Department responsible for information:. Sales Dept.: Mrs. S. Moland ) COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

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1 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET AKTIVATOR2 1) IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT AND OF THE COMPANY 1.1 Identification of the substance or preparation:.. Commercial product name:... Silicon Carbide SiC AKTIVATOR2 1.2 Use of the product Abrasives 1.3 Company Manufacturer Saint Gobain Ceramic Materials AS P.O. Box 113, N-4792 Lillesand Norway Company Distrubuter:.... KLINDEX srl s.s.5 Tiburtina Valeria km Manoppello ( PE ) ITALIA Tel: (+39) Fax: (+39) Web: Mail: info@klindex.it Emergency Number:.... Mrs. R. Grujic tel.: Department responsible for information:. Sales Dept.: Mrs. S. Moland ) COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS Chemical characterization (substance): Definition according to EC directive:.. CAS No.:. EINECS No.:.. It may contain:. 3) HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION Critical hazards to man and environment:.. CSi, Silicon carbide (SiC) Gamma 78,0-99,9% C, Si, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, trace of crystallin Silicon. The Silicon Carbide is not classified as Hazardous (directive 67/548/ECC or directive 1999/45/EC) There is no specific toxic description for the Carbide Grains The ACGIH declares that the Silicon Carbide is insoluble or made of substances not very soluble. 4) FIRST AID MEASURES Data ultimo aggiornamento 10/07/2012 rev. July

2 4.1 Inhalation: No special action required 4.2 Skin contact :.. No special action required 4.3 Eye contact:. Flush with plenty of water. Seek medical advice if irritation persists 4.4 Ingestion:.. No special action required 5) FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURE 5.1 General 5.2 Suitable extinguishing media: Extinguishing media which must not be used for safety reasons: Special exposure hazards arising from the substance itself, combustion products, resulting gases: 5.5 Special protective equipment:... Not inflammable Use extinguishing measures appropriate to the source of the fire known known 6) ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES 6.1 Personal precautions:. 6.2 Environmental precautions: Methods for cleaning up: Avoid dust formation. Wear personal protective equipment (see also item 8.3) No special measures required Take up mechanically and dispose of in accordance to regulations 7) HANDLING AND STORAGE 7.1 Handling: Precautions for safe handling:.. Precautions against fire and explosion:. 7.2 Storage: Conditions of storage rooms and vessels:. Advice of storage of incompatible materials:. Further information for storage: Avoid dust formation No danger of fire and dust explosion No special precautionary measures 8) EXPOSURE CONTROLS/ PERSONAL PROTECTION 8.1 Further information for system design and engineering measures:... Data ultimo aggiornamento 10/07/2012 rev. July

3 8.2 Components with specific control parameters as limit values: 8.3 Personal protection equipment: General protection and hygiene measures: Respiratory protection:... Hand protection:.. Eye protection:. Observe the local bylaws in terms of fine dust (e.g.: TWA value 5 mg/m3 ; MAK value: 3 mg /m3 of alveoli and 10 mg /m3 breathing dust of SiC (free of fibres), see also item 16 ) Observe standard industrial hygiene practice Avoid inhaling dust. Fine-dust mask with category P1 filter must be used if fine dust limits are exceeded. Protective gloves are recommended Safety glasses are recommended 9) PHISICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 9.1 Appearance: Form:. Colour:.. Odour:... Grains, powder Green, Dark Green, Black Odourless 9.2 Safety parameters: Change in physical state:.. Flash point:.. Flammability:... Ignition temperature:.. Autoflammability: Oxidizing properties:.. Explosive properties:.. Explosive limits:.. Vapour pressure:. Specific gravity:... Bulk density:. Solubility in water:... ph-value:.. Partition coefficient n-octanol/water: 10) STABILITY AND REACTVITY Does not melt approx. 3,2 g/cm3 ( ) kg/m3 Practically insoluble 10.1 General 10.2 Conditions to avoid: 10.3 Materials to avoid: Hazardous decomposition products: The material is stable, no hazardous reactions known Non known 11) TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION Data ultimo aggiornamento 10/07/2012 rev. July

4 General Acute toxicity:.. No hazardous effects known (see also item 16) Not known 12) ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION 12.1 Information on elimination (persistence and degradability): Chemically inert and insoluble in water. Separation by mechanical processes (sedimentation, filtration etc.) No environmental problems known 12.2 Behaviour in environmental compartments: Ecotoxicity: No harmful effects on water organism anticipated 12.4 Further ecological Information:. 13) DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS No environmental problems expected, if handled and treated in accordance with standard industrial practice 13.1 Material: Can be stored with domestic waste. Observe local bye-laws 13.2 Contaminated packaging:.. Packaging has to be empted entirely. Recycling of used packaging is recomended. Local bye-laws must be observed. 14) TRANSPORT INFORMATION 14.1 Land transport: GGVS / ADR - classification:: GGVS / RID: Inland waterways: GGVBisch/ ADNR - classification: 14.3 Maritime transport: GGVSee / IMDG - classification: 14.4 Air transport: ICAO-TI / IATA - classification: 15) REGULATORY INFORMATION 15.1 Classification according to EC guidelines: Danger-symbol and danger-text of the product: EC / R:. EC / S: National regulations: e.g.:(germany) Classification according VbF: Water pollution category. Not subjected to VbF Not water poluting (VwVwS (Germany) dated ,enclosure 3) Data ultimo aggiornamento 10/07/2012 rev. July

5 16) OTHER INFORMATION Studies by the Institute for Hygiene and Industrial Medicine of the University of Essen showed that silicon carbide possesses no toxic or carcinogenic properties. Silicon carbide is inert. This paper was published in: British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1993, vol 50, issue 9, part 1, pages and part 2, page , under the title Toxicological investigations on silicon carbide. 1. Inhalation studies. 2. In vitro cell tests and long term injection tests. This information covers the safety requirements of the product(s) exclusively and is based on current knowledge and experience. It does not represent a guarantee for properties of the described product(s) in terms of the legal warranty regulations. The product specification is contained in a separate product data sheet. Data ultimo aggiornamento 10/07/2012 rev. July