CASTROL INC -- CASTROL GTX MOTOR OIL SAE 10W-40  -- 9150-00-116-0506
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CASTROL GTX MOTOR OIL SAE 10W-40
MSDS Date:04/16/1999
FSC:9150
NIIN:00-116-0506
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:CASTROL INC
Address:1500 VALLEY ROAD
City:WAYNE
State:NJ
ZIP:07474
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-633-2200
Emergency Phone Num:201-633-2200
Preparer's Name:NOT PROVIDED.
Chemtrec Ind/Phone:(800)424-9300
CAGE:0B2U4
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:CASTROL INC
Address:1500 VALLEY ROAD
Box:City:WAYNE
State:NJ
ZIP:07474
Country:US
Phone:201-633-2200
CAGE:0B2U4

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:SEVERELY REFINED PETROLEUM BASESTOCKS (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR
    MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CASRN)
Minumum % Wt:60.
Maxumum % Wt:100.
Other REC Limits:NOT PROVIDED
OSHA PEL:5 MG/M3 (OIL MIST)
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3 (OIL MIST)

Ingred Name:CLAY TREATED RESIDUAL OIL (PETROLEUM)
CAS:64742-41-2
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), SOLVENT-REFINED HEAVY PARAFFINIC
CAS:64741-88-4
RTECS #:PY8040500
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:RESIDUAL OILS (PETROLEUM), SOLVENT-REFINED
CAS:64742-01-4
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), HYDROTREATED MIDDLE
CAS:64742-46-7
RTECS #:JN9379645
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), HYDROTREATED HEAVY PARAFFINIC
CAS:64742-54-7
RTECS #:PY8035500
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), SOLVENT-DEWAXED LIGHT PARAFFINIC
CAS:64742-56-9
RTECS #:PY8039500
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:HYDROTREATED RESIDUAL OIL (PETROLEUM)
CAS:64742-57-0
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:RESIDUAL OILS (PETROLEUM), SOLVENT-DEWAXED
CAS:64742-62-7
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:DISTILLATES (PETROLEUM), SOLVENT-DEWAXED HEAVY PARAFFINIC
CAS:64742-65-0
RTECS #:PY8038500
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:LUBRICATING OILS (PETROLEUM), C>25, HYDROTREATED BRIGHT
    STOCK-BASED
CAS:72623-83-7
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:LUBRICATING OILS (PETROLEUM), C15-30, HYDROTREATED NEUTRAL
    OIL-BASED, CONTG. SOLVENT DEASPHALTED RESIDUAL OIL
CAS:72623-84-8
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:LUBRICATING OILS (PETROLEUM), C20-50, HYDROTREATED NEUTRAL
    OIL-BASED, HIGH-VISCOSITY
CAS:72623-85-9
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:LUBRICATING OILS (PETROLEUM), C15-30, HYDROTREATED NEUTRAL
    OIL-BASED
CAS:72623-86-0
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:LUBRICATING OILS (PETROLEUM), C20-50, HYDROTREATED NEUTRAL
    OIL-BASED
CAS:72623-87-1
Fraction by Wt: SEE ING #1%

Ingred Name:ADDITIVES (ORGANO-METTALIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING:ZINC
    DIALKYLDITHIOPHOSPHATE,CALCIUM SALTS OF ALKYLATED PHENOL SULFIDES
    AND DIPHENYL AMINES)
Minumum % Wt:10.
Maxumum % Wt:30.
Other REC Limits:NOT PROVIDED
OSHA PEL:N/D
ACGIH TLV:N/D

Ingred Name:METHACRYLATE POLYMER AND/OR ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE COPOLYMER
    WITH A NITROGEN FUNCTIONAL GROUP BLEND
Minumum % Wt:7.
Maxumum % Wt:13.
Other REC Limits:NOT PROVIDED
OSHA PEL:N/D
ACGIH TLV:N/D

