Chemical Resistance Ratings Chart
Chemical Resistance Ratings Chart
The ratings for these materials are based upon the chemical resistance only. Added consideration must be given to pump
selections when the chemical is abrasive, viscous in nature, or has a Specific Gravity greater than 1.1
RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A : No effect ·Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Moderate effect · Fair
D: Severe effect ·
Not Rerommerded
RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A: No effect · Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Moderate effect · Fair
D: Severe effect ·
Not Rerommerded
RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A: No effect · Excellent
B: Minor e ffect · Good
C: tv\oderate effect · Fair
D: Severe e ffect ·
Not Recommerded
Chloroform A A A A D A A B - Dc cD c A D A c D D Dc A A A A D D D D D A
Chlorosulfonic Acid1 D D - D D A B D - - DDc c A D D D - D D D - c D - D D D D Dc
Chlorox (Bleach) - A A - c - A A - Dc - A B A A D D B - Dc A A - A c -B B D A
Chocolate Syruo - A A - A - - - - D - - - - - A AA - - A - - A A- A - A - DA
Chromic Acid 5°/ o - A A B c A A D D D - - A B - c D D B B A A D c -A D c D A B B
Chromic Acid 1 0 °/o - B - - - A A - D - - A A - AA - D - - A - - A A- D - D - -c
Chromic Acid 30°/o - B - - - A A - D - - B A - AD - D - - A - - A - A D - D - - D
Chromic Acid 50°/o cB B - c A A D D D - c B B A D D D ccBBD A A- D - D A D c
Cider - A A A B - - A - D - - A - - A B - - B - A - A - A A - A - - A
Citric Acid - A A A c A A D cD - AA - AA Bc cBB - A A B A D c A A A A
Citric Oils - A A - c - - B - - - - - - - A B - - - A - A A - A A c D - - A
Coffee A A A A A - - B - c - - - - AA AA - - A - A A A- A - A - A A
Coooer Chloride cD D B D A A D - D - A A B A A B D - BA A - A - A A - A A A A
Coooer Cyanide - A A A D A A c - D - A A - AA BA - B A A A A B- B - A A A c
Conner Floborate - D D - D - B D - D - -A A - A - B - - A - - A - - A B - A - A A
Conner Nitrate B A A B D A A D - - - A A - AA BD - BA - A A - A A - A - - A
Conner Sulfate 15°/o Soll - A A A D A A D D D - - A - AA BD - BA A A A - A A c A - c A
Conner Sulfate B B - - - A Ac D - - A A - AA - c - - A - - A - B B - A A - A
Cream - A A - A - - c - D - - - - - A AA - - A - A A - A A - c - - A
Cresols2 - A A - B - - D c - - -D D - - D - D D c A A A - D D D D D D A
CresYlic Acid B A A - c A B c - - - B B D A - D D - c - - A A - A D - D D D A
CYclohexane - A - - AA - A - - A - - D - D A - - - DA A A - A A D D D D A
Cyanic Acid - A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D - - - - - - - - - c -D - - A
Deteraents - A A - A - - A - - A - A - - A BA B B A A A A - A A - B A c A
Dichlorethane - A A - - - A - - - - - D D A - - A - D - - - - - B - - D - DA
Diesel Fuel A A A - A - - A - AA - - - - DA - - - DA AA - A A - D D D A
Diethylamine A A - - A - - A - - - - D - ABD - - - c - A A - D B - B B c A
Diethylene Gycol - A - - - - - A - - - - - - - A AA B B - - A A - A A c A A A A
Diohenyl Oxide - A - - - - - A - - - - - - - - A - - - - - AA - A D - D D D A
Dyes - A A - B - - c - - - - - - - A A - - - - - - - - A - -c - - A
Epsom Salts
(Maanesium Sulfate) B A A A A A B B - - - - A - - A A - - - A - A A - A A - A - c A
Ethane A A - - A - - A - - - - - - - D A - - - - - A A - A A - B D D A
Ethan olami ne - A A - -
- - - - - c - - - - - D - - - - A A A - D B c B - c A
Ether3 A A A A A - B B A - B - D c -D A c - - - A A A A c D - D c D A
Ethyl Ace tate2 - A A - B - B B - - c D D D A D A A Dc cAA A - D D c D B D A
Ethyl Chloride - A c
A A B A B B - D A D D A D A A - D D A A A - A D Dc A A A
Ethyl Sulfate - D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B - - - - - A A - A A - - - - A
Ethylene Chloride2 - A A - c B B A - c c - D - A D A - D - D A A A - A D D D c D A
Ethylene Dichloride - A A - D A B c - - c - D D A D A A - D A A c A - A D D D c D A
