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Chemical Resistance Ratings Chart

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Chemical Resistance Chart Acetaldehyde - Alcohols (Propyl)

Chemical Resistance Data


These recommendations are based upon information from material suppliers and careful examination of available
published information and are believed to be accurate. However, since the resistance of metals, plastics and elastomers
can be affected by concentration, temperature, presence of other chemicals and other factors, this information should be
considered as a general guide rather than an unqualified guarantee. Ultimately, the customer must determine the
suitability of the pump used in various solutions.
All recommendations assume ambient temperatures unless otherwise noted.

RATINGS - CHEMICAL EFFECT FOOTNOTES


A: No effect - Excellent 1. P.V.C. - Satisfactory to 72· F.
B: Minor effect - Good 2. Polypropylene - Satisfactory to 72· F.
C: Moderate effect - Fair 3. Polypropylene - Satisfactory to 120· F.
D: Severe effect - Not Recommended 4. Buna-N - Satisfactory for "O" Rings
5. Polyacetal - Satisfactory to 72· F.
6. Ceramag - Satisfactory to 72· F.

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

Acetalde hvde5 A A A - BA A D - -c - DDA - AA Dc BA A A -D B B D B c A


Acetamide - B A - - - - - - -c - - - - - B - - - - - - A - A A - A A D A
Acetate Solv. 2 A B A B B - - A c B A - B D A - - A - B D - A A - D D - D - - A
Acetic Acid. Glacia1 - B A A B A A c c D A - c B A c D D D B B A A A - D D B c B c B
Acetic Acid 20°/o - B A - - A A - c - - A B - A A - D - - AA - A - A c - c - - B
Acetic Acid 80°/o - B A - - A A - c - - A D - A B - D - - B - - A - A c - D - - B
Acetic Acid - B A B B A A c c D c B A B A A D D c B A A A A - cc -cBcA
Acetic Anhvdride B A A B B A A c D B D D D D A D D D D A A A A A - D A c B B c A
Acetone 6 A A A B A A A A A A A D D D A D B A D c B A A A A D D B c A D B
Acetvl Chloride - c A - - - - D - - - - - - A - - - - - - A - - - A - - - - A A
Acetvlene 2 A A A A A B - B - A A - B - - - AA - - DA A A - A A c B A c A
Acrvlo nitrile A A c - BB B A - c - - - - - - B - D - B A A A - cD -DD -A
Alcohols
Amvl A A A - c A A A B c c A A B A c A A B B B A A A A A - D A A c A
Benz vi - A A - B A A A c - - - D B - A A A D D A - A A - A D - B B D A
Butvl A A A - B B A B c c c A A B A A A A - B BA A A - AA D A A A A
Diacetone 2 - A A - A A A A c - A - D - - A A A - - D - A A - DD - D A D A
Ethvl - A A A B A A A c A A - A c -
A B A B B A - A A A A A B A B A A
Hexvl - A A - A A A A c - A - - - - A A A - - A - A A - AA D B A A A
lsobutvl - A A - B A A A c - A - - - A A- A B - A - A A - A c B A A A A
lsooroovl - A A - B A A A c c A - - - - A A A - - A - A A - Ac cB A A A
Methvl6 - A A A B A A A c A A - B - A A c A D B A - A A A c B - A A A A
Octvl - A A - A A A A c - A - - - - A A A - - - - A A - A B - B A c A
Propyl - A A - A A A A - - A B A - A A A A - - A - A A - AA B A A A A
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Chemical Resistance Chart Aluminum Chloride - Beer

RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A : No effect ·Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Moderate effect · Fair
D: Severe effect ·
Not Rerommerded

Aluminum Chloride 200/o - D c D B A A D- D A - A B - A c A - B A A A A - A A - A A A A


