Zinc Stearate

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Safety Data Sheet【1. Chemical product and company identification 】
Chemical substance name:Product name:Company name:
Address:
Associated department:
Telephone number:
Emergency contact number:
FAX number:
Recommended use:

Zinc stearate (Fatty acids, C16-18, zinc salts)
Zinc Stearate-H50
Zinc Stearate-H
Zinc Stearate-AS
Dainichi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
7-3-4, Nakaishikiri-cho, Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka-fu,
579-8014, Japan
Technical department+81-72-985-1851+81-72-985-1851+81-72-987-0170
Additives for resinLubricants for powder metallurgy【2. Hazards identification 】
1. GHS classification
a. Physical hazards
Flammable solids:
Pyrophoric solids:
Self-heating substances and mixtures:
Substances and mixture which, incontact with water, emit flammablegases:
Corrosive to metals:
b. Health hazards
Acute toxicity (oral):Acute toxicity (dermal):Acute toxicity (gases):
Acute toxicity (vapors):
Acute toxicity (dusts and mists):
Skin corrosion/irritation:
Serious eye damage / eye irritation:
Respiratory sensitization:
Skin sensitization:
Germ cell mutagenicity:
Carcinogenicity:Reproductive toxicity:
STOT-single exposure:
STOT-repeated exposure:Classification not possible
Classification not possible
Classification not possible
Classification not possible
Classification not possible

Not classified
Classification not possible
Not applicable
Classification not possible
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Classification not possible
Not classified
Not classified
Classification not possible
Classification not possible
Classification not possible
Classification not possible

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Aspiration hazard:
c. Environmental hazardsAcute aquatic hazard:
Chronic aquatic hazard:
Hazardous to the ozone layer:

Classification not possible

Classification not possible
Classification not possible
Not applicable

2. Label elements
Signal words:
Hazard pictogram:
Hazard statement
Precautionary statement

Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available【3. Composition/Information on ingredients 】
Substance/Mixture:
Chemical substance name:
CAS number:
ENCS number:
EINECS number:

Substance
Zinc stearate(Fatty acids, C16-18, zinc salts)
557-05-1 (91051-01-3)(2)-615
209-151-9 (293-049-4)【4. First-aid measures 】
IN EACH CASES OF FOLLOWING EMERGENCIES, VICTIMS SHOULD BE TREATED BY PARTICULARFIRST-AID MEASURES AS FOLLOW
In eyes:

Flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Then
get immediate medical advice.

On skin:Wash skin with soap and water for at least 15 minutes whileremoving contaminated clothing and shoes. Get medicaladvice, if needed. Thoroughly clean and dry contaminatedclothing and shoes before reuse.

Inhalation:

If adverse effects occur, remove to uncontaminated area.
Give artificial respiration if not breathing. If breathing isdifficult, oxygen should be administered by qualifiedpersonnel. Get immediate medical advice.

Ingestion:

If large amount is swallowed, get medical advice.

【5. Fire-fighting measures 】
Suitable Extinguishing media:

Water spray, foam-extinguisher, powder-extinguisher anddry chemical

Inappropriate extinguishing media:

Straight stream water

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Flammable properties：

Slight fire hazard.
Dust/air mixtures may ignite or explode.

Special protective actions for fire-fighters:

Take away a product container from a fire if possible.
Keep containers cool with a plenty of water after fire
extinction.
Fire-fighters should wear an appropriate respiratory
apparatus and protective clothes for chemical.

【6. Accidental release measures 】
Personal precautions:Use proper protective equipment as indicated in Section 8.
Avoid direct contact with the spilled or leaked material.
Avoid inhaling this product in the air (Powder dust).

Methods and materials for containment and cleaningup:

Rake spills with a broom and collect it in appropriate
container.
Store the container in a cool and dry place until it disposes.
Ventilate the area where this product was released.

Environmental precautions:

Avoid flowing out to the rivers, household drains and otherenvironment.

【7. Handling and storage 】
Handling:

Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothes.
Wash hands carefully after handling this product.
Prohibit open flames while handling this product.
Avoid deposition of this product.
Use dust explosion-proof electrical equipment and light
fixtures.
Do not eat, drink or smoke while handling this product.

Storage:

Store this product in well-ventilated, dry and cool place.
Please make sure that the storage is not close to open flames,sparks and heat.
Please make sure that the container of this product is tightly
closed when store this product.

【8. Exposure controls/Personal protection 】
Component Exposure Limit
NIOSH:
OSHA (US):Engineering controls:

10 mg/m3 TWA total dust; 5 mg/m3 TWA respirable dust
15 mg/m3 TWA total dust; 5 mg/m3 TWA respirable dust
Eye washer and safety shower should be placed in storages
where this product is stored and in buildings where thisproduct is handled.