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NOT PROVIDED.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO	Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: EYES: NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE
    PROLONGED/SIGNIFICANT IRRITATION. SKIN: NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE
    PROLONGED/SIGNIFICANT IRRITATION. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: HARMFUL
    CONCENTRATIONS OF MISTS/VAPORS ARE UNLIKE LY THROUGH CUSTOMARY
    HANDLING/USE OF THIS PRODUCT. INGESTION: LOW ORDER OF TOXICITY, BUT
    MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES, DIARRHEA. INGESTION OF
    LARGE AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, DROWSINESS, N AUSEA,
    VOMITING/DIARRHEA. CHRONIC: PROLONGED/ REPEATED SKIN CONTACT MAY
    CAUSE DRYING, CRACKING, IRRITATION, DEFATTING AND DERMATITIS. USED
    MOTOR OILS HAVE CAUSED SKIN CANCER IN LABORATORY ANIMALS WHEN 
    REPEATEDLY APPLIED AND LEFT IN PLACE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PRODUCT CONTAINS NO MATERIALS CURRENTLY
    CLASSIFIED AS CARCINOGENIC PER THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL
    TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM (NTP), OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD OR THE
    INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RE SEARCH ON CANCER (IARC).
Effects of Overexposure:TRANSIENT EYE IRRITATION, REDNESS, TEARING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING SKIN DISORDERS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: FLUSH WITH CLEAR WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES
    OR UNTIL ANY IRRITATION SUBSIDES. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, SEEK
    MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN CONTACT: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND
    WASH BEFORE  REUSE. WIPE EXCESS MATERIAL FROM SKIN. WASH EXPOSED
    AREAS WITH SOAP AND WATER. INHALATION: MOVE PERSON TO FRESH AIR.
    ADMINISTER RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT OR
    STOPS; CONSULT A PH YSICIAN. INGESTION: GIVE PLENTY OF WATER OR
    OTHER MILD DRINKING FLUIDS AND CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT
    INDUCE VOMITING WITHOUT EXPRESS CONSENT OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:=212.8C, 415.F
MIN
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:N/D
Lower Limits:N/D
Upper Limits:N/D
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM AND WATER FOG. DO NOT USE
    WATER JETS.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MATERIAL MUST BE HEATED TO BURN. DO NOT ENTER
    CONFINED AREAS WITHOUT FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING A
    POSITIVE PRESSURE NIOSH-APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS. COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTA INERS WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATERIAL MUST BE HEATED TO BURN. DO NOT
    ENTER CONFINED AREAS WITHOUT FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING A
    POSITIVE PRESSURE NIOSH-APPROVED SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
    APPARATUS. COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTA INERS WITH WATER.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:LARGE SPILLS: WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE
    CLOTHING. STOP SOURCE OF LEAK IF POSSIBLE. DIKE AND CONTAIN. REMOVE
    WITH PUMP. PREVENT ENTRY INTO WATER SOURCES. SOAK UP RESIDUE WITH
    INERT ABSORBENT SUCH AS  CLAY/SAND. STORE AND DISPOSE PROPERLY.
    WHERE FEASIBLE, REMOVE CONTAMINATED SOIL. SMALL SPILLS: SOAK UP 
    WITH AN INERT ABSORBENT SUCH AS CLAY OR SAND. STORE IN CLOSED
    CONTAINER AND DISPOSE OF PROPERLY.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
    DO NOT STORE NEAR HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME OR STRONG OXIDANTS. AVOID
    BREATHING MIST. MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VENTILATION. AVOID PROLONGED OR
    REPEATED CONTACT WITH SKIN.
Other Precautions:NOT PROVIDED.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL USE. IF EXPOSURE IS
    EXPECTED TO EXCEED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS, USE A
    NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR TO PREVENT OVEREXPOSURE. IN ACCORDANCE 
    WITH 29 CFR 1910.134, USE EITHER  AN ATMOSPHERE-SUPPLYING
    RESPIRATOR OR AN AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR FOR ORGANIC VAPORS AND
    PARTICULATES.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL VENTILATION IS USUALLY NECESSARY. IF OPERATION
    CREATES HIGH AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF THIS MATERIAL, SPECIAL OR
    LOCAL VENTILATION MAY BE NEEDED.
Protective Gloves:WEAR OIL IMPERVIOUS TYPE, SUCH AS NEOPRENE, NITRILE,
    POLYVINYLCHLORIDE.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES OR GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:NO SPECIAL REQUIREMENT; NORMAL WORK
    CLOTHING. A COVERALL OR APRON MAY BE USED TO MINIMIZE SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:AVOID PROLONGED AND REPEATED SKIN CONTACT. DO
    NOT WEAR CONTAMINATED CLOTHING; LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE OR DISCARD.
    WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND  WATER AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:V6
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT.
Boiling Pt:>260.C, 500.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-22F TO -40F
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:NOT PROVIDED.
Vapor Pres:<0.01 @ 25C/77F
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:0.87 - 0.89
pH:NOT APPLICAPLE.
Viscosity:100 CST @ 40C
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:<1 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, AMBER LIQUID; MILD PETROLEUM ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIGIBLE
Corrosion Rate:NOT PROVIDED

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING MATERIAL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SMOKE, FUMES, OXIDES OF CARBON.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:NOT DETERMINED.

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:NOT PROVIDED

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:IF DISCARDED AS SUPPLIED, MATERIAL DOES NOT MEET
    RCRA CHARACTERISTIC DEFINITION OF IGNITABILITY, CORROSIVITY OR
    REACTIVITY AND IS NOT LISTED IN 40 CFR 261.33. THE TOXICITY
    CHARACTERISTIC HAS NOT BEEN  EVALUATED. ALL RECOVERED MATERIAL
    SHOULD BE PACKAGED, LABELED, TRANSPORTED AND DISPOSED OF IN ACCORD
    ANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:NOT REGULATED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

SARA Title III Information:SECTION 311 HAZARD CATEGORY: NOT APPLICABLE.
    SECTION 313 TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY CHEMICAL/CATEGORY: ZINC
    COMPOUNDS, 3.0% (WT.) MAX.
Federal Regulatory Information:TSCA STATUS: ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS
    MATERIAL APPEAR ON THE TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT CHEMICAL
    SUBSTANCE INVENTORY.
State Regulatory Information:NEW JERSEY WORKER AND COMMUNITY
    RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT, N.J.A.C. 8:59-5 LABELLING INFORMATION: MOTOR
    OIL.

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