Common Name: SP-44 FLUX ROSIN PASTE 2 OZ

                      Manufacturer: KESTER

            MSDS Revision Date: 5/2/2006

   Grainger Item Number(s): 1ZHX3, 6W276

             Manufacturer Model 83044

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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

ACC. TO ISO/DIS 11014

PRINTING DATE: 05/02/2006

REVIEWED ON: 05/02/2006

1 IDENTIFICATION OF SUBSTANCE

PRODUCT DETAILS:

TRADE NAME: SP-44 FLUX ROSIN PASTE 2 OZ

APPLICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE / THE PREPARATION: SOLDERING FLUX

MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER:

KESTER

515 E. TOUHY AVE.

DES PLAINES, IL 60018

TEL.: (847) 297-1600

FAX.: (847) 390-9338

INFORMATION DEPARTMENT: MSDS COORDINATOR

TEL.: (847) 699-5755



EMERGENCY INFORMATION:

CHEMTREC 24-HOUR EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: (800) 424-9300



CHEMTREC 24-HOUR EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. AND

CANADA): (703) 527-3887

2 COMPOSITION/DATA ON COMPONENTS

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION:

DESCRIPTION:

MIXTURE OF THE SUBSTANCES LISTED BELOW WITH NONHAZARDOUS ADDITIONS.



DANGEROUS COMPONENTS:



8050-09-7   ROSIN                                               25-50%

57-11-4     STEARIC ACID, PURE                                  10-25%

65-85-0     BENZOIC ACID                                       2.5-10%

107-21-1    ETHANEDIOL                                         2.5-10%

3 HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION



WHMIS HAZARD SYMBOLS:

D2 - MATERIALS CAUSING OTHER TOXIC EFFECTS



INFORMATION PERTAINING TO PARTICULAR DANGERS FOR MAN AND ENVIRONMENT:

THE PRODUCT HAS TO BE LABELED DUE TO THE CALCULATION PROCEDURE OF

INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES.



MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY SKIN CONTACT.

NFPA RATINGS (SCALE 0 - 4):

HEALTH     1

FIRE       1

REACTIVITY 0

HMIS-RATINGS (SCALE 0-4):

HEALTH     1

FIRE       1

REACTIVITY 0

4 FIRST AID MEASURES

AFTER INHALATION: SUPPLY FRESH AIR; CONSULT DOCTOR IN CASE OF COMPLAINTS.

AFTER SKIN CONTACT:

IMMEDIATELY WASH WITH WATER AND SOAP AND RINSE THOROUGHLY.

AFTER EYE CONTACT:

RINSE OPENED EYE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES UNDER RUNNING WATER.

AFTER SWALLOWING:

DRINK COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER AND PROVIDE FRESH AIR. IMMEDIATELY CALL A

DOCTOR.

5 FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES

SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING AGENTS:

CO2, EXTINGUISHING POWDER OR WATER SPRAY. FIGHT LARGER FIRES WITH WATER

SPRAY OR ALCOHOL RESISTANT FOAM.

SPECIAL HAZARDS CAUSED BY THE MATERIAL, ITS PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION OR

RESULTING GASES:



IN CASE OF FIRE, THE FOLLOWING CAN BE RELEASED:

CARBON MONOXIDE (CO)

CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)

ALIPHATIC ALDEHYDES



PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: WEAR SELF-CONTAINED RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE.

6 ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

PERSON-RELATED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: ENSURE ADEQUATE VENTILATION

MEASURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:

DO NOT ALLOW TO ENTER SEWERS/ SURFACE OR GROUND WATER.

MEASURES FOR CLEANING/COLLECTING:

SCOOP UP PASTE AND DEPOSIT IN APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS.

7 HANDLING AND STORAGE

HANDLING:

INFORMATION FOR SAFE HANDLING:

ENSURE GOOD VENTILATION/EXHAUSTION AT THE WORKPLACE.

INFORMATION ABOUT PROTECTION AGAINST EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES:

KEEP RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE AVAILABLE.

STORAGE:

REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET BY STOREROOMS AND RECEPTACLES:

NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.

