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
Chlorine, Anhydrous Liquid
D D D D D A D C D B A A D D D D C A D A D D B D B
Chlorine (dry)
B A A D D A A B A A C A A D D D D
Chlorine Water
D D D A B D D D A A A C D D C C A A D C D
Chlorobenzene (Mono)
A A A B A B B C A D D A D A A D D D A A A A D D D D A
Chloroform
A A A A D A A B D C C D C A D A C D D D C A A A A D D D D D A
Chlorosulfonic Acid
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D D D D A B D D D C C A D D D D D D C D D D D D D C
Chlorox (Bleach)
A A C A A D C A B A A D D B D C A A A C B B D A
Chocolate Syrup
A A A D A A A A A A A A D A
Chromic Acid 5%
A A B C A A D D D A B C D D B B A A D C A D C D A B B
Chromic Acid 10%
B A A D A A A A D A A A D D C
Chromic Acid 30%
B A A D B A A D D A A A D D D
Chromic Acid 50%
C B B C A A D D D C B B A D D D C C B B D A A D D A D C
Cider
A A A B A D A A B B A A A A A A
Citric Acid
A A A C A A D C D A A A A B C C B B A A B A D C A A A A
Citric Oils
A A C B A B A A A A A C D A
Coffee
A A A A A B C A A A A A A A A A A A A
Copper Chloride
C D D B D A A D D A A B A A B D B A A A A A A A A A
Copper Cyanide
A A A D A A C D A A A A B A B A A A A B B A A A C
Copper Fluoborate
D D D B D D A A B A A A B A A A
Copper Nitrate
B A A B D A A D A A A A B D B A A A A A A A
Copper Sulfate (5% Solution)
A A A D A A D D D A A A B D B A A A A A A C A C A
Copper Sulfate
B B A A C D A A A A C A A B B A A A
Cream
A A A C D A A A A A A A A C A
Cresols
2
A A B D C D D D D D C A A A D D D D D D A
Cresylic Acid
B A A C A B C B B D A D D C A A A D D D D A
Cyclohexane
A A A A A D D A D A A A A A D D D D A
Cyanic Acid
A D C D A
Detergents
A A A A A A A B A B B A A A A A B A C A
Dichlorethane
A A A D D A A D B D D A
Diesel Fuel
A A A A A A A D A D A A A A A D D D A
Diethylamine
A A A A D A B D C A A D B B B C A
Diethylene Glycol
A A A A A B B A A A A C A A A A
Diphenyl Oxide
A A A A A A D D D D A
Dyes
A A B C A A A C A
Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulfate)
B A A A A A B B A A A A A A A A A C A
Ethane
A A A A D A A A A A B D D A
Ethanolamine
A A C D A A A D B C B C A
Ether
3
A A A A A B B A B D C D A C A A A A C D D C D A
Ethyl Acetate
2
A A B B B C D D D A D A A D C C A A A D D C D B D A
Ethyl Chloride
A A A B A B B C D A D D A D A A D D A A A A D D C A A A
Ethyl Sulfate
D B A A A A A
Ethylene Chloride
2
A A C B B A C C D A D A D D A A A A D D D C D A
Ethylene Dichloride
A A D A B C C D D A D A A D A A C A A D D D C D A
Ethylene Glycol
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A A A A B B B C A A B A A A A B 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
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