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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACETALDEHYDE AQ. ............................ 3
ACETIC ACID AQ. .................................. 3
ACETONE .............................................. 3
ALCOHOLS, ALIPHATIC........................ 3
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE AQ. ................ 3
ALUMINUM SULPHATE AQ................. 3
AMMONIA GAS .................................... 3
AMMONIUM CARBONATE AQ. ........... 3
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE AQ. ............... 3
AMYL ACETATE .................................... 3
ANILLNE ................................................ 3
ANTIMONY TRICHLORIDE AQ. ............ 3
BARIUM CHLORIDE AQ........................ 3
BARIUM SULPHATE AQ. ...................... 3
BENZENE ............................................... 3
BENZENE SULPHONIC ACID ............... 3
BLEACHING LYE ................................... 3
BORIC ACID AQ..................................... 3
BORON TRIFLUORIDE .......................... 3
BROMINE AQ. ....................................... 3
BUTANOL .............................................. 3
BUTYRIC ACID AQ. ............................... 3
BUTYRIC ACID ...................................... 3
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE .................. 3
CAMPHOR ............................................. 3
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE.................. 3
CHLORAL HYDRATE ............................. 3
CHLORINE AQ. ...................................... 3
CHLOROFORM ...................................... 4
CHLOROSULPHONIC ACID AQ............ 4
CHROME ALUM AQ.............................. 4
CHROMIC ACID AQ............................... 4
CITRIC ACID AQ. ................................... 4
CREOSOTE ............................................ 4
CRESYLIC ACID ..................................... 4
CYCLOHEXANOL .................................. 4
CYCLOHEXANONE ............................... 4
DETERGENTS, ORGANIC ..................... 4
DIBUTYLPHTHALATE ........................... 4
DIESEL OIL ............................................ 4
DIOXAN ................................................. 4
EDIBLE OILS .......................................... 4
ETHER, DIETHYL ................................... 4
ETHYL ACETATE ................................... 4
ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE ...................... 4
ETHYLENE GLYCOL AQ. ...................... 4

FERROUS CHLORIDE AQ. .................... 4

FLUORINE.............................................. 4
FLUOSILICIC ACID AQ. ......................... 4
FREON 12 (ARCTON 12) ....................... 4
FORMALDEHYDE AQ. .......................... 4
FORMIC ACID AQ.................................. 4
FRUIT JUICES ....................................... 4
GLYCERINE............................................ 4
HEPTANE ............................................... 4
HYDROBROMIC ACID AQ. ................... 4
HYDROCHLORIC ACID AQ. .................. 5
HYDROFLUORIC ACID AQ ................... 5
HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OILS ... 5
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AQ.................. 5
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AQ.................. 5
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AQ.................. 5
HYDROGEN SULPHIDE AQ. ................. 5
HYDROQUINONE.................................. 5
IODINE (IN ALCOHOL) .......................... 5
IODINE (IN POT IODINE) AQ. ............... 5
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL ......................... 5
LACTIC ACID AQ. .................................. 5
LACTIC ACID AQ. .................................. 5
LEAD ACETATE AQ. .............................. 5
LINSEED OIL.......................................... 5
LUBRICATING OILS (PETROLEUM)..... 5
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE AQ. .............. 5
MALEICS ACID ...................................... 5
MALONIC ACID AQ............................... 5
MERCURIC CHLORIDE AQ. .................. 5
METHYL ACETATE ................................ 5
METHYL ETHYL KETONE ..................... 5
METHYL CHLORIDE .............................. 5
MILK ....................................................... 5
MINERAL OILS ...................................... 5
NAPHTHALENE ..................................... 5
NICKEL SULPHATE AQ......................... 5
NITRIC ACID AQ. ................................... 6
NITRIC ACID AQ. ................................... 6
OLEIC ACID............................................ 6
OXALIC ACID AQ. ................................. 6
OZONE ................................................... 6
PARAFFIN .............................................. 6
PERCHLORIC ACID AQ. ........................ 6
PETROL .................................................. 6
PHENOL AQ........................................... 6