Ethylene Glycol• - A A - A - A B B B c A A B A A A A B B A A A A A A A c A A A A
Ethylene Oxide - - A - A - - A - - - - D - AA A A - - - - A A - D D D D c D A
Fatty Acids - A A - BA Ac - D - A ABAB A A - B A - A A - A c c B c c A
Ferric Acid - D D D D A B D D D - A A B A A B D - B A A A A - A D c B A A A
Ferric Nitrate - A A A D A A D - - - A A - A A B D - B A A A A - A A D A A A A
Ferric Sulfate - A c A D A A D D D - A A B A A B A c - A A c A - A B c A - A A
Ferrous Chloride - D D - D A B c - D - A A B A A B D - B A A A A - A B c A - A A
FOOTNOTES
1. P.V.C.. Satisfactory to 72' F. 3. Polypropylene . Satisfactory to 120· F. 5. Polyacetal . Satisfactory to 72" F.
2. Polypropylene . Satisfactory to 72" F. 4. Buna-N. Satisfactory for "O" Rings 6. Ceramag. Satisfactory to 72" F.
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Chemical Resistance Chart Ferrous Suflate - Hydrofluosilicic Acid
RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A: No effect · Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Moderate effect · Fair
D: Severe effect ·
Not Recommended
Ferrous Sulfate B A c - D A c -
D D A A B A A
B B D- B A AA A - A B - A - A A
Fluoboric Acid - D B - -
A - - D - A A B A B
D Bc -BA -AD -AB - A - - A
Fluorine D D D A D - D D - c - c -
- D D - D - c - - D - - - - - - - - D
Fluosilicic Acid - - B - D
B - - D - A A B A A
D B D - B A - A D - B A - A - - c
Formaldehyde 40°/o - - A --
A -A - B B - AA -- - D - - A A - A - DB B A - -A
Formaldehvde A A A - AA
B A B D A - A B A D A A - B A A A A - Dc B D B c A
Formic Acid6 c A B B D c
A c c D D A D B A A D D - B A A A A B B D c D A c B
Freon 11 1 A - A - B - - B - c B - B DAD A A D c - A A A A B c D D D D A
Freon 12 (wet)2 - - D - B - - B - - - - B DAD A A B c A A AA A DA A B B D A
Freon 22 - -
- A B - - B - - DD B -- - A A - - - A AD D DA A A A A A
Freon 113 - - A - B - - B - - - - c D - - A A - - - A AcAD A A A - D A
Freon T.F.• - - A - B - - B - - - B D - D - A A - - D A AB A DA A A D D A
Fruit Juice A A A A B - - B - D D - A - D A B A - B A - AA A -A A A - - A
Fuel Oils A A A - A A A B - c B A A - A A A A - D B - A Ac
A A A B D D A
Furan Resin - A A - A - - A - A A - - - A - A - - - - A -
- AD - A D - D A
Furfural 1 A A A - A - B A - - A D D - A D B A D D D - DDD
A A A D B D A
Gallic Acid B A A - A - A A - D D - A A A - - A - - - - - - - B A - - - - -
Gasoline • 1
A A A A A D A A A A A c - A D - A A D D c A A A A A A D D c D A
Gelatin A A A A A - A A c D D - A - A A A A - - A - A A - A A - A A A A
Glucose A - A - A - - A A B B - A B AB A A B B A - A A - A AB A A A A
Glue P.V.A. 1 B B A - B A - A - - A - A B A - A A - - - - A A - A A - A - - A
Glycerine A A A A A A A A B B B A A B A A A A c - A - A A - A AB A A A A
Glycolic Acid - - ---- A - - - - A A -- - c - -BA A A - - A A - A - - A
Gold Monocvanide - - A - - - - A - D - - - - - - A - - - - - A A - A A - A - - A
Graoe Juice - A A - B - - B - D - A - - A - B - B B - - A A - A A - A - - A
Grease• A A A - A - - B - A A - - - A - A A - - - - AA - A A - D - - A
Heotane 1
A - A - A - AA - - B AA - AD A A c D D A A A - A A - B D - A
Hexane 1 A A A - A - A B - - B A c - A D A A D - c AA A - A AB B D D A
Honey - A A - A - - A - A - - A - - A A A B - A - A A - A A - A A - A
Hvdraulic Oils IPetroleum\1 A A A - A - - B - A A - - - A - A A - - D - A A - A A - B D D A
Hvdraulic Oils ISvntheticl 1 - A A -
A - - A A - - - - - - - A A - - D - A A Ac D - -
- - A
Hydrazine - A A - -
- - - - c - - - - - - D - - - - - A - - A B D B A c A
Hydrobromic Acid 20°/o - - D - - A A - - - - AA - AA - D - - A - - B - AD - c - - B
Hydrobromic Acid• D D D D D A A D - D D A A B A c D D - B B - A A - A D D D A A A
Hvdrochloric Acid IDrv Gas' D c A -D - A- - -D -A- A - - - - - - - A - - - - - - A - A
Hydrochloric Acid 20°/o• - D D D D c B D D - A A B A A - D D B A A D A A D A c - cAcA
Hvdrochloric Acid 37°/o• - D D D D c B D - D - A A B A A D Dc A A D A c D A c c ccDA
Hvdrochloric Acid 100°/o - D D - D Dc D - D - A A A - - -D - A - - A c - c D - c -AA
Hvdrocvanic Acid A A A c A A A D D - c - A B A A B A - B A - A A - A c - B - A A
Hvdrocvanic Acid !Gas 103 - D D - -
- - - - - - - A - A - - - - - - - - - - - - - c Ac A
Hvdrofluoric Acid 20°/o1 - D D D D D B D - D - - D B A A D D - c A c B c D A D - c A c B
Hvdrolluoric Acid 75°/o1 2 - c D - DDc D - D - Ac B A D D D - c B c D D D A D D D c c c
Hvdrolluoric Acid 100°/o D D D - D D B D - D D - c D A - - - - D - c D D - - D - D - D A
Hydrolluosilicic Acid 200/o - D D - D D B A - D - - D - A B D D - - A - A D - A B - B A A c
Hydrofluosilicic Acid - D D - c - c D - - - - - c A - - - - - - - A - - - - D A - - -
