Chemical Compatibility Table For All Non-Metals R = Resistant A = Excellent – No effect B = Good – Minor effect C = Fair – Moderate effect For Metals E <2 mils Penetration/Year G <20 mils Penetration/Year S <50 mils Penetration/Year U >50 mils Penetration/Year (1 mil = .001 inch) A = Excellent – No effect* B = Good – Minor effect* C = Fair – Moderate effect* U = Unsatisfactory X = Conflicting Data – = No Data Available *No corrision rate reported CPVC FEP Nylon 6, 66 HDPE Polypropylene PTFE PVC Type I PVC Type II PVDF EPDM Kel–F Neoprene Nitrile Polyurethane Silicone Tygon® Viton–A Ceramic Silica 304 Stainless 316 Stainless Carbon Steel Hastelloy–C Aluminum Brass Copper Metals Acetal Acetaldehyde Acetamide Acetate Solvent Acetic Acid 10% Acetic Acid, Glacial Acetone Acetonitrile Acetophenone Acetyl Chloride Acetylene Acrylonitrile Adipic Acid Aldrin (1 oz./gal.) Allyl Alcohol Allyl Chloride Ammonium Acetate Ammonium Oxalate 10% Amyl Acetate Amyl Alcohol Amyl Chloride Aniline Aniline Hydrochloride Antifreeze Aroclor 1248 Asphalt Benzaldehyde Benzene Benzo Sulfonic Acid 10% Benzyl Alcohol Benzoic Acid Benzol Benzonitrile Benzyl Chloride Bromobenzene Butadiene Elastopolymer ABS REFERENCE PAGES Plastic U – U X U U U U U R U R – U U – – U R U U U B – – X U R U R U – U – U A A – X U A – – – – – – – – – – – B A – A – U – B A A – A B A – A – A U – U C U U – – U R X A – R U A – U A U X U A – X U U R X A U – U – A R R R R R R R R R R R R – R R R R R R R R R – R R R R R R R R R R R R U R R U U R R R U R R – – R – A – R A U X U U A A A A U B X X R R – R U R R R R R – U U – R R – R R – – R R U R U – U R U U R U B U A – – U A A B B A A R R U R A B – R R A R X B U X X U U B X X R A R U – C U U A A A A A A R R A R A A – R R A R A A R A A – A A A A R A A A A R R A U U U U U U – U U R X R – R U R R U R U U X A – A U U R U R U – R – R U – U – U U – U U R U R – R U R – U U U U U – – – U U R U R U – – – U X C A C B U R R R R A A – R R R – A A U A A – – A A A R A A A – R R A A A A A U A R R U R X A – R U A R A A R X B A B U A U U B U U – U U X A A A A A A – – – – – A – – – – – A A – A – – A A A B – A A A A – – A C B C C X U – U U R C B – R U A – U A U U U C U U U U R X B U – U U B U A U C X U – U U R U X – R U B – U B U U U A X X U U U X U U – U U X U U – – U U – – U – – – – – – – – U U – U – – – – U U U U U U – – – U A B A C B B – – – – U U – – – – – U U – U U C B U U U – – B U A U – U U U U U U U – – – – – – – – – A – U A – C U B – – U C – U A C – – – – U B U R U U – U R R U X – R – A – U B R B A A A A U A R A A A – A R B – – – A A A – – – – – – – – – – – A A – A – – – – A A – A A A – – – – R – – R R R – – R – – – – – R – – R R – R R – – – R R R R R R – – – – E G E E E E G G G E G G E E G G G E G G E U – G G G G G E G G U G – G E G E E E E G G G E G G E E E G G E G G E U A G G G G G E G G U G – G G – G U U G G G G G G G G G U – U G G U G U – G G U G U G U G – U – G E – E E E E – G – G G E – G – – E E G E G U – E – G G G G E G C – – G G G E G E E E G U E E G E G U G E E G U G U A E E G E U G G E – U – G U – S U U G G G U U G – – G – U – E G G U U – E E G G G G G G – U – G U – G G U E G G U U G G – E – U U G G G U G – E E G G – E G G – U – G 1-800-833-7958 www.geotechenv.com fax 303-322-7242 [email protected] Acetal CPVC FEP Nylon 6, 66 HDPE Polypropylene PTFE PVC Type I PVC Type II PVDF EPDM Kel–F Neoprene Nitrile Polyurethane Silicone Tygon® Viton–A Ceramic Silica 304 Stainless 316 Stainless Carbon Steel Hastelloy–C Aluminum Brass Copper Metals B U – – U – U U U R U U – U U U U – U U U R R U – B – U U U U – – – U U – B U – U U – – U U – – – A A X U – – A A B B U X – – A A – R B U U R A A – A A – – A – – A – B R – A U – X – R – – R – U – C A U U U U X U U A U U – – U U – U B U U R U U U A U U U U – – A – U U – A U – U – U – U – – – U R R R R R R R R R R R R – – R R – R R R R R R R – R R R R R R R R R R R – R R R R R R – R R R – R R B R A – R A U X R U R C – R R – U R U U R R R – R R R X R R – R R R R – R R – R R R – R R R – R U B U – – – R U U R U U – – R U – – A U R U R U – R R U U R – – R – U U – R – – R – R – U U – – – U R U – U R X R U A C U A – X X – – A U X R U U – A R R C X R – A R A R – A X – A R R – U R U U – A A A A R R A R R A A B A R A A – R A R R U A A – A A R A A R R A R X A R A A R X R R R R R A A R R R U R U R U U U R R U U – U U R U R X R U X U U R R U U U U U R U U U – X U – U U U – U U U U U R U U – U – U U U R R U – – U U – U – U R U – U U R – U U U U U – U – U – – U – U U – – U – – – U A A X A R R B A R A A A – – A A – R A R R U R R – A A U A A R – A U X R – A A – U R U – R U – B R U A – U – B B B U B B U B U X U – – A U X U U B – A A R U U U – U – B U – A B – X – – U R U U U – A A U A – A A A A A A A – – A B – – A A – – A U – A B – – A – – A – A C – – A – A – – – – – – – – A A U U U D X U U X U U U C U U U – A U U U U U – B U U U U U – B R A U – A U U X U – U U U B U – A X R B – U U U U X U U U B U U U – A U U R B U – A U U U U U – A – C U – A U R U U – U U U U A – R – – – – – – – U R U – – – – U – – – U U R R – – – – U – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – U – R – – U B B U – A U U U A U U U U U U – – A U U – U U – A U – U – – – U – B U – B U – C – – U – – U C – C B U A – – U U B – A A – – – B – – – U – – U U – A B – – U – – – – C – – C U – U – – – – – – U – A A U U U C U B A A U A A A B A – – A X A R A U – A U U C C R – A – A U – A U – X R – X R U A A – – – – – – – – – A A – A A – – A – – A – – – – A – A – – – A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – R – – – – R R R – – R – – – R – – R R – – – – – – – – – R – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – G E – – G G G G E G U G – G G E – G E E G E G G E E G G – G G – E E G G – E B G – E – G G G G B – G E G E E G G G E G U G – G G E G G E G G E G G E G G G G G G – E E G G – E B G G E – G G G G A G E G G E – – G U G G U G – G G U – S U G G G G U G G G G – G – – G E U G – E – – U E – – G G G – – G G G – G G G E E E E E – – – G E E E G G E G G – E E G E G G – G E – G – G B G – – – – – G G B – G E G E G U E G U E U G – – – G U – E G G E G G E G E G G G G – E E G G – G A – E E – – E G G B – G G – – – G G G G G U G B – – G – – – – – G G G – G E G – G – – E – – G – – – G – – – – – G G – – G G – – – G G G E G U G – – G G – – E – – G G G – E E G – – – – – G – G – G – G – – – – – G G A – 1-800-833-7958 www.geotechenv.com fax 303-322-7242 [email protected] REFERENCE PAGES Butane Butyl Alcohol n-Butyl Amine Butyl Ether Butyl Phenol Butyl Phthalate Butylacetate Butyric Acid Carbon Tetrachloride Carbonic Acid Chloroacetic Acid Chlorobenzene Chlorobromomethane Chlordane (¼ lb./gal.) Chloroethane Chloroform Chloronaphthalene Chlorophenol 5% (aq.) Citric Acid Cresol Cresylic Acid 50% Crude Oil Cyclohexane Cyclohexanone DDT 5% Detergents (general) Diacetone Alcohol Dibutyl Phthalate Dichlorobenzene Dichloroethane Dichloroethylene Dichlorofluoromethane Diesel Fuel Diethanolamine Diethyl Amine Diethyl Ether Diethyl Phthalate Diethylene Glycol Dimethyl Aniline Dimethyl Ether Dimethyl Formamide Dimethyl Phthalate Dimethyl Sulfoxide Dinitrotoluene Dioctyl Phthalate Dioxane Diphenyl Diphenyl Oxide Esters (general) Elastopolymer ABS Plastic CPVC FEP Nylon 6, 66 HDPE Polypropylene PTFE PVC Type I PVC Type II PVDF EPDM Kel–F Neoprene Nitrile Polyurethane Silicone Tygon® Viton–A Ceramic Silica 304 Stainless 316 Stainless Carbon Steel Hastelloy–C Aluminum