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SAFETY DATA SHEET

in accordance with Globally Harmonized System of Classification of Chemicals

No.U-0210GHS-01
Identity (As Used on Label and List)
Revised Date:
Prepared Date: December 22, 2008

SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE (SF6)

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/PREPARATION AND OF THE
COMPANY/UNDERTAKING

1.1 Identification of the substance or preparation

Trade name: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE (SF6)
Chemical name: SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE

1.2 Use of the substance/preparation

gas insulator

1.3 Company/undertaking identification

Manufacturer's Name:
ASAHI GLASS CO., LTD.
Chemicals Company
Address:
1-12-1, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8405, JAPAN
Telephone Number for Information:
+81-3-3218-5479
Facsimile Number for Information:
+81-3-3218-7854

2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

Application of the classification rules in GHS

PHYSICAL HAZARDS
Flammable gases not classified
Oxidizing gases not classified
Gases under pressure Compressed gases

HEALTH HAZARDS
Aspiration toxicity not classified
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Signal word：Warning
Hazard statement
Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated.

3. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

Components
CAS-No Name % weight
2551-62-4 Sulfur Hexafluoride >99.9

4. FIRST-AID MEASURES

INHALATION:
Remove to fresh air. Give artificial respiration if not breathing.
Give oxygen if breathing is difficult. Call a physician.
SKIN CONTACT:
For exposure to liquid, immediately warm frostbite area with warm water (not to exceed 40deg.C).
In case of massive exposure, remove clothing while showering with warm water. Call a physician.
EYE CONTACT:
In case of splash contamination, immediately flush eyes thoroughly with warm water for at least 15
minutes. Seek the advice of a physician, preferably an ophthalmologist, immediately.
SWALLOWING:
This product is a gas at normal temperature and pressure.

5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES

• Suitable extinguishing media:

Sulfur Hexafluoride cannot catch fire. Use dry chemical, foam, or water spray as
appropriate for surrounding fire and materials.
• Unsuitable extinguish media/methods: none
• Combustion product or gases:
This product is non-flammable. However, if involved in a fire or if overheated, there is a
risk of generation of toxic degradation products such as hydrogen fluoride, fluorides and
sulfur oxides..
• Special Fire Fighting Procedures
Wear self-contained breathing apparatus in confined areas or when exposed to combustion
products.
• Additional information

Evacuate all personnel from danger area. Immediately deluge containers with water spray
from maximum distance until cool, and then move containers away from fire area if
without risk. Container may rupture due to heat of fire. No part of a container should be
subjected to a temperature higher than 40deg.C. Most containers are provided with a
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pressure relief device designed to vent contents when they are exposed to elevated
temperature.

6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES

Personal precautions:
Ensure adequate ventilation.
Evacuate non essential personnel.
Environmental precautions:
Collect contaminated water/firefighting water separately.
Do not wash away into shower or waterway.
Methods for cleaning up/taking up:
Ventilate the area
Additional information:
Information for safe handling looks up chapter 7.
Information for disposal looks up chapter 13.
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7. HANDLING AND STORAGE

Personal precautions:
Ensure adequate ventilation.
Evacuate non essential personnel.
Environmental precautions:
Collect contaminated water/firefighting water separately.
Do not wash away into shower or waterway.
Methods for cleaning up/taking up:
Ventilate the area
Additional information:
Information for safe handling looks up chapter 7.
Information for disposal looks up chapter 13.

8. EXPOSURE CONTROL / PERSONAL PROTECTION

Ingredients with occupational exposure limits to be monitored

Ingredient name: Sulfur Hexafluoride
MAK-Values (2006): 1000ppm
ACGIH (2006) TLV-TWA: 1000ppm

Exposure controls
occupational exposure controls
Engineering Controls:
Ventilation

• LOCAL EXHAUST: Preferred.

• MECHANICAL: Acceptable.
• SPECIAL: Not applicable.
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Personal protection
• Respiratory protection: Select in accordance with the provincial regulations or guidelines.
Selection should also be based on the current CSA Standard Z94.4, "Selection, care and use
of respirators". Respirators should be approved by NIOSH and MSHA.
• Hand protection: Preferred for cylinder handling and to prevent liquid exposure.
• Eye protection: Select in accordance with the current CSA Standard Z94.3, "Industrial eye
and face protection", and any provincial regulations or guidelines.

• Other Protective Clothing or Equipment: Metatarsal shoes for cylinder handling. Select
in accordance with the current CSA Standard Z195, "Protective foot wear", and any
provincial regulations or guidelines.

9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Appearance and Odor: Colorless, odorless gas at normal temperature and pressure.
Boiling Point: -63.8deg.C (sublimation)
Flash Point (Method Used): Non-flammable
Flammable Limits: LEL = N/A; UEL = N/A
Specific Gravity (H2O = 1): 1.88 at -50.8deg.C
Vapor Pressure: 2.10MPa at 21deg.C
Melting Point: -50.8deg.C at 0.224MPa.
Vapor Density (Air = 1): 5.11
Evaporation Rate (n-butylacetate): N/A
Solubility in Water: Negligible

10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY

Stability: Stable

Conditions to avoid: Temperatures in excess of 800deg.C.

Materials to avoid (Incompatibilities): Explodes violently in contact with Disilane

Hazardous decomposition products: Thermal decomposition may produce toxic fumes of fluorides
and sulfur oxides.

11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Acute toxicity:
ANIMAL DATA:
Toxic Intravenous:
Rabbit LD50 5,790 mg/kg
Effects of repeated (chronic) overexposure: No evidence of adverse effects from available
information.
Other effects of overexposure: Decomposition products generated at high temperatures may
irritating.
Significant laboratory data with possible relevance to human health hazard evaluation:
None currently known.
Carcinogenicity
• NTP: N/E
• IARC Monographs: N/E
• OSHA Regulated: N/E
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12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Biodegradability: N/D
Bioaccumulation: N/D

Other information:

Global Warming Potential: 22,200(2001) (CO2=1.0, integral period =100years)

13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

Prevent waste from contaminating surrounding environment. Keep personnel away. Discard any
product, residue, disposable container or liner in an environmentally acceptable manner.
Comply with all EU, national and local regulations.

14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION

• UN No. 1080
• UN class: 2.2
• Proper Sipping Name: SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE
• ADR / RID: Class: 2.2
• IMDG: Class: 2.2
• ICAO / IATA: Class: 2.2.

15. REGULATORY INFORMATION

Ensure this materials in compliance with federal requirements and ensure conformity to local
regulation.

Other information
Classification
• EEC Classification: Not classified
Hazard symbol: Not classified
Risk phrases: Not classified
Safety phrases: Not classified

Regulations
TSCA Status:
This substance is listed in the TSCA Inventory Regulations.
Council Directive 92/32/EEC Status:
This substance is listed in the EINECS.
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16. OTHER INFORMATION

N/D: no data
N/A: not applicable
N/E: not established
MAK: maximum workplace concentration
ACGIH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

Changes were made in sections:

The product is not designed for special applications such as pharmaceutical, medical use.
This Safety Data Sheet is offered only for your information, consideration and investigation. Asahi
Glass Co., Ltd. provides no warranties, either express or implied, and assumes no responsibility for
the accuracy or completeness of the data contained herein.