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Ventilation:

Personal protective equipment
Hands:
Eyes:
Skin and Body:
Respiratory:

Provide local exhaust ventilation system. Ventilationequipment should be explosion-resistant if explosive
concentrations of material are present. Ensure compliancewith applicable exposure limits.

Wear appropriate protective gloves.
Wear appropriate safety glasses.
Wear appropriate protective clothes.
Wear air-purifying respirator with a tight-fitting facepiece
and a high-efficiency particular filter.

【9. Physical and chemical properties 】
Appearance:
Odor:
Odor threshold:pH:
Melting point and freezing point:
Initial boiling point and boiling range:
Flash point (Open cup):
Evaporation rate (Butyl acetate =1):
Flammability (solids, gas):
Lower explosive limits:
Upper explosive limits:
Vapor pressure:
Vapor density (Air =1):

White solid (powder)
Slightly distinct odor
No data available
No data available
120- 128℃
No data available>277℃ (>531℉)
No data available
No data available
30% (In the air) or 45-50 mg/L
No data available
No data available
No data available

Specific gravity or density:

1.1 g/cm3Solubility:
Partition coefficient: n-octanol/water:
Auto-ignition temperature:
Decomposition temperature:
Viscosity:

0.9 mg/L in water at 20℃
log Pow = 1.2
420℃ (788℉)
No data available
No data available【10. Stability and reactivity 】
Reactivity:
Chemical stability:
Conditions to avoid:

Not in particular.
Stable in general condition.
Avoid contact with incompatible materials.
Avoid heat, flames, sparks and other sources of ignition.
If dry, it can be charged electrostatically by swirling,
pneumatic transport, pouring, etc.

Incompatible materials:
Hazardous decomposition product:
Possibility of hazardous reactions:
Heating or combustion reaction:

Bases, Oxidizing materials
Oxides of zinc and carbon
HazardousThis product will form hazardous fume of oxides of zinc andcarbon on heating or burning.

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Safety Data Sheet【11. Toxicological information 】
Acute toxicity (Oral):Based on EC (2008), Oral Rat LD50 is larger than
5000mg/kg, therefore classified as "Not classified".

Acute toxicity (Dermal):Acute toxicity (Gases):
Acute toxicity (Vapors):
Acute toxicity (Dusts and mists):

No data available
Not applicableNot applicable
Based on EC (2008), Dermal Rat LC50 is larger than
200mg/kg, therefore classified as "No classified".
Based on NITE (2006), classified as "Not classified".
Based on NITE (2006), classified as "Not classified".
No data available
Based on EC (2008), EU-Risk Assesment Report concluded
that "zinc distearate is no like to be skin sensitising",
therefore classified as "Not classified".
Based on EC (2008), zinc distearate does not have genetic
toxicity in vivo and in vitro , therefore classified as "Not
No data available
No data available
Based on NITE (2006), classified as "Not classified".
No data available
No data available

Skin corrosion/irritation:
Serious eye damage / Eye irritation:
Respiratory sensitization:
Skin sensitization:

Germ cell mutagenicity:
Carcinogenicity:
Reproductive toxicity:
STOT-single exposure:
STOT-repeated exposure:
Aspiration hazard:
Component analysis - LD50/LC50：
RTECE acute toxicity：
Inhalation (Dust)Acute exposure：

Chronic exposure：

Skin contact
Acute exposure：
Chronic exposure：

Dermal LD50 Rabbit > 2000mg/kg
Oral LD50 Rat > 5000mg/kg
Oral LD50 Rat > 10g/kg

May cause irritation, coughing and difficulty breathing.
Inhalation of fine dust has produced pneumonia and death ininfants.
Other effects reported in insufflated dogs included loss ofappetite, fever with pneumonitis, peribronchitis andreduction in alveolar size.
A single case if chronic pneumoconiosis and subsequent
fatal lung disease has been reported in a worker exposed for
29 years to zinc stearate.
Symptoms included gradually increasing dyspnea andproductive cough.
Additional effects reported from prolonged inhalation oflarge amounts include cyanosis, progressive chemical
pneumonitis, emphysema, pulmonary edema, and pulmonary

Contact may cause redness. No irritation on intact or broken
skin was noted in rats after 24 hours.
A papular, pustular eczema due to blockage of the sebaceous
glands has been reported in workers packing zinc stearate.
Irritant granulomas and a single case of contact dermatitis
have also been reported.

