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! CAUTION
The information provided here is from references, from current literature, or from research done by
Beckman Coulter, Inc., and is only a guide for the selection of materials. No guarantee of safety based
on these recommendations is expressed or implied. Many of the chemicals are explosive when concen-
trated or dry, or are toxic, caustic, allergenic, or carcinogenic. Observe proper handling as outlined by
your laboratory safety officer.

INTRODUCTION
This table indicates the general chemical resistances of various materials to a number of chemicals commonly used in procedures involving
Beckman Coulter centrifuges and accessories. You can select a chemical and determine the resistance of listed materials to the selected
chemicaleither satisfactory (S), marginally satisfactory (M), unsatisfactory (U), or unknown (X). Marginal resistance listings may be a
combination of S and U resistances.

Materials are listed alphabetically. Chemicals are listed alphabetically by their most common name within seven categories (acids, bases, salts,
gradient-forming materials, solvents, detergents, and other). Where applicable, an IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry)
name is shown beneath a trivial chemical name. Chemicals are either undiluted liquids or saturated (unless otherwise noted) aqueous solutions.
Materials that have unsatisfactory or marginal resistance to the high concentrations used for these tests may be usable in very low (that is,
millimolar) concentrations.

TEST YOUR SOLUTION UNDER OPERATING CONDITIONS IF MATERIAL PERFORMANCE IS UNCERTAIN.

Soak tests at 1 g (at 20C) established the data for most of the materials. In some cases the resistances of tube materials also reflect their
performance under centrifugation. Thus, although alcohols (for example) may be stored satisfactorily in polycarbonate or in Ultra-Clear
containers, ethanol will destroy these tubes in a short period of high-speed centrifugation. This combination of material and chemical is
therefore listed as U in the table. Not all combinations have been tested under the stress of centrifugation, however. Again, pretesting under
actual run conditions is strongly advised.

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The data for centrifuge and rotor finishes is derived mainly from splash tests in which the finish was exposed to the chemical for a matter of
minutes. Satisfactory resistance under long-term exposure should not be assumed.

DECONTAMINATION OF ALUMINUM ROTORS AND ACCESSORIES

While a number of solutions are commercially marketed for use in removing radioactivity from contaminated materials, many are too harsh
for use on anodized aluminum. Beckman Coulter has tested a number of solutions and found two that do not harm anodized aluminum:

IsoClean Solution (for soaking) or RadCon Surface Spray (In U.S.A., contact Nuclear Associates [New York]; in Eastern Europe and
Commonwealth States, contact Victoreen GmbH [Munich]; in South Pacific, contact Gammasonics Pty. Ltd. [Australia]; in Japan, contact
Toyo Medic Co. Ltd. [Tokyo].)

Radiacwash (In U.S.A., contact Biodex Medical Systems [Shirley, New York]; internationally, contact the U.S. office to find the dealer
nearest you.)

While Beckman Coulter has tested these methods and found that they do not damage components, no guarantee of decontamination is expressed
or implied. Consult your laboratory safety officer regarding the proper decontamination methods to use.

If a rotor and/or accessories are contaminated with toxic or pathogenic solutions, follow appropriate sterilization or disinfection procedures as
outlined by your laboratory safety officer.

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acetic acid (5%)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M1 S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S M S S S U S
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acetic acid (60%)
U U S S S S S U S S S S S S U S S U M M M M S M S U S S S M U S M M U M
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acetic acid (glacial)
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boric acid S S S U S S S U S S S S S S M8 S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S
chromic acid (10%) U S S U S U S U U U U S U S U S S S U U S M U U S U X S S U U S S S S S
citric acid
2-hydroxy-1,2,3- S S S M S S S U S S S S S S M S S S S M S M S S M S S S S S S S S S S S
propanetricarboxylic acid
hydrochloric acid (10%) U S M U U M S U S S S S S S U S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S U M S S M S
hydrochloric acid (50%) U U S U U M S U M U U U M S U S U U S S S M S S S M S S M M U U M S U S
iodoacetic acid
S U1 S S S M S1 S1 S S S S1 M S S1 U S S S1 S S1 S1 S1 U S1 S X S M M S S M S M1 M
2-iodoethanoic acid
mercaptoacetic acid
S U S U4 S U S S X M M S M S U U S U U U U S S U U M1 X S U U S S S S U S
2-mercaptoethanoic acid
nitric acid (10%) U S M U S U S1 U M U U S U S U S S S S S S U S U S S2 S S S M S S S S M S
nitric acid (50%) U U S U S U S1 U U U U U U S U U U M M M S U U U U S2 U S M U S S M M U S
oleic acid
S S S S X S S U M S S X U S S S X S M M S2 M S S M S S S X U U S U S S M
cis-9-octadenoic acid

