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EC number: 231-157-5 | CAS number: 7440-47-3
Manufacture, use & exposure
Consumer Uses
Documentsopen allclose all
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
- Regulatory status:
- other: Component of a special preperation under EU REACH
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Alloying material. How ever no consumer uses exist.
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- no consumer uses exist
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- as such
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in an own CSR
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
- Product category (PC):
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- Product category (PC):
- PC 21: Laboratory chemicals
- Product category (PC):
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture of metal prducts
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture of metal prducts
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- ERC8e: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Arc welding
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Arc welding
- Product category (PC):
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 21: Laboratory chemicals
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- as such
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture of chromium-containing prducts
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture of chromium-containing prducts
- Product category (PC):
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Alloying to Improves properties
Alloying without environmental impact - Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Nothing special
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 21: Laboratory chemicals
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Consumer exposure to article containing chromium
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Consumer exposure to article containing chromium
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
- Insignificant exposure via the following route:
- oral
- dermal
- eye
- inhalatory
- Insignificant release via the following route:
- water
- air
- soil
- waste
- Pattern of exposure:
- accidental / infrequent
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Consumer exposure to article containing chromium
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Consumer exposure to article containing chromium
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
- Insignificant exposure via the following route:
- oral
- dermal
- eye
- inhalatory
- Insignificant release via the following route:
- water
- air
- soil
- waste
- Pattern of exposure:
- accidental / infrequent
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 21: Laboratory chemicals
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- as such
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
- ERC8d: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, outdoor)
- ERC8f: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
- Related assessment:
- use not assessed
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8c: Widespread use leading to inclusion into/onto article (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture of metal products
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC8a: Widespread use of non-reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
- ERC8b: Widespread use of reactive processing aid (no inclusion into or onto article, indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture of metal products
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to this use in the form of:
- in a mixture
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- no
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
Consumer uses
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
- Product category (PC):
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Subsequent service life relevant to this use:
- yes
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