Chemical Compatibility
Chemical Resistance Chart
Key |
A | Excellent |
B | Good |
C | Fair |
D | Not recommended |
N | No test data available |
Acetaldehyde | D | B | A | D | A | A | A | A | A |
Acetamide | D | A | A | B | A | A | A | B | A |
Acetate Solvent | D | B | A | D | A | N | B | A | A |
Acetic Acid | D | A | A | B | A | N | B | D | B |
Acetic Acid 20% | D | B | A | B | A | A | A | B | A |
Acetic Acid 80% | C | C | A | B | A | N | A | D | B |
Acetic Acid, Glacial | D | B | B | D | A | A | A | C | A |
Acetic Anhydride | D | A | B | D | A | A | B | B | A |
Acetone | D | B | A | D | A | A | A | A | A |
Acetyl Bromide | D | N | N | N | A | A | N | N | N |
Acetyl Chloride (dry) | C | A | D | A | A | A | D | A | A |
Acetylene | A | C | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Acrylonitrile | B | B | D | D | A | A | A | A | A |
Adipic Acid | A | B | A | A | A | A | B | A | A |
Alcohols: Amyl | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | A | A |
Alcohols: Benzyl | D | A | B | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Alcohols: Butyl | A | A | B | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Alcohols: Diacetone | B | C | B | D | A | A | B | A | A |
Alcohols: Ethyl | C | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Alcohols: Hexyl | A | B | C | C | A | A | N | A | A |
Alcohols: Isobutyl | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Alcohols: Isopropyl | A | B | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Alcohols: Methyl | A | A | A | C | A | A | A | A | A |
Alcohols: Octyl | N | B | A | B | N | A | N | A | A |
Alcohols: Propyl | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Aluminum Chloride | A | N | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Aluminum Chloride 20% | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | D | C |
Aluminum Fluoride | A | A | B | A | A | A | A | D | D |
Aluminum Hydroxide | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | C |
Aluminum Nitrate | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Aluminum Potassium Sulfate 10% | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Aluminum Potassium Sulfate 100% | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | D | B |
Aluminum Sulfate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Alums | N | N | A | A | A | A | A | N | A |
Amines | D | A | B | D | A | A | B | A | A |
Ammonia 10% | B | N | A | D | A | N | A | A | A |
Ammonia Nitrate | B | N | A | D | A | A | A | A | A |
Ammonia, anhydrous | A | A | A | D | A | A | A | A | A |
Ammonia, liquid | A | A | A | D | A | N | A | B | A |
Ammonium Acetate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | A |
Ammonium Bifluoride | A | A | B | A | A | A | A | D | B |
Ammonium Carbonate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Ammonium Caseinate | N | A | N | N | N | N | N | N | A |
Ammonium Chloride | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | C | B |
Ammonium Hydroxide | A | A | B | B | A | A | A | A | A |
Ammonium Nitrate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Ammonium Oxalate | A | A | A | N | N | A | A | A | A |
Ammonium Persulfate | A | A | C | A | A | A | A | A | B |
Ammonium Phosphate, Dibasic | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | C |
Ammonium Phosphate, Monobasic | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | C |
Ammonium Phosphate, Tribasic | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Ammonium Sulfate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Ammonium Sulfite | A | N | A | D | A | A | A | B | B |
Ammonium Thiosulfate | N | A | A | N | N | A | N | N | A |
Amyl Acetate | D | B | A | D | A | A | B | A | A |
Amyl Alcohol | A | B | A | A | A | A | B | A | A |
Amyl Chloride | D | C | D | B | A | A | D | A | A |
Aniline | C | B | C | A | A | A | A | A | B |
Aniline Hydrochloride | B | A | B | A | A | A | D | D | D |
Antifreeze | A | N | A | A | N | A | D | N | A |
Antimony Trichloride | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | D | D |