Aluminum Chloride c D c - D c A c -D B A A A A A - D - - AA AA - AAc A - - A
Aluminum Fluoride - D c D - DB - - - A A A - A A cD - B A - A - - A A c A - cA
Aluminum Hydroxide 6 - A A A A - - A -D A - A - A A B A - - A - AA A AA - A - A A
Alum Potassium Sulfate !Alum\, 10% - A - - A - B - - D A - A - A - - A - A - - A A - A - - A - A A
Akim Potasslim Sulfate !Alum\, 100% - D A B B - B c - - A - A B A A cD - B A - A A - A A - A - A A
Aluminum Sulfate - ccA A A A cc D A A A B A A cA - B A A A A - A A - A A A A
Amines A A A - A B A B - A B - c A A B D A - - - - AA - DDc B B cA
Ammonia 10°/o - - A - - A A - --- D A - A A - A - - AA - A - A D - A - - B
Ammonia. Anhydrous A B A A B B A - D D B D A B A A D A - B A B c A - D B B A A D A
Ammonia. Linuids - A A A D - B - D A A - A B A A D - - D A - A A - D B B A A D A
Ammonia. Nitrate - A A A c - - - D - A - B B - A c - - - A - AA - - A - c - - A
Ammonium BifluoridE - cA - D - B - - - - - A - - A D - - -
- A - A - AA - A - - A
Ammonium Carbonate B A A A cABB - c B - A B A A D A - - A - AA - BDc A A - A
Ammonium Casenite - - A - - - - - - - - - - - - A D - - - - - - - - - - - A - - A
Ammonium Chloride c A c A c D A D c D D A A B A A B A - B A A A A - A A c A A A A
Ammonium Hydroxide A A A A c A A D D A c -ABAA D A B B A A A A - B B B A A cA
Ammonium Nitrate A A A A B A A D D A D - A B A A cD -BAAAA -DAcAA A A
Ammonium Oxalate - A A A - - A - - - A - - - - - B - - - - - A - - - A - A - - A
Ammonium Persulfate - A A A ccAA - D A D A - A A D D - - A - A A - c A - A A A A
Ammonium Phosphate, Dibasic B A A A B A A c - - D - A - A A B A - B A - A A - A A B A A A A
Ammonium Phosphate, Monobasic - A A A B A A D - - A - A A A A B A - B A - A A - A A B A A A A
Ammonium Phosphate, Tribasic B A A A B A A c - c D - A - A A B A - B A - A A - A A B A A A A
Ammonium Sulfate c D B A B A A B c c c AADAA B D - B A A A A - D A B A A A A
Ammonium Thia-Sulfate - - A - - A - - - D A - - - - - B - - - - - A A - - A - A - - A
Amyl-Acetate B A A c B A A c - - ccDDAD A B - D D A A A - D D D D A D A
Amyl Alcohol - A A - B A A A - - A A A B A c A A - B A - A A - B B D A A cA
Amyl Chloride - cB - D - A A - - A A D c A D A c - D D - A A - A D - D D D A
Aniline B A A A cABc - - ccDDAD D c D c B A A A - c D c D B D A
Anti-Freeze - A A - A - A B B B c -ABAA A A B B A A A A A A A c A A A A
Antimony Trichloride - D D - D c A - - - - - A AA - - D - A - - - A - A - - c - A A
Aaua Re<Jia (80%, HCI, 20%, HNO) - D D - D A D D - - - cDDAD D D - D c - - D - c D c D D D D
Arochlor 1 248 - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - D -- - - - - A - - A D - DB D A
Aromatic Hydrocarbons - - A - A - - A - A A - D - - D A - - c - - A - - A D - D D D A
Arsenic Acid B A A - D - - DBD D A A B A A D A - B A - A A - A A - A - cA
Asohalt - BA - c - - A - c - - A - - - A A - - A A - A A A B c B D D A
Barium Carbonate B A A A B A A B - B B - A A A A A A - B A - A A A A A - A - A A
Barium Chloride cDAAD A A B - - c AABAA A B - B A A A A - A A B A A A A
Barium Cyanide - - A - - - - c - - A - - - - - B - - B - - A - - A c - A A - A
Barium Hydroxide B c A A D B B B - c c AA -AA D A - B A A A A A A A c A A A A
Barium Nitrate - AA - - A - D - A A - B - - A A - - - - - A A - A A - A A - B
Barium Sulfate B A A A D A A c - c c AA -AA A A - B A A A B - A A D A A - B
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 Beet Sugar Liquids - Chlorobenzene

RATINGS·
CHEMICAL EFFECT
A: No effect · Excellent
B: Minor effect · Good
C: Moderate effect · Fair
D: Severe effect ·
Not Rerommerded