INFORMATION ABOUT STORAGE IN ONE COMMON STORAGE FACILITY: NOT REQUIRED.

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT STORAGE CONDITIONS:

STORE IN COOL, DRY CONDITIONS IN WELL SEALED RECEPTACLES.

8 EXPOSURE CONTROLS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT DESIGN OF TECHNICAL SYSTEMS:

NO FURTHER DATA; SEE ITEM 7.

COMPONENTS WITH LIMIT VALUES THAT REQUIRE MONITORING AT THE WORKPLACE



8050-09-7 ROSIN:

PEL: (COLOPHONY)

TLV: SEN; (L)



107-21-1 ETHANEDIOL:

TLV:

SHORT-TERM VALUE: C 100 MG/M3 (H)



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

PEL = PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (OSHA)

REL = RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMIT (NIOSH)

TLV = THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (ACGIH)

OSHA = OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

ACGIH = AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS

NIOSH = NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH



PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:



GENERAL PROTECTIVE AND HYGIENIC MEASURES:

IMMEDIATELY REMOVE ALL SOILED AND CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.

WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND AT THE END OF WORK.

KEEP AWAY FROM FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES AND FEED.



BREATHING EQUIPMENT:

WHEN VENTILATION IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO REMOVE FUMES FROM THE BREATHING ZONE,

A SAFETY APPROVED RESPIRATOR OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SHOULD

BE WORN.



PROTECTION OF HANDS: PROTECTIVE GLOVES



MATERIAL OF GLOVES:

NITRILE RUBBER, NBR

NATURAL RUBBER, NR



PENETRATION TIME OF GLOVE MATERIAL:

THE EXACT BREAK THROUGH TIME HAS TO BE FOUND OUT BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE

PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND HAS TO BE OBSERVED.



EYE PROTECTION:

TIGHTLY SEALED GOGGLES

SAFETY GLASSES





9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES



GENERAL INFORMATION:

FORM: PASTY

COLOR: AMBER COLORED

ODOR: MILD

CHANGE IN CONDITION:

MELTING POINT/MELTING RANGE: 49 DEG. C (120 DEG. F)

BOILING POINT/BOILING RANGE: UNDETERMINED.

FLASH POINT: 221 DEG. C (430 DEG. F)

DANGER OF EXPLOSION: PRODUCT DOES NOT PRESENT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

DENSITY AT 20 DEG. C (68 DEG. F): 1.0 G/CM3

SOLUBILITY IN / MISCIBILITY WITH WATER: NOT MISCIBLE OR DIFFICULT TO MIX.

10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

THERMAL DECOMPOSITION / CONDITIONS TO BE AVOIDED:



NO DECOMPOSITION IF USED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS.

MATERIALS TO BE AVOIDED: STRONG ACIDS, STRONG OXIDIZERS.

DANGEROUS REACTIONS: NO DANGEROUS REACTIONS KNOWN.

DANGEROUS PRODUCTS OF DECOMPOSITION:

CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE

ALDEHYDES

11 TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

ACUTE TOXICITY:

LD/LC50 VALUES THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR CLASSIFICATION:

8050-09-7 ROSIN:



ORAL:

LD50:

2.2 MG/KG (MOUSE)

3.0 MG/KG (RAT)



57-11-4 STEARIC ACID, PURE:



DERMAL:

LD50: >5000 MG/KG (RABBIT)



65-85-0 BENZOIC ACID:



ORAL:

LD50: 1700 MG/KG (RAT)



107-21-1 ETHANEDIOL:



ORAL:

LD50: 5840 MG/KG (RAT)



DERMAL:

LD50: 9530 MG/KG (RABBIT)



PRIMARY IRRITANT EFFECT:



ON THE SKIN: POSSIBLE LOCAL IRRITATION BY CONTACT WITH FLUX OR FUMES.

ON THE EYE: SMOKE DURING SOLDERING CAN CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.

SENSITIZATION: SENSITIZATION POSSIBLE THROUGH SKIN CONTACT.



