Chemical Compatibility
Chemical Compatibility
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Resistance rating
Resistant 1
Fairly resistant 2
Not resistant 3
Not enough data known -
Materials
Polyvinyldene fluoride PVDF Pump Heads, valves, fitting, tubing
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SOLUZIONI PER L’ENERGIA TERMICA
THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
Acetaldehyde CH3CHO 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 3 1
Acetamide CH3CONH2 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 2 1 2 1
Acetic Acid CH3COOH 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 1
Acetic Acid, Max 75% CH3COOH 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1
Acetic Anhydride (CH3CO)2O 3 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 3 3
Acetone (Dimethyl Ketone) CH3COCH3 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1
Acetophenone C6H5COCH3 1 1 - 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1
Acetyl Chloride CH3COCl 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Acetylacetone CH3COCH2COCH2 3 1 3 1 3 - 1 3 1 3 1
Acrylonitrile CH2=CH-CN 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1
Adipic Acid HOOC(CH2)4COOH 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Allyl Alcohol CH2CHCH2OH 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 1
Alcohol, Amyl CH3(CH2)3CH2OH 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1
Alcohol, Benzyl C6H5CH2OH 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 - 1
Alcohol, Butyl C4H9OH 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 1
Alcohol, Diacetone C6H12O2 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 1
Alcohol, Ethyl CH3CH2OH 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1
Alcohol, Isopropyl (CH3)2CHOH 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 1
Alcohol, Methyl CH3OH 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1
Aluminium Acetate Al(CH3COO)3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1
Aluminium Ammonium Sulfate NH4Al(SO4)2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Aluminium Bromide AlBr3 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Aluminium Chloride AlCl3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Aluminium Fluoride AlF3 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Aluminium Hydroxide Al(OH)3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Aluminium Nitrate Al(NO3)3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Aluminium Phosphate AlPO4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Aluminium Sulphate Al2(SO4)3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Alums 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 - - 1
Amines R-NH2 2 1 3 1 - 1 1 3 2 4 1
Ammonium Acetate CH3COONH4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Ammonium Bicarbonate NH4HCO3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1
Ammonium Carbonate (NH4)2CO3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ammonium Chloride (Salmiac) NH 4Cl 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Ammonium Flouride NH4F 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ammonium Hydroxide (Liquid Ammonia) NH4OH 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1
Ammonium Nitrate NH4NO3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ammonium Oxalate (COONH4)2*H2O 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
Ammonium Perchlorate NH4ClO4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
Ammonium Peroxodisulphate (NH4)2S2O8 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 - 1
Ammonium Phosphate (NH4)3PO4 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone CH3COC 4H9 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 3 1
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SOLUZIONI PER L’ENERGIA TERMICA
THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
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THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
Butyl Bromide 1 3 3 2 3 - 1 - - - 3
Butyl Chloride 1 3 3 2 3 - 1 1 3 1 3
Butyl Mercaptane C4H9SH 1 - - - - - 1 2 3 3 -
Butyl Oleate C22H42O2 1 - - 1 - 1 1 1 2 3 -
Butyl Stearate C22H44O2 1 - - 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 -
Butyraldehyde C3H7CHO - 1 - 1 - 1 1 3 2 3 1
Butyric Acid C3H7COOH 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
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THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
Chloroform (Trichloromethane) CHCl3 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Chlorohydrin C3H5OCl 3 1 - 1 3 1 1 1 3 - 1
Chlorosulphonic Acid SO2(OH)Cl 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 3 3 3 3
Chromic Acid, 50% H2CrO4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 1
Chromic Acid, 30% H2CrO4 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 3 3 1
Chromic Acid, 10% H2CrO4 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 1
Chromic-Sulphuric Acid K2CrO4 + H2SO4 1 3 1 - 3 - 1 - - 3 3
Chromium Sulphate Cr2(SO4)3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1
Citric Acid C6H8O7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Cobalt Chloride CoCl2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Copper-II-Acetate Cu(CH3COO)2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1
Copper-II-Arsenite Cu3(AsO3)2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1
Copper-II-Carbonate CuCO3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Copper-II-Chloride CuCl2 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Copper-II-Cyanide Cu(CN)2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Copper-II-Fluoride CuF2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1
