Shipping Classification
Magnesium or Magnesium alloys with more than 50 percent magnesium in pellets, turnings or ribbons
What this means
Magnesium or Magnesium alloys with more than 50 percent magnesium in pellets, turnings or ribbons appears on the federal Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101), the table that governs how a material must be classified, packaged, and labeled for transport.
Hazard class / division
Class 4.1
UN / NA identification number
UN1869
Packing group
III
Label codes
4.1
Packaging — exceptions
151
Packaging — non-bulk
213
Packaging — bulk
240
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
25 kg
Cargo aircraft only limit
100 kg
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
13, 39, 52, 53, 74, 101, 147, 148
Special provisions (§172.102)
A1 — Single packagings are not permitted on passenger aircraft.
B134 — For Large Packagings offered for transport by vessel, flexible or fibre inner packagings shall be sift-proof and water-resistant or shall be fitted with a sift-proof and water-resistant liner.
IB8 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
IP21 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
T1 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
TP33 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
W100 — Non-bulk flexible, fibreboard or wooden packagings must be sift-proof and water-resistant or must be fitted with a sift-proof and water-resistant liner.
Packaging citations reference sections of 49 CFR Part 173 not expanded here. View the full official table on eCFR.gov.
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Source: Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101) and Special Provisions (49 CFR §172.102), current as retrieved from eCFR.gov. View official table.