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EC number: 273-744-9 | CAS number: 69012-45-9 By-product produced in the rolling of copper wire either in a conventional rod mill or a continuous cast rod mill. Consists of metallic copper, cuprous oxide and cupric oxide.
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
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Appearance / physical state / colour
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: No GLP study but other quality assurance
Cross-reference
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to other study
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- study report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 2 010
Materials and methods
Test guidelineopen allclose all
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EPA OPPTS 830.6302 (Color)
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EPA OPPTS 830.6303 (Physical State)
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EPA OPPTS 830.6304 (Odor)
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Remarks:
- other quality assurance
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Scale (coating), copper
- EC Number:
- 273-744-9
- EC Name:
- Scale (coating), copper
- Cas Number:
- 69012-45-9
- IUPAC Name:
- scale (coating), copper
- Details on test material:
- Sample collection made according to ECI/REACH Copper Consortium Standards Protocols (see IUCLID section 1.4)
B10, Scale, slag-type material from Cu melting furnace, primary smelter (representative, homogenised), sample code: slag from melting furnace, lab code: 09TT03840
B10, Scale, slag-type material from Cu rolling mill (representative, homogenised), sample code: scale coating from rolling mill, lab code: 09TT03897
B10, scale, dross-type (site 2, fines, homogenized), lab code: 10TT01448
B10, scale, dross-type (site 2, particles, homogenized), lab code: 10TT01449
B10, scale, dross-type (site 3) , lab code: 10TT01635
B10, scale , dross-type (site 3), lab code: 10TT01565
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
Form / colour / odouropen allclose all
- Form:
- powder
- Form:
- other: grainy
- Form:
- other: lumps
- Colour:
- Sample B10 B10 B10 B10 B10 B10
Sample slags scale copper dross copper dross copper scale copper dross
Outotec code 09TT03840 09TT03897 10TT01448 10TT01449 10TT01565 10TT01635
Colour Copper / Grey Shiny reddish black Greenish grey Greenish grey Shiny reddish black Copper red black - Odour:
- odourless
- Substance type:
- inorganic
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- physical state, granulometry, colour, odour and homogeneity of representative samples of copper scale were tested
- Executive summary:
The representative copper scales were solids (at RT), odorless, of homogeneous or heterogeneous structure (variable material and particle sizes), and grey to shiny reddish (copper) black
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