ZIRCONIUM METAL, DRY

metal 

ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM METAL; ZIRCONIUM POWDER; ZIRCONIUM ELEMENT; UN 2008; Zr

Emergency Overview 

Color:  white to black 

Change in color: Not available

Physical Form: amorphous powder, solid, flakes

Physical Hazards:  Negligible fire and explosion hazard in bulk form. Dust/air mixtures may ignite or explode. Extremely flammable. May ignite on contact with water or air. May ignite if exposed to shock, friction or heating. 

Short Term:  no information is available 

Long Term:  lung damage 

Short Term:  allergic reactions 

Long Term:  allergic reactions, skin disorders 

Short Term:  no information is available 

Long Term:  no information is available 

Short Term:  no information on significant adverse effects 

Long Term:  no information on significant adverse effects 

This product may be regulated, have exposure limits or other information identified as the following: Zirconium compounds, n.o.s.

If adverse effects occur, remove to uncontaminated area. Give artificial respiration if not breathing. Get immediate medical attention. 

Wash skin with soap and water for at least 15 minutes while removing contaminated clothing and shoes. Get medical attention, if needed. Thoroughly clean and dry contaminated clothing and shoes before reuse. 

Flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Then get immediate medical attention. 

If a large amount is swallowed, get medical attention. 

See Section 9 for Flammability Properties 

Negligible fire and explosion hazard in bulk form. Dust/air mixtures may ignite or explode. May ignite if exposed to shock, friction or heating. Avoid friction and static electricity. Finely divided material may ignite spontaneously. May ignite on exposure to air. 

regular dry chemical, dry sand, lime, soda ash Large fires: Flood with water. Apply water from a protected location or from a safe distance. 

Do not get water inside container. Move container from fire area if it can be done without risk. Cool containers with water spray until well after the fire is out. Stay away from the ends of tanks. For fires in cargo or storage area: Cool containers with water from unmanned hose holder or monitor nozzles until well after fire is out. If this is impossible then take the following precautions: Keep unnecessary people away, isolate hazard area and deny entry. Let the fire burn. Use extinguishing agents appropriate for surrounding fire. Avoid inhalation of material or combustion by-products. 

Do not touch spilled material. Stop leak if possible without personal risk. Do not get water inside container. Small spills: Flood with water. Large spills: Dike for later disposal. Keep unnecessary people away, isolate hazard area and deny entry. 

Store and handle in accordance with all current regulations and standards. NFPA 482 Standard for Production, Processing, Handling, and Storage of Zirconium. Keep separated from incompatible substances. 

Component Exposure Limits 

Biological limit value 

Provide local exhaust ventilation system. Ventilation equipment should be explosion-resistant if explosive concentrations of material are present. Ensure compliance with applicable exposure limits. 

Eyes/Face Wear splash resistant safety goggles. Provide an emergency eye wash fountain and quick drench shower in the immediate work area. 

Wear appropriate chemical resistant clothing. 

Wear appropriate chemical resistant gloves. 

The following respirators and maximum use concentrations are drawn from NIOSH and/or OSHA. Measurement Element: Zirconium (Zr) 25 mg/m3 Any quarter-mask respirator. 50 mg/m3 Any particulate respirator equipped with an N95, R95, or P95 filter (including N95, R95, and P95 filtering facepieces) except quarter-mask respirators. The following filters may also be used: N99, R99, P99, N100, R100 or P100. Any powered, air-purifying respirator with a high-efficiency particulate filter. Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator equipped with an N100, R100, or P100 filter. Any supplied-air respirator. Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece. Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions - Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode. Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece that is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus operated in pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode. Escape - Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator equipped with an N100, R100, or P100 filter. Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus. 

hydrogen fluoride, aqua regia, hot phosphoric acid 

acids 

cold acids 

May ignite if exposed to shock, friction or heating. May ignite on contact with water or moist air. 

Avoid heat, flames, sparks and other sources of ignition. 

acids, bases, metal salts, halo carbons, metal oxides, combustible materials, metals, oxidizing materials, peroxides, 

