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REVERE COPPER PRODUCTS, INC COPPERS SAFETY DATA SHEET
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Relative Density: 8.89 - 8.94 g/cm
3
@ 20 °C Specific Gravity: 8.89 - 8.94
Solubility: Negligible in water Viscosity: Not applicable
Explosion Data – Sensitivity
to Mechanical Impact:
Not expected to present an
explosion hazard due to
mechanical impact
Explosion Data – Sensitivity to
Static Discharge:
Not expected to present an
explosion hazard due to static
discharge
Partition Coefficient: N-
Octanol/Water:
Not applicable
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Reactivity: Stable at under normal conditions.
Chemical Stability: Stable under normal conditions of use and under recommended handling and storage
conditions. (Section 7).
Possibility of Hazardous Reactions: Hazardous polymerization cannot occur.
Conditions to Avoid: Avoid creating or spreading dust. Incompatible materials.
Incompatible Materials: Strong acids. Strong bases. Strong oxidizers. Halogens. Mercury.
Water (when in molten form)
Hazardous Decomposition Products: When heated to decomposition, may produce metal oxides and fumes.
Contact with strong acids will release hydrogen gas.
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Information on Likely Routes of Exposure:
Solid copper and copper alloys in massive form (rod, plate, sheet, strip, bar), do not present inhalation, ingestion, eye or skin contact
hazards.
When processed by milling, grinding, welding, melting, sawing, brazing, burning or other similar processes the generated dust, fines,
fume or mist may pose a hazard through inhalation, ingestion or by eye or skin contact. Most likely exposure routes: For dust:
ingestion, inhalation, skin and eye contact. For fume: inhalation and eye contact.
Symptoms/Injuries After Inhalation: Metal fumes or dust may irritate the mucous membranes and respiratory tract
(shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing)
Metal fumes or dust can produce an acute allergic condition known as “metal fume
fever”. Symptoms of metal fume fever may include chills, muscle aches, nausea, fever,
dry throat, cough, weakness, and lassitude. The onset of symptoms may be delayed
several hours and recovery generally occurs without intervention within 24 to 48 hours.
Symptoms/Injuries After Skin Contact: Dust or fines may irritate skin.
Hot or molten metal will cause thermal burns.
Mechanical injury from via flying particles and chipped slag is possible.
Symptoms/Injuries After Eye Contact: Dust, fines or fumes may cause eye irritation.
Hot or molten metal will cause thermal burns.
Mechanical damage via flying particles and chipped slag is possible.
Symptoms/Injuries After Ingestion: Ingestion of dusts or fines from processing can occur due to poor hygiene and may
produce irritation of the gastrointestinal tract (nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea)
Chronic Symptoms:
Copper: Overexposure to fumes may cause metal fume fever. Tissue damage of mucous membranes may follow chronic
dust exposure.
Tin: Has been shown to increase incidence of sarcoma in animal tests.
Chronic exposure to tin dusts and fume may result in "stannosis", a mild form of pneumoconiosis.
Silver: Chronic skin contact or ingestion of silver dust, salts or fume can result in a condition known as Argyria, a condition
with bluish pigmentation of the skin and eyes.
Lead: Chronic exposure to fumes and/or dust or ingestion of dust can cause kidney damage, anemia, reproductive
effects, developmental effects and permanent nervous system damage. Other reported symptoms include