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
Ethylene Oxide
A A A D A A A A A A D D D D C D A
Fatty Acids
A A B A A C D A A B A B A A B A A A A C C B C C A
Ferric Chloride
D D D D A B D D D A A B A A B D B A A A A A D C B A A A
Ferric Nitrate
A A A D A A D A A A A B D B A A A A A A D A A A A
Ferric Sulfate
A C A D A A D D D A A B A A B A C A A C A A B C A A A
Ferrous Chloride
D D D A B C D A A B A A B D B A A A A A B C A A A
Ferrous Sulfate
B A C D A B C D D A A B A A B D B A A A A A B A A A
Fluoboric Acid
D B D A D A A B A B B C B A A D A B A A
Fluorine
D D D D D A D D D C C D C D D
Fluosilicic Acid
B D D B D A A B A A B D B A A D B A A C
Formaldehyde 40%
A A A B B A A D A A A D B B A A
Formaldehyde
A A A A A B A B D A A B A D A A B A A A A D C B D B C A
Formic Acid
6
C A B B D C A C C D D A D B A A D D B A A A A B B D C D A C B
Fruit Juice
A A A A B B D D A D A B A B A A A A A A A A
Fuel Oils
A A A A A A B C B A A A A A A D B A A A A A C B D D A
Furan Resin
A A A A A A A A A A A D D D A
Furfural
1
A A A A B A A D D A D B A D D D A A A D D D D B D A
Gallic Acid
B A A A A A D D A A A A B A
Gasoline
1 4
A A A A A D A A A A A C A D A A D D C A A A A A A D D C D A
Gelatin
A A A A A A A C D D A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Glucose
A A A A A B B A B A B A A B B A A A A A B A A A A
Glue P.V.A.
1
B B A B A A A A B A A A A A A A A A
Glycerine
A A A A A A A A B B B A A B A A A A C A A A A A B A A A A
Cycolic Acid
A A A C B A A A A A A A
Gold Monocyanide
A A D A A A A A A A
Grape Juice
A A B B D A A B B B A A A A A A
Grease
4
A A A A B A A A A A A A A A D A
Heptane
1
A A A A A B A A A D A A C D D A A A A A B D A
Hexane
1
A A A A A B B A C A D A A D C A A A A A B B D D A
Honey
A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A
Hydraulic Oils (Petroleum)
1
A A A A B A A A A A D A A A A B D D A
Hydraulic Oils (Synthetic)
1
A A A A A A A D A A A C D A
Hydrazine
A A C D A A B D B A C A
Hydrobromic Acid 20%
D A A A A A A D A B A D C B
Hydrobromic Acid
4
D D D D D A A D D D A A B A C D D B B A A A D D D A A A
Hydrochloric/Muratic Acid (Dry gas)
D C A D A D A A A A A
Hydrochloric/Muratic Acid (20%)
4
D D D D C B D D A A B A A D D B A A D A A D A C C A C A
Hydrochloric/Muratic Acid (37%)
4
D D D D C B D D A A B A A D D C A A D A C D A C C C C D A
Hydrochloric/Muratic Acid (100%)
D D D D C D D A A A D A A C C D C A A
Hydrocyanic Acid
A A A C A A A D D C A B A A B A B A A A A C B A A
Hydrocyanic Acid (Gas 10%)
D D A A C A C A
Hydrofluoric Acid (20%)
1
D D D D D B D D D B A A D D C A C B C D A D C A C B
Hydrofluoric Acid (75%)
1 2
C D D D C D D A C B A D D D C B C D D D A D D D C C C
Hydrofluoric Acid 100%
D D D D D B D D D C D A D C D D D D 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
5