7 as referenced in Section VIII. Product is inert, no special handling or spill procedures required.

Rev 11/06b

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