Potential Exposure
Manufactured from urea, melamine
is used in the manufacture of plastics, melamineformaldehyde resins; rubber, synthetic textiles; laminates,
adhesives, and molding compound
Incompatibilities
Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates,
nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine,
bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions. Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases,
strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides. Melamine neutralizes
acids in exothermic reactions to form salts plus water. May
be incompatible with isocyanates, halogenated organics,
peroxides, phenols (acidic), epoxides, anhydrides, and acid
halides. Flammable gaseous hydrogen may be generated in
combination with strong reducing agents such as hydrides,
nitrides, alkali metals, and sulfides.