FOOTNOTES
1. P.V.C. ·Satisfactory to 72" F. 3. Polypropylene. Satisfactory to 120· F. 5. Polyacetal . Satisfactory to 72' F.
2. Polypropylene . Satisfactory to 72" F. 4. Buna-N. Satisfactory for "O" Rings 6. Ceramag . Satisfactory to 72" F.
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Chemical Resistance Chart Hydrogen Gas - Methyl Acrylate
RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A: No effect · Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Mcxferate effect · Fair
0: Severe effect ·
Not Recommerded
Hydroaen Gas A A A - A - -A - B B A A -
A - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - - A
Hvdrnnen Peroxide 10°/o - c c - A Ac D D D - - A AA - - D - A - B AA - - A - D - c D
Hvdroaen Peroxide 30°/o - - B - - BA - D - - - A - A - - D - - Ac - - - AD - c - - B
Hvdronen Peroxide - A B A A B A D D D D c A c A B D D - B A c - A A A D c D ccA
-
Hvdrooen Sulfide, Allueous Solution D A c cAA D c D -A A B A A D D - B A A A A A D c - B A D A
Hvdroaen Sulfide (drv\ A c A - D - A D c B B - A - A - - D - - - A - A - D - - - - A A
Hvdroxvacetic Acid 1700/ol - - - - D B - - - - - - A - - - D - - - - AA - - A A - A A - A
Ink A A A - c - -c - D D - - - - B A A - B - - A A A A A - A - - A
Iodine - DDD D A B D - D - - D BA AcDDDD - DA - A B - D B D A
Iodine (in Alcohol) - - B - -D A - - - -- D - Ac - D - - B - - A - A D - D - - -
lodoform B c A - A - -c - c B - - - A - - A - - - - - - - A - - - - - -
lsotane2 - - - - A - - - - - -
- - - - DA - - D - - A - - A A - - - D A
lsonro I Acetate - - B - c - - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - - AA - D D - D B D A
lsooroovl Ether 2
A - A - A - -A - - A - - - A D A - - - D - A A - D B - D D D -
Jet Fuel /JP# JP4 JP5\ A A A - A - - A - A A A A - A D A A - - D A A A - A A D D D D A
Kerosene 2 A A A A A A A A A A B A A D A D A A B D D A A A A A A D D A D A
Ke tones A A A - B A A A - A A D D D A D B A - D D A c A - D D - D D c c
Lacauers A A A - A -- A c c c - -D -cAA - - A - AA - D D - D - D A
Lacnuer Thinners - - A - - A A - c - - - c - AD - A - - B - - A - - D - D A - -
Lactic Acid A A B c cA A D - D D c A B A A B c - B A A A A - B B - A B A A
Lard B A A A A - - A - A c - A - - -AAc - A - AA - A A c B - D A
Latex - A A - A - - A - - - - - - - AA A - B - - - A - A A - c A - A
Lead Acetate B A A - D A A c - - D - A B A A A A - B A - A A - D B - D A A A
Lead Sulfamate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A - - - A - - - - A B c A D c A
Liaroin 3 - - A - - - - A - - -
- - - - DA - - D - - A - - A A - B A D A
Lime - A A - cA -A - A - - A - - AD - c - - - AA - A A c B D - A
Lubricants - A A - A A A B - - - - A - A - A AB - AA AA - A A c D - D A
Mannesium Carbonate - A A A - - B - - - - - A - - AA - - B A - - A - - A - A A - A
Maanesium Chloride B B B A D A A B c D c - ABAAAA -BAA -A - A A - A A A A
Mannesium Hvdroxide A A A - D A A c B B B A A - A A A A - B A A A A - A B - B - cA
Maanesium Nitrate - A A A -A A - - - -- A - A AA A - B A - - A - A A - A - - A
Maanesium Oxide - A A - - - -- - - - - - - - - A - - - - - - A - - A - A A - A
Maanesium Sulfate B B A - B A B B B c B - A B A A A A - B A A A A - A A - AD cA
Maleic Acid cAAA B A A - - c B - A B A A c A - - c - A A - A D - AD D A
Maleic Anhvdride - - - - - - A - - - - - - - - - c - - - - - AA - A D - D - D A
Malic Acid B A A - c -AD - - D - A - A - - A - - - - - A - B - - A - A -
Mash - A A - - - - A - - - - - - - AA - - - - - AA - - A - A - - A
Mayonnaise A A A - D - - D - D D - -
- A AA AB - A - AA - A A - - - - A
Melamine - DD - - - - D - - - - - - - - D - - - - - AA - - c - - - - A
Mercurie Chloride /!lMesoo1ooi D D D D D A B D D D D - A A A A A A - B A - A A - A A - A A A A
Mercuric Cvanide A A A - D A - D - - D - A - A A A - - B A - A A - - A - - - - A
Mercury A A A A ccADDA A - A - A A A A - B A - A A - A A - A A A A
Methanol /See Alcohol Methvl
Methyl Acetate A - A - A - A A - - B - - - A - A - D - - - A A - D D D B B D -
Methyl Acrylate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - - A A - D D - B B D A
