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Metalworking fluids
- CAS number
- No CAS number
- Also known as
- Machining fluid · Metal removing fluid · Metalworking fluids (aerosols) · Metalworking fluids (thoracic particulates) · Metalworking fluids (total particulates) · Metalworking fluids (water-mix) · MWF
UK workplace exposure limits
Our data hold no UK limit for this substance.
Sampling methods
| Method | Sampling | Medium | Analysis | Part numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDHS 95/2 | Active (pump) | AAS/ICP-AES | 225-70A 225-1930 | |
| NIOSH 5524 Metalworking fluids by Gravimetric analysis (total inhalable) Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 2µm PTFE filter in cassette | GR | 225-27-07 225-4 225-1 225-17-33 225-2LF 225-27 225-381 225-388 225-26 |
| ASTM D7049 Metal removal fluid by Gravimetric analysis Method document (opens in a new tab) | Active (pump) | 2µm PTFE filter in cassette | GR | 225-27-07 225-2LF 225-1 225-17-33 225-27 |
Methods and limits as published by their agencies and summarised by SKC; check the current method and the limit that applies to you before sampling.
Source: SKC Ltd (UK), Hazard Search, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab); SKC Inc. (USA), Sampling Guides, used with SKC's permission (opens in a new tab)