S = satisfactory resistance 1 discoloration

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oxalic acid
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perchloric acid (70%) U S S U U U M U M U 3 S U M U S S U M M M U U U S M X S U U U S U U U S
phosphoric acid mixture (10%) U S M U U M S U S S S S S S U S S S S S S S S M S S X S S S M U S S S S
phosphoric acid mixture (50%) U S M U U U S U S M M S U S U S S S S S S S S U S S X S S U U U S S S S
picric acid
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stearic acid
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octadecanoic acid
sulfosalicylic acid
3-carboxy-4-hydroxy- S S S U U S S S S S S S S S U S S S S S S S S X S S S S S S U S S S S S
benzenesulfonic acid
sulfuric acid (10%) U S M U U M S U M U U S S S U S S S S S S S S S M S S S S U U U S S S S
sulfuric acid (50%) U U M S U U S U U U U M M S U S M U S S S S S M U S S S S U U U U S U S
thiogylycolic acid U U S U4 S U S S X M S S M S U U S U U U U S U U U M1 X S U U S S S X U U
tricloroacetic acid
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trichloroethanoic acid
unsaturated fatty acids S S2 S S X S S U M S S X U X S S X S M M S2 M M S M S S S X M U S M S S M

BASES (aq)
ammonium hydroxide (10%) S S S U U S S1 U S S S U S S U S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M M U S

S = satisfactory resistance 1 discoloration

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ammonium hydroxide (28%) S S S U U M S1 U S M M U S S U S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M U U S
aniline
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benzenamine
potassium hydroxide (5%) S M S U U S S U S S S S S S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S M U S S S M U
potassium hydroxide (45%) S U S U U S S U S S U M S S U S M U S S U M S M S S S S S M U U S S U U
pyridine (50%)
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sodium hydroxide (1%) S S M U U S S U S S S S S S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U
sodium hydroxide (>1%) S S M U U S S U S S S U S S U S U U S S S S S S M S S S S S S S M S U U

SALTS (aq)
aluminum chloride U S S U U S S U S S S2 S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S M M U U S S S S

ammonium acetate
S S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S U
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ammonium carbonate S S S M S U S S S S S S S S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
ammonium phosphate S S S U X S S S S S S X S S S S X S S S S S S S X S S S X S M S S S S S
ammonium sulfate S S S U M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S S S S U
barium salts S S S M U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
calcium chloride S S M M U S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
guanidine hydrochloride
1-aminomethanamidine S S S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S X S S S S S S U S S S S S
hydrochloride

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magnesium chloride S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
nickel salts S S S U S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S9
potassium bromide S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
potassium carbonate S2 M1 S M U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
potassium chloride S S M U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S S S S S
potassium permanganate S S2 S1 S S S S S S S S S S4 S U S S S S S S2 M S1 U M U S S S1 S1 M S U S S1 M
silver nitrate S S S U S M S S S S S S S4 S S S S S S S S S S X M S S S S S M S S S S S
sodium borate S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S M S S S S S
sodium carbonate S S S M U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
sodium chloride S S S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
sodium nitrate S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S U S S S S S M S S S S S U S S S S S S
sodium sulfate S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S M S S S S S
sodium sulfite S S S S2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S
zinc chloride S S S U U S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S S S S S S U S S S S S
zinc sulfate S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S

GRADIENT FORMING
MATERIALS (aq)
cesium acetate
cesium ethanoate S S S M X S S S S S S X S S S S S S S S S S S U S S S S S S M S S S X S

cesium bromide S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S

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MATERIALS (aq) (contd)
cesium chloride S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
cesium formate
S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S X S S S S S S M S S S S S
cesium methanoate
cesium iodide S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
cesium sulfate S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S M S S S S S
dextran or dextran sulfate S S S M S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S X S S S S S S M S S S S S
Ficoll-Paque S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
glycerol
S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
1,2,3-propanetriol
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rubidium bromide S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
rubidium chloride S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
sodium bromide S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
sodium iodide S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S
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2 below 26C only

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carbon tetrachloride
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diethyl ether
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diethyl ketone
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dimethyl sulfoxide
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sulfinylbis[methane]
dioxane
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1,4-dioxacyclohexane