FOOTNOTES
1. P.V.C. - Satisfactory to 72' F. 3. Polypropylene - Satisfactory to 120· F. 5. Polyacetal - Satisfactory to 72' F.
2. Polypropylene - Satisfactory to 72' F. 4. Buna-N - Satisfactory for "O" Rings 6. Ceramag - Satisfactory to 72' F.
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Chemical Resistance Chart Methyl Acetone - Oils
RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A: No effect · Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Mcxferate effect · Fair
0: Severe effect ·
Not Recommerded
Methyl Acetone A - A - A - - A -
- - - A DA - - - - - - A - D
A A D - D - - c
Methyl Alcohol 10°/o A - A - c - A c - A - A - - A - - - - - - - -
- - B B - - - A A
Methyl Bromide - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A - - D - - AA - A
- B -D D D B
Methyl Butyl Ketone - - A - A - - - - - - - - - DB - - - - - AA - D
- D cD A D B
Methvl Cellosolve - - - - A - - A - - - - - - c B - - - A - AA - D
- D - D B D c
Methyl Chloride -AA - D A A A - -A D - A DA A - DD - AA - A
- D D D cDA
Met hvl Dichloride - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DA - - - - - AA - A
- D - D D D A
Methyl Ethyl Ketone - A A - A A A A -
- - DD - A DBA DDAA AA - D D cD A D B
Methvl lsobutvl Ketone2 - - A - - A A - - - DD - A DBA D - c A AA - D
- D cD cDB
Methvl Isooroovl Ketone --A - - - - - - - - - - - DBA - - - - AA - D
- D B D B D B
Methvl Methacrvlate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - - AA - D
- D - D D D A
Methylamine A - A - A - - D B B - - - - BD - - - - - AA - -
- B - - - - A
Methvlene Chloride A A A - A A A A c - B D D - A D A D - D D - A A - D D - D D D A
Milk A A A A A - -c c DD - A - - AA A B BA - AA A A A B A A A A
Molasses A A A A A - - A BA A - A - - BA A - BA - AA A A A - A - - A
Mustard A A A A B - - B - c B - A - - BBA B - A - AA - A B cc - - A
Naotha A A A A A A A B - B B A A c A D A A c D A A A A - A B D D D D A
Nanthalene B A B - B A A c - B A A D - A D A - - D B A A A - B D - D D D A
Nickel Chloride - A B - D A A D - D - A A B A A B A - B A - A A - A A - A A A A
Nickel Sulfate B A B - D A B c c D D A A A A A B A - B A - A A - A A - A A c A
Nitric Acid (10°/o Solution) A A A A D A A D - D D A A B A A D D c B A D c B D A D - D B D A
Nitric Acid 120°/o Solution\ - A A A D A A D - D - B A B A A D D D B A c D c D A D - D D D B
Nitric Acid (50°/o Solution) - A A A D A A D - D - B A B A A D D D c D c D A - A D - D D D D
N~ric Acid !Concentrated Solution\ - D B A B A B D D D - - D c A D D D D D D c D A c B D - D D D D
Nitrobenzene2 B A B - c A B D - B B D D D A D B c D D c B A A - D D D D D D B
Oils
Aniline - A A - c A D A - A - - D - A D D c D - A -
A A - A D - DB D A
Anise - A A - ---
- - - -- - - - - A - - - - A - A - - - - D - - A
Bav - A A - - - - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - A - A - A - - D - - A
Bone - A A - - - - A - - - - - - - - A - - - - A - A - A A - D - - A
Castor - A A - A - - A - A - - A - - - A - - - - A - A A A A - A B A A
Cinnamon - A A - - - - - - - - - - - A - A - - - A -
A A - D - - D - - A
Citric - A A - - - - D - D - - - - - - A A - - A -
A A - A A - D - - A
Clove - A A - - - - - - - - - - - - - A A - - B -
A A - - A - - - - A
Coconut - A A - B - - A - A - - - - - - A A - - A -
A A - A A - A A D A
Cod Liver - A A - B - -- - - -- - - - - A A c - A -
A A - A A - BA D A
Corn - A A A B - - B - A - - - - - - A A c - A -
A A - A A - Dc D A
Cotton Seed B A A A B - - B - A c - A - A - A A c - A A A A - A A - Dc D A
Cresote 2 - A A - A - - - - - - - - - - - D - - - D - A A - A A - BD D A
Diesel Fuel (20, 30, 40, 50) - A A - A - - A - - - - - - - DA A - - A A A A - A A - DD D A
Fuel (1,2,3,5A, 58, 6) - A A - A A A A - - - - A - A D A - - - B - A A - A B - DD D A
FOOTNOTES
1. P.V.C. - Satisfactory to 72' F. 3. Polypropylene - Satisfactory to 120· F. 5. Polyacetal - Satisfactory to 72' F.
2. Polypropylene - Satisfactory to 72' F. 4. Buna-N - Satisfactory for "O" Rings 6. Ceramag - Satisfactory to 72' F.
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Chemical Resistance Chart Oils (Cont'd) - Bronze Plating
RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A: No effect · Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Moderate effect ·Fair
D: Severe effect ·
Not Recommended
Oils (Cont)
Ginaer - A A --- - - --- - - - -- A - - - - - A A - A A - A - - A
Hvdraulic (See Hvdraulic
Lemon - A A --- - - --- - - - - - A - - - D - A A - A - - D - -
A
Linseed - A A A A - - A - A - - A B - - A A c - A - A A A A A - D D D A
Mineral A A A A A - - A - A B - A - -B A A - - B A A A A A A - B D D A
Olive A A A - A - - B - AB - A - A - A A - - A - A A - A A c B - D A
Oranae - A A --- - - --- - - - A - A A - - A - A A - A A - D - A -
Palm - A A - A - - B - - - - A - - - A A - - - - A A - A A - D - - A
Peanut3 - A A -A- -A-A - - A - - - A - - - D - A A - A A - D - D A
Peooermint 2
- A A - - - - A - - - - - - - - A - - - D - A A - A D - D - - A
Pine A A A -A - - D -c B - A - A - A - - - - - A A - A A - D - D A
Raoe Seed - A A - - - - A - - - - A - - - A - - - - - A A - A B - D - D A
Rosin - A A -A- - - --- - - - - - A A - - A - A A - A A - - - A -
Sesame Seed - A A - A - - A - A - - A - - - A - - - - - A A - A A - D - - A
Silicone - A A - - - - A - A - - - - - A A A - - A - A A A A A - A - A A
Sovbean - A A - A - - B - A - - A - - - A A - - A - A A - A A - D - D A
Snerm - A A - - - - A - - - - A - - - A - - - - - A A - A A - D - - A
Tann inn - A A - - - - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - - A A - A A - D - - A
Turbine - A A - A - - A - A - A - - - - A - c - - - A A - A A - D - D A
Oleic Acid B A A B B - B B c cc Ac - A c B A B D c -AA - D B D D D D A
Oleum 25°/o - - - - - - A - - - - BD - A D - - - - - - - A - A D D D D - D
Oleum B - A - B - - c c - BDD - A - D - - - D - - A - A cD D D D A
Oxalic Acid (Cold) cAB A c c B B c D D - A B A c c D - A A - A A - A B c B A c A
Paraffin A A A A A - - A - B B A A - A B A A B - A - A A - A A - - - - A
Pentane A c c - A - BA - B B - - - A D A A D - - - A A - A A - B D D A
Perch! oroethvl ene 2 B A A - A - - c - B B A - - A D A - D - D A A A - A cD D D D A
Petrolatum A - A - B - - B - c c - - - A D A A B - - - A A - A A - B A D A
Phenol 10°/o B A A - A - Bc - BD - Ac A - - D - - - A - - - B D - c Dcc
Phenol (Carbolic Acid' B A A A B c A B D D D A A c A c D D - D B A A D A A D - D D D B
Phosphoric Acid (lo 40% Solution) - B A A D A A D D D - - A B A A D D c B A A B c D A D - D B c A
Phsophoric Acid (40-100% Solution - c B B D B A D D D -
- A B A A D D Dc A A B D D A D - D B c c
Phosohoric Acid (Crude) - D c cDcAD D D D A - - A - D D Dc - AcD
- A D - D B - A
Phosphoric Anhvdride (Orv or Moist - A A - - - - - D - - - DD A - - - - - - - A -
- D D - D - A -
Phsohoric Anhvdride (Molten - A A - D - - D D - - - D - A - - A - D - - - - - D c - D - D A
Photoaraohic (Develooer - c A ccA A - - D -
- A - - Ac - - BA - A A - A A - A - - A
Phthalic Anhvdride B A B - B - A B - c c - - - A - - A - - - - - - - A c - - - - -
Picric Acid B A A - c - A D D D D - A A A - - A - A - - - - - A A D A - A A
Plating Solutions
Antimonv Platina 130"F - - A - - A A - - - - - A - A A - D - - A - - A - A A D A - - B
Arsenic Platinn 11 o·F - - A - - A A - - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - c - A A D A - - B
Brass Plating
R ular Brass Bath 1OO"F - - A - - A A - - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - c - A A D A - - B
Hiah Sr>PM Brass Bath 11 0'F - - A - - A A - - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - D - A A D A - - B
Bronze Plating
CtrnPr-C:.lmiln Bronze Bath R. T. - - A - - A A - - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - c - A A D A - - B
Copper-Tin Bronze Bath 160'F - - A - - A A - - - - - D - A A - A - - A - - D - A A D B - - c