Brass Copper Metals Acetal Ethane Ethanolamine Ethers (general) Ethyl Acetate Ethyl Alcohol Ethyl Benzene Ethyl Benzoate Ethyl Chloride Ethyl Ether Ethyl Sulfate Ethylene Bromide Ethylene Chloride Ethylene Chlorohydrin Ethylene Diamine Ethylene Dibromide Ethylene Glycol Ethylene Oxide Formaldehyde 100% Formaldehyde 37% Formic Acid 5% Fuel Oils Gasoline (high-aromatic) Gasoline (leaded) Gasoline (unleaded) Glycolic Acid Heptane Hexachloroethane Hexamine Hexane Hexyl Alcohol Hydraulic Oil (petro.) Hydraulic Oil (synthetic) Hydrazine Hydrogen Peroxide (dilute) Hydroquinone Hydroxyacetic Acid 70% Iodoform Isobutyl Alcohol Isooctane Isopropyl Acetate Isopropyl Alcohol Isopropyl Ether Isotane Jet Fuel JP–4, JP–5 Kerosene Lacquer Thinners Lacquers Lactic Acid Lead Acetate Elastopolymer ABS REFERENCE PAGES Plastic – – U U B – U U U – U U U U – A U B A – U U U U B X – – U – – – – R X – – B – U R – – – X A A U B A U A A A R – R A – – A U X – B U A A U A B A A A A – – A A B – B R A A – A – U A U – A A U U B B A U U U B – U U U – U U U U – A X A A R – A U X A A – – B – – – U U A A – – – U C R – R R – – A A – R – R R R – R R – R R R R R R R – R R R – R R R R – R R – – – – R R – R – – R R R – R R – – R R U R R R R – – R R – R R U U – R R U R U R – R R – R – – R A A A – R U – – A A R U R U R R A A R R – – U R R U U U U – U R U – – R R – R R R – U U R R – – U – – – U R – – – – B R R – – – R – – – R U X U A A U B U U – U X X R R A U C A R A A X X A C – – B – U U C R A – R A A B A X U A R U U B A A A A A A R A R A A A A A A R A A A A R B B A A A A R R A A A A C R A A C A A A A A – A A A A A A A U U U R U U U U – U U U U – R U A R R R A R R R R – – R A A A – R R U – A A U R R A R R U U R R – – U U R U – U U – U U U U – R U – R – R – – – R R – – R – – – – – R – – – – U R R – R R – – R R A X R X R R U R R – A A A B R A A A A R B A A A B A – – A – A A A R R A C – A X R X A A A – U B A U B C B A U – R U – X X B A – A X A A R U U U U A U – – U C U A A R U A A A U B A U – U U U U A A – U B A B – – – A A B A – U – A C A A – A A A A B A – – A – – – – – – – – – A – – A – A A – – A A B B U U A U U U U – X U X X – A U C B R B A B B A B – – B A A A B U A A A A B U B U U U A U U A A A B X U C U U R X A U U U A – A U C X U X A A A A A – – A A A U B R X A U B A U B B A A A U U X B – – – U U – – U U – – – U – – R U – U – R – R R – U – – R – – – – – – – – – – – U R – U U – – – – U B U B B – U – U – U U C A – A U B – – U U U U A U – – U B B B B – – – – A U U A U – U U U U A A A – C U C – U – – – U – U – – B – B – – A A C C A B – – U A A A – – – – C A A – A A – A U U A A B A U X U A R A B U A A B A B – R U U R R A A A A A A – – A C A A A R B A R A A U A U – A A U U A U – A – A A – – – – – – – – – – A – – – – – A A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – A – A – A – – A A – – R R R – – R R – – – – – – – R – R – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – R – – – – – – – – – – – – A E E G G S – E G U E G G G – G G C E G G A G G G G G E E A A A A G G – E – A E G E – G G – E G G A E E G G G – E G U E G G G G G G A E E G A G G G G G E E A A A A G G – E – A G G G – G G G E G G – G G G G U – G G – – G G G – G G – U – G – G G U G – – G – – – – U G – U – – E G – – G G – – U U – G G G E E – G G – E – G U G E E A G E G A E E G E G E E A A A – E G – U – – G G – – E G – – G G – G G – E G – – G – – – G G – E E A G U G U G G G G G E G A A A – E G – G – A G G – U G G G – G U – – G G G – – – G – – – G U G G U – E S G – G G – G S G G – A A – U G – – – A – G G – E G – – G U A – G G G – – G G B – G G U – G – A G E G – G G – G G – – – A A A U – – G – – – G G – – G – – G G 1-800-833-7958 www.geotechenv.com fax 303-322-7242 [email protected] CPVC