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FUEL OIL NO. 2 <br /> Combustible Liquid <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Fuel oil no. 2 is a light brown liquid commonly used as a general purpose domestic or commercial fuel, particularly for <br /> home heating, and having an odor like kerosene. It is essentially insoluble in water and lighter,so may be expected to form <br /> a floating oil slick. Its minimum flash point of about 126-F indicates that some degree of preheating is necessary before the <br /> product can be ignited easily. Accumulations of vapor from heated liquid in confined spaces may result in explosions if <br /> ignited. There is a limited potential for containers of liquid to rapture violently if exposed to fire or excessive heat for <br /> sufficient time duration. The product weighs approximately 7.3 pounds per gallon, <br /> Fuel oil.no. 2 does not react with water or many other common materials and is stable in normal transportation. It is a <br /> relatively noncorrosive substance and is primarily incompatible with strong oxidizing materials that may cause its ignition. <br /> Toxicity via potential routes of exposure is low to moderate, products of combustion may include toxic constituents. <br />' CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL DATA <br /> Solubility In Water:Essentially insoluble Vapor Phare:2.6 mm Hg(0.050 psis) at 122-F(5VC) <br />' <br /> Solubility Other Chemicals:Soluble in other Flash Point 126-204T (52-969C), closed cup <br /> hydrocarbons <br /> in Aataig' ddan Temperature:4947(257-C) <br /> Specific Gravity(Liquidk 0.88 at 68-F(20-0 Burning Rate:4 mm/minute <br /> Boiling Point 540440-F(282-338.0)at 1 atm. S"Mty;Stable <br /> Melting Point:See freezing point Carros}vene=Noncorrosive <br />' PreP g Point —20-F(—29-C) Reactivity with Water:No reaction <br /> Molecular Weight:Mixture Reactivity with Other Chemicals;Reacts with strong <br /> Heat of Combusdaa: —10,800 calig ung materials. <br />' IDENTIFICATION <br /> ShiPping Names:Fuel oil,no. 2(USDOT);flammable UN1NA Designation:NA1993; UN1993 <br /> liquids, N.O.S. (IMO). IMO Designadam 3.3, flammable liquid <br /> Synonyms and T4-adenames:Home heating oil;these! Physical State as Shipped;Liquid <br /> Oil Physical State as Released Liquid <br /> Chemical Formula:C10-C20 hydrocarbons Color of the Shipped Material•Light brown <br />' Constituent Components(!6 eachl:Complex Odor Characteriadcs:Like kerosene <br /> hydrocarbon mixture Common Uses General purpose domestic and <br /> 49 STCC:49 151 12 commercial fuel oil. <br /> FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION CALL: <br /> CHEMTREC (800)424-99300 OR (202)483.7616 OR <br /> THE AAR BUREAU OF EXPLOSIVES (202=&9500 <br />