Copper -II-Nitrate Cu(NO3)2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Copper-II-Sulphate (Roman Vitriol) CuSO4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Corn Oil 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1
Cottonseed Oil 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 2 1 1
Cresol (Metyl Phenol) 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 - 3
Cresylic Acid C6H4CH3OH 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 3 1
Crotonaldehyde CH3C2H2CHO 1 1 3 1 - 1 1 3 1 3 1
Crude Oil 1 3 - 2 - - 1 1 3 2 3
Cyclo Hexane C6H12 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1
Cyclohexanole (Cyclohexyl Alcohol) C6H11OH 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1
Cyclohexanone C6H10O 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 3 1
Cyclohexylamine C6H11NH2 - - - 1 - 1 1 3 3 1 -
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THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
Dichlorobutane C4H8Cl2 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Dichlorobutene C4H6Cl2 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Dichloroethane (Ethylene Dichloride) C2H4Cl2 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Dichloroethylene (Acethylene Dichloride) C2H2Cl2 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Dichloro Methane (Methylene Chloride) CH2Cl2 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Dichloroisopropyl Ether (C3H6Cl)2O - 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 - 3
Dicyclohexylamine (C6H12)2NH - 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 - 3
Diesel Fuel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 3
Diethylene Glycol C4H10O3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Diethyleneglycolethyl Ether C8H18O3 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 2 - 1
Diethylether C2H5OC2H5 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 3 3
Diglycolic Acid C4H6O5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1
Dihexyl Phthalate C20H26O4 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 - 3 1
Diisobutylketone C9H18O 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1
Di-iso-nonyl Phthalate C26H42O4 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 - - - 1
Diisopropylketone C7H14O 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 - 1
Dimethyl Carbonate (CH3O)2CO 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 3 - 1
Dimethyl Phthalate C10H10O4 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 - 1
Dimethyl Formamide (DMF) HCON(CH3)2 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 3 1
Dimethylhydrazine H2NN(CH3)2 - 1 - 1 - 1 1 3 1 3 1
Dinitrotoluene - - - 1 - 1 1 3 3 3 3
Dioctyl Phthalate C4H4(COOC8H17)2 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 1
Dioxane C4H8O2 3 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 3 1
Disodium Hydrogenphosphate Na2HPO4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1
Disodium Phosphate 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 - - -
Disulphur Dichloride (Sulphur Chloride) S2Cl2 1 - - - - - 1 1 3 - -
1
Engine Oils 1 1 2 1 - 1 1 1 3 1 1
Ethanol C2H5OH 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 1
Ethanol Amine HOC2H4NH2 1 1 - 1 3 1 1 3 2 - 1
Ethers - 2 3 1 3 2 1 3 3 3 3
Ethyl Acetate (Acetic Ether) CH3COOC2H5 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 3 3
Ethyl Acrilate C2H3COOC2H5 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 3 1
Ethyl Benzene C6H5 - C2H5 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Ethyl Benzoate C6H5COOC2H5 3 1 3 1 - 1 1 1 3 4 1
Ethyl Bromide C2H5Br 1 1 - - 3 1 1 1 3 2 1
Ethyl Chloride CH3 - CH2Cl 1 3 3 1 3 - 1 1 2 2 3
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THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
Ethyl Chloroacetate ClCH2COOC2H5 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 1
Ethyl Chlorocarbonate ClCO2C2H5 - - - - - - 1 1 3 4 -
Ethyl Cyclopentane C5H4C2H5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 - 1
Ethyl Ether CH3CH2 - O - CH2CH3 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 3 2 - 3
Ethylacetoacetate C6H10O3 1 1 3 1 - 1 1 3 2 - 1
Ethylacrylic Acid C4H7COOH 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 2 - 1
Ethylene Chloride ClCH2 - CH2Cl 1 3 3 1 3 - 1 1 2 2 3
Ethylene Diamine (CH2NH2)2 2 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 1 3 3
Ethylenglycol Ethylether HOC2H4OC2H5 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 2 - 1
Ethylexhanol C8H16O 1 1 2 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ethylene Oxide H2C - O - CH2 3 - - 1 - 1 1 3 2 3 -
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THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
Glycolic Acid, 70% CH2OHCOOH 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Heptane C7H16 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
Hexanal C5H11CHO 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 3 2 - 1
Hexane C6H14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
Hexanol, Tertiary C6H13OH 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 - 1 - 1
Hexantriol C6H9(OH)3 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hexene C6H12 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 3 2 1
Hydrazine Hydrate N2H4 + H2O 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 2 1
Hydrobromic Acid, 50% HBr 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Hydrochloric Acid, Concentrate HCl 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 1
Hydrochloric Acid, Dilute (Muriatic Acid) HCl 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Hydrocyanic Acid (Hydrogen Cyanide) (Prussic Acid) HCN 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1
Hydrofluoric Acid 40% HF 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 3 3 1
Hydrofluosillicic Acid 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Hydrogen Peroxide, 30% (Perydrol) H2O2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