FEP Nylon 6, 66 HDPE Polypropylene PTFE PVC Type I PVC Type II PVDF EPDM Kel–F Neoprene Nitrile Polyurethane Silicone Tygon® Viton–A Ceramic Silica 304 Stainless 316 Stainless Carbon Steel Hastelloy–C Brass Copper A R R – – U – – U U U U – U U – U – – U U – – C U U U – – A X R A – – B U B B X X B B – – B A R U B A A A A X U B A A U U U B – U U – U – B U U B X X A – – A A U A – B B X C C A A – B – B B – U A A A R A – U – – A A – U – U U – U – R U U – – A U U U – – B A R A – – A A X U U A – X – U A A R B R R R – R R – – R – – R – R R – R – R R R – R R R R R – R – R R R – – R R R R R R – R R R R R R R U X X A R R A – R B – U U R – C R A – R U U R R R R U – – A R U R – A – U R – U U – R – R R R U R U R R – – R – – R B – R U U – – U – – R U U – U U U – – R – U R R – – U R – – U R – R R R R R R R B R A A A X – U A A A X U U U U B – X R B – B U R B R – R – B R B – U B B A U A A – A R A A A R A A A A A A A A – A A A A – A R – A A R A A A A A A A A R R – A R A R A A A A A A A A A R A A A R A R R R U R U U – R – U U – U U – U U R U U – U R U U R – U – R R R – A R U U U U R B U U U R R R R R R R – R U – – R – – U – U U – U – U U U – U R U U R – U – R R R – – – U U – U R – U U U R R R R A A A – A B U B A A C A U A R U U – B X B B U B A A A – R – A R A – A A A A A A A – A U U A A R A U X U A X X A B A A A U A U U U A C U B X C B U U U B – U B B R B – U U B A A A A U A R X A A R X – – – – – A – – A A A – – A – – A – – A A B – A A A A – – – B – – – – – B – – – A – – – A A – A – U U X U B X U B A A – U U U U – U U U U U A X B U U U – R B X R U – B B U A A A A U C U U B A U B B U A C A U U U A A B B U U U U U U U U U U B A U U U – R B B U A – A A U U U X A U A U U B B U B – – – – – – – – U – – – – U – – U – – – U – – – R U – – – – R – R – – – U – – – – – – – – – – – R B – B C U U – U A A – – U U – – U C C U – – B – U U U – – B U – U – U U U B – B A U A – U U – B B A C A U – A A – A A U – – U – – U – – – U – – A C U B – – – C – B – A – C – B – A B – – U – B C B B A A A A U U U U A U A U A R A U U U U B C X R A B U – R B B R A R A A A A A A A A A U U U A A A – – – – – – – – A A – – – – – – A – – – – – – A A – – – – – A – – – – – A – – – A – A – A A – – – – R – – – – – – R – – – – – – – – – – – R – – – – R – – – – – – – – – – – – – R – – – – – – – U R G G E – E G A A G – A G A E – – G A G G G A E G E G G G – A E U – – C G G G E G E B G E G G – U G G G E U E G A – G – A G A E – – G A G G G A E G E G G G G A E G G – C G G E E G E A G E G G – U E U U U – G S – – G – – G – U – – G – U G G – G G G G G – G – G U – E – – G S G U G – G – G U – U S G G U G – G G G – – – – E E E E G – – A A – – – E G G – – – – A U* – U – – – – G U E – – – – – – G G G – A – – G – G G G E E G A U* B G G G – – G G G G G E G – G – – G – – G G C A – G G S G G S – G G – – – A B – – G G G E G G G G E E G G E U E G G – A – G G G – – – E G G G E G G G – U G G E G S U – U – G – – – G – – – – G – – G A – G G U* G G G G – G G A G G G – – G G G – U G A G – G G E S G 1-800-833-7958 www.geotechenv.com fax 303-322-7242 [email protected] Aluminum Acetal Metals REFERENCE PAGES Linoleic Acid Maleic Acid Malic Acid Melamine Methane Methyl Acetate Methyl Acetone Methyl Acylate Methyl Alcohol Methyl Alcohol 10% Methyl Amide Methyl Bromide Methyl Butyl Ketone Methyl Chloride Methyl Chloroform Methyl Dichloride Methyl Ethyl Ketone Methyl Isopropyl Ketone Methyl Methacrylate Methyl Pentanone Methylene Chloride Monochloroacetic Acid Monoethanolamine Motor Oil Napthalene Nitrobenzene Nitromethane Nitrophenol Octane Octyl Alcohol Oleic Acid Oxalic Acid 5% Palmitic Acid 10% Pentachlorophenol Pentane Petroleum Phenol 10% Phthalic Acid Phthalic Anhydride Picric Acid Propyl Alcohol Propylene