Chemical resistance

Temperature °C Temperature °C
Chemical or Product Concentration Chemical or Product Concentration
20 60 100 20 60 100

Acetic acid Up to 40% S S - Beer - S S -

Acetic acid 50% S S L Benzene 100% L NS NS

Acetic acid, glacial > 96% S L NS Benzoic acid Sat.sol S S -

Acetic anhydride 100% S - - Benzyl alcohol 100% S L -

Acetone 100% S S - Borax Sol S S -

Aceptophenone 100% S L - Boric acid Sat.sol S - -

Acrylonitrile 100% S - - Boron trifluoride Sat.sol S - -

Air - S S S Bormine, gas - NS NS NS

Allyl alcohol 100% S S - Bromine, liquid 100% NS NS NS

Almond oil - S - - Butane, gas 100% S - -

Alum Sol S S - Butanol 100% S L L

Ammonia, aqueous Sat.sol S S - Butyl acetate 100% L NS NS

Ammonia, dry gas 100% S - - Butyl glycol 100% S - -

Ammonia, liquid 100% S - - Butyl phenols Sat.sol S - -

Ammonium acetate Sat. sol S S - Butyl phthalate 100% S L L

Ammonium chloride Sat.sol S S - Calcium carbonate Sat.sol S S S

Ammonium fluoride Up to 20% S S - Calcium chlorate Sat.sol S S -

Ammonium hydrogen carbonate Sat.sol S S - Calcium chloride Sat.sol S S S

Ammonium metaphosphate Sat.sol S S S Calcium hydroxide Sat.sol S S S

Ammonium nitrate Sat.sol S S S Calcium hypochlorite Sol S - -

Ammonium persulphate Sat.sol S S - Calcium nitrate Sat.sol S S -

Ammonium phosphate Sat.sol S - - Camphor oil - NS NS NS

Ammonium sulphate Sat.sol S S S Carbon dioxide, dry gas - S S -

Ammonium sulphide Sat.sol S S - Carbon dioxide, wet gas - S S -

Amyl acetate 100% L - - Carbon disulphide 100% S NS NS

Amyl alcohol 100% S S S Carbon monoxide, gas - S S -

Aniline 100% S S - Carbon tetrachloride 100% NS NS NS

Apple juice - S - - Castor oil 100% S S -

Aqua regia HCI/HNO3=3/1 NS NS NS Caustic soda Up to 50% S L L

Barium bromide Sat.sol S S S Chlorine, aqueous Sat.sol S L -

Barium carbonate Sat.sol S S S Chlorine, dry gas 100% NS NS NS

Barium chloride Sat.sol S S S Chlorine, liquid 100% NS NS NS

Barium hydroxide Sat.sol S S S Chloroacetic acid Sol S - -

Barium sulphide Sat.sol S S S Chloroethanol 100% S - -

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Temperature °C Temperature °C
Chemical or Product Concentration Chemical or Product Concentration
20 60 100 20 60 100

Chloroform 100% L NS NS Ethyl chloride, gas - NS NS NS

Chlorosulphonic acid 100% NS NS NS Ethylene chloride (mono and di) - L L -

Chrome alum Sol S S - Ethyl ether 100% S L -

Chromic acid Up to 40% S L NS Ethylene glycol 100% S S S

Citric acid Sat.sol S S S Ferric chloride Sat.sol S S S

Coconut oil - S - - Formaldehyde 40% S - -

Copper (ll) chloride Sat.sol S S - Formic acid 10% S S L

Copper (ll) nitrate Sat.sol S S S Formic acid 85% S NS NS

Copper (ll) Sat.sol S S - Formic acid, anhydrous 100% S L L

Corn oil - S L - Fructose Sol S S S

Cottonseed oil - S S - Fruit juice - S S S

Cresol Greater than 90% S - - Gasoline, petrol (aliphatic hydrocarbons) - NS NS NS

Cyclohexane 100% S - - Gelatine - S S -

Cyclohexanol 100% S L - Glucose 20% S S S

Cyclohexanone 100% L NS NS Glycerine 100% S S S

Decalin (decahydronaphthalene) 100% NS NS NS Glycolic acid 30% S - -

Dextrin Sol S S - Heptane 100% L NS NS

Dextrose Sol S S S Hexane 100% S L -

Dibutyl phthalate 100% S L NS Hydrobromic acid Up to 48% S L NS

Dichloroacetic acid 100% L - - Hydrochloric acid Up to 20% S S S

Dichloroethylene (A and B) 100% L - - Hydrochloric acid 30% S L L

Diethanolamine 100% S - - Hydrochloric acid From 35 to 36% S - -

Diethyl ether 100% S L - Hydrofluoric acid Dil.sol S - -

Diethylene glycol 100% S S - Hydrofluoric acid 40% S - -

Diglycolic acid Sat.sol S - - Hydrogen 100% S - -

Diisooctyl 100% S L - Hydrogen chloride, dry gas 100% S S -

Dimethyl amine, gas - S - - Hydrogen peroxide Up to 10% S - -

Dimethyl formamide 100% S S - Hydrogen peroxide Up to 30% S L -

Dioctyl phthalate 100% L L - Hydrogen sulphide, dry gas 100% S S -

Dioxane 100% L L - Iodine, in alcohol - S - -

Distilled water 100% S S S Isoctane 100% L NS NS

Ethanolamine 100% S - - Isopropyl alcohol 100% S S S

Ethyl acetate 100% L NS NS Isopropyl ether 100% L - -

Ethyl alcohol Up to 95% S S S Lactic acid Up to 90% S S -

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Temperature °C Temperature °C
Chemical or Product Concentration Chemical or Product Concentration
20 60 100 20 60 100