Aqua Regia (80% HCl, 20% HNO3) | C | D | C | B | A | A | B | D | D |
Arochlor 1248 | N | N | C | A | A | A | D | B | B |
Aromatic Hydrocarbons | D | C | D | A | N | N | D | N | C |
Arsenic Acid | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Arsenic Salts | A | N | N | A | N | N | N | N | N |
Asphalt | A | B | D | A | A | A | B | B | A |
Barium Carbonate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Barium Chloride | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Barium Cyanide | D | A | A | A | A | A | D | A | A |
Barium Hydroxide | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B | B |
Barium Nitrate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Barium Sulfate | B | A | A | A | A | A | B | B | B |
Barium Sulfide | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B | B |
Benzaldehyde | D | B | B | D | A | A | D | B | B |
Benzene | C | C | D | A | A | A | D | B | B |
Benzene Sulfonic Acid | A | N | C | A | A | A | D | B | B |
Benzoic Acid | A | N | B | A | A | A | B | B | B |
Benzol | N | | D | A | A | A | B | A | A |
Benzonitrile | N | N | N | N | A | A | N | D | D |
Benzyl Chloride | N | N | N | A | N | A | C | C | B |
Bleaching Liquors | A | N | D | A | A | N | A | N | N |
Borax (Sodium Borate) | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | A | A |
Boric Acid | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | A |
Bromine | C | C | C | A | A | A | D | D | D |
Butadiene | C | C | C | B | A | A | C | A | A |
Butane | C | C | D | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Butanol (Butyl Alcohol) | C | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Butyl Amine | D | A | N | D | A | A | B | N | A |
Butyl Ether | A | N | D | D | A | A | D | N | A |
Butyl Phthalate | N | N | B | C | A | N | B | B | B |
Butylacetate | D | B | B | D | A | A | B | B | A |
Butylene | A | N | D | A | A | A | N | A | A |
Butyric Acid | B | A | C | B | A | A | B | B | B |
Calcium Bisulfate | N | N | A | N | N | N | N | N | A |
Calcium Bisulfide | A | N | C | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Calcium Bisulfite | B | N | D | A | A | A | A | B | A |
Calcium Carbonate | A | A | D | A | A | A | A | A | B |
Calcium Chlorate | B | N | A | A | A | A | N | N | N |
Calcium Chloride | C | A | A | A | A | A | A | C | B |
Calcium Hydroxide | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Calcium Hypochlorite | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | C | B |
Calcium Nitrate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | C | B |
Calcium Oxide | B | N | A | B | A | A | A | A | A |
Calcium Sulfate | B | N | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Calgon | N | A | A | A | N | N | A | A | A |
Cane Juice | A | A | A | A | A | N | C | A | A |
Carbolic Acid (Phenol) | D | A | C | A | A | A | B | B | B |
Carbon Bisulfide | D | N | D | A | N | A | D | A | B |
Carbon Dioxide (dry) | A | N | B | B | A | N | A | A | A |
Carbon Dioxide (wet) | A | N | B | B | A | N | A | A | A |
Carbon Disulfide | D | N | D | A | A | A | D | A | B |
Carbon Monoxide | A | A | C | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Carbon Tetrachloride | D | N | D | A | A | A | D | B | B |
Carbon Tetrachloride (dry) | N | N | B | A | A | N | D | B | B |
Carbon Tetrachloride (wet) | N | N | D | N | A | N | D | A | A |
Carbonated Water | A | A | N | A | N | N | B | A | A |
Carbonic Acid | A | A | B | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Chloric Acid | A | N | N | N | A | A | N | D | C |
Chlorinated Glue | N | N | B | A | N | N | N | N | A |
Chlorine (dry) | D | C | A | A | A | A | D | A | B |
Chlorine Water | A | C | C | A | A | B | D | C | C |
Chlorine, Anhydrous Liquid | D | N | B | A | A | N | D | C | C |
Chloroacetic Acid | B | N | B | D | A | A | C | B | A |
Chlorobenzene (Mono) | D | N | D | A | B | A | C | A | B |
Chlorobromomethane | D | C | B | A | A | A | A | N | N |
Chloroform | D | N | D | A | A | A | C | A | A |
Chlorosulfonic Acid | D | A | D | D | A | A | D | D | B |
Chocolate Syrup | N | A | A | A | A | N | A | A | A |
Chromic Acