CHEMICAL RESISTANCE GUIDE TO MAKE A GOOD PUMP SELECTION, CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY MUST HAVE PRIME CONSIDERATION. MANY FACTORS SUCH AS CONCENTRATION, TEMPERATURE, TIME, IMPURITIES, AND THE DEGREE OF AGITATION INFLUENCE THE RATE AND DEGREE OF CORROSION. THIS LIST HAS BEEN ACCUMULATED FROM AVAILABLE PRINTED DATA AND EQUAL EXPERIENCES AND ALL POSSIBLE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO MAKE IT ACCURATE AND PRACTICAL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED INFALLIBLE. SINCE IN MOST CASES IT IS DIFFICULT AND SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SIMULATE WORKING CONDITIONS, MARCH RECOMMENDS THAT THE CUSTOMER TEST THE DESIRED PRODUCT UNDER WORKING CONDITIONS TO DETERMINE SUITABILITY BEFORE INSTALLING PUMPS IN QUANTITY FOR PRODUCTION PURPOSES. ALL TEST DATA LISTED IS AT A TEMPERATURE OF 68°F. MARCH DOES NOT CERTIFY NOR WARRANT DATA STATED, MERELY THIS IS OUR BEST JUDGMENT OF THE EFFECT OF CHEMICAL SOLUTION ON MARCH COMPONENTS. Page 1 C A C C C A A A A B A A C B C A C C A C C B C B C C C C C C A A A B C A C C A A A A A C A C C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A B A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C C B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C Ryton-Teflon A A A A A A B B A A B B C A A A B A A A A A A C Mica Fill Teflon A A A A A Ceramic Ceramic Magnet A A A A B C C C C A B C C C A A C A A A C A A C C C A A C B A A C C C C C C Teflon B B B C C B B C B C A Nylon C B C C C C Buna "N" A A A A C Polypropylene Ryton A A A C C C A A A A C A A A A A C A A A A A A A C Viton 1.30 0.86 0.80 0.80 1.02 A C A A C B B B St "Less 316 1.70 2.00 1.80 A A A A A A B B A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A C A C Bushings Hastelloy "C" 1.50 1.30 A A A A A A A Cycolac 10 SAT. SAT. 20 10 SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. 100 100 100 100 1.05 1.08 0.80 1.03 1.10 2.44 2.88 2.70 Kynar 97 50 100 100 100 100 F-2910 **C-Not Recommended Metals "O" Rings Delrin CH3COOH CH3COOH (CH3CO)2O CH3COCH3 C6H5COCH3 CH3COCI AlCl3 AlF3 Al2(SO4)3 NH4OH (NH4)2CO3 NH4Cl NH4F NH4OH NH4NO3 (NH4)2S2O8 (NH4)2SO4 (NH4)2S NH4SCN CH3CO2C5H11 C5H11OH CH3(CH2)3CH2Cl C6H5NH2 **B-Questionable Plastics Specific Gravity @ 100% Conc. FORMULA Acetic Acid (Glacial) Acetic Acid Acetic Anhydride Acetone Acetophenone Acetyl Chloride Aluminum Chloride Aluminum Fluoride Aluminum Sulfate (Alum) Ammonia (Aqueous) Ammonium Carbonate Ammonium Chloride Ammonium Fluoride Ammonium Hydroxide Ammonium Nitrate Ammonium Persulfate Ammonium Sulfate Ammonium Sulfide Ammonium Thicoyanate Amyl Acetate Amyl Alcohol Amyl Chloride Aniline Aqua Regia % Concentration March Chemical Chart Chemical Solution REVISED 01-14-13 **A-Recommended Carbon ISSUE DATE 11-15-1994 0750-0131-1000 R5 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A A A A C Copper Nitrate Copper Sulfate SAT. 2.70 SAT. 2.70 50 2.10 2.30 20 2.30 1.80 50 2.30 2.90 100 100 1.30 1.60 C16H33OH Cl2 C6H5Cl CHCl3 ClSO2HO 100 0.95 0.81 CrO3 CrO3 C6H8O7H2O CuCl2 Cu(CN)2 CuF2 Cu(NO3)2 CuSO4 100 100 100 80 10 SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. 