FOOTNOTES
1. P.V.C. · Satisfactory to 72" F. 3. Polypropylene . Satisfactory to 120· F. 5. Polyacetal . Satisfactory to 72' F.
2. Polypropylene . Satisfactory to 72' F. 4. Buna-N . Satisfactory for "O" Rings 6. Ceramag . Satisfactory to 72' F.
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Chemical Resistance Chart Platings (Cont'd) - Zinc Plating
RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A: No effect · Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Moderate effect · Fair
D: Severe effect ·
Not Recommended
Platings (Cont)
Coooer-Zinc Bronze Bath 100"F - - - -AA
A - --- - A - A A - A - - A - - c - A A - A - - B
Cadmium Plating
Cvanide Bath 9o·F - - A - -A A - - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - c - A A - A - - B
Fluoborate Bath 1oo·F - - A - -DA - - - - - A - A A - D - - A - - D - A B - c - - B
Chromium Plating
Chromic-Sulfu ric Bath 130"F - - c - -A A - - - - - A - A D - D - - A - - A - c D - D - - D
Fluosilicate Bath 95· F - - c - -c A - - - - - A - A D - D - - A - - B -c D - D - D D
Fluoride Bath 13o·F - - D - -c A - - - - - A - A D - D - - A - - B - c D - D - - D
Black Chrome Bath 115'F - - c - -A A - - - - - A - A D - D - - A - - A -c D - D - - D
Barrel Chrome Bath 95"F - - D - -c A - - - - - A - A D - D - - A - - A - c D - D - - D
Copper Plating (Cyanide)
Copper Strike Bath 120'F - A A A - - - - - - A A - - - - - c - B - - A - -
Rochelle Salt Bath 150"F - - A -- A A - - - - - D - A A - A - - A - - D - A A - B - -c
Hiah Soeed Bath 1BO' F - - A - - A A - - - - - D - A A - A - - A - - D - A A - B - - c
Copper Plating (Acid)
Conner Sulfate Bath R.T. - - D - - A A - - - - - A - A A - D - - A - - D - A A - A - - D
CoMer Fluoborate Bath 120"F - - D - - D A - - - - - A - A A - D - - A - - D - A B - c - - D
Copper (Misc.)
Conner Pvroohosohate 140"F - - A - - A A - - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - B - A A - A - - B
Co r IElectroless\ 140"F - - - - - - - D - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - D - A D - D - - B
Gold Plating
Cyanide 150· F - - A - - A A c - - - - D - A A - A - - A - - B - A A - A - - D
Neutral 75. F - - c - - A A - - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - A - A A - A - - A
Acid 75·F - - c - - A A - - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - A - A A - A - - A
Indium Sulfamate Plating R.T. - - c - - A A - - - - - A - A A - D - - A - - A - A A - A - - A
Iron Plating
Ferrous Chloride Bath 190"F - - D - - A D - - - - - D - A A -D - - c - - A - A B - D - - D
Ferrous Sulfate Bath 150 "F - - c - - A A - - - - - D - A A - D - - A - - A - A A - B - - D
Ferrous Am. Sulfate Bath 150-F - - c - - A A - - - - - D - A A -D - - A - - A - A A - B - - D
Sulfate-Chloride Bath 160'F - - D - - A D - - - - - D - A A - D - - A - - A - A B - c - - D
Fluoborate Bath 145' F - - D - - D B - - - - - D - A A -D - - A - - D - A B - c - - D
Sulfamate 14o ·F - - D - - A B - - - - - A - A A - D - - A - - A - A A - A - - A
Lead Fluoborate Platino - - c - - D A - - - - - A - A A -D - - A - - D - A B - c - - A
Nickel Plating
Watts Type 115· 160' F - - c - - A A - - - - - D - A A -A - - A - - A - A A - A - - D
High Chl oride 130· 160"F - - c - - A A - - - - - D - A A - D - - A - - A - A A - B - - D
Fluoborate 100-170' F - - c - - DAD - - - - D - A A -D - - A - - D - A B - c - - D
Sulfamate 100· 140"F - - c - - A A - - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - A - A A - A - - A
E lectroless 200' F - - - - - - - - - - - - D - A D - D - - D - - A - A D - D - - B
Rhodium Platinn 12o·F - - D - - DD - - - - - A - A A D D - - A - - A - A A - B - - A
Silver Platina 80-120°F - - A - - A A - - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - B - A A - A - - A
Tin-Fluoborate Platina 1OO"F - - c - - DA - - - - - A - A A - D - - A - - D - A B - c - - A
Tine-Lead Platino 1oo·F - - c - - DA - - - - - A - A A - D - - A - - D - A B - c - - A
Zinc Plating
Acid Chloride 140°F - - D - - A D - - - - - A - A A - D - - A - - A - A A - A - - A
Acid Sulfate Bath 150'F - - c - - A A - - - - - D - A A - D - - A - - A - A A - B - - D
