Wood's Nickel Strike SDS 2025
SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION
Product Name: Wood's Nickel Strike
Other Means of Identification: Not applicable
Intended Use of the Product: Electroplating bath and brush
Restrictions on Use: For professional use only
Name, Address, and Telephone of the Responsible Party
Manufacturer:
Gold Plating Services
378 North Main #112 Layton, UT 84041
T: (801) 546 6200
www.GoldPlating.com
Emergency Telephone Number
PERS (801) 629-0667 or (800) 633-8253
SECTION 2: HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
Classification of the Substance or Mixture
Met. Corr. 1
Resp. Sens. 1
Skin Sens. 1
Muta. 2
Carc. 1A
Repr. 1B
STOT RE 1
Aquatic Acute 3
Aquatic Chronic 3
Label Elements
Hazard Pictograms:
Signal Word:
Danger
Hazard Statements:
May be corrosive to metals.
May cause an allergic skin reaction.
May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled.
Suspected of causing genetic defects.
May cause cancer (inhalation).
May damage fertility or the unborn child (developmental).
Causes damage to organs (lungs) through prolonged or repeated exposure (inhalation).
Harmful to aquatic life.
Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary Statements:
Obtain special instructions before use.
Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood.
Keep only in original container.
Do not breathe vapors, mist, or spray.
Wash hands, forearms, and face thoroughly after handling.
Do not eat, drink, or smoke when using this product.
Contaminated work clothing must not be allowed out of the workplace.
Avoid release to the environment.
Wear protective gloves, eye protection, face protection, protective clothing.
In case of inadequate ventilation wear respiratory protection.
If on skin: wash with plenty of water. Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.
If inhaled: remove person to fresh air and keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing.
If exposed or concerned: get medical advice/attention.
If skin irritation or rash occurs: get medical advice/attention.
If experiencing respiratory symptoms: call a poison center or doctor.
Absorb spillage to prevent material damage.
Store locked up.
Store in corrosive resistant container with a resistant inner liner.
Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local, regional, national, and international regulations.
Other Hazards
Exposure may aggravate those with pre-existing eye, skin, or respiratory conditions.
Unknown Acute Toxicity
Not applicable
SECTION 3: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Mixture:
|
Name |
Product Identifier |
% |
Classification |
|
Water |
(CAS No) 7732-18-5 |
94.6 |
Not classified |
|
Hydrochloric acid |
(CAS No) 7647-01-0 |
3.4 |
Met. Corr. 1 |
|
Nickel(II) chloride |
(CAS No) 7718-54-9 |
2 |
Acute Tox. 3 (Oral) |
SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES
Description of First Aid Measures
After Inhalation: Keep at rest and in a position comfortable for breathing. Seek medical attention. Symptoms may be delayed.
After Skin Contact: Remove contaminated clothing. Drench affected area with water or soap and water for at least 15 minutes. Wash contaminated clothing before reuse. Obtain medical attention if irritation develops or persists.
After Eye Contact: Rinse cautiously with water for at least 15 minutes. Remove contact lenses if present and easy to do so. Continue rinsing. Obtain medical attention if irritation persists.
After Ingestion: Rinse mouth thoroughly with water. Do NOT induce vomiting. Seek medical attention immediately.
Most Important Symptoms and Effects, Both Acute and Delayed
After Inhalation: May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled. Symptoms may include cough. May cause inflammation of the respiratory system.
After Skin Contact: May cause an allergic skin reaction. Symptoms may include redness, pain, swelling, itching, burning, dryness, and dermatitis.
After Eye Contact: May cause eye irritation.
After Ingestion: Ingestion is likely to be harmful or have adverse effects.
Chronic Symptoms: May cause cancer by inhalation. Suspected of causing genetic defects. May damage fertility or the unborn child (developmental).
Indication of Any Immediate Medical Attention and Special Treatment Needed
If exposed or concerned, get medical advice and attention. If you feel unwell, seek medical advice (show the label where possible).
SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
Suitable Extinguishing Media
Use extinguishing media appropriate for surrounding fire.
Unsuitable Extinguishing Media
Do not use a heavy water stream.
Specific Hazards Arising From the Substance or Mixture
Fire Hazard: Not flammable.
Explosion Hazard: Product is not explosive, however in contact with incompatibilities may release explosive hydrogen gas.
Reactivity: May be corrosive to metals.
Advice for Firefighters
Precautionary Measures: Exercise caution when fighting any chemical fire. Under fire conditions, hazardous fumes will be present.
Firefighting Instructions: Use water spray or fog for cooling exposed containers.
Protection During Firefighting: Do not enter fire area without proper protective equipment, including respiratory protection.
Other Information: Do not allow the product to be released into the environment.
SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
Personal Precautions, Protective Equipment, and Emergency Procedures
General Measures: Do not get in eyes, on skin, or on clothing. Do not breathe vapor, mist, or spray.
For Non-emergency Personnel: Use appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE). Evacuate unnecessary personnel. Keep upwind.
