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Battery Fluid,
Material Safety Data Sheet
Acid (Electrolyte)
This Material Safety Data Information Sheet is principally directed to managerial.. safety, hygiene and medical personnel. The
description of physical, chemical and toxicological properties and handling advice is based on experimental results and past experience.
It is intended as a starting point for the development of health and safety procedures.
Shipping Name:
DOT LABELING Battery fluid, acid
REQUIREMENTS Class: 8
UN No.: UN2796
WEIGHT
HAZARDOUS OSHA ACGIH CAS
PEL %
TLV NUMBER
INGREDIENTS/IDENTITY:
7664-93-9 31-39
Sulfuric Acid - 66' 1 mg/ M
1 mg/M
Baume
(Mineral Acid, Oil of
Vitriol,
H2SO4, sulphuric acid)
61-69
WATER
40 CFR Part 372.45
Battery fluid, acid contains between 31 and 39% by weight of H2SO4,
Notification:
(CAS No. 7664-93-9) and is subject to the reporting requirements of
section 313 of Title III of the superfund amendments and re-authorization
act of 1986. It is also subject to the reporting requirements of 40 CFR
part 372.
TOXICOLOGY DATA: Acute oral LD50: 2,140 mg/kg in ratio, skin and eye irritation (rabbit):
Corrosive inhalation 1 hour LC50 Rat: 347 PPM
PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL H2S04
Formula:
CHARACTERISTICS: Formula Weight: 98.08
Physical State/
Clear, to yellowish liquid
Description:
32-38 % above 235 Degrees F
Boiling Point:
HMIS RATINGS
Flash Point: Not applicable
Health 3 32-38% = less than -49 Degrees F
Freezing Point:
Flammability 0 Odor: Acrid sharp unpleasant odor
Reactivity 2 less than 1 (1%n
N o e
pH: aqueous solution)
Personal Protection ... D 32-38% = 1.240 to 1.280 (water = 1)
Specific Gravity:
3.4 (Air = 1 at boiling point of sulfuric acid)
Vapor Density:
HAZARDINDEX 32-38% = Less than 1 mmHg at 100 degrees F (37.8'C)
Vapor Pressure:
0 = Insignificant Water Solubility: Soluble in all proportions
1 = Slight 2 = Moderate Reportable
3 = High 4 = Extreme Quantity: 1,000 lb./454 kg. As H2SO4
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