1.10 1.50 1.80 1.80 2.70 2.70 1.50 3.40 2.90 2.30 2.30 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A C A A A A A C C A C B C C C A C C A A A A A A B A A A A A A Page 2 A A A C A A A A C A A B A A A A A A A A C A A C B C C A B B B B A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A C A C A B A A A A A A Ceramic A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C C C C C C C A A A A A C B C A A A C C A B A C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A B A A A A B A C B B A B A A A A A A A A A A C A A C B C B B C A A A A A A C A A A A C B A A A A A A A C A A A A A A A A A A B C C C A C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A B A C C A A C C C C A A A A A A A C A A C A A Ryton-Teflon Carbon B A Bushings Ceramic Magnet B A A A A A A C A C C A A A A A A C C Teflon A A B A B C A A A A A A C A A A A A A A A B A C A B Buna "N" A A A A A A C A A A A B A A B A A A A A Nylon Viton CaCO3 Ca(CIO3)2 CaCl2 Ca(OH)2 Ca(OCL)2 Ca(NO3)2 CaHPO4 CaSO4 CO2 CS2 CCl4 H2CO3 A C A A A A St "Less 316 1.30 1.05 1.10 SAT. 6.80 1.40 SAT. 100 3.10 0.80 0.90 0.90 100 C B A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A Cycolac 1.05 0.90 A A A A B A A A A A Kynar Br CH3CH2CH2CH3 CH3COO(CH2)3CH3 CH3(CH2)2CH2OH C4H9OC4H9 100 100 100 A A A A A B C A C A C C C A B A C C B A C C A C Delrin Ryton C6H5CHO C6H6 C6H5SO3H C6H5COOH C6H5CH2OH C6H5CH2Cl (BiO)2CO3 H3BO3 A A A A A A A C B A A A A A A C A C A C **C-Not Recommended Metals "O" Rings Hastelloy "C" Calcium Carbonate Calcium Chlorate Calcium Chloride Calcium Hydroxide (Lime) Calcium Hypochlorite Calcium Nitrate Calcium Phosphate Calcium Sulfate Carbon Dioxide (Wet) Carbon Disulfide Carbon Tetrachloride Carbonic Acid Castor Oil Cetyl Alcohol Chlorine (Liquid) Chlorobenzene Chloroform Chlorosulfonic Acid Chrome Alum Chromic Acid Chromic Acid Cider Citric Acid Copper Chloride Copper Cyanide Copper Fluoride BaCO3 SAT. BaCl2 SAT. Ba(OH)2 BaSO4 SAT. Polypropylene Specific Gravity @ 100% Conc. A A A A A FORMULA Barium Carbonate Barium Chloride Barium Hydroxide Barium Sulfate Barium Sulfide Beer Benzaldehyde Benzene Benzene Sulfonic Acid Benzoic Acid Benzyl Alcohol Benzyl Chloride Bismuth Carbonate Boric Acid Brine Bromine Liquid Butane Butyl Acetate Butyl Alcohol Butyl Ether % Concentration 4.30 3.10 2.20 4.40 BaS SAT. 4.30 Chemical Solution **B-Questionable Plastics Mica Fill Teflon **A-Recommended March Chemical Chart A A A A A A A A A A A C B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A B C C A A A A A Detergents Developers (Photographic) Dibutyl Phthalate Dichloroethylene Diesel Fuel Diethanolamine Dimethylformamide Dimethylsulfoxide Dowtherm Ethanolamine Ether Ethyl Acetate Ethyl Alcohol Ethyl Chloride Ethyl Ether Ethylene Dichloride Ethylene Glycol Fatty Acids Ferric Chloride Ferric Nitrate Ferric Sulfate Ferrous Chloride Ferrous Sulfate Fluboric Acid Fluosilicic Acid Formaldehyde Formic Acid Freon 11 Fructose (Fruit Sugar) Fruit Juices Furfural Gelatin Glucose Glycerin (Glycerol) Glycolic Acid Hexane Hydrobromic Acid Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic) Hydrofluoric Acid C6H4(COOC4H9)2 100 ClHC 100 1.05 1.25 100 (HOCH2CH2)2NH 100 HCON(CH3)2 