FOOTNOTES
1. P.V.C. ·Satisfactory to 72" F. 3. Polypropylene. Satisfactory to 120· F. 5. Polyacetal . Satisfactory to 72" F.
2. Polypropylene. Satisfactory to 72" F. 4. Buna-N. Satisfactory for "O" Rings 6. Ceramag . Satisfactory to 72· F.
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Chemical Resistance Chart Platings (Cont'd) - Sodium Hydrosulfite
RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A: No effect · Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Moderate effect · Fair
D: Severe effect ·
Not Recommended
Platings (Cont'd)
Acid Fluoborate Bath R.T. - - -c -D - - - - - - A - A A - D - - A - - D -
A B - c - - A
Alkaline Cyanide Bath R.T. - - - A -A A - - - - - A - A A - A - - A - - D - A A - A - - A
Potash - A -Ac - Ac - B - - A B - A B A - B A - A A A A A - B - B A
Potassium Bicarbonate - A - Bc A BB - D - A A - A A cA c B A A A A - A A - A - B A
Potassium Bromide A A B c - A B c - D D A A - A A A c - B A cA A - A A - A A B A
Potassium Carbonate B A - A c A A c - B B A A B A A B A - B A A A A A A B - A - B A
Potassium Chlorate B A A A B A B B - B B A A B A A B D - B A A A A -
A A - A - B A
Potassium Chloride c A A B B A A cc B B A A A A A A B c B A A A A - A A - A A A A
Potassium Chromate - - B B A - B A - - - A A - - c - -
A B - AA D - A A - A - B c
Potassium Cyanide Solutions B A B A D A A D - BA B A - A A c A - B A A c A - B A - A A A A
Potassium Dichromate B A A A A A B c - cA B A - A A c D - B A A A A -
B A - A A A A
Potassium Ferrocvanide B A - A c - A - - c
B - A - A - - A - A - - - - - - D - - - A A
Potassium Hvdroxide {50"/o) A B B B D c DDcAA D A B A A D A c B A A - D A D B c A A c A
Potassium Nitrate B A B A B A B - - B
B A A c A A B c - B A c A A - B A - A A A A
Potassium Permanaanate B A B B B B B - B B
B A A - A A cD c B B A A A - B A - A - B B
Potassium Sulfate B A B B A A A
B B B B A A A -A A B c B A A A A - A A c A A c A
Potassium Sulfide A A - A B - B - BB
B - - A A -
- - - - - - - - - - - A - - - -
Pronane ILinuified\ 2 A A - A A
1
- - A A - B - - D A A - - D - A
A D A A - A A D B D D
Proovlene Glvcol B B - A A - - B - BB - - - A -
B B B B - - A A A - A A - c - -
Pvridine - c - B B - - - - BA D - D D - - c B A A
A D A A - D D - D B D
Pvronallic Acid B A A A B - AB - BB - A - A -
D A - - - - A A A - A A - - - -
Rosins A A A A A - BAc - c - - - A -
B A - - A - A A A - - A - - - -
Rum - A - A - - - - - - - - A - - A
A A - - A - A A A - A A - A - -
Rust Inhibitors - A - A - - - A - A - - - - - - A - - - A - A A A - A A - c - -
Salad Dressina - A - A B - - B - D - - A - - A AA - - A - A A A - A A - - - -
Sea Water A A c A c A - c - - D - A - A A A A - B A - A A A A A A B B A A
Shellac (Bleached) A A - A A - - A B B A - - - A - A A - - A - - A A - - A - - - -
Shellac IOranae) A A - A A - - Ac c A - - - A - A A - - A - - A A - - A - - - -
Silicone - B - A B - - A - - - - - - -AAA - -A -A A A - A A B A A A
Silver Bromide - c c BD - - - - - - - - - - Ac - - - - - A - - - - - - - - A
Silver Nitrate B A B A D A A D - D D A A B A A c A - B A - A A - A c - A c A A
Soao Solutions A A A A c A B B B A - B B A A A A - B A A A A A A A B B - c A
Soda Ash (See Sodium Carbonate'
Sodium Ace tate B A A B B A A B - c c A A - A A B A - B A - A A - D D - c - A A
Sodium Aluminate B - - A c B B B - - c - - - A A B A - - - A A A - A A - A A B A
Sodium Bicarbonate B A A A A A - BAc c AA BA A B A B B A A A A A A A c A A A A
Sodium Bisulfate A A - A D B B c c D D A A B A A B ccBA A A A - B A c A - A A
Sodium Bisulfate - A - A A A B c - D - A A B A A B D B B A A A A - A A c A - A A
Sodium Borate B A - A c - A A - c c - c - A - - A - A - - - - - A - BA - - -
Sodium Carbonate B A B B c A A B B B B A A B A A A A c B A A B A - A A - A A A A
Sodium Chlorate B A - A B A B B - - c A A B A A D A - B A A A A - A D - A - A A
Sodium Chloride B A c B c A A B c B c A A B A A A A B B A A A A A A A c A A B A
Sodium Chromate A A A - D - B B - B B - - - A A D A - - A A A B - B A - A - - c
Sodium Cvanide B A - A D A - DD BBAA - A A D c -BA A A A - A A D A A A A
Sodium Fluoride B c - c c A A c - D D - D D A - - A - c - - - - - BD - D - DA
Sodium Hydrosulfite - - - - A - A c - - - - c A A - - A - - - - - A - A - - A - A -