Lanoline - S L - Peppermint oil - S - -

Linseed oil - S S S Perchloric acid (2 N) 20% S - -

Magnesium carbonate Sat.sol S S S Petroleum ether (ligroin) - L L -

Magnesium chloride Sat.sol S S - Phenol 5% S S -

Magnesium hydroxide Sat.sol S S - Phenol 90% S - -

Magnesium sulphate Sat.sol S S - Phosphine, gas - S S -

Maleic acid Sat.sol S S - Phosphoric acid Up.to 85% S S S

Mercury (ll) chloride Sat.sol S S - Phosphorus oxychloride 100% L - -

Mercury (ll) cyanide Sat.sol S S - Picric acid Sat.sol S - -

Mercury (l) nitrate Sol S S - Potassium bicarbonate Sat.sol S S S

Mercury 100% S S - Potassium borate Sat.sol S S -

Methyl acetate 100% S S - Potassium bromate Up to 10% S S -

Methyl alcohol 5% S L L Potassium bromide Sat.sol S S

Methyl amine Up to 32% S - - Potassium carbonate Sat.sol S S

Methyl bromide 100% NS NS NS Potassium chlorate Sat.sol S S

Methyl ethyl ketone 100% S - - Potassium chlorite Sat.sol S S

Methylene chloride 100% L NS NS Potassium chromate Sat.sol S S

Milk - S S S Potassium cyanide Sol S -

Monochloroacetic acid >85% S S - Potassium dichromate Sat.sol S S S

Naphtha - S NS NS Potassium ferricyanide Sat.sol S S -

Nickel chloride Sat.sol S S - Potassium fluoride Sat.sol S S -

Nickel nitrate Sat.sol S S - Potassium hydroxide Up to 50% S S S

Nickel sulphate Sat.sol S S - Potassium iodide Sat.sol S - -

Nitric acid Up to 30% S NS NS Potassium nitrate Sat.sol S S -

Nitric acid From 40 to 50% L NS NS Potassium perchlorate 10% S S -

Nitric acid, fuming (with nitrogen dioxide) - NS NS NS Potassium permanganate (2 N) 30% S - -

Nitrobenzene 100% S L _ Potassium persulphate Sat.sol S S -

Oleic acid 100% S L - Potassium sulphate Sat.sol S S -

Oleum (sulphuric acid with 60% of SO3) - S L - Propane, gas 100% S - -

Olive oil - S S L Propionic acid >50% S - -

Oxalic acid Sat.sol S L NS Pyridine 100% L - -

Oxygen, gas - S - - Seawater - S S S

Paraffin oil (FL65) - S L NS Silicon oil - S S S

Peanut oil - S S - Silver nitrate Sat.sol S S L

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Temperature °C Temperature °C
Chemical or Product Concentration Chemical or Product Concentration
20 60 100 20 60 100

Sodium acetate Sat.sol S S S Sulphurous acid Up to 30% S - -

Sodium benzoate 35% S L - Tartaric acid Sat.sol S S -

Sodium bicarbonate Sat.sol S S S Tetrahydrofuran 100% L NS NS

Sodium carbonate Up to 50% S S L Tetralin 100% NS NS NS

Sodium chlorate Sat.sol S S - Thiophene 100% S L -

Sodium chloride Sat.sol S S - Tin (lV) chloride Sol S S -

Sodium chlorite 2% S L NS Tin (ll) chloride Sat.sol S S -

Sodium chlorite 20% S L NS Toluene 100% L NS NS

Sodium dichromate Sat.sol S S S Trichloroacetic acid Up to 50% S S -

Sodium hydrogen carbonate Sat.sol S S S Trichloroethylene 100% NS NS NS

Sodium hydrogen sulphate Sat.sol S S - Triethanolamine Sol S - -

Sodium hydrogen sulphite Sat.sol S - - Turpentine - NS NS NS

Sodium hydroxide 1% S S S Urea Sat.sol S S -

Sodium hydroxide From 10 to 60% S S S Vinegar - S S -

Sodium hypochlorite 5% S S - Water brackish, mineral, potable - S S S

Sodium hypochlorite 10% - 15% S - - Whiskey - S S -

Sodium hypochlorite 20% S L - Wines - S S -

Sodium metaphosphate Sol S - - Xylene 100% NS NS NS

Sodium nitrate Sat.sol S S - Yeast Sol S S S

Sodium perborate Sat.sol S S - Zinc chloride Sat.sol S S -

Sodium phosphate (neutral) - S S S Zinc sulphate Sat.sol S S -

Sodium silicate Sol S S -

S - satisfied
L - limited
Sodium sulphate Sat.sol S S - NS - non-satisfied

Sodium sulphide Sat.sol S - -

Sodium sulphite 40% S S S

Sodium thiosulphate (hypo) Sat.sol S - -

Soybean oil - S L -

Succinic acid Sat.sol S S -

Sulphuric acid Up to 10% S S S

Sulphuric dioxide, dry or wet 100% S S -

Sulphur acid From 10 to 30% S S -

Sulphuric acid 50% S L L

Sulphuric acid 96% S L NS

Sulphuric acid 98% L NS NS

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