3M United Kingdom Plc 3M Centre Cain Road BRACKNELL Berkshire RG12 8HT UNITED KINGDOM ======================================================================== Safety Data Sheet ======================================================================== MSDS ID 16-0006-3 Release Date: 29/04/09 Version : 09.00 Supersedes Date 28/11/07 Printed : 29/04/09 Page 1 of 11 1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION AND COMPANY/UNDERTAKING ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.1 Tradename: 3M EGC-1700 Novec Electronic Coating 1.2 Intended Use of Product: Electronic coating fluid for professional use. 1.3 3M Product ID: 98-0212-2994-7 1.4 Contact Address: 3M United Kingdom PLC 3M Ireland Ltd. 3M Centre, Cain Road, The Iveagh Building, The Park Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 8HT Carrickmines, Dublin 18 1.5 E-mail Address and Emergency Contact Number: tox.uk@mmm.com +44 (0)1344 858 000 2 HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Risk Phrases: 3M This product is not classified as hazardous according to EU Directive 1999/45/EC. 3 COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ingredient name and classification CAS number Percentage ------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------- Methyl nonafluoroisobutyl ether 163702-08-7 20 - 80 3M Classification: R53 Methyl nonafluorobutyl ether 163702-07-6 20 - 80 3M Classification: R53 Fluoroaliphatic polymer +(6430) Trade Secret 1 - 3 4 FIRST-AID MEASURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.1 Eye Contact: Flush eyes with large amounts of water. If signs/symptoms persist, get medical attention. 4.2 Skin Contact: Wash affected area with soap and water. If signs/symptoms develop, get medical attention. 4.3 Inhalation: If signs/symptoms develop, remove person to fresh air. If signs/symptoms persist, get medical attention. 4.4 Ingestion: If signs/symptoms develop, get medical attention. No need for first aid is anticipated. 5 FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.1 Suitable Extinguishing Media: Not specified. 5.2 Unsuitable Extinguishing Media: Not specified. 5.3 Exposure Hazards: No unusual fire or explosion hazards are anticipated. Exposure to extreme heat can give rise to thermal decomposition. Material will not burn. 5.4 Combustion Products from Fire: Not determined. 5.5 Fire-Fighting Procedures: Water may be used to blanket the fire. Wear full protective equipment and a self-contained breathing apparatus. No unusual effects are anticipated during fire extinguishing operations. Avoid breathing the products and substances that may result from the thermal decomposition of the product or the other substances in the fire zone. Keep containers cool with water spray when exposed to fire to avoid rupture. 6 ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.1 Personal Precautions: Please observe precautions from other sections of this Safety Data Sheet. 6.2 Methods for Cleaning up: Evacuate unprotected and untrained personnel from hazard area. The spill should be cleaned up by qualified personnel. Ventilate the area with fresh air. Contain spill. Working from around the edges of the spill inward, cover with bentonite, vermiculite, or commercially available inorganic absorbent material. Mix in sufficient absorbent until it appears dry. Collect as much of the spilled material as possible. Clean up residue with an appropriate organic solvent. Read and follow safety precautions on the solvent label and health and safety data sheet. Place in a metal container approved for transportation by appropriate authorities. Seal the container. Dispose of collected material as soon as possible. 7 HANDLING AND STORAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.1 Precautions for Safe Handling: Keep container tightly closed. For industrial or professional use only. Contents may be under pressure, open carefully. Store work clothes separately from other clothing, food and tobacco products. No smoking: Smoking while using this product can result in contamination of the tobacco and/or smoke and lead to the formation of hazardous decomposition products. Avoid continuous exposure of the material to extreme conditions of heat, i.e., above 150 C (welding, open flame, misuse or equipment failure). Avoid exceeding a watt density of 50 watts/inch2 from a heater surface. Continuous exposure to 150 C results in very slight decomposition of this product, therefore, is a very conservative use temperature threshold. Applications involving exposure of the fluid to temperatures exceeding 150 C or watt densities