Product Name: General Purpose Viscosity
Standards
Revision Date: March 6, 2008
Page 1 of 9
MSDS ref CII08-035
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION 1
PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
PRODUCT
Product name: General Purpose Viscosity Standards
Alternate description/ brand: N2
Product description: Hydrocarbon liquid mixture of n-decane and tetradecane
Product code: 9727-C22
Intended use: Viscometer calibration standard
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION
Supplier:
Cannon Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road
State College, Pennsylvania 16803
Product Technical Information: (814) 353-8000
Product MSDS Information: (814) 353-8000
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
24-Hour Transportation Emergency: (800) 255-3924 Domestic CHEM-TEL Inc.
24-Hour Health Emergency: +1 (813) 248-0585 Overseas CHEM-TEL Inc. (please call collect)
SECTION 2
COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
OSHA Hazardous Substance(s) or Complex Substance(s)
OSHA HAZARD
COMPONENT
Combustible
Hydrocarbon liquid
Irritant
Hydrocarbon liquid
Ingestion (aspiration hazard)
Hydrocarbon liquid
This product is classified as an irritant based on the presence of:
n-decane, CAS# 124-18-5, <5%
SECTION 3
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE:
Acute effects
Eye:
Irritant
Skin:
Irritant; can be absorbed through the skin
Inhalation:
High vapor/aerosol concentrations (attainable at elevated temperatures) are irritating
to the eyes and the respiratory tract, and may cause headaches, dizziness,
anesthesia, drowsiness, unconsciousness, and other central nervous system effects.
This information relates only to the specific material designated and may not be valid for such material used in combination with any other materials or in any process. The information
and recommendations contained herein is compiled from suppliers’ MSDS and are accurate and reliable to the best of Cannon Instrument Company’s knowledge and belief as of the
indicated revision date.