S = satisfactory resistance 1 discoloration

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ethanol (50%) S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S S S M S S S S S S M S M S M S U S
ethanol (95%) S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S5 S S M S S S S S S M S M S M S U S
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ethyl acetate
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ethyl ethanoate
ethylene glycol
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1,2-ethanediol
hexane S S S S S S U S U S S2 S S U S S S U U U M1 U S S S U S S U U S S U S U S
isopropyl alcohol
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2-propanol
kerosene S S S S S S U S U S S S U 3 S S S U U U U U S S S S S S U U S S U S U S
methanol S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S M S M M S S S S S M S M S M S U M
methylene chloride
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dichloromethane
methyl ethyl ketone
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2-butanone
phenol (5%) U U S U S U S M M M M S U M U M S U U U S M U U M U X S U U U S M S U S
phenol (50%) U U S U S U U U U U U U U M U U U U U U S2 U U U M U X S U U U S M S U S
tetrahydrofuran M U S S S U U U U U U S U U S U S U U U U U U U U U S S U U S S U X U U
toluene
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methylbenzene

S = satisfactory resistance 1 discoloration

2 below 26C only

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water S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
xylene mixture
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DETERGENTS
Aidex S S S X X S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S X S S S S S S S S S S M S
Alconox S S S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S U U U S U S S U S S S S S S S S S M S
Contrad 70 S S X X X S S S S S S X S S S X S U S M S U S X X S S S S S X X S S M S
Deconex 13 S S X X X S S S S S S S S S S X S X S M S S S X S S S S S S X X S S M S
deoxycholate, sodium dodecyl
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S M S S M S S S S S S S S S S S
sulfate, Triton X-100
Dove S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Haemo-Sol S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S M S M S X U S S S S S S S S S S S
IsoClean S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S M S U S X S S S S S S S S S S M S
Ivory S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Joy S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Liquinox S S X X S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S X X S S M S
LpHse S S X X X S S S S S S S S S S X S U S M S U S X S S S S S S X X S S M S
Solution 555 (20%) S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S X S S S S S S S S S S S S
Trace Kleen S S X X X S S S S S S S S S S X S U S M S U S X S S S S S S X X S S M S

S = satisfactory resistance 1 discoloration

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Vesphen 11 S S X X X S S S S S S S S S S X S U S M S U S X S S S S S S X X S S M S
Wescodyne S S X X X S S S S S S S S S S X S U S M S U S X S S S S S S X X S S M S
Zephiran chloride (1%) S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S X S S S S S S S S U S M S

OTHER
n-butyl phthalate 6
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dibutyl phthalate S S S S S U S S S X S S U U S S S U U U U U S X S U S S U M M S U S X S
deithyl pyrocarbonate
pyrocarbonic S M S S S U S S X S S S S U S S S U S S S U S X U M1 S S S S S S S S U S
acid diethyl ester
ethylene oxide vapor 6
X S X S X U S X U U U X U X S M S S S S S U S X S U S S U U S S S S U U
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formaldehyde
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methanal
formalin (40%) X S S S S S S X X S S S U S S S S S S M S U S U S S S S S M M S M S S S
hydrogen peroxide (3%) S S S S U S S S S U U S S2 S U S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S
hydrogen peroxide (10%) 3 U S S U U S S U U U U S S2 S U S S S S2 S S S S S U S S S S S M S U S S S
2-mercaptoethanol S U S S S U S S S M M S U U S U S S S S S S S U U S X S U S S S S S U S

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oils (petroleum) S S S S X S S S U S S S M S S S S M U S U U S S S S S S M U S S M S S S
oils (other) S S10 S S S S S S U S S S U S10 S S S M U U S U S S X S S S S M S S M S M S
physiologic media (e.g., culture
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media, milk, serum, urine)
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commercial bleach)
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tris (hydroxymethyl) S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
aminomethane
urea S S S S S U S S S X X S S S S S S S S S S S M X S S S S S S M S S S S S

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
anodized coating a thin, hard layer of aluminum oxide formed electrochemically on aluminum rotor and/or accessory surfaces as a
protective coating for corrosion resistance

Buna N black nitrile rubber used for O-rings and gaskets in rotor assemblies

Delrin thermoplastic material (acetal homopolymer) used for most tube adapters

EPDM ethylene propylene rubber used for O-rings and pad adapters

HDPE high density polyethylene used for adapters

LDPE low density polyethylene used for tubes and bottles

neoprene black synthetic elastomer used for O-rings in some tube caps and bottle cap assemblies

Noryl modified thermoplastic polyphenylene oxide (PPO) used for floating spacers (part of the g-Max system) and some
polycarbonate bottle caps

PET polyethylene terephthalate used in some adapters

Radel polyphenylsulfone (PPS) used in plugs, cap closures, cannisters, and other accessories

Ultem polyetherimide (PEI)used in adapters, covers, and spacers

Viton fluorocarbon elastomer used in high-temperature applications

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