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Safety and Handling

Before using this product, please read the current product Material Safety Data Sheet (available through your

3M sales or technical service representative) and the precautionary statement on the product package. Follow

all applicable precautions and directions.

normal operating and storage conditions. This fluid is highly resistant to thermal breakdown and hydrolysis in

storage and during use. Recommended handling procedures are provided in the pertinent Material Safety Data

Sheet which is available from your local 3M representative upon request.

Toxicity Profile

The toxicological testing completed on Novec 7200 fluid shows the overall toxicity is low. The material

is minimally irritating to the eyes, non-irritating to the skin and is not a mutagen. This material is rated

“practically non-toxic” through inhalation. A twenty-eight day inhalation study has helped establish a

recommended exposure guideline of 200 ppm for an eight-hour average worker exposure per day.

Properties

Acute Lethal Inhalation Concentration

>92,000 ppm (4 hour)

Oral

Practically non-toxic (>5g/kg)

Eye Irritation

Minimally irritating

Skin Irritation

Non-irritating

Skin Sensitization

Not a skin sensitizer

Inhalation (28 day study)

Developmental Toxicity

Detailed results are available

Mutagenicity

Not a mutagen

Cardiac Sensitization

No signs at exposure up to 20,000 ppm

Ecotoxicity Testing

Complete–low aquatic toxicity

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Exposure Guideline set by the 3M Medical Department

Materials Compatibility

Continuous Exposure

Novec 7200 fluid is compatible with most metals and hard polymers. Soft and elastomeric materials should be

limited to compounds that contain the least amount of extractable plasticizer. 3M technical service engineers

can suggest appropriate compounds and assist with material compatibility tests.

Non-Continuous Exposure

Short-term testing of Novec 7200 fluid demonstrates compatibility, after one hour exposure at boiling

temperature, with a wide range of metals, plastics and elastomers, similar to the performance of perfluorinated

liquids. Good short-term compatibility with particularly sensitive plastics such as polycarbonate and PMMA

indicates utility in cleaning of assemblies containing many composite materials.

As with most fluorinated liquids, Novec 7200 fluid will absorb into fluorinated plastics and elastomers over

longer exposures.

Short-Term Exposure Compatibility

Metals

Plastics

Elastomers

Aluminum

Molybdenum

Acrylic (PMMA)

Epoxy

Butyl Rubber

Copper

Tantalum

Polyethylene

PET

Natural Rubber

Carbon Steel

Tungsten

Polypropylene

Phenolic

Nitrile Rubber

302 Stainless Steel

Cu/Be Alloy C172

Polycarbonate

ABS

EPDM

Brass

Mg Alloy AZ32B

Polyester

Exceptions: Some swelling of PTFE and Silicone Rubber. Some surface oxidation of copper during heat aging.