100 (CH3)2SO 100 1.10 0.95 1.01 100 HOCH2CH2NH2 100 CH3COOC2H5 C2H5OH C2H5Cl (C2H5)2O ClCH2CH2Cl CH2OHCH2OH 100 96 100 100 100 1.02 0.80 0.92 0.71 1.25 1.10 A A B A A B A A C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C C A A C C A A C A A A A C A A A A A A A C A A A A C A C A C A A A A A A A A A C C A A A A A B A A A C B B B A A C A A A A A A A C A C A A B A A A C C B A C A A A C C A A C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C B A B A B B B B B B C B A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A B A B B A A B B B B A B C A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A B A C A C B A A C A A C A C A C A B C A C C A C A A A A A A A B C A A A C A A C A C B C C B C C C B A C A A A Ryton-Teflon Ceramic A A A A A A C A Carbon Bushings Ceramic Magnet Teflon Buna "N" Viton St "Less 316 Hastelloy "C" Nylon Cycolac Polypropylene 2 Kynar Ryton A A A A A A B A C C A A A A C A A A A A A A A B A C C A A CH3C6H4OH 100 Delrin Specific Gravity @ 100% Conc. % Concentration A A A A A A FORMULA **C-Not Recommended Metals "O" Rings 0.90 1.05 CuCl SAT. 4.14 C6H12 100 0.80 C10H11OH 100 0.94 C6H10O 100 0.95 Chemical Solution Cottonseed Oil Cresol Cuprous Chloride Cyclohexane Cyclohexanol Cyclohexanone **B-Questionable Plastics Mica Fill Teflon **A-Recommended March Chemical Chart A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A A C A A A A C A A A B A C4H3OCHO 100 1.20 C6H12O6 20 C3H5(OH)3 100 CH2OHCOOH 1.54 1.30 1.30 A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C C A A A A B C C C A A A A A C A A C A 100 SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. HCHO 40 HCOOH 100 2.90 1.70 3.10 3.20 1.90 1.80 1.01 1.20 C6H12O6 CH3(CH2)4CH3 100 HBr HCl HF 50 30 40 0.70 48%1.50 38%1.20 B A A B Page 3 A C C C A A C C A A A A A A C C A A C A A A A C A C A A C A C A C C A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A C A A A A C FeCl3 Fe(NO3)3 Fe2(SO4)3 FeCl2 FeSO4 HBF4 H2SIF6 A A A A A A C B A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A C C C B A A A B A A A A A A A A C A A C C **A-Recommended Inks Iodine Tincture Isooctane Isopropyl Alcohol H2O2 H2S C6H4(OH)2 100 (CH3)2CHOH Kerosene Ketones Lactic Acid Lanolin Lead Acetate Linseed Oil Lubricating Oil Magnesium Carbonate Magnesium Chloride Magnesium Hydroxide Magnesium Nitrate Magnesium Sulfate Mercuric Chloride Mercuric Cyanide Mercurous Nitrate Methyl Alcohol (Methanol) Methylene Chloride Methyl Ethyl Ketone Methyl Methacrylate Milk Mineral Oil Molasses Motor Oil Naphthalene Nickel Chloride Nickel Nitrate Nickel Sulfate Nitric Acid Nitric Acid (Fuming) Nitrobenzene Oleic Acid Olive Oil Oxalic Acid (Aqueous) Paraffin Perchloroethylene Petroleum Ether 0.81 20 1.20 100 Pb(C2H3O2)23H2O SAT. 2.50 100 0.94 100 CH3CHOHCOOH MgCO3 MgCl2 Mg(OH)2 Mg(NO3)2 MgSO4 HgCl2 Hg(CN)2 HgNO3 CH3OH CH2Cl2 CH3COCH2CH3 CH2C(CH3)COOCH3 C10H8 NiCl2 Ni(NO3)26H2O NiSO4 HNO3 HNO3 C6H5NO2 SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. 