Propylene Glycol Propylene Oxide Pyridine Sodium Acetate Sodium Benzoate Sodium Hypochlorite 20% Stearic Acid Elastopolymer ABS Plastic FEP Nylon 6, 66 HDPE Polypropylene PTFE PVC Type I PVC Type II PVDF EPDM Kel–F Neoprene Nitrile Polyurethane Silicone Tygon® Viton–A Ceramic Silica 304 Stainless 316 Stainless Carbon Steel Aluminum Brass Copper – – R – U – U U U – – – – U – U R U U U U U X R U A B – A A – – A X – – – A U – A U U – A – – U B A U A R X U – R U U U R – – U – – R A R A U U R – U – – R R R – R R R R R – – R – – R R R R R – R – R A B R R R – – R R – U – – R – – R R – R – A R R R U – R – U – U U U – R – – U – – U – – U U – – – U – A R C U R R C C R A – C C – – R U U X B – R R B A A R A A R R A A R A R A A – A R A R A A A R – A U A R U U – R U U U R U C U U – U R R X U U R R U – – R U U – R U U – – – – U – – U R R U U – R – U – B R A R R R B A – B – A B – – R A R A A B R – A U B U U U – U U U – B – U U – – R A – U B C R – U – A – A A – – A B – A – A A – A – A – A – – – – A U A R U U – – U U – U U U U U A R A – U X U R A U U A R U U – U U X – R U U U U U U C R R X U R – U – – R – U – – – U – – U – U – – U – R U – – – – U U A – U U – – U U – U – U U – – – – – U U – – – U – B – – – – – – U – C – – – – U – A – B U U – – U B A R A A – R X C – C R A X – A R X – A A A R A X – A – – – – – A A – A – – A – – – B – A B A – – A – – – R – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – A C E E E – G E E G U – – G – A G G – E E B G A G A C E E E – G G E G U – – G G A G G – E E A G A G – U* A – B B – G G E E G G G G – – – G – G E E U E E E S – S U G U E – – – – – G E E – – G – A U* G G G – – – – – – G G G G E E – A B S G G – – – G E G A U* S – G – G – E – G – – G – – U – – S G – – – G B A U S G – – – E – G – – G – A E – – G – B – – G Hastelloy–C CPVC Metals Acetal Styrene Tartaric Acid Tetrachloroacetic Acid Tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethylene Tetrachlorophenol Tetraethyl Lead Tetrahydrofuran Toluene Toxaphene–Xylene 10-90% Trichloroacetic Acid Trichlorobenzene Trichloroethane Trichloroethylene Trichlorofluoromethane Trichloropropane Triethanolamine Triethylamine Trimethylpropane Turpentine Vinyl Acetate Vinyl Chloride White Liquor (pulp mill) White Water (paper mill) Xylene Elastopolymer ABS REFERENCE PAGES Plastic This table should only be used as a guide since it is difficult to duplicate operating conditions. To fully guarantee the suitability of a particular material, chemical resistance tests should be conducted under actual operating conditions. No data was found on the following environmentally important chemicals: Acenaphthene* Chloromethylether Fluoranthene* Acenapthalene* Chlorophenylphenylether Fluorene* Acrolein Chrysene* Heptachlor** Anthracene* DDD** Hexachlorobenzene Benzidine DDE** Hexachlorobutadiene Benzo(a)athracene* Dichlorobenzidine Hexachlorocyclohexane Benzo(b)fluoranthene* Dichlorobromomethane Indeno(1,2,3–c,d)pyrene* Benzo(g,h,i)perylene* Dichlorophenol Isophorone Benzo(a)pyrene* Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid 2–Methylnapthalene Bromophenylphenylether Dichloropropane Parachlorometa Cresol Butylbenzylphthalate Dichloropropylene Phenanthrene* Chlorodibromomethane Dieldrin** Phenylenepyrene Chloroethoxymethane Dinitrophenol Pyrene* Chloroethylether Diphenylhydrazine Trichlorophenol Chloroethylvinylether Endosulfan Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Chloroisopropylether Endrin** * Component of cresotoe and coal tar. At room temperature and below, these compounds are solid in pure form. ** Pesticides 1-800-833-7958 www.geotechenv.com fax 303-322-7242 [email protected]
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