TABLE OF CONTENTS SYNONYMS: CLORURO FERRICO (Spanish); EINECS No. 231-729-4; EISENTRICHLORID (German); FERRIC CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS; FERRIC CHLORIDE, HEXAHYDRATE; FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLID; FERROUS(III) CHLORIDE; FLORES MARTIS; IRON (III) CHLORIDE; IRON PERCHLORIDE; IRON TRICHLORIDE; PERCHLORURE de FER (French)
IDENTIFICATION:
CAS: 7705-08-0
DOT ID: UN1773 (anhydrous); UN2582 (solution)
Hazard Class or Division: 8 (CORROSIVE MATERIAL)
ERG Guide: 157 (UN 1773); 154 (UN2582)
Formula: FeCl 3
RTECS No: LJ9100000
Properties: Brown, black, or greenish black corrosive solid. Odorless. Sinks and mixes with water.
Uses: Patinating, engraving and etching metal surfaces; for treating sewage and industrial wastes;
HEALTH & SAFETY INFORMATION
Corrosive to eyes, skin, and respiratory tract. Corrosive if ingested. Inhalation of fume or dust may cause lung edema; the effects may be delayed.
Exposure Limits:
ACGIH TLV: 1 mg[Fe]/m 3 TWA as soluble iron salts
NIOSH REL: 1 mg[Fe]/m 3 TWA as soluble iron salts
Respirator: At any concentrations above the NIOSH REL, or where there is no REL, at any detectable concentration: SCBAF:PD,PP (any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode) ? SAF:PD,PP:ASCBA (any supplied- air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained breathing apparatus operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode). Escape: GMFOV [any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vaporcanister] ? SCBAE (any appropriate escape-type,...