ADDITIONAL TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:

THE PRODUCT SHOWS THE FOLLOWING DANGERS ACCORDING TO INTERNALLY APPROVED

CALCULATION METHODS FOR PREPARATIONS: IRRITANT

12 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

GENERAL NOTES:

DO NOT ALLOW PRODUCT TO REACH GROUND WATER, WATER COURSE OR SEWAGE SYSTEM.

13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

PRODUCT:

RECOMMENDATION:

MUST NOT BE DISPOSED OF TOGETHER WITH HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE. DO NOT ALLOW

PRODUCT TO REACH SEWAGE SYSTEM.

UNCLEANED PACKAGINGS:

RECOMMENDATION: DISPOSAL MUST BE MADE ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL REGULATIONS.

14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION

DOT REGULATIONS:

HAZARD CLASS: NOT REGULATED.

LAND TRANSPORT ADR/RID (CROSS-BORDER):

ADR/RID CLASS: NOT REGULATED.

MARITIME TRANSPORT IMDG:

IMDG CLASS: NOT REGULATED.

MARINE POLLUTANT: NO

AIR TRANSPORT ICAO-TI AND IATA-DGR:

ICAO/IATA CLASS: NOT REGULATED.





15 REGULATIONS

USA:

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATES TO PRODUCT REGULATION SPECIFIC TO THE

USA.

SARA (SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT):

SECTION 355 (EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES):

NONE OF THE INGREDIENT IS LISTED.

SECTION 313 (SPECIFIC TOXIC CHEMICAL LISTINGS):

107-21-1                    ETHANEDIOL

TSCA (TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT): ALL INGREDIENTS ARE LISTED.

CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65:

CHEMICALS KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER:

WARNING:

THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN A CHEMICAL IN TRACE AMOUNTS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER.

CHEMICALS KNOWN TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY:

WARNING:

THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN A CHEMICAL IN TRACE AMOUNTS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.

CARCINOGENICITY CATEGORIES:

EPA (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY): NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS IS LISTED.

IARC (INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER):

NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS IS LISTED.

NTP (NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM): NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS IS LISTED.

TLV (THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE ESTABLISHED BY ACGIH):

NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS IS LISTED.

NIOSH-CA (NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH):

NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS IS LISTED.

OSHA-CA (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION):

NONE OF THE INGREDIENTS IS LISTED.

CANADA:

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATES TO PRODUCT REGULATION SPECIFIC TO CANADA.

WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION (WHMIS):

THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA OF

THE CANADIAN CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATION (CPR) AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL

OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CPR.

EUROPEAN UNION:

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATES TO PRODUCT REGULATION SPECIFIC TO THE

DIRECTIVES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.

RISK PHRASES: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY SKIN CONTACT.

SAFETY PHRASES:

KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.

AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN.

WEAR SUITABLE GLOVES.

IF SWALLOWED, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY AND SHOW THIS CONTAINER OR

LABEL.

DISPOSE OF THIS MATERIAL AND ITS CONTAINER TO HAZARDOUS OR SPECIAL WASTE

COLLECTION POINT.

16 OTHER INFORMATION

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON DATA CONSIDERED ACCURATE AND

IS OFFERED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION, CONSIDERATION AND INVESTIGATION. KESTER

EXTENDS NO WARRANTIES, MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AND ASSUMES NO

RESPONSIBILITY AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR SUITABILITY OF THIS DATA

FOR ANY PURCHASER'S USE. THE DATA ON THIS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

RELATES ONLY TO THIS PRODUCT AND DOES NOT RELATE TO USE WITH ANY OTHER

MATERIAL OR IN ANY PROCESS. ALL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS SHOULD BE USED ONLY BY,

OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF, TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WHO ARE AWARE OF

THE HAZARDS INVOLVED AND THE NECESSITY FOR REASONABLE CARE IN HANDLING.

HAZARD COMMUNICATION REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT EMPLOYEES MUST BE TRAINED ON

HOW TO USE A MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET AS A SOURCE FOR HAZARD INFORMATION.

DEPARTMENT ISSUING MSDS: PRODUCT SAFETY USA