SDS
SECTION 9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
9.1. Informaon on basic physical and chemical properes
Appearance Colourless liquefied gas with slight ethereal odour; does not mix with water.
Physical state Liquified Gas Relave density (Water = 1) 1.11
Odour Not Available
Paron coefficient
n-octanol / water
Not Available
Odour threshold Not Available
Auto-ignion temperature
(°C)
Not Available
pH (as supplied) ~7
Decomposion
temperature
Not Available
Melng point / freezing
point (°C)
Not Available Viscosity (cSt) 0.150 @25C
Inial boiling point and
boiling range (°C)
-52.7 Molecular weight (g/mol) Not Applicable
Flash point (°C) Not Applicable Taste Not Available
Evaporaon rate Not Available Explosive properes Not Available
Flammability Not Applicable Oxidising properes Not Available
Upper Explosive Limit (%) Not Applicable
Surface Tension (dyn/cm or
mN/m)
Not Available
Lower Explosive Limit (%) Not Applicable Volale Component (%vol) 100
Vapour pressure (kPa) 1246 @15C Gas group Not Available
Solubility in water (g/L) Immiscible pH as a soluon (1%) Not Applicable
Vapour density (Air = 1) 2.3 VOC g/L Not Available
9.2. Other informaon
Not Available
SECTION 10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
10.1.Reacvity See secon 7.2
10.2.Chemical stability
Unstable in the presence of incompable materials.
Product is considered stable.
Hazardous polymerisaon will not occur.
Extremely high temperatures.
10.3. Possibility of
hazardous reacons
See secon 7.2
10.4. Condions to avoid See secon 7.2
10.5. Incompable
materials
See secon 7.2
10.6. Hazardous
decomposion products
See secon 5.3
SECTION 11 TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
11.1. Informaon on toxicological effects
Inhaled
Inhalaon of vapours may cause drowsiness and dizziness. This may be accompanied by sleepiness, reduced alertness, loss of reflexes, lack of
co-ordinaon, and vergo.
Symptoms of asphyxia (suffocaon) may include headache, dizziness, shortness of breath, muscular weakness, drowsiness and ringing in the
ears. If the asphyxia is allowed to progress, there may be nausea and voming, further physical weakness and unconsciousness and, finally,
convulsions, coma and death.
The use of a quanty of material in an unvenlated or confined space may result in increased exposure and an irritang atmosphere developing.
Before starng consider control of exposure by mechanical venlaon.
Ingeson
Overexposure is unlikely in this form.
Not normally a hazard due to physical form of product.
Considered an unlikely route of entry in commercial/industrial environments
Skin Contact Fluorocarbons remove natural oils from the skin, causing irritaon, dryness and sensivity.
Eye
Although the material is not thought to be an irritant (as classified by EC Direcves), direct contact with the eye may produce transient
discomfort characterised by tearing or conjuncval redness (as with windburn).
Chronic
Principal route of occupaonal exposure to the gas is by inhalaon.
Fluorocarbons can cause an increased risk of cancer, spontaneous aboron and birth defects.