Hydroiodic Acid HI 1 1 1 3 1 - 1 3 - - 1
Hydrogen Sulphide, Aqueous H2S 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1
Hydroquinone C6H4(OH)2 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 2 3 3 1
Hydroxylamine Sulphate (NH2OH)2 * H2SO4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hypochlorous Acid HOCl 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
Kerosene 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 2
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THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
Linoleic Acid 1 - 1 1 - - 1 1 - 2 -
Linseed Oil 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 2 1 3
Lithium Bromide (Brine) LiBr 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Lithium Chloride LiCl 1 1 1 3 1 - 1 1 1 1 1
Lithium Salts 1 1 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 1
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THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
Naptha, Petroleum 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Napthalene C10H8 1 3 3 1 - 1 1 1 3 3 3
Nickel-II-Acetate (CH 3COO)2Ni 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1
Nickel-II-Chloride NiCl 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Nickel-II-Nitrate Ni(NO3)2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1
Nickel-II-Sulphate NiSO4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Nitric Acid, Anhydrous HNO3 1 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 3
Nitric Acid, 65% HNO3 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 2
Nitric Acid, 40% HNO3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 1
Nitromethane CH3NO2 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 3 1
Nitropropane (CH3)2CHNO2 - 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 3 1
Nitrotoluene C6H4NO2CH3 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 3 1
Octane C8H18 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1
Octanol C8H17OH 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Octyl Cresol C15H24O 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 - - 1
Oils and Fats 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 - 1
Oleic Acid C17H33COOH 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 2 3 3 1
Oleum H2SO4 + SO3 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Olive Oil HOOC-COOH 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Oxalic Acid (COOH)2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1
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SOLUZIONI PER L’ENERGIA TERMICA
THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
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THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
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THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
Sodium Nitrite NaNO2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Sodium Oxalate Na2C2O4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
Sodium Perborate NaBO2 * H2O2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1
Sodium Perchlorate 10% NaClO4 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 1
Sodium Peroxide Na2O2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Sodium Persulphate Na2S2O8 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 3 1
Sodium Pyrosulphite Na2S2O5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 1
Sodium Phosphate Na3PO4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sodium Salicylate C6H4(OH)COONa 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1
Sodium Silicate (Water Glass) Na2SiO3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sodium Sulphate (Glauber’s Salt) (Mirabilit) Na2SO4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sodium Sulphide Na2S 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Sodium Sulphite 50% Na2SO3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sodium Tetraborate Na2B4O7 * 10H2O 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1
Sodium Thiosulphate (Fixing salt), 25% Na2S2O3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
Sodium Tripolyphosphate Na5P3O10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1
Stannic Chloride 1 1 1 3 - 1 1 1 1 1 1
Stannous Chloride SnCl2 1 1 1 2 - 1 1 1 - - 1
Starch (C6H10O5)n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1
Starch Gum 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1
Stearic Acid C17H33COOH 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 2 1
Styrene C6H5CHCH2 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Succinic Acid C4H6O4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sugar Syrup 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sulphur S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
Sulphur Trioxide SO3 3 3 1 3 - - 1 1 3 3 3
Sulphuric Acid, 10% H2SO4 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
Sulphuric Acid, 85% H2SO4 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 1
Sulphuric Acid, 98.5% H2SO4 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Sulphurous Acid H2SO3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Sulphuryl Chloride SO2Cl2 3 3 3 - 3 - 1 1 3 3 3
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THERMAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
Chemical Formula PVDF PP PVC SS 316 PMMA Hastelloy PTFE FPM EPDM NBR PE
Urea CO(NH2)2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Vinegar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Vinyl Acetate CH2=CHOOCCH3 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 1
Vegetable Oils 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
Xylene C6H4(CH3)2 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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