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Not pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specific Gravity: 1.13 at 20 'C (liquid); Vapor (Gas)
Specific Gravity: Not pertinent; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): Not pertinent, Latent Heat of
Vaporizm*on: 176, 97.8,4.10; Heat of Combustion:: -11,050, -6140, -257; Heat ofDecomposition:
Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information -Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Goggles of face shield;
rubber gloves and boots; Symptoms Following Exposure: Liquid may irritate eyes and skin; General
Treatment for Exposure: EYES: flush with water for 15 min.; call a doctor. SKIN: wipe off, wash with
soap and water; Toxicity by Inhalation (ThresholdLimit Value): Not pertinent; Short-Tern Inhalation
Limits: Not pertinent; Tan'city by Ingestion: Data not available; Late Toxicity: Data not available; Vapor
(Gas) Irritant Characteristics: Non-volatile; Liquid or Solid Irritaiu Characteristics: Data not available;
Odor Threshold Not pertinent.
Fire Hazards - Rash Point (&g. F): 355 CC, 375 OC; Flammable Limits in Air (96): No data; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Alcohol foam, dry chemical, or carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not
To Be Used: Water or foam may cause frothing; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Not
pertinent; Behavior in Fire: Not pertinent; Ignition Temperature : No data; Electrical Hazard: Not
pertinent; Burning Rate: No data.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: No
reactions; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agentsfor Acirls and Caustics: Dilute with
water; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymrizafion: Not pertinent.
TRTETHYLALUMINUM
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: ATE; Aluminum triethyl; TEA; Chemical Fonnula: (C2&)3Al.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as shzpped):Liquid; Color: Colorless; Odor: Not
pertinent.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at I5 C and 1 atm. : liquid; Molecular Weight:
114.2; Boiling Point at I atm.: 367.9, 186.6, 459.8; Freezing Point: -51, -46, 227; Critical
Temperature: 761, 405, 678; Critical Pressure: 1,970, 134, 13.6; Specific Gravity: 0.836 at 20 C
(liquid); Vapor (Gas) Specific Gravity: Not pertinent; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): Data not
available; Latent Heat of Vaporization: 216, 120, 5.02; Heat of combustion:: -18,364, -10,202, -
426.85; Heat ofDecomposition: Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information -Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Full pmtection clothing,
preferably of aluminized glass cloth, goggles; face shield; gloves. In case of fire, all purpose canister
or self-contained breathing apparatus; Symptoms Following Exposure: Exposure to smoke from fire
causes metal-fume (flu-like symptoms). Since liquid ignites spontaneously, contact with eyes or skin
causes several burns; General Treamnt for Exposure: INHALATION: only fumes from fire need be
considered; metal-fume fever is not critical, lasting less then 36 hrs. EYES: flush gently with copious
quantities of water for 15 min. with lids held open; treat burns if fire occurred; get medical attention.
SKIN: wash with water; treat burns if fire occurred; get medical attention. Toxicity by Inhalation
(Threshold Limit Value): Not pertinent; Short-Tenn Inhalm*on Limits: Not pertinent; Toxicity by
Ingestion: Not pertinent; Late Toxicity: Data not available; Vapor (Gas) Irritant Characteristics: Not
pertinent; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics: Severe skin irritant. Causes second- and third-degree
burns on short contact and very injurious to the see; Odor Threshold Not pertinent.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point : Spontaneously ignites in air at all temperatures; Flammable Limits in Air
(%): Not pertinent; Fire Extinguishing Agents: Inert powders such as limestone or sand, or dry
chemical; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To Be Used: Water, foam, halogenated extinguishing agents;
Special Hazards of Combustion products: Intense smoke may cause metal-fume fever; Behavior in Fire:
Dense smoke of aluminum oxide is formed. Contact with water on adjacent fires causes violent reaction
producing toxic and flammable gases; Ignition Temperature : Not pertinent - product spontaneously
ignites at ambient temperature; Electrical Hazard: Not pertinent; Bunting Rate: Not pertinent.
Chemical Reactivity -Reactivity with Water: Reacts violently to form flammable ethane gas; Reactivity
with Common Materials: No significant reactions reported; Stability During Transport: Stable;
Neutralizing Agentsfor Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of