SDS

SDS: E6011, E6013, E7014, E7018 USF
October 1, 2014
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PROTECTIVE CLOTHING: Wear head, hand, and body protection which help to prevent injury from radiation, sparks, and
electrical shock. See ANSI Z49.1. At a minimum, this includes welders’ gloves and a protective face shield and may include arm
protectors, aprons, hats, shoulder protection, as well as dark substantial clothing. Train the welder not to touch live electrical parts
and to insulate themselves from work and ground, especially if clothing and gloves are wet.
WORK HYGIENIC PRACTICES: Do not eat or consume beverages in the work area.
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES: Use industrial hygiene monitoring equipment to ensure that exposure does not exceed applicable
national exposure limits. When the electrode is consumed, fume and gas decomposition products generated are different in percent
and form from the ingredients listed in Section 3. The fume and decomposition products, not the ingredients in the electrode, are
important. Decomposition products include those originating from the volatilization, reaction, or oxidation of materials in Section 3,
plus those from the base metal, etc., as noted above. These components are virtually always present as complex oxides and not as
metals (Characterization of Arc Welding Fume: American Welding Society). Reasonably expected fume constituents of the fume
could include complex oxides of iron and manganese. The following limits can be used as guidance. Refer to Section 11 for more
information about welding fumes.
CAS Exposure Limit (mg/m
3
)
Substance NUMBER OSHA PEL ACGIH-TLV
Iron Oxide 1309-37-1 10 (as Fe) 5 (as Fe)
Nitric Oxide
10102-43-9
30
31
Manganese fume # 7439-96-5 5 0.02
Gaseous reaction products may include carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Ozone and nitrogen oxides may also be formed by radiation
from the arc. Monitor fume levels. One recommended way to determine the composition and quantity of fumes and gas to which workers
are exposed is to take an air sample inside the welder's helmet if worn, or in the worker's breathing zone (see ANSI/AWS F1.1, F1.2, F1.3,
F1.4, and F1.5, available from the "American Welding Society," 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126).
Exposure limits are subject to change. Contact ACGIH, OSHA, NIOSH, and IARC for current values.
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
APPEARANCE: Solid appearance, non volatile, wire with a flux coating. No odor. Not soluble in water.
MELTING POINT: > 1800 °F (> 1000 °C)
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
GENERAL: These items are only intended for normal welding purposes.
STABILITY: Stable under normal conditions.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: Will not occur
REACTIVITY: Contact with chemical substances like acids or strong bases could cause generation of gas.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BY-PRODUCTS:
Gaseous reaction products may include carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Ozone and nitrogen oxides may also be formed by
radiation from the arc.
Refer to applicable national exposure limits for the fume compounds. Reasonably expected fume constituents of the fume could
include complex oxides of iron and manganese. The employer should contact an occupational health professional for doing fume
monitoring to determine fumes emitted and to ensure compliance to the applicable country limits.
Manganese also has a low exposure limit listed in the USA. Other country exposure limits may be different and the appropriate
country standards should be used.