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ABN 80 004 726 890 | MADE IN AUSTRALIA
Safety Data Sheet
Issued: December 18, 2015
Page 2 of 2
METAL-MAX
9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Appearance: Viscous pale blue - white liquid
Odour: Lime perfume
pH = 2 – 3
Vapour Pressure: N/K
Boiling Point : 100ºC
Freezing Point: < 0°C
Solubility in water: Infinitely miscible
Specific Gravity : 1.04
Evaporation rate : As water
% Volatile by vol: <1% VOC
10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Stable.
Metal-Max is mildly acidic. It should not be used in mild steel
or galvanised buckets. It should not be used on terrazzo,
marble or other reactive alkaline surfaces.
Hazardous polymerization: None.
11 TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Health Effects:
Acute -
Swallowed:
Irritating to the gastrointestinal tract.
Eye:
Irritation to eye if contact occurs.
Skin:
Principal route to of exposure is usually by skin contact.
May cause irritation after prolonged contact.
Inhalation:
No effects expected fhen using the liquid product
while wet. If dust from the dried product is inhaled, this can
be harmful to health.
Health Effects -
Chronic
: May cause skin irritation after
repeated skin contact.
Toxicity data: Not available for mixture. Typical toxicity values
for this type of product are: rat, oral LD50 > 5.0 g/kg;
rabbit, dermal LD50 > 5.0 g/kg.
(Note: this data is from published information. Agar Cleaning
Systems does not carry out animal tests).
12 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Ecotoxicity: No data available.
Persistence and degradability: Biodegradable and phosphate-
free.
Mobility: -
Advice: Prevent entry to natural waterways.
13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
For disposal, refer to State Land Waste Management authority.
14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION
UN No.: - not reg Class: - Packg.Group: -
Hazchem: -
15 REGULATORY INFORMATION
Poisons Schedule Number: Not classed as a poison.
16 OTHER INFORMATION
AICS Listing:
All components of Metal-Max are listed on the
Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS).
Date: This SDS issued on December 18, 2015 shall remain
valid for 5 years unless a new SDS is issued in the meantime.
Please contact Agar Cleaning Systems P/L to ensure you have
the latest version of this product’s SDS.
Abbreviations and Definitions of terms used:
<
less than
>
greater than
AICS
Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances
CAS
Chemical Abstracts Service (Registry Number)
COD Chemical Oxygen Demand
deg C Degrees Celsius
g
gram
g/L grams per litre
HSIS
Hazardous Substance Information System
kg
kilogram
L
Litre
LC50
The concentration of a material (inhaled) that
will be lethal to 50% of the test animals.
LD50
The dose (swallowed all at once) which is
lethal to 50% of a group of test animals.
m3
Cubic metre
mg
milligram
mg/m3 milligrams per cubic metre
miscible A liquid that mixes homogeneously with
another liquid
N/A
Not applicable
N/K
Not Known
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health
non-haz
Non- hazardous
PEL
Permissible Exposure Limit
ppb
Parts per billion
ppm
Parts per million
STEL Short term exposure limit
TLV
Threshold Limit Value
TWA
Time Weighted average
UN
United Nations (Number)
wt
weight
The information in this Data Sheet is based on our present
knowledge. However, this shall not constitute a guarantee for
any specific product features and shall not establish a legally
valid contractual relationship. As far as lawfully possible, Agar
Cleaning Systems accepts no liability for any loss, injury or
damage (including consequential loss) suffered or incurred by
any person as a consequence of reliance on the information
and advice contained herein.
End of SDS.