PHOSPHORIC ACID AQ. ....................... 6

PHOSPHORIC ACID AQ. ....................... 6
PHOSPHORIC ACID AQ. ....................... 6
PHTHALIC ACID AQ. ............................. 6
POTASSIUM BICARB. AQ. ................... 6
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE AQ................. 6
POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE AQ. ...... 6
PROPANE GAS ...................................... 6
SALICYLIC ACID .................................... 6
SILICONE FLUIDS ................................. 6
SILVER NITRATE ................................... 6
SOAP SOLUTIONS ............................... 6
SODIUM ACETATE AQ. ........................ 6
SODIUM BICARBONATE AQ................ 6
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 15%
(CHLORINE BLEACH) ............................ 6
SODIUM NITRATE AQ. ......................... 6
STANNIC CHLORIDE AQ. ..................... 6
STEARIC ACID ....................................... 6
STYRENE (MONOMER) ........................ 7
SULPHUR DIOXIDE (DRY GAS) ........... 7
SULPHURIC ACID AQ. .......................... 7
SULPHURIC ACID AQ. .......................... 7
SULPHUROUS ACID AQ. ..................... 7
TALLOW................................................. 7
TAR......................................................... 7
TOLUENE............................................... 7
TRANSFORMER OIL ............................. 7
TRICHLORETHYLENE ........................... 7
TRIETHANOLAMINE ............................. 7
TURPENTINE ......................................... 7
TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE AQ. ............. 7
UREA...................................................... 7
VASELINE .............................................. 7
VEGETABLE OILS.................................. 7
VINEGAR ............................................... 7
VINYL CHLORIDE .................................. 7
WATER ................................................... 7
WAX (MOLTEN) .................................... 7
WHITE SPIRIT ........................................ 7
WINES AND SPIRITS ............................ 7
XYLENE ................................................. 7
XYLENOL ............................................... 7
ZINC CHLORIDE AQ. ............................. 7

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ALPHABETICAL
LISTING OF
MATERIALS

Concentration + Weight %

ABS

Acetal

Acrylic

CAB

CPVC

ECTFE (Halar)

Fluorosint

HDPE

Nylon, Type 6/6

PEEK

PET

Polycarbonate

Polypropylene

Polysulfone

PPS

PVC, Type I

PVC, Type II

PVDF

PTFE

Tecator/Torlon

UHMW

C H E M I C A L R E S I STA N C E G U I D E

Acetaldehyde Aq.

40

Acetic Acid Aq.

10

Acetone

Alcohols, Aliphatic

Aluminum Chloride Aq.

10

Aluminum Sulphate Aq.

10

Ammonia Gas
Ammonium Carbonate Aq.

10

Ammonium Chloride Aq.

10

Amyl Acetate

Anillne

Antimony Trichloride Aq.

10

Barium Chloride Aq.

10

Barium Sulphate Aq.

10

Benzene
Benzene Sulphonic Acid

10

Bleaching Lye

10

Boric Acid Aq.

10

Calcium Hypochlorite

Camphor

Carbon Tetrachloride

Chloral Hydrate

Boron Trifluoride
Bromine Aq.

30

Butanol
Butyric Acid Aq.

20

Butyric Acid CONC

Chlorine Aq.

10

A = No Attack, possibly slight absorption. Negligible effect on mechanical properties.

B = Slight attack by absorption. Some swelling and a small reduction in mechanical likely.
C = Moderate attack of appreciable absorption. Material will have limited life.
D = Material will decompose or dissolve in a short.

AQ. = Aqueous Solution

CONC = Concentrated Aqueous Solution
SAT = Saturated Aqueous Solution
* = No data available

Where Aqueous Solutions are shown the

concentration as a weight % is given.

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Acetal

Acrylic

CAB

CPVC

ECTFE (Halar)

Fluorosint

HDPE

Nylon, Type 6/6

PEEK

PET

Polycarbonate

Polypropylene

Polysulfone

PPS

PVC, Type I

PVC, Type II

PVDF

PTFE

Tecator/Torlon

UHMW

Chloroform

ABS

ALPHABETICAL
LISTING OF
MATERIALS

Concentration + Weight %

C H E M I C A L R E S I STA N C E G U I D E

Chlorosulphonic Acid Aq.

10

Chrome Alum Aq.

10

Chromic Acid Aq.

10

Citric Acid Aq.

10

Creosote

Cresylic Acid

Cyclohexanol

Cyclohexanone

Detergents, Organic

Dibutylphthalate

Diesel Oil

Dioxan

Edible Oils

Ether, Diethyl

Ethyl Acetate

Ethylene Dichloride

Ethylene Glycol Aq.

96

Ferrous Chloride Aq.

10

Fluorine
Fluosilicic Acid Aq.

10

Freon 12 (Arcton 12)

Formaldehyde Aq.

40

Formic Acid Aq.

Glycerine

Heptane

Fruit Juices CONC

Hydrobromic Acid Aq.

10

A = No Attack, possibly slight absorption. Negligible effect on mechanical properties.

B = Slight attack by absorption. Some swelling and a small reduction in mechanical likely.
C = Moderate attack of appreciable absorption. Material will have limited life.
D = Material will decompose or dissolve in a short.

AQ. = Aqueous Solution

CONC = Concentrated Aqueous Solution
SAT = Saturated Aqueous Solution
* = No data available

Where Aqueous Solutions are shown the

concentration as a weight % is given.

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ABS

Acetal

Acrylic

CAB

CPVC

ECTFE (Halar)

Fluorosint

HDPE

Nylon, Type 6/6

PEEK

PET

Polycarbonate

Polypropylene

Polysulfone

PPS

PVC, Type I

PVC, Type II

PVDF

PTFE

Tecator/Torlon

UHMW

Hydrochloric Acid Aq.

