GEBAUER COMPANY
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
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ETHYL CHLORIDE
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I. IDENTIFICATION
TRADE NAME
SYNONYM
ETHYL CHLORIDE
REVISION DATE SEPTEMBER, 2001 BY S. WOJCIK, A. FRY
CHEMICAL
NAME
SYNONYMS
ETHYL CHLORIDE, CHLOROETHANE
HYDROCHLORIC ETHER
CAS NO.
75-00-3
CHEMICAL
FAMILY
HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON
FORMULA
C2H5Cl
II. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
PRINCIPAL HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS
CAS NO.
%
EXPOSURE LIMITS
ETHYL CHLORIDE
NPCA-HMIS RATINGS EPA HAZARD CATEGORIES: LISTS
HEALTH 1 CHRONIC HEALTH NO EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
FLAMMABILITY 4 ACUTE HEALTH YES SUBSTANCE: NO
REACTIVITY 0 FIRE HAZARD YES CERCLA HAZARDOUS
PERSONAL PROTECTION See Sec. PRESSURE HAZARD YES SUBSTANCE YES
VIII. REACTIVITY HAZARD NO TOXIC CHEMICALS YES
75-00-3
100
OSHA PEL: 1000 PPM
ACGIH TWA: 100 PPM
Skin; A3, See Section V.
III. PHYSICAL DATA
BOILING POINT:
54.1°F (12.3°C)
FREEZING POINT:
-213.5°F (-136.4°C)
EVAPORATION RATE:
GREATER THAN 1
VAPOR PRESSURE: at 68° F (20°C) = 20.1 psia (5.4 psig)
LIQUID DENSITY at 68°F (20°C) = 0.8950 g/ml
(BUTYL ACETATE = 1)
VAPOR DENSITY:
(AIR=1) at BP 2.2 at 77°F (25°C)
PERCENT VOLATILE BY VOLUME:
100
SOLUBILITY IN WATER:
SOLUABLE IN WATER AT CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.57g/108g WATER AT 68°F (20°C)
APPEARANCE AND ODOR:
COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A PUNGENT, ETHER-LIKE ODOR, LIQUID IS WATER WHITE
IV. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS
FLASH POINT(METHOD USED):
-45°F(-42.8°C) OC I -58°F(-50°C) CC
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE:
966°F (519°C)
FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE LIMITS IN AIR BY % VOLUME:
LOWER: 3.8
UPPER: 15.4
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXID