2 FUEL OIL Property

Density 

0.8654 g/cm3(Temp: 15 °C)

Flash point:

9 °C

EPA Substance Registry System

Fuel oil no. 2 (68476-30-2)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xn,T,F

Risk Statements 

40-39/23/24/25-23/24/25-11

Safety Statements 

36/37-45-16

RIDADR 

UN 1230 3/PG 2

Hazardous Substances Data

68476-30-2(Hazardous Substances Data)

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H351Suspected of causing cancer

Precautionary statements

P201Obtain special instructions before use.

P202Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood.

P281Use personal protective equipment as required.

P308+P313IF exposed or concerned: Get medical advice/attention.

P405Store locked up.

P501Dispose of contents/container to..…

2 FUEL OIL Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Definition

2 FUEL OIL is a distillate oil having a minimum viscosity of 32.6 SUS at 37.7.degree.C (100.degree.F) to a maximum of 37.9 SUS at 37.7.degree.C (100.degree.F).

General Description

Oily yellow-brown liquid. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Floats on water.

Air & Water Reactions

Flammable. Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

2 FUEL OIL may be incompatible with strong oxidizing agents like nitric acid. Charring may occur followed by ignition of unreacted material and other nearby combustibles. In other settings, mostly unreactive. Not affected by aqueous solutions of acids, alkalis, most oxidizing agents, and most reducing agents. When heated sufficiently or when ignited in the presence of air, oxygen or strong oxidizing agents, burns exothermically to produce mostly carbon dioxide and water.

Health Hazard

INHALATION causes headache and slight giddiness. INGESTION causes nausea, vomiting, and cramping; depression of central nervous system ranging from mild headache to anesthesia, coma, and death; pulmonary irritation secondary to exhalation of solvent; signs of kidney and liver damage may be delayed. ASPIRATION causes severe lung irritation with coughing, gagging, dyspnea, substernal distress, and rapidly developing pulmonary edema; later, signs of bronchopneumonia and pneumonitis; acute onset of central nervous system excitement followed by depression.

Flammability and Explosibility

Non flammable

Safety Profile

Mildly toxic by ingestion. A moderate skin and eye irritant. Questionable carcinogen with experimental carcinogenic data. A flammable liquid and dangerous fire hazard when exposed to heat, flame, or oxidizers. To fight fire, use foam, CO2, dry chemical. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. See also MINERAL OIL and KEROSENE.