ZIRCONIUM: ACID SOLUTIONS: Violent reaction. ALKALI HYDROXIDES: Explosion on heating. ALKALI METAL CARBONATES: Explosive reaction. ALKALI METAL SALTS (CHROMATES, DICHROMATES, MOLYBDATES, SULFATES, TUNGSTATES): Violent or explosive reaction. AQUA REGIA: Reacts. BORAX: Explosion on heating. CARBON DIOXIDE: Fire and explosion hazard. CARBON DIOXIDE AND NITROGEN: Ignites on heating. CARBON TETRACHLORIDE: Explosion. CUPRIC OXIDE: Explosion. FLAMMABLE GASES: Violent or explosive reaction. FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS: Violent or explosive reaction. HYDROGEN FLUORIDE: Reacts. IRON OXIDE (DUST): Exothermic reaction. LEAD: 10-70% zirconium alloy ignites on impact with hammer. LEAD OXIDE: Explosion. NITROGEN: Fire and explosion hazard. NITRYL FLUORIDE: Incandescent reaction. MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE: Fire and explosion hazard. ORGANIC PEROXIDES: Violent or explosive reaction. OXIDIZERS: Violent or explosive reaction. PHOSPHORIC ACID (HOT): Reacts. PHOSPHORUS: Incandescent reaction when heated in a vacuum. POTASSIUM BISULFATE: Fire and explosion hazard. POTASSIUM CHLORATE: Explosion on heating and ignition on impacts. POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE: Attacks metals. POTASSIUM NITRATE: Explosion on heating. SODIUM TETRABORATE (HYDRATED): Explosive reaction. SULFURIC ACID (HOT, CONCENTRATED): Attacks. ZIRCONIUM HYDROXIDE: Explosion reaction.

miscellaneous decomposition products 

Thermal decomposition products: miscellaneous decomposition products.

Will not polymerize. 

Component Analysis - LD50/LC50 

Component Carcinogenicity

skin disorders and allergies 

May cross the placenta May be excreted in breast milk. 

ZIRCONIUM No data available.

ZIRCONIUM: Pulmonary granulomas have been observed in zirconium workers Exposure of animals to zirconium compound dusts caused interstitial pneumonitis, peribronchial abscesses, peribronchial granuloma, and lobular pneumonia Fibrous lung changes and liver necrosis was observed in animals dosed intratracheally with various zirconium compounds.

ZIRCONIUM Some zirconium compounds may cause sensitization reactions in previously exposed persons.

ZIRCONIUM: Repeated contact with some zirconium compounds have produced hypersensitivity granulomas characterized by dusky red-brown papules The granulomas produced by insoluble zirconium salts may persist for years and are resistant to treatment where as those produced by soluble salts usually disappear within a few months.

ZIRCONIUM No data available.

ZIRCONIUM No data available.

ZIRCONIUM: Zirconium and its salts generally have low systemic toxicity Acutely poisoned animals showed progressive depression and decreased activity until death Pathologic observations included kidney and liver lesions.

ZIRCONIUM Subacute doses of zirconium compounds produced weight loss, weakness, diarrhea, liver damage, and death in animals.

Component Analysis - Aquatic Toxicity 

Dispose in accordance with all applicable regulations. Subject to disposal regulations: U.S. EPA 40 CFR 262. Hazardous Waste Number(s): D001. 

Component Waste Numbers 

ADR Tunnel Code Restrictions 

Component Marine Pollutants (IMDG) 

SARA Section 311/312 (40 CFR 370 Subparts B and C) 

Not listed under California Proposition 65 

Canadian WHMIS Ingredient Disclosure List (IDL) 

Germany Water Classification 

The listed component(s) of this material have been checked for country-specific published classifications according to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling (GHS). The results of the queries are displayed below. Please see the individual country listings, as additional interpretations or reference information may be available. For a reference list of H- or P-statements, please visit ChemADVISOR’s website at http://www.chemadvisor.com/product-resources/26-pure-substance-and-mixture-databases/247-ghs-hazard-and-physical-statements 

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No classification assigned. 

ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists; ADR - European Road Transport; AU - Australia; BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand; C - Celsius; CA - Canada; CAS - Chemical Abstracts Service; CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; CN - China; CPR - Controlled Products Regulations; DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; DOT - Department of Transportation; DSL - Domestic Substances List; EEC - European Economic Community; EINECS - European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances; EPA - Environmental Protection Agency; EU - European Union; F - Fahrenheit; IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer; IATA - International Air Transport Association; ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization; IDL - Ingredient Disclosure List; IDLH - Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health; IMDG - International Maritime Dangerous Goods; JP - Japan; Kow - Octanol/water partition coefficient; KR - Korea; LEL - Lower Explosive Limit; LOLI - List Of LIsts™ - ChemADVISOR’s Regulatory Database; MAK - Maximum Concentration Value in the Workplace; MEL - Maximum Exposure Limits; NFPA - National Fire Protection Agency; NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; NJTSR - New Jersey Trade Secret Registry; NTP - National Toxicology Program; NZ - New Zealand; OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration; PH - Philippines; RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; RID - European Rail Transport; RTECS - Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances®; SARA - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act; STEL - Short-term Exposure Limit; TDG - Transportation of Dangerous Goods; TSCA - Toxic Substances Control Act; TWA - Time Weighted Average; UEL - Upper Explosive Limit; US - United States 

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