exceeding 50 watts/inch2 have been safety impl 7.2 Precautions for Safe Storage: Store away from strong bases. - Ventilation: Keep container in a well-ventilated area. - Incompatible Materials/Conditions: Store away from heat. 8 EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.1 Recommended Ventilation: Use with appropriate local exhaust ventilation. Provide appropriate local exhaust ventilation at transfer points. Provide appropriate local exhaust when product is heated. For those situations where the fluid might be exposed to extreme overheating due to misuse or equipment failure, use with appropriate local exhaust ventilation sufficient to maintain levels of thermal decomposition products below their exposure guidelines. Use general dilution ventilation and/or local exhaust ventilation to control airborne exposures to below Occupational Exposure Limits. If ventilation is not adequate, use respiratory protection equipment. 8.2 Exposure Limits: None of the substances in the section 3 ingredient list are listed in the EH40 Exposure Limit Inventory. 8.3 Exposure Controls: 8.3.1 Eye Protection: Avoid eye contact. The following should be worn alone or in combination, as appropriate, to prevent eye contact: Safety glasses with side shields. 8.3.2 Hand Protection: Avoid skin contact with hot material. Wear appropriate gloves when handling this material to prevent thermal burns. The following glove material(s) are recommended: Nitrile rubber. 8.3.3 Skin Protection: Not specified. 8.3.4 Respiratory Protection: Under normal use conditions, airborne exposures are not expected to be significant enough to require respiratory protection. If thermal degradation products are expected, use fullface supplied air respirator. 8.3.5 Ingestion: Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product. Wash exposed areas thoroughly with soap and water. 9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Appearance and Odour: Colourless liquid with slight ethereal odour. - pH: Not applicable - Boiling point/boiling range: 61 0C - Melting point/melting range: -135 0C - Flash point: Not applicable - Autoflammability: 405 0C - Flammable Limits - LEL: None - Flammable Limits - UEL: None - Vapour pressure: 26931 Pa (at 25 :C) - Water Solubility: < 12 ppm - Specific gravity: 1.5 (Water=1) - Vapour density: 8.6 (Air=1) - Volatile organic compounds: Not determined. - Evaporation rate: Not determined. - Viscosity: 0.6 mPa.s (at 23 :C) - Percent Volatile: 98 % 10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.1 Stability and Reactivity: Stable. Hazardous polymerisation will not occur. 10.2 Conditions to Avoid: None known. 10.3 Materials to Avoid: Strong bases. 10.4 Hazardous Decomposition: Hydrogen fluoride - At Elevated Temperatures. Perfluoroisobutylene (PFIB) - At Elevated Temperatures. Decomposition of this product at temperatures above 300 degrees C can form perfluoroisobutylene (PFIB), but PFIB will only accumulate with continuous exposure to excessive heat in a sealed vessel. The formation rate for PFIB is about 1000 times less than the rate for primary thermal decomposition products such as HF. During normal use conditions, no health hazard is associated with the use of this material due to PFIB exposure. 11 TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11.1 Effects from Eye Contact: Contact with the eyes during product use is not expected to result in significant irritation. 11.2 Effects from Skin Contact: Contact with the skin during product use is not expected to result in significant irritation. 11.3 Effects from Inhalation: If thermal decomposition occurs: - May be harmful if inhaled. 11.4 Effects from Ingestion: No health effects are expected. 11.5 Other Effects and Information: - Hydrogen fluoride has an ACGIH Threshold Limit Value of 3 parts per million (as fluoride) as a Ceiling Limit and an OSHA PEL of 3 ppm of fluoride as an eight hour Time-Weighted Average and 6 ppm of fluoride as a Short Term Exposure Limit. The odour threshold for HF is 0.04 ppm, providing good warning properties for exposure. 12 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12.1 Environmental Data: Not determined. 12.2 Mobility in Soil and Water: Not determined. 12.3 Persistence/Biodegradability: This substance has chemical moieties that are resistant to biodegradation and is likely to only undergo partial biodegradation in the environment. 12.4 Bioaccumulation Potential: Not determined. 