Beet Suaar Liauids A A A -A - - A B A -


- A - A ABA B - A - A A - A A - B A A A
Benzaldehvde3 A A A -B A A A - BAcDDADAc D D D A A A - D D B D A D A
Benzene 2 B A A A B A B B A B c B D c A D A A D D D A A A A A D - D D D A
Benzoic Acid 2 B A A A B A A B - D - AA BA ABD - BD - AB - AD - DDDA
Benzel - A A - B A A B A - - - D - A D A A - - A - AA ADD - D - - A
Borax (Sodium Borate) - A A A c B A A B A c A A A A A A A - BAA AA A ABc A Ac A
Boric Acid B A A A B A A B cD - AABAAAA - BA - AA A AA - A A AA
Brewerv Sloo - - A - - - - A - A - - - - - - A - - - - - AA - AA - A - - A
Bromine 2 (wet) D D D
D D A A -
c DDABBADDD D D D D D A D A D D D D D c
Butadiene A A - A - -
A cAcc AA -A -AA - - - BAA - AA - BA - A
Butane 2 1 A A - A - -
A A A c c A A c A D A A B c D A A A - A A D B D D A
Butanol - A - A - A
A A --- - - - A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Butter - B - A - -
A D - D - - - B - B A - B - - - A A - AA - BADA
Buttermilk A A A A - -
A D - D - - - B A A A A B - - - A A - AA - A - DA
Butvlene A B - A - -
A A A A A - B - A A - - - - -A AA - AB - - DDA
Butvl Ace tate1 - - c - A - A A - - A c D D A D A - - cDA AA - DBDDBDA
Butvric Acid 1 B B A A B A A c -D - AB -AAcD D - A - A D - DD - DB - A
Calcium Bisulfate c D A - D - - D D D -
- AA A - A - - - - - - - - AAc c - AA
Calcium Bisulfide - - B - c A A c - - - -A -AADA - BA - AA - AA - A D - A
Calcium Bisulfite - B A - c A A c - - - AA -AA - A - - A - - A - AA - A - A -
Calcium Carbonate B A A A c A A c -D - -AAAAAA - BA - AA - AA - A - AA
Calcium Chlorate - B A - - B B c - - - -AAA - - A - A - - A - - A - - A - AA
Calcium Chloride c A D c c A A B - c -
A A A A A D A B B A A A A B A A B D A A A
Calcium Hvdroxide B A A - c A A B - - - - A A A A B A - B A - A A A A A c A A A A
Calcium Hvoochlorite D D c c c A B D - D - A D - A A D D - B A - A A - A B c D A c A
Calcium Sulfate B A A A B A B B - - -
A A A A A A A cB A A A A - A A - D - c A
Calaon - A A - - - - c -D - - - - - AB - - - A - A A - A A - A - - A
Cane Juice 2 - A A - B - - B c A - - A - - - A A - - D - A A - - A - A - A A
Carbolic Acid (See Phenoll - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Carbon Bisulfide2 B A A A A - - c - B - - D D - - A A - - D - AA A AD - DDD A
Carbon Dioxide !wet\ - A A - c - Acc c - - - -A - - - - - - - AA - - - - - - - -
CarbonDisulfide2 - B A - c - - cc B c - D c A D A A - D D A A B - A D - D D D A
Carbon Monoxide - A A - A - - - - - - - A - - BA A - B A - A A - A A B B A c A
Carbon Tetrachloride2 1 B B B A c A A c A c D A c c A D A A D D D c A A A A c c D - D c
Carbonated Water B A A A A - - B - D - - A - - A A A - - A - AA - AA - A A - A
Carbonic Acid B A B A A - A B - D - A A - A A A A - B A - A A - A B B A A A A
Catsuo - A A A D - - c - D - - A - - A B A B - A - AA - AA - c - - A
Chloracetic Acid 2 D D D D c A A D - D - D A D A - D D - D D - A A - D D - D B D B
Chloric Acid - D D - - - - - - - - - D - A - -- - - - - - - - - D - D - - D
Chlorinated Glue - A A - D - - c D - - - - - -c -c D - - - - A - Ac - DBD A
Chlorine. Anhvdrous Liauid - D D D D D A D - c - - D B A A D D - D D c A D - A D - D B D B
Chlorine ldrvl B A A - DDAA BA - - - - A - - - - - - c AA - D - - D - D D
Chlorine Water D - D - DA BDDD AA - - A c - D - - Dcc A - A Dc D - - -
Chlorobenzene (Mono) A A A - B - A B - Bc ADD A D A A D D D A A A - A D - D D 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 Chloroform - Ferrous Chloride

