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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET <br /> DETONATING CORD <br /> DATE APRIL 2007 MSDS NO. C-1 PAGE 1 of 2 <br /> SECTION I Issued by the Safety and Compliance Dept. <br /> AUSTIN POWDER COMPANY TRADE NAME AND SYNONYMS <br /> 25800 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE Lite Line, Scotch Cord, A-Cord, No. 40, No. 50 <br /> CLEVELAND, OHIO 44122 No. 60, No.80 etc. Seismic Detonating Cord, Slide Line <br /> EMERGENCY PHONE Series, Heavy Duty Series, Cordeau Detonant Fuse, Cord, <br /> DAY 216-464-2400 Detonating, Flexible, Special 18, 25, 30,40 and <br /> NIGHT 216-464-2407 50.Detonating Cord C3 <br /> SECTION II HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS <br /> PSTN, Pentaerythritol tetranitrate, C5HBN4012, CAS No. 78-11-5 <br /> SECTION III PHYSICAL DATA <br /> BOILING POINT NIA VAPOR PRESSURE (mmHg) Negligible at 20°C <br /> SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O= 1) 1.76 VAPOR DENSITY (Air= 1) N/A <br /> PERCENT VOLATILE BY VOL. (%) N/A EVAPORATION RATE: N/A <br /> SOLUBILITY IN WATER: Negligible <br /> APPEARANCE AND ODOR: Flexible cord with an explosive core of PETN protected within a textile casing <br /> covered by a seamless polyethylene jacket. PETN is a white crystalline solid. No odor. <br /> SECTION IV FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA <br /> FLASH POINT: N/A <br /> FLAMMABLE LIMITS: N/A <br /> EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: See below <br /> SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES: Do not fight fire. Withdraw personnel immediately. Allow <br /> fire to burn itself out. <br /> UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: <br /> May explode when subjected to fire or shock. Avoid toxic <br /> fumes from fire. <br /> SECTION V HEALTH HAZARD DATA <br /> THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: ACGIH: PETN-None <br /> OSHA : PETN-None <br /> EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE: Ingestion of PETN may cause headache and nausea. PETN is a vasodilator and <br /> produces dilation of blood vessels. <br /> EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES: <br /> FUMES: Remove to fresh air. <br /> IF INGESTED: Obtain medical attention immediately. <br />