40 SAT. SAT. 100 100 100 3.00 2.30 2.40 1.50 2.60 5.40 4.00 4.80 0.80 1.30 0.82 0.95 100 1.20 100 (COOH)2 50 0.90 Ryton-Teflon Mica Fill Teflon Ceramic Carbon Teflon A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A C C C C C A A A A A B C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A C A C B C A B A A A B C A C A A A C C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C B A A C A C C A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A C A C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C C C A C C C C C B A A A A A A A B B C C A A A A A A C B C A A A C C C A B A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A B A B A A A C B A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1.70 1.60 0.70 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B C A A C A A A C A A A A B A C A A A A A A A A 100 100 Buna "N" A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A B B A A A A A A A A A A A B A A B A B A 0.90 (CCl2)2 Viton A A A B A A A A A A A C B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1.50 St "Less 316 A B C A A A A A A A B A A A B A 100 3.70 B A A A A A A A A A A A 1.15 3.50 2.10 Hastelloy "C" B C A A A A B A A A A B A A A A C A A A C C A A A 100 100 SAT. SAT. SAT. 25 Nylon 0.70 0.80 A A A A A A A A A A C C C A B A A A C A A A A A A A A C A A A B A A A A A Cycolac C A C A B C A A A A A A A A A C A A B A C A A C B A A A A A A A A A A A B B A A A A Kynar 1.50 1.20 1.30 Delrin 30 Polypropylene Ryton Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen Sulfide Hydroquinone Bushings Specific Gravity @ 100% Conc. FORMULA **C-Not Recommended Metals "O" Rings % Concentration Chemical Solution **B-Questionable Plastics Ceramic Magnet March Chemical Chart Page 4 A A A A A A A A A Phenol Phosphoric Acid Phosphorus Trichloride Plating Solutions Acid Copper Brass Cadmium Chromium Copper Gold Indium Lead Nickel Rhodium Silver Tin Zinc Potassium Acetate Potassium Bicarbonate Potassium Borate Potassium Bromate Potassium Bromide Potassium Carbonate Potassium Chlorate Potassium Chloride Potassium Chromate Potassium Cyanide Potassium Dichromate Potassium Ferrocyanide Potassium Fluoride Potassium Hydroxide Potassium Nitrate Potassium Perborate Potassium Perchlorate Potassium Permanganate Potassium Sulfate Potassium Sulfide Propyl Alcohol Propylene Glycol Pyridine Silicone Oil C6H5OH 100 H3PO4 95 PCl3 100 KC2H3O2 40 KHCO3 SAT. KBO2 1 KBrO3 10 1.10 1.80 1.60 1.60 2.20 3.30 2.70 2.40 2.30 KCl SAT. 2.00 K2CrO4 40 2.70 KCN SAT. 1.50 K2Cr2O7 40 2.70 K4Fe(CN)6 1.90 KF 2.50 KOH 50 2.00 KNO3 SAT. 2.10 SAT. KClO4 10 2.50 KMnO4 20 2.70 K2SO4 2.70 K 2S 1.80 CH3CH2CH2OH 100 0.80 CH3CHOHCH2OH 1.00 N(CH)4CH 100 1.00 KBr SAT. K2CO3 SAT. KCIO3 SAT. 100 Soap Solution (Concentrated) Sodium Acetate Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Bisulfate Sodium Bisulfite Sodium Borate (Borax) Sodium Bromide Sodium Carbonate NaC2H3O2 NaHCO3 SAT, NaHSO4 SAT. NaHSO3 SAT. Na2B4O7 SAT. 1.50 2.20 2.40 1.50 1.70 **C-Not Recommended Ryton-Teflon Mica Fill Teflon Carbon Bushings Ceramic Magnet Teflon Buna "N" Viton St "Less 316 Hastelloy "C" Nylon Metals "O" Rings Cycolac Kynar Delrin Polypropylene Ryton Specific Gravity @ 100% Conc. FORMULA % Concentration Chemical Solution **B-Questionable Plastics Ceramic **A-Recommended March Chemical Chart A A A C C A A A C A A A A A C A C A B C A B A B A C A A