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

Sodium Hydroxide 1200/o' - AA ADAA D A c


A A B A A - D c cB A A c D A A A D B A A A
Sodium HYdroxide 150% Solution) - AB - DAA c
D B - D A B A A D c cc A B c D A D D D c - A A
Sodium Hydroxide (80% Solution) - AD - DAB c
D c - - A B A A D c cc A B c D A B D D c - B A
Sodium Hvnochlorite (to 20°/ol - c cc c AA D D D - - A B A A D A - B D c D A B A c D D B c B
Sodium Hvoochlorite D - A - D A AD - D D A A - A A - -
A - Ac D - - B Bc A - - A
Sodium Hvoosulfate - AA - D - - D - - - - - - A - - - - - - - - - - - - - c - c c
Sodium Metaohosohate2 A - A - A - -ccBB - - -A - B A - - D - AA - AA - B A AA
Sodium Metasilicate A - A - B - -B - c c - - - A - D - - - - - A - - AADA - - A
Sodium Nitrate B A A A A A B B c A B A A B A A B A - B A - A A A D c D B A c A
Sodium Perborate B - c - B - - c c B B - - - A A B A - - A - AA - AB DB Ac A
Sodium Peroxide B A A - c - B c c D c - A - A - D D - - - - AA - AcDB Ac A
Sodium Polyphosphate
(Mono, Di, Tribasic) - A A - D A A c - - - - - - A A B - - - - -A - AA -
A D A A A
Sodium Silicate B A B A c A B c c - B - A B A A c A - - A -A - AA -
A A A A A
Sodium Sulfate B A A c B A B B B A B - A - A A B A - B A A A - AA -
A A A c A
Sodium Sulfide B A B - D A B D D A B - A B A A B A - B A A A - Ac -
A A A c A
Sodium Sulfide - c c - c AAc - A - - A AA - - D - A - - A - AA -
A A - AA
Sodium Tetraborate - - A - - - - - - A - A --- - B - - - - A- - AA -
A - - - A
SodiumThiosulohate t H"">l A A A - B A - D D c B - A - A A c A - - AA A - AB -
A A A c A
Sora hum - AA - - - - - - A - - - - - - A A - - - - A - AA -
A A - - A
Sov Sauce - AA - A - - A - D - - - - - A A A - - - - A - AA -
A A - DA
Stannic Chloride D D D - D A B D - D D A A - A A c A - B A - - - AAD
A A A A A
Stannic Fluoborate -
- - A - - - - - D - - - - A - c - - - - - - - AA -A A - - A
Stannous Chloride D D c - D A A D - D D - A A A - - D - A - - - - - BcD D - AA
Starch B A A - A - - B - c c - A - A A A A -
B - - AA - AA - A - - A
Stearic Acid 2 B A A A B A A c c c c A A B A A A A -
B D - A A A A B D B B c A
Stoddard Solvent A A A A A A A A A B B A A D A D A A B D D A A A - A B D D D D A
Stvrene A A A - A - - A - - A - - - A A A - - - - - AA - B DD D D D A
Suaar (Liauidsl A A A A A - A A - B B - - - A A A A B - A - A A A A A - B - AA
Sulfate Liauors - c c - B - Ac - - - - - - - - D - - - A - A A - - - - c - - A
Sulfur Chloride - DDDD - - cD - - - Ac A A D A - A D - A c - A D - D D D c
Sulfur Dioxide 2 - AAc A AB B - - BD BAD - B D D c D A A A - D D c B A D A
Sulfur Dioxide ldrvl A A A - A - A A c A B - D - A - - A - D - - AA - D - - D - DD
Sulfur Trioxide ldrv\ A A c - A - - B - B B - A B A D D D - - - - BA - AD - D B c A
Sulfuric Acid Ito 10°/o\ - D c c c A A D D D - A A B A A D D B B A A A A - A c - D D c A
Sutturic Acid 10°/o-75°/o2 - D D D D c B D D D - A A B A B D D B c A B A D c A D - D D D B
Sulfuric Acid 75°/o-1000/o - - D - - D B - D - - A B - A A - D - - B c - A - A D - D - - D
Sulfurous Acid cc BccA BD - DD -A BAA D D - B A - B A - A c D B B c A
Sulfurvl Chloride - - - - - - - - - - - - A - A - -- - - - - -A - - - - - - - A
Svruo - AA AA - - D - A - A --- - A A B - A - A A A A A - B - AA
Tallow - AA - A - - - - - - - - - - A A A - c - - AA - AA - - - - A
Tannie Acid B A A A c A B B - c c A A B A A B D - B A - A A A A D c A A A A
Tannina Liauors - AA - c A AA - A BA --- -B - - - A - A A - A c - - - - A
Tartaric Acid B A B B c A B A c D D A A B A A B A - B A - A A - A D c A - AA
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 Tetrachlorethane - Zinc Sulfate

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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