Praxair Material Safety Data Sheet
Product Name:
Supplier
/Manufacture:
Synonym:
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1. Chemical Product and Company Identification
Chemical Name:
Chloropentafluoroethane
Chemical Formula: C2CIF5
Chemical Family:
Phone:
Fax:
Emergencies: * 1-800-363-0042
905-803-1600
905-803-1682
Praxair Canada Inc.
1 City Centre Drive
Suite 1200
Mississauga, ON L5B 1M2
Telephone:
Product Name:
Halocarbon 115
MSDS# E-4669-H
Date: 10/15/2007
Halocarbon 115
Halocarbon 115
Chloropentafluoroethane, Refrigerant
Gas R115,
Monochloropentafluoroethane,
Halon-251, CFC-115
Halogenated Alkane,
*Call emergency numbers 24 hours a day only for spills, leaks, fire, exposure, or accidents involving this
product. For routine information, contact your supplier or Praxair sales representative.
Product Use:
Many.
2. Composition and Information on Ingredients
Chloropentafluoroethane
100
76-15-3
Not
available.
Not
available.
1000 ppm
TLV-TWA
(ACGIH)
LD50
(Species
&
Routes)
INGREDIENTS
CAS
NUMBER
% (VOL)
LC50
(Rat, 4 hrs.)
Emergency Overview
3. Hazards Identification
High-pressure gas. Can cause rapid suffocation. May cause dizziness and drowsiness.
Self-contained breathing apparatus may be required by rescue workers.
CAUTION!
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: TLV-TWA Data from 2007 Guide to Occupational Exposure Values (ACGIH).
TLV-TWAs should be used as a guide in the control of health hazards and not as fine lines between safe and
dangerous concentrations.
INHALATION:
EFFECTS OF A SINGLE (ACUTE) OVEREXPOSURE:
SKIN CONTACT:
SWALLOWING:
Asphyxiant. Effects are due to lack of oxygen. Moderate concentrations may cause
headaches, drowsiness, dizziness, excitation, excess salivation, vomiting, and
unconciousness. Lack of oxygen can kill.
Liquid may cause frostbite.
SKIN
ABSORPTION:
ROUTES OF
EXPOSURE:
Inhalation. Swallowing. Skin absorption. Skin contact. Eye contact.
Prolonged or widespread skin contact with the liquid may result in the absorption of harmful
amounts of material.
Copyright © 2004, Praxair Canada Inc.
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