Chemical Resistance Chart

302 Stainless Steel 304 Stainless Steel 316 Stainless Steel 440 Stainless Steel Aluminum TITANIUM NICKEL ALLOY C276 Cast Bronze Brass Cast Iron Carbon Steel POLYVINYLIDENE FLOURIDE (PVDF) PVC (Type 1) Tygon (E-3606) PTFE Polyphenylene Oxide (Modified PPO) Polyacetal Nylon ABS Thermoplastic Polyethylene POLYPROPYLENE POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE (PPS) CARBON CERAMIC CERAMAGNET "A" FLUOROELASTOMER (FKM) NITRILE Silicon Neoprene Ethylene Propylene (EPM) Rubber (Natural) Epoxy
Sodium Hypochlorite/Bleach
3
(to 20%)
C C C C A A D D D A B A A D A B C C D A B A C D D B C B
Sodium Hypochlorite/Bleach
D D D A A D D D A A A A A C C D B B C A A
Sodium Hyposulfate
A A D D A C C C
Sodium Metaphosphate
2
A A A C C B B A B A D A A A A B A A A
Sodium Metasilicate
A A B B C C A D A A A D A A
Sodium Nitrate
B A A A A A B B C A B A A B A A B A B A A A A D C D B A C A
Sodium Perborate
B C B C C B B A A B A A A A A B D B A C A
Sodium Peroxide
B A A C B C C D C A A D D A A A C D B A C A
Sodium Polyphosphate (Mono, Di, Tribasic)
A A D A A C A A B A A A A D A A A
Sodium Silicate
B A B A C A B C C B A B A A C A A A A A A A A A A
Sodium Sulfate
B A A C B A B B B A B A A A B A B A A A A A A A A C A
Sodium Sulfide
B A B D A B D D A B A B A A B A B A A A A A C A A C A
Sodium Sulfite
C C C A A C A A A A D A A A A A A A A
Sodium Tetraborate
A A A B A A A A A
Sodium Thiosulphate (”Hypo”)
A A A B A D D C B A A A C A A A A A A B A A C A
Sorghum
A A A A A A A A A A A
Soy Sauce
A A A A D A A A A A A A A D A
Stannic Chloride
D D D D A B D D D A A A A C A B A A A A D A A A A
Stannic Fluoborate
A D A C A A A A A
Stannous Chloride
D D C D A A D D D A A A D A B C D D A A
Starch
B A A A B C C A A A A A B A A A A A A
Stearic Acid
2
B A A A B A A C C C C A A B A A A A B D A A A A B D B B C A
Stoddard Solvent
A A A A A A A A A B B A A D A D A A B D D A A A A B D D D D A
Styrene
A A A A A A A A A A A B D D D D D A
Sugar (Liquids)
A A A A A A A B B A A A A B A A A A A A B A A
Sulfate Liquors
C C B A C D A A A C A
Sulfur Chloride
D D D D C D A C A A D A A D A C A D D D D C
Sulfur Dioxide
2
A A C A A B B B D B A D B D D C D A A A D D C B A D A
Sulfur Dioxide (dry)
A A A A A A C A B D A A D A A D D D D
Sulfur Trioxide (dry)
A A C A B B B A B A D D D B A A D D B C A
Sulfuric Acid (to 10%)
D C C C A A D D D A A B A A D D B B A A A A A C D D C A
Sulfuric Acid (10% - 75%)
2
D D D D C B D D D A A B A B D D B C A B A A C A D D D D B
Sulfuric Acid (75% - 100%)
D D B D A B A A D B C A A D D D
Sulfurous Acid
C C B C C A B D D D A B A A D D B A B A A C D B B C A
Sulfuryl Chloride
A A A A
Syrup
A A A A D A A A A B A A A A A A B A A
Tallow
A A A A A A C A A A A A
Tannic Acid
B A A A C A B B C C A A B A A B D B A A A A A D C A A A A
Tanning Liquors
A A C A A A A B A B A A A A C A
Tartaric Acid
B A B B C A B A C D D A A B A A B A B A A A A D C A A A
Tetrachlorethane
A A A D A D A A A A A A D D D A
Tetrahydrofuran
A A D D D A D D A D A A D C A A A D D D B D A
Toluene, Toluol
3
A A A A A A A A A A A D D A D A A D D D A A A A C D D D D D A
Tomato Juice
A A A A C C C A A B A B A A A A A A A A
A — No effect — Excellent 1. P.V.C. — Satisfactory to 72 °F
B — Minor effect — Good 2. Polypropylene — Satisfactory to 72 °F
C — Moderate effect — Fair 3. Polypropylene — Satisfactory to 120 °F
D — Severe effect — Not recommended 4. Nitrile — Satisfactory for “O” Rings
5. Polyacetal — Satisfactory to 72 °F
6. Ceramag — Satisfactory to 72 °F
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