Chemical Resistance Chart
- E = EXCELLENT RESISTANCE. No etching
- B = GOOD RESISTANCE. Little etching after 30 days of constant exposure to the reagent
- S = FAIR RESISTANCE. Etching after 7 days of constant exposure
- N = NOT RECOMMENDED
- HDPE = High-density Polyethylene
- PC = Polycarbonate
- PP = Polypropylene
- LDPE = Low Density Polyethylene
- PTFE = PolyTetraFluoroEthylene
- TPX = Polymethylpentene
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HDPE
|
PC
|
PP
|
LDPE
|
PTFE
|
TPX
|
Reagent
|
20°C
|
50°C
|
20°C
|
50°C
|
20°C
|
50°C
|
20°C
|
50°C
|
20°C
|
50°C
|
20°C
|
50°C
|
Cellosolve
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
N
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
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Chlorine in air
|
E
|
S
|
E
|
B
|
B
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N
|
B
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
N
|
Chlorine (moist)
|
B
|
S
|
B
|
S
|
B
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N
|
B
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
N
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Chloroform
|
B
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
B
|
S
|
S
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
N
|
Citric Acid
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
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E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
Cresol
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
B
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
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Cyclohexane
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
S
|
S
|
B
|
S
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
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p-dihlorobenzene
|
B
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
B
|
S
|
S
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
Diethylene Glycol
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
S
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
Diethylene formamide
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
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E
|
E
|
E
|
Dioxane
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
S
|
B
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S
|
B
|
S
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
S
|
Ethyl acetate
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
Ethyl alcohol
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
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E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
Ethyl chloride
|
S
|
S
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N
|
N
|
S
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N
|
S
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
S
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N
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Ethylene chloride
|
B
|
S
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N
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
B
|
N
|
E
|
E
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N
|
N
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Ethylene oxyde
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
N
|
S
|
S
|
B
|
S
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
N
|
Ethyl ether
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
Formaldehyde
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
Formic acid
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
Gasoline
|
B
|
B
|
S
|
S
|
B
|
S
|
S
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
S
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Hexane
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
Hydrochloric acid 35%
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
E
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B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
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Hydrofluoric acid
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
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Hydrogen peroxide
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
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B
|
E
|
B
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E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
Kerosene
|
B
|
B
|
B
|
S
|
B
|
S
|
S
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N
|
E
|
E
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B
|
S
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Lactic acid
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
Methyl alcohol
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
S
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
Methyl ethyl ketone
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
S
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Methyl isobutyl ketone
|
E
|
B
|
N
|
N
|
B
|
S
|
B
|
S
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
S
|
Methylene choride
|
B
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
N
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Mineral oil
|
E
|
E
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E
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B
|
E
|
E
|
B
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N
|
E
|
E
|
E
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B
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Nitric acid 1-10%
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
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Nitric acid 50%
|
B
|
N
|
B
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S
|
S
|
N
|
B
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
N
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Nitric acid 65%
|
B
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
N
|
Nitrobenzene
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
Perchloric acid
|
B
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
B
|
N
|
B
|
N
|
B
|
S
|
B
|
N
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Petroleum ether
|
S
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
B
|
S
|
S
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
S
|
Phenol
|
B
|
S
|
E
|
N
|
B
|
N
|
B
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
B
|
Phosphoric acid 85%
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
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Potassium bichromate
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
Potassium hydroxide conc.
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
Potassium permanganate
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
Propane
|
S
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
Propylene glycol
|
S
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
Silver nitrate
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
S
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
Sodium hydroxide conc.
|
E
|
B
|
S
|
S
|
E
|
B
|
B
|
S
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
S
|
Sodium hypochloride
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
Sulphuric acid 20%
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
S
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
Sulphuric acid 98%
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
Tetrahydrofuran
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
Thionil chloride
|
B
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
B
|
S
|
S
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
S
|
Toluene
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
Trichloroacetic acid
|
B
|
B
|
S
|
N
|
B
|
S
|
S
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
S
|
sim-Trichloroethane
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
Trichloroethylene
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
Turpentine
|
B
|
B
|
S
|
N
|
B
|
S
|
S
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
S
|
Urea
|
E
|
E
|
N
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
B
|
Xylene
|
B
|
S
|
N
|
N
|
S
|
N
|
B
|
N
|
E
|
E
|
S
|
N
|
NOTE: The first letter relates to the temperature of 20°C, the second to 50°C
(or to the boiling temperatue when this is below 50°C)
The data listed in this chart has been given by various producers of raw materials
in all good faith, but with no guarantee.