For Emergency Responders: Equip cleanup crew with proper protection. Upon arrival at the scene, a first responder is expected to recognize the presence of dangerous goods, protect oneself and the public, secure the area, and call for the assistance of trained personnel as soon as conditions permit.
Environmental Precautions
Avoid release to the environment.
Methods and Material for Containment and Cleaning Up
For Containment: Contain any spills with dikes or absorbents to prevent migration and entry into sewers or streams.
Methods for Cleaning Up: Cautiously neutralize spilled liquid. Clean up spills immediately and dispose of waste safely. Small quantities of liquid spill: take up in non-combustible absorbent material and shovel into container for disposal. Collect absorbed material and place into a sealed, labeled container for proper disposal. Practice good housekeeping - spillage can be slippery on smooth surfaces, either wet or dry.
SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE
Precautions for Safe Handling
Additional Hazards When Processed: Contact with metals may evolve flammable hydrogen gas. May be corrosive to metals.
Precautions for Safe Handling: Obtain special instructions before use. Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood.
Hygiene Measures: Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety procedures. Always wash your hands immediately after handling this product, and once again before leaving the workplace. Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace. Wash contaminated clothing before reuse. Do not eat, drink, or smoke in areas where product is used.
Conditions for Safe Storage, Including Any Incompatibilities
Technical Measures: Observe all regulations and local requirements regarding storage of containers.
Storage Conditions: Store in a dry, cool, and well-ventilated place. Keep container closed when not in use. Store in a corrosive resistant container with a resistant inner liner. Storage areas should be periodically checked for corrosion and integrity.
Incompatible Products: Soaps and salts, alcohols and esters, cyanides, metals and their oxides, hydride carbonates. Keep away from food and feed products.
SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
Exposure Limits
For substances listed in section 3 that are not listed here, there are no established exposure limits from the manufacturer, supplier, importer, or the appropriate advisory agency including: ACGIH (TLV), AIHA (WEEL), NIOSH (REL), or OSHA (PEL).
Hydrochloric acid (7647-01-0):
|
USA ACGIH |
ACGIH Ceiling (ppm) |
2 ppm |
|
USA ACGIH |
ACGIH chemical category |
Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen |
|
USA NIOSH |
NIOSH REL (ceiling) (mg/m3) |
7 mg/m3 |
|
USA NIOSH |
NIOSH REL (ceiling) (ppm) |
5 ppm |
|
USA IDLH |
US IDLH (ppm) |
50 ppm |
|
USA OSHA |
OSHA PEL (Ceiling) (mg/m3) |
7 mg/m3 |
|
USA OSHA |
OSHA PEL (Ceiling) (ppm) |
5 ppm |
Appropriate Engineering Controls
Emergency eye wash fountains should be available in the immediate vicinity of any potential exposure. Ensure adequate ventilation, especially in confined areas. Ensure all national/local regulations are observed.
Personal Protective Equipment
Materials for Protective Clothing: Chemically resistant materials and fabrics.
Hand Protection: Wear chemically resistant protective gloves.
Eye Protection: Chemical goggles or safety glasses.
Skin and Body Protection: Wear appropriate personal protective equipment.
Respiratory Protection: Use a NIOSH-approved respirator or self-contained breathing apparatus whenever exposure may exceed established Occupational Exposure Limits.
Environmental Exposure Controls: Do not allow the product to be released into the environment.
Consumer Exposure Controls : Do not eat, drink, or smoke during use.
SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Physical State: Liquid
Color: Medium green solution
Odor: Slight acid or chlorine odor
Odor Threshold: No data available
Melting Point: No data available
Freezing Point: No data available
Boiling Point: No data available
Flammability (solid, gas): Does not burn
Upper/Lower Explosion Limits: Product is not explosive.
Flash Point: Does not burn
Auto-Ignition Temperature: Does not burn
Decomposition Temperature: No data available
pH: < 3
Kinematic Viscosity: About like water
Solubility: Not Applicable
Partition Coefficient N-Octanol/Water: Not determined
Vapor Pressure: ≈ 17.5 mm Hg
Evaporation Rate: No data available
Specific Gravity/Density: ≈ 1.1
Relative Density: No data available
Relative Vapor Density at 20 °C: No data available
Particle Characteristics: Not applicable
SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Reactivity: May be corrosive to metals.
Chemical Stability: Stable under recommended handling and storage conditions.
Possibility of Hazardous Reactions: Hazardous polymerization will not occur.
Conditions to Avoid: Direct sunlight, extremely high or low temperatures, open flames, sources of ignition, and incompatible materials.
Incompatible Materials: Soaps and salts. Alcohols and esters. Cyanides. Metals and their oxides. Hydride carbonates. Keep away from food and feed products.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: May produce explosive hydrogen gas on contact with incompatibilities or upon thermal decomposition. Hydrogen chloride gas and chlorine.
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Routes of Exposure and Symptoms
Inhalation: May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled. Symptoms may include cough. May cause inflammation of the respiratory system.
Skin Contact: May cause an allergic skin reaction. Symptoms may include: redness, pain, swelling, itching, burning, dryness, and dermatitis.
Eye Contact: May cause eye irritation.