0.4

Hydrofluoric Acid Aq

ALPHABETICAL
LISTING OF
MATERIALS

Concentration + Weight %

C H E M I C A L R E S I STA N C E G U I D E

Hydrogenated
Vegetable Oils
Hydrogen Peroxide Aq.

0.5

Hydrogen Peroxide Aq.

Hydrogen Peroxide Aq.

Hydrogen Sulphide Aq.

SAT

Hydroquinone

Iodine (in Alcohol)

Iodine (in Pot Iodine) Aq.

Isopropyl Alcohol
Lactic Acid Aq.

10

Lactic Acid Aq.

90

Lead Acetate Aq.

10

Linseed Oil

Lubricating Oils
(Petroleum)

Maleics Acid CONC

Malonic Acid Aq. CONC

Methyl Acetate

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

Methyl Chloride

Milk

Mineral Oils

Naphthalene

Magnesium Chloride Aq.

Mercuric Chloride Aq.

Nickel Sulphate Aq.

10

10

A = No Attack, possibly slight absorption. Negligible effect on mechanical properties.

B = Slight attack by absorption. Some swelling and a small reduction in mechanical likely.
C = Moderate attack of appreciable absorption. Material will have limited life.
D = Material will decompose or dissolve in a short.

AQ. = Aqueous Solution

CONC = Concentrated Aqueous Solution
SAT = Saturated Aqueous Solution
* = No data available

Where Aqueous Solutions are shown the

concentration as a weight % is given.

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ABS

Acetal

Acrylic

CAB

CPVC

ECTFE (Halar)

Fluorosint

HDPE

Nylon, Type 6/6

PEEK

PET

Polycarbonate

Polypropylene

Polysulfone

PPS

PVC, Type I

PVC, Type II

PVDF

PTFE

Tecator/Torlon

UHMW

Nitric Acid Aq.

0.1

Nitric Acid Aq.

10

Ozone

Paraffin

ALPHABETICAL
LISTING OF
MATERIALS

Concentration + Weight %

C H E M I C A L R E S I STA N C E G U I D E

Oleic Acid
Oxalic Acid Aq.

Perchloric Acid Aq.

10

10

Petrol
Phenol Aq.

75

Phosphoric Acid Aq.

0.3

Phosphoric Acid Aq.

Phosphoric Acid Aq.

10

SAT

Potassium Bicarb. Aq.

60

Potassium Chloride Aq.

90

Potassium Ferrocyanide Aq.

30

Propane Gas

Salicylic Acid

Silicone Fluids

Silver Nitrate

Soap Solutions

Phthalic Acid Aq.

Sodium Acetate Aq.

60

Sodium Bicarbonate Aq.

50

Sodium Hypochlorite 15%

(Chlorine Bleach)
Sodium Nitrate Aq.

50

Stannic Chloride Aq.

10

Stearic Acid

A = No Attack, possibly slight absorption. Negligible effect on mechanical properties.

B = Slight attack by absorption. Some swelling and a small reduction in mechanical likely.
C = Moderate attack of appreciable absorption. Material will have limited life.
D = Material will decompose or dissolve in a short.

AQ. = Aqueous Solution

CONC = Concentrated Aqueous Solution
SAT = Saturated Aqueous Solution
* = No data available

Where Aqueous Solutions are shown the

concentration as a weight % is given.

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Acetal

Acrylic

CAB

CPVC

ECTFE (Halar)

Fluorosint

HDPE

Nylon, Type 6/6

PEEK

PET

Polycarbonate

Polypropylene

Polysulfone

PPS

PVC, Type I

PVC, Type II

PVDF

PTFE

Tecator/Torlon

UHMW

100

Sulphuric Acid Aq.

Sulphuric Acid Aq.

Sulphurous Acid Aq.

10

Tallow

Tar

Toluene

Transformer Oil

Trichlorethylene

Triethanolamine

Turpentine

Urea

Vaseline

Vegetable Oils

Vinegar

Vinyl Chloride

Water

Wax (Molten)

White Spirit

Wines and Spirits

Xylene

Xylenol

ALPHABETICAL
LISTING OF
MATERIALS

ABS

Concentration + Weight %

C H E M I C A L R E S I STA N C E G U I D E

Styrene (Monomer)
Sulphur Dioxide (Dry Gas)

Trisodium Phosphate Aq.

Zinc Chloride Aq.

95

10

A = No Attack, possibly slight absorption. Negligible effect on mechanical properties.

B = Slight attack by absorption. Some swelling and a small reduction in mechanical likely.
C = Moderate attack of appreciable absorption. Material will have limited life.
D = Material will decompose or dissolve in a short.

AQ. = Aqueous Solution

CONC = Concentrated Aqueous Solution
SAT = Saturated Aqueous Solution
* = No data available

Where Aqueous Solutions are shown the

concentration as a weight % is given.

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