A C A B B C C A C C A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Page 5 B B A A B A B B B A C B C C C A A A A B B B A B B A A A A A A C C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A A A C C C C C C C C A A A A A A A A A A A A A C C A C C B A B B C C A C B C A A A B B A B C B A A A A A A B A A A A A B A A A C A A A A A B C A A C A A A A C C A A A A C A B A A B A A B A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A C A B A C A A A A B A A C A C C A A C A B A A C A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A Urea Urine 2.10 2.10 50 93 10 CH2CH2CH2CH2O 100 50%1.39 1.80 1.80 0.90 100 CH3C6H5 100 0.90 100 CCl3COOH 100 C2H3Cl3 100 (HOCH2CH2)3N 100 C10H16 100 1.60 1.50 1.10 0.90 CO(NH2)2 1.30 Xylene Zinc Chloride Zinc Oxide Zinc Sulfate A C B A A A A C A A A A C A A A A A A C C C A A A A C A A A C C C C A A A B A C A A A A B A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A C A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Ryton-Teflon C C C A A C C C B B A A A A A A A C A C C C C B A C C C A B C C B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Ceramic Magnet A A A A A C A A C A C Teflon A A A C C B B C A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A Nylon A A C A Buna "N" Polypropylene A A A A Ryton C B A A A A A A B A A B A A A A A A A B B A C C A A A A A A A B A A A A A B A C A A A A B C A A A A A A A A A B A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Vinegar Water (Fresh) Water (Salt) Whiskey Wines A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A Ceramic 2.70 1.40 2.60 1.70 2.30 4.00 A A B A A A C A A B A A B A B A B A A A A C C B C A A B A A B A A B A A A A A A A A A A A B A A B A A B A A A C A A C B A C C A C A B A A B B C A C A C A A A A A A A C A A A C A C A Bushings Carbon SAT. 25 SAT. 10 SAT. SAT. Viton 2.30 2.20 HSO3NH2 S H2SO4 H2SO4 C76H52O46 1.50 2.60 2.10 St "Less 316 NaNO3 NaNO2 Na2SiO3 Na2SO4 Na2S Na2SO3 NA2S2O3 SnCl4 SnCl2 2.50 Hastelloy "C" SAT. SAT. SAT. SAT. NaF SAT. NaOH 50 NaOCl 10 NaCN Na2Cr2O7 NaFe(CN)6 Na4Fe(CN)6 2.50 2.20 Cycolac NaCl SAT. NaClO2 20 Kynar NaClO3 SAT. **C-Not Recommended Metals "O" Rings Delrin Sodium Chlorate Sodium Chloride Sodium Chlorite Sodium Cyanide Sodium Dichromate Sodium Ferricyanide Sodium Ferrocyanide Sodium Fluoride Sodium Hydroxide Caustic Soda Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium Nitrate Sodium Nitrite Sodium Silicate Sodium Sulfate Sodium Sulfide Sodium Sulfite Sodium Thiosulfate Stannic Chloride Stannous Chloride Starch Sulfamic Acid Sulfur Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid Tannic Acid Tartaric Acid Tetrahydrofuran Tetralin Toluene Transformer Oil Trichloroacetic Acid Trichloroethylene Triethanolamine Turpentine Specific Gravity @ 100% Conc. FORMULA % Concentration Chemical Solution **B-Questionable Plastics Mica Fill Teflon **A-Recommended March Chemical Chart H20 1.00 0.90 C6H4(CH3)2 100 ZnCl2 SAT. ZnO ZnSO4 SAT. A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0.90 A 2.90 5.50 2.00 A A B A A A B B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A C A A C A A A A C A Page 6 A A A A
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