Ingestion: Ingestion is likely to be harmful or have adverse effects.
Delayed and Immediate Effects & Chronic Effects from Short and Long Term Exposure
Specific Target Organ Toxicity (Single Exposure): Not classified
Specific Target Organ Toxicity (Repeated Exposure): Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
Skin Corrosion/Irritation: Not classified
Serious Eye Damage/Irritation: Not classified
Germ Cell Mutagenicity: Suspected of causing genetic defects.
Carcinogenicity: May cause cancer (Inhalation).
Reproductive Toxicity: May damage fertility or the unborn child (developmental).
Aspiration Hazard: Not classified
Chronic Effects: May cause cancer by inhalation. Suspected of causing genetic
defects.
Acute Toxicity Estimates
Nickel(II) chloride (7718-54-9):
|
LD50 Oral Rat |
4000 mg/kg |
|
ATE (Gases) |
700 ppmV/4h |
|
ATE (Vapors) |
3 mg/l/4h |
|
ATE (Dust/Mist) |
0.50 mg/l/4h |
Hydrochloric acid (7647-01-0):
|
LD50 Dermal Rabbit |
> 5010 mg/kg |
Interactive Effects
Not classified
Carcinogen Listings
IARC - Nickel(II) chloride (7718-54-9): 1
IARC - Hydrochloric acid (7647-01-0): 3
NTP: No
OSHA: In OSHA Hazard Communication Carcinogen list.
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Ecotoxicity
Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Nickel(II) chloride (7718-54-9)
|
LC50 Fish 1 |
> 100 mg/l (Exposure time: 96 h - Species: Brachydanio rerio [static]) |
|
EC50 Daphnia 1 |
6.68 mg/l (Exposure time: 48 h - Species: Daphnia magna) |
|
LC 50 Fish 2 |
1.3 mg/l (Exposure time: 96 h - Species: Cyprinus carpio [semi-static]) |
|
EC50 Daphnia 2 |
0.51 mg/l (Exposure time: 48 h - Species: Daphnia magna [Static]) |
Hydrochloric acid (7647-01-0)
|
LC50 Fish 1 |
3.25 - 3.5 mg/l (Exposure time: 96 h - Species: Lepomis macrochirus) |
|
EC50 Daphnia 1 |
4.92 mg/l (Exposure time: 48 h - Species: Daphnia magna) |
Persistence and Degradability
No additional information available
Bioaccumulative Potential
No additional information available
Mobility in Soil
No additional information available
Other Adverse Effects
Avoid release to the environment.
SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
Sewage Disposal Recommendations: This material is hazardous to the aquatic environment. Keep out of sewers and waterways.
Waste Disposal Recommendations: Dispose of waste material in accordance with all local, regional, national, and international regulations.
SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION
In Accordance with DOT
Not regulated for transport.
In Accordance with IMDG
Label Codes : 8
EmS-No. (Fire) : F-A
EmS-No. (Spillage) : S-B
In Accordance with IATA
Proper Shipping Name : HYDROCHLORIC ACID Solution
Packing Group : III
Identification Number : UN1789
Transport Hazard Class : 8
Label Codes : 8
ERG Code (IATA) : 8L
SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
US Federal Regulations
Wood's Nickel Strike:
|
SARA Section 311/312 Hazard Classes |
Immediate (acute) health hazard |
Nickel(II) chloride (7718-54-9):
Listed on the United States TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) inventory
Hydrochloric acid (7647-01-0):
Listed on the United States TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) inventory
Listed on the United States SARA Section 302
Subject to reporting requirements of United States SARA Section 313
|
SARA Section 302 Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) |
500 (gas only) |
|
SARA Section 311/312 Hazard Classes |
Immediate (acute) health hazard |
|
SARA Section 313 - Emission Reporting |
1.0 % (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) |
Water (7732-18-5):
Listed on the United States TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) inventory
US State Regulations
Nickel(II) chloride (7718-54-9):
U.S. - Massachusetts - Right To Know List
U.S. - New Jersey - Right to Know Hazardous Substance List
U.S. - Pennsylvania - RTK (Right to Know) - Environmental Hazard List
U.S. - Pennsylvania - RTK (Right to Know) List
Hydrochloric acid (7647-01-0):
U.S. - Massachusetts - Right To Know List
U.S. - New Jersey - Right to Know Hazardous Substance List
U.S. - Pennsylvania - RTK (Right to Know) - Environmental Hazard List
U.S. - Pennsylvania - RTK (Right to Know) List
SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING DATE OF PREPARATION OR LAST REVISION
Current SDS preparation date: October 15, 2024
Last SDS Preparation Date: January 15, 2022
Original SDS preparation date: October 1, 2009
Other Information
This document has been prepared in accordance with the SDS requirements of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200.
Disclaimer: To the best of our knowledge, the information contained herein is accurate. However, neither the above-named manufacturer/supplier nor any of its subsidiaries assumes any liability whatsoever for the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein. Final determination of the suitability of any material is the sole responsibility of the user. All materials may present unknown hazards and should be used with caution. Although certain hazards are described herein, we cannot guarantee that these are the only hazards that exist.