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Eye contact
Acute exposure：
Chronic exposure：Contact may cause irritation with redness and pain.
No data available

Ingestion
Acute exposure：
Chronic exposure：

Large dose may cause abdominal spasms and diarrhea.
No data available【12. Ecological information 】
Ecotoxicity
Aquatic ecotoxicity:

Terrestrial ecotoxicity:
Persistence and degradability:
Bioaccumulative potential:
Mobility in soil:
Hazardous to the ozone layer:

Based on EC (2008), EU-Risk Assesment Report concluded
that "the acute aquatic toxicity of zinc distearate is order ofmagnitude above the water solubility limitof thiscompound". However, this conclusion is not enoughevidence to classify the aquatic toxicity of zinc distearate,
therefore classification is not possible.
No data available
No data available
No data available
No data available
No data available【13. Disposal considerations 】
Do NOT dump this product in the environment or in the household waste. Before disposal or incineration, contents of thisproduct should be neutralized or stabilized if it’s possible.
Obey local/regional/national/international regulations about the disposal or the incineration of this product (both contentsand containers).

【14. Transport information 】
UN number:
US DOT:
TDG:
ADR:
RID:
IATA:
ICAO:
IMDG:
Marine pollutant:Particular safety measures for transportation:

Not Applicable on UN classification
No classification assigned
No classification assigned
No classification assigned
No classification assigned
No classification assigned
No classification assigned
No classification assigned
Not applicable
Avoid damage to the container while loading this product.
Do not put heavy objects on top of this product.
Load carefully to prevent the collapse of cargo.
Avoid direct sunlight to this product during transport.

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Safety Data Sheet【15. Regulatory information 】
Inventory information
Inventory Name
StatusZinc stearate
Registry Number

Fatty acids, C16-18, zinc salts
StatusRegistry Number

AICS (Australia):

Present━

Unlisted━

DSL (Canada):

Present━

Unlisted━

IECSC (China):

Present

30048

Present

41808

EINECS (EU):

Present

209-151-9

Present

293-049-4

ENCS (Japan):Present(2)-615

Present(2)-615

KECL (Korea):

PresentKE-26418

Unlisted━

INSQ (Mexico):

Present━

Unlisted━

NZIoC (New Zealand):Present

HSR003105

Present━

PICCS (Philippines):

Present━

Present━

HPV Chemicals (Turkey):

Present

209-151-9

Present286-484-6

Inventory (Turkey):

Present

EC No. 209-151-9

Present

EC No. 293-049-4

TSCA (U.S.A.):

Present━

Unlisted━【16. Other Information 】
Manufacturer information
Manufacturer name:
Address:
Telephone number:
Emergency contact number:
FAX number:
References1

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7National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE). (2006). Zinc stearate [Data file].

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National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE). (2006). Classification result e(ID801900) [Data file]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.safe.nite.go.jp/english/files/ghs_xls/classification_result_e(ID801-900).xls.

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Key/ Legend
ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
AICS - Australia Inventory of Chemical Substances
ADR - European Road Transport
CAS - Chemical Abstracts Service
DSL - Domestic Substances List℃ - degree Celsius
EINECS - European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (European Union)
ENCS - Existing and New Chemical Substances (Japan)
GHS - Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
HPV - High Production Volume
HS code - Harmonized System code
IATA - International Air Transport Association
ICAO - International Civil Aviation OrganizationIECSC - Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (China)
IMDG - International Maritime Dangerous Goods
INSQ - National Inventory of Chemical Substances (Mexico)
IUCLID - International Uniform Chemical Information Database
KECL - Korea Existing Chemicals Inventory
NITE - National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
LD50 - Lethal Dose, 50% or Median Lethal DoseLOLI - List Of ListsTM-ChemADVISOR's Regulatory Database
NZIoC - New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals
PICCS - Philippines Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances
RTECS - Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances®
RID - European Rail Transport
STOT - Specific Target Organ Toxicity
TDG - Transportation of Dangerous Goods
TLV - Threshold Limit Value
TSCA - Toxic Substances Control Act (U.S.A.)
TWA - Time Weighted Average
UN - United Nations
US DOT - United States Department of Transportation
Manufacture disclaimer
All information given in this SDS is based on the data which is considered to be accurate, but the information do notguarantee enough safety. All chemical material may have an unknown hazard to human and conditions of methods ofhandling , storage, use and disposal of the product are beyond suppliers' control; therefore all risks and consequences ofuse the product are on users' responsibilities and users need to set appropriate safety measures for special use.
In addition, all classification in this SDS was written in accordance with the GHS classification of the fifth revised
edition. However, GHS mentioned that countries are free to determine which of the building blocks will be applied indifferent parts of label elements and building blocks. Therefore, many countries set own requirements of label elements
and building blocks. In the cases of export from Japan or use in other countries, SDSs and labels are needed, which arein accordance with the local laws and regulations of exporting countries or user countries. Please contact supplier
beforehand for checking SDSs and labels are suitable for the local laws and regulations.

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