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
Barium Nitrate
A A A D A A B A A A A A A A A B
Barium Sulfate
B A A A D A A C C C A A A A A A B A A A B A A D A A B
Barium Sulfide
B A A D B C C C A A A A A A B A A A A A C A A A A
Beer
2
A A A A A A A B D D A A A A B D B B D A A A D C A A A A
Beet Sugar Liquids
A A A A A B A A A A B A B A A A A A B A A A
Benzaldehyde
3
A A A B A A A B A C D D A D A C D D D A A A D D B D A D A
Benzene
2
B A A A B A B B A B C B D C A D A A D D D A A A A A D D D D A
Benzoic Acid
2
B A A A B A A B D A A B A A B D B D A B A D D D D A
Benzol
A A B A A B A D A D A A A A A A D D D A
Borax (Sodium Borate)
A A A C B A A B A C A A A A A A A B A A A A A A B C A A C A
Boric Acid
B A A A B A A B C D A A B A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A
Brewery Slop
A A A A A A A A A A
Bromine
2
(wet)
D D D D D A A C D D A B B A D D D D D D D D A D A D D D D D C
Butadiene
A A A A C A C C A A A A A B A A A A B A A
Butane
2 1
A A A A A A C C A A C A D A A B C D A A A A A D B D D A
Butanol
A A A A A A
Butter
B A A D D B B A B A A A A B A D A
Buttermilk
A A A A A D D B A A A A B A A A A A D A
Butylene
A B A A A A A A B A A A A A A B D D A
Butyl Acetate
1
C A A A A C D D A D A C D A A A D B D D B D A
Butyric Acid
1
B B A A B A A C D A B A A C D D A A D D D D B A
Calcium Bisulfate
C D A D D D D A A A A A A C C A A
Calcium Bisulfide
B C A A C A A A D A B A A A A A A D A
Calcium Bisulfite
B A C A A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Calcium Carbonate
B A A A C A A C D A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A
Calcium Chlorate
B A B B C A A A A A A A A A A
Calcium Chloride
C A D C C A A B C A A A A A D A B B A A A A B A A B D A A A
Calcium Hydroxide
B A A C A A B A A A A B A B A A A A A A C A A A A
Calcium Hypochlorite
D D C C C A B D D A D A A D D B A A A A B C D A C A
Calcium Sulfate
B A A A B A B B A A A A A A A C B A A A A A A D C A
Calgon
A A C D A B A A A A A A A
Cane Juice
2
A A B B C A A A A D A A A A A A
Carbolic Acid (See Phenol)
Carbon Bisulfide
2
B A A A A C B D D A A D A A A A D D D D A
Carbon Dioxide (wet)
A A C A C C C A A A
Carbon Disulfide
2
B A C C C B C D C A D A A D D A A B A D D D D A
Carbon Monoxide
A A A A B A A B A A A A A B B A C A
Carbon Tetrachloride
2 1
B B B A C A A C A C D A C C A D A A D D D C A A A A C C D D C
Carbonated Water
B A A A A B D A A A A A A A A A A A A
Carbonic Acid
B A B A A A B D A A A A A A B A A A A B B A A A A
Catsup
A A A D C D A A B A B A A A A A C A
Chloracetic Acid
2
D D D D C A A D D D A D A D D D D A A D D D B D B
Chloric Acid
D D D A D D D
Chlorinated Glue
A A D C D C C D A A C D B D 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