12.5 Ecotoxicity Data: AQUATIC TOXICITY: Testing results indicate that this product has insignificant toxicity to aquatic organisms at its saturation point (Lowest LC50, EC50, or IC50 > substance water solubility). This substance is highly volatile and has a high Henry's Law constant and is thus expected to move rapidly through vaporization from solution in an aquatic compartment or from a soil surface in a terrestrial compartment to the atmosphere. ATMOSPHERIC FATE: Zero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP). Atmospheric Lifetime: approximately 4.7 yr and 3.7 yr for n-butyl and isobutyl isomers, respectively. Global Warming Potential (GWP): 320 (100 year ITH, WMO 1998 method). Atmospheric degradation products are expected to include: for methyl nonafluoroisobutyl ether: predominantly iso-perfluorobutyric acid, CO2, HF, and perhaps also CF3COOH; for methyl nonafluorobutyl ether; n-perfluorobutyric acid, CO2, and HF. NOTE: The environmental data and statements provided on this document apply to methyl nonafluoroisobutyl ether and methyl nonafluorobutyl ether only. Environmental data have not been determined for the fluoroaliphatic polymer. ric Lifetime: approximately 4.7 yr and 3.7 yr for n-butyl and isobutyl isomers, respectively. Global Warming Potential (GWP): 320 (100 year ITH, WMO 1998 method). Atmospheric degradation products are expected to include: for methyl nonafluoroisobutyl ether: predominantly iso-perfluorobutyric acid, CO2, HF, and perhaps also CF3COOH; for methyl nonafluorobutyl ether; n-perfluorobutyric acid, CO2, and HF. NOTE: The environmental data and statements provided on this document apply to methyl nonafluoroisobutyl ether and methyl nonafluorobutyl ether only. Environmental data have not been determined for the fluoroaliphatic polymer. 12.6 Ecofate Data: See information in Section 3.3 - Potential Environmental Effects 12.7 Special statements for 2001/58/EC: Not determined. 12.8 Other Effects and Information: The high potential of this substance to move from water to the atmosphere means its potential to bioconcentrate is likely to disappear rapidly from aerobic environments. Take precautions to prevent direct release of this product to the environment. 13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13.1 Product as Sold: As a disposal alternative, incinerate in an industrial or commercial facility in the presence of a combustible material. Combustion products will include HF. Facility must be capable of handling halogenated materials. To reclaim or return, check product label for contact. 13.2 Product in Use: Not determined. 13.3 Product after Use: Not determined. 13.4 Product Packaging: Not determined. 13.5 Potential for Recycling: Reclaim if feasible. 13.6 Special Instructions: Since regulations vary, consult applicable regulations or authorities before disposal. 14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transport Details: Please see the Annex to this document in which all transportation information is given. 15 REGULATORY INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Label Version Number: 005.00 Symbol(s): None. Risk Phrases: 3M This product is not classified as hazardous according to EU Directive 1999/45/EC. Safety Phrases: None. Disclosable Ingredients: No ingredients required on the label. Product Certifications: EINECS - Limited 16 OTHER INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16.1 Complete list of risk phrases: None. 16.2 Limitations on Use of Product: For industrial or professional use only. 16.3 Reissue date/Reason for reissue: Updated all sections. 16.4 Regulatory Information: The following UK Regulations as amended may affect the product as supplied: The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for supply) Regulations, as amended; The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996, as amended; The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999 as amended; The Special Waste Regulations 1996, as amended; The Environmental Protection Act, 1990, as amended; The Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974, as amended. The information on this Safety Data Sheet is based on our experience and is correct to the best of our knowledge at the date of publication, but we do not accept any liability for any loss, damage or injury resulting from its use (except as required by law). The information may not be valid for any use not referred to in this Data Sheet or use of the product in combination with other materials. For these reasons, it is important that customers carry out their own test to satisfy themselves as to the suitability of the product for their own intended applications. This product is not hazardous for transportation.