EM SCIENCE DIV OF EM INDUSTRIES -- STIBIUM - ANTIMONY 
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
NSN: 681000F046294
Manufacturer's CAGE: 63612 
Part No. Indicator: A 
Part Number/Trade Name: STIBIUM 
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                            General Information
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Item Name: ANTIMONY 
Company's Name: EM SCIENCE DIV OF EM INDUSTRIES INC 
Company's Street: 480 DEMOCRAT RD 
Company's P. O. Box: 70 
Company's City: GIBBSTOWN 
Company's State: NJ 
Company's Country: US 
Company's Zip Code: 08027-0070 
Company's Emerg Ph #: 800-222-0342/609-354-9200 
Company's Info Ph #: 800-222-0342/609-354-9200 
Record No. For Safety Entry: 001 
Tot Safety Entries This Stk#: 001 
Status: SE 
Date MSDS Prepared: 24APR93 
Safety Data Review Date: 12FEB96 
Preparer's Company: EM SCIENCE DIV OF EM INDUSTRIES INC 
Preparer's St Or P. O. Box: 480 DEMOCRAT RD 
Preparer's City: GIBBSTOWN 
Preparer's State: NJ 
Preparer's Zip Code: 08027-0070 
MSDS Serial Number: BYMTC 
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                     Ingredients/Identity Information
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Proprietary: NO 
Ingredient: ANTIMONY
Ingredient Sequence Number: 01 
Percent: 100 
NIOSH (RTECS) Number: CC4025000 
CAS Number: 7440-36-0 
OSHA PEL: 0.5 MG/CUM 
ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/CUM 
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                     Physical/Chemical Characteristics
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Appearance And Odor: BLUE-WHITE TO DARK GREY CRYSTALLINE POWDER/LUMPS
Boiling Point: 2975F 
Melting Point: 1166.9F 
Vapor Pressure (MM Hg/70 F): 1 
Specific Gravity: 6.68 
Solubility In Water: INSOLUBLE 
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                      Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
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Flash Point: COMBUSTIBLE 
Extinguishing Media: USE ANY SUITABLE FOR ADJACENT MATERIAL.
Special Fire Fighting Proc: WEAR SCBA & PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire And Expl Hazrds: DUST MAY EXPLODE WHEN EXPOSED TO FLAME. MAY
EMIT TOXIC FUMES OF ANTIMONY HYDRIDE.
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                              Reactivity Data
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Stability: YES 
Cond To Avoid (Stability): HEAT, OPEN FLAME
Materials To Avoid: ACIDS, OXIDIZERS, AMMONIUM NITRATE, BROMO TRIFLUORIDE,
HALOGENS, POTASSIUM & SODIUM COMPOUNDS & NASCENT HYDROGEN.
Hazardous Decomp Products: ANTIMONY HYDRIDE
Hazardous Poly Occur: NO 
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                            Health Hazard Data
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Route Of Entry - Inhalation: YES 
Route Of Entry - Skin: NO 
Route Of Entry - Ingestion: YES 
Health Haz Acute And Chronic: TOXIC ON INHALATION/INGESTION. IRRITATING TO
MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INGESTION: CAN CAUSE POSSIBLE DEATH.
Carcinogenicity - NTP: NO 
Carcinogenicity - IARC: NO 
Carcinogenicity - OSHA: NO 
Explanation Carcinogenicity: NONE
Signs/Symptoms Of Overexp: IRRITATION, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, GI DISTRESS,
LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, INFLAMMATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES, SHALLOW BREATHING.
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH THOROUGHLY W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR IF NEEDED. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK WATER &
INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY AS DIRECTED BY MEDICAL PERSONAL. NEVER GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.
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                   Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
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Steps If Matl Released/Spill: EVACUATE AREA OF ALL UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. CONTAIN &
ELIMINATE IT'S SOURCE SAFELY. TAKE UP & CONTAINERIZE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
Waste Disposal Method: DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.
UN2811.
Precautions-Handling/Storing: KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, WELL
VENTILATED, FIRE-RESISTANT LOCATION.
Other Precautions: DON'T BREATHE DUST. DON'T GET I EYES, SKIN/ON CLOTHING.
DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY.
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                             Control Measures
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Ventilation: HANDLE/TRANSFER IN AN APPROVED FUME HOOD/W/ADEQUATE
VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves: NEOPRENE/POLYVINYL CHLORIDE/EQUIVALENT 
Eye Protection: SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS 
Other Protective Equipment: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EYE WASH & SAFETY
EQUIPMENT.
Work Hygienic Practices: WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
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                            Transportation Data
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                               Disposal Data
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                                Label Data
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Label Required: YES 
Label Status: G 
Common Name: STIBIUM 
Special Hazard Precautions: TOXIC ON INHALATION/INGESTION. IRRITATING TO
MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INGESTION: CAN CAUSE POSSIBLE DEATH. IRRITATION,
VOMITING, DIARRHEA, GI DISTRESS, LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, INFLAMMATION OF MUCOUS
MEMBRANES, SHALLOW BREATHING.
Label Name: EM SCIENCE DIV OF EM INDUSTRIES INC 
Label Street: 480 DEMOCRAT RD 
Label P.O. Box: 70 
Label City: GIBBSTOWN 
Label State: NJ 
Label Zip Code: 08027-0070 
Label Country: US 
Label Emergency Number: 800-222-0342/609-354-9200 

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