Document ID ABS 鈥? XR419
Material Safety Data Sheet
Issued Date 1997.04.12
(MSDS)
Revised Date 2005.01.01
Grade : XR-419 ABS Resin Page 1 of 5
1. Chemical Product & Company Identification
a. Chemical Product Name Acrylonitrile, 1,3 Butadiene, and Styrene Co-polymer
b. Usage Electronic Goods, Automotive Parts, Package, etc
c. Chemical Type Thermoplastics
d. Company's Address LG Chem, Ltd. 20, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 150-721, Korea
e. Phone / Fax number 82-2-3773-3324, 3985 / 82-2-3773-3310
f. Prepared By ABS / PS Division
2. Composition / Information On Ingredients
CAS Number Contents
a. Heat resistant ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) 25120-20-1 97-100%
b. Typical antioxidant 0 - 1%
c. Typical lubricants 0 - 2%
3. Hazards Identification
a. Threshold Limit
b. Effect of overexposure
鈥? Eye Contact Solid or dust may cause irritation or corneal injury due to mechanical action
鈥? Skin Contact Essentially nonirritating to skin, Mechanical injury only
鈥? Skin Absorption Unlikely due to physical properties
鈥? Ingestion Unlikely due to physical state.
鈥? Inhalation Dust may cause irritation to respiratory
In case of breathing, fumes released from heated material
may cause respiratory irritation
鈥? Chronic Effects Not Available
鈥? Mutagenicity Not Available
Document ID ABS 鈥? XR419
Material Safety Data Sheet
Issued Date 1997.04.12
(MSDS)
Revised Date 2005.01.01
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4. First AID
a. Eye Contact Immediately rinse eyes w ith copious amount of running at er
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and seek medi cal advice
b. Sk in Contact Essentially nonirritati g to sk in but rinse with co pious wat er
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c. Ingestion If vomiting occurs, lower the hea d to ease vomiting and seek for medical
Advice
d. Inhalation In case of breathing, fum es released from heated material may
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In case of inhaling dense smoke , immediately remove a
person to fresh air. If necessary, a pply artificial respiration
and seek medi cal attention immediately
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5. Fire Fighting Measures
a. Flammable Properties
鈥? Flash Point None
鈥? Method Used Not applicable
鈥? Auto ignition Temperature Not applicable
b. Extinguishing Media Usually use water and use extinguishing media appropriate to
surrounding conditions
c. Special Fire Fighting Procedure Cool Containers with water spray. In closed stores, provide fire
fighter with self-contained breathing apparatus in positive
pressure mode
d. Usual Fire and Explosion Hazards Irritating gases and dense smoke
6. Accidental Release Measures
a. Personal Precautions Pellets or beads may present a slipping hazard
b. Environmental Precautions Keep out of irrigation ditches, sewers, and water supplies
Spills should be collected to prevent contamination of waterways
c. Cleanup Sweep up
Document ID ABS 鈥? XR419
Material Safety Data Sheet
Issued Date 1997.04.12
(MSDS)
Revised Date 2005.01.01
Grade : XR-419 ABS Resin Page 1 of 5
7. Handling and Storage
a. Handling Avoid formation of dust
eep bags alway s closed / eep con tainer lightly closed
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b. Storage eep bags / co ntainers in a ell-ventilated
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8. Exposure Controls / Personal Protection
a. Engineering Controls Good general ventilation should be sufficient for most conditions.
Local exhaust ventilation may be necessary for some operations
b. Personal Protective Equipment
鈥? Eye / Face Protection Use safety glasses. If the is a potential for exposure to particles which
Could cause mechanical injury to the eye, wear chemical goggles
鈥? Skin Protection No Precautions other than clean body-covering clothing should be needed
鈥? Respiratory Protection For most conditions, no respiratory protection should be needed ; however,
If handling at elevated temperatures without sufficient ventilation, use an
approved air-purifying respirator. In dusty atmospheres, use an approved
dust respirator
c. Exposure Guideline (s) Although some of the additives used in this product may have exposure
guidelines, these additives are encapsulated in the product and
no exposure would be expected under normal handling conditions
9. Physical And Chemical Properties
a. Appearance Pellet (Colored solid)
b. Odor Almost Odorless
c. pH Neutral
d. Boiling Point Not applicable
e. Evaporation Rate Not applicable at standard condition
f. Specific Gravity 1.04
g. Vapor Pressure Not applicable at standard condition
h. Vapor Density Not applicable at standard condition
i. Solubility in Water insoluble
j. Solubility in other Solvent Soluble in THF, Acetone and other Analogous Solvents
Document ID ABS 鈥? XR419
Material Safety Data Sheet
Issued Date 1997.04.12
(MSDS)
Revised Date 2005.01.01
Grade : XR-419 ABS Resin Page 1 of 5
10. Stability and Reactivity
a. Stability Stable under normal condition
b. Storage conditions to avoid Avoid fire and heating above 60隆脡
c. Incompatibility o ne n ow n
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d. Hazardous decomposition products N ot applicable
e. Ha zardous polymerization ot occur
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11. Toxicological Information
See Section 3 for Potential Health Effects. F or detailed toxicological data, Write or call the address
or phone number show n in Section 1.
12. Ecological Information
a. Environmental Fate
鈥? Movement & Partitioning No b iocon cen tration is expe cted bec ause o f the high molecular
weight (MW>1000). In the t errestrial environment,
material is expected to remain in the so il. In the aquatic environment,
material will sink and r emain in the s ediment.
鈥? Degradation & Peersistence This water i nsoluble polymeric soli d i s expect ed to the i nert i n the
environment. Surfac e d egradation is expected with exposure t o
sunlight. No ap preciable biodeg radation is expec ted.
b. Ecotoxicity Not Expec ted to be acutely tox ic, b ut pe llets, if inges ted by waterfowl
or a quatic lif e, ma y mechanically caus e adverse effects.
13. Disposal Considerations
Disposal : Do not Dump into any sew ers, on the ground, or into any body of w ater.
All disposal methods must be in compliance ith a ll Federal, State/Provincial and local laws and
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regulations. Regulations may vary in different locations. Wast e characterizations and compliance i th
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appliance laws are th e responsibility solely of the wast e generator.
For unused & uncontaminated product, the pr eferred options include sending to a licensed, permitted
: recycler, reclai mer, i ncinerator or other thermal destruction device.
Document ID ABS 鈥? XR419
Material Safety Data Sheet
Issued Date 1997.04.12
(MSDS)
Revised Date 2005.01.01
Grade : XR-419 ABS Resin Page 1 of 5
14. Transport Information
Not classi fied as hazardous under transport regulati
ons.
15. Other Information
Product should be handled, st ored, and used in accordance ith t he generally accepted industrial
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hygiene practices and in conformity w ith all the applicable legal regulations.
The information provided herein is based on the no w ledge possessed at this present time from
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the view point of safety requir ements.
It should, theref ore, not be construed as guaranteeing specific properties.
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