Chemical Resistance Chart

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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
Alcohols: Isopropyl
A A B A A A C C A A A A A A A A C C B A A A
Methyl
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A A A B A A A C A A B A A C A D B A A A A C B A A A A
Octyl
A A A A A A C A A A A A A A B B A C A
Propyl
A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A
Aluminum Chloride 20%
D C D B A A D D A A B A C A B A A A A A A A A A A
Aluminum Chloride
C D C D C A C D B A A A A A D A A A A A A C A A
Aluminum Fluoride
D C D D B A A A A A C D B A A A A C A C A
Aluminum Hydroxide
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A A A A A D A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A
Aluminum Potassium Sulfate (Alum), 10%
A A B D A A A A A A A A A A A
Aluminum Potassium Sulfate (Alum), 100%
D A B B B C A A B A A C D B A A A A A A A A
Aluminum Sulfate
C C A A A A C C D A A A B A A C A B A A A A A A A A A A
Amines
A A A A B A B A B C A A B D A A A D D C B B C A
Ammonia 10%
A A A D A A A A A A A A D A B
Ammonia, Anhydrous
A B A A B B A D D B D A B A A D A B A B C A D B B A A D A
Ammonia, Liquids
A A A D B D A A A B A A D D A A A D B B A A D A
Ammonia, Nitrate
A A A C D A B B A C A A A A C A
Ammonium Bifluoride
C A D B A A D A A A A A A
Ammonium Carbonate
B A A A C A B B C B A B A A D A A A A B D C A A A
Ammonium Casenite
A A D A A
Ammonium Chloride
C A C A C D A D C D D A A B A A B A B A A A A A A C A A A A
Ammonium Hydroxide
A A A A C A A D D A C A B A A D A B B A A A A B B B A A C A
Ammonium Nitrate
A A A A B A A D D A D A B A A C D B A A A A D A C A A A A
Ammonium Oxalate
A A A A A B A A A A
Ammonium Persulfate
A A A C C A A D A D A A A D D A A A C A A A A A
Ammonium Phosphate, Dibasic
B A A A B A A C D A A A B A B A A A A A B A A A A
Ammonium Phosphate, Monobasic
A A A B A A D A A A A A B A B A A A A A B A A A A
Ammonium Phosphate, Tribasic
B A A A B A A C C D A A A B A B A A A A A B A A A A
Ammonium Sulfate
C D B A B A A B C C C A A D A A B D B A A A A D A B A A A A
Ammonium Thio-Sulfate
A A D A B A A A A A
Amyl-Acetate
B A A C B A A C C C D D A D A B D D A A A D D D D A D A
Amyl Alcohol
A A B A A A A A A B A C A A B A A A B B D A A C A
Amyl Chloride
C B D A A A A D C A D A C D D A A A D D D D A
Aniline
B A A A C A B C C C D D A D D C D C B A A A C D C D B D A
Antifreeze
A A A A B B B C A B A A A A B B A A A A A A A C A A A A
Antimony Trichloride
D D D C A A A A D A A A C A A
Aqua Regia (80%, HCL, 20%, HNO)
D D D A D D C D D A D D D D C D C D C D D D D
Arochlor 1248
A D A A D D B D A
Aromatic Hydrocarbons
A A A A A D D A C A A D D D D A
Arsenic Acid
B A A D D B D D A A B A A D A B A A A A A A C A
Asphalt
B A C A C A A A A A A A A B C B D D A
Barium Carbonate
B A A A B A A B B B A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A
Barium Chloride
C D A A D A A B C A A B A A A B B A A A A A A B A A A A
Barium Cyanide
A C A B B A A C A A A
Barium Hydroxide
B C A A D B B B C C A A A A D A B A A A A A A A C 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