FOOTNOTES
1. P.V.C. · Satisfactory to 72" F. 3. Polypropylene . Satisfactory to 120· F. 5. Polyacetal . Satisfactory to 72" F.
2. Polypropylene . Satisfactory to 72" F. 4. Buna-N . Satisfactory for "O" Rings 6. Ceramag . Satisfactory to 72' F.
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Chemical Resistance Chart Sodium Hydroxide - Tartaric Acid
RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A: No effect · Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Moderate effect · Fair
D: Severe effect ·
Not Rerommerded
RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A: No effect ·Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Moderate effect · Fair
D: Severe effect ·
Not Rerommerded
Tetrachlorethane - -A - - A A - - - --
D - A D A A - - A - A A - A D - - D D A
Tetrahvdrofuran - AA - D - - D - D A D D - A D A A - D c A A A - D D - D B D A
Toluene, Toluol3 A A A - A A A A A A A A D D A D A A D D D A A A A c D D D D D A
Tomato Juice A A A - A - - c - cc - - - A AB A B - A A A A - A A - A - - A
Trichlorethane - c A - c A A c - c - - - - A D A - - - - - A A - A D D D D D A
Trichlorethvlene 2 B A A - B A A B A c B A D - A D A cDDDcA A c A D D D D D A
Trichloronronane - - A - - - - A - - - - - - - DA - D - - - A A - A A - A - - A
Tricresvlohosohate - - A - - B A A - - - - D - A A c - - - - - A A - B D - D A - A
Triethvlamine - - - - - - - A ---
- A - BD - - - - - A - A - A A D B - - A
Turnentine 3 B A A c- - A Bc B BAA BADA A - D B A A A - A D - D D D A
Urine - A A B- - - c - B - - A - - AA A - B A - A A - A A - D A - A
Veaetable Juice - A A A- -
- - c D - - - AA - - A - - - A- A - A A B D - D A
Vineaar A A A A D A A B B c D A A - A A B A B B c - BAc A
Varnish
(Use Viton for Aromatic) A A A A A - - A B -c - - - A D A A - - A - A A A A B c D - D A
Water. Acid. Mine - A A - c - - cDc - - A B - A D A B - A B A A - A A - B - B A
Water. Distilled, Lab Grade 7 - A A - B - - A - D - - A B A A A A A - A A A A A A A - B A A A
Water, Fresh A A A - A - - Ac BD - A B A A A A A D A A A A A A A - B A A A
Water. Salt - A A - B - - Bc D - - A B - A A A - - A A A A A A A - B A A A
Weed Killers - A A - c - - c - - - - - - - - A A - - - - A A - A B - c - - A
Whev - A A - B - - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - - A A - A A - - - - A
Whiskev & Wines A A A A D - - B BDD - A - A A A A - B A - A A - A A B A A A A
White Liauor (Pulo Mill) - A A - - - A D - c - - A - A A D A - - A - A A - A A - A - - A
White Water /Paner Milll - A A - - - - A - - - - - - - - B A - - A - A A - A - - A - - A
Xvlene 2 A A A - A - A A A A B A D - A D A A D D D A A A A A D D D D D A
Zinc Chloride D D B B D A B D D D D A A - A A c A - B A A A A - A A - A A A A
Zinc Hvdrosulohite - - A - D - - D - D - - - - - Ac - - - - A A A - - A - A A - A
Zinc Sulfate B A A A D A B B c c D A c B A A c A - B A A A A - A A - A A c A
FOOTNOTES
1. P.V.C. - Satisfactory to 72" F. 3. Polypropylene - Satisfactory to 120· F. 5. Polyacetal - Satisfactory to 72" F.
2. Polypropylene - Satisfactory to 72' F. 4. Buna-N - Satisfactory for "O" Rings 6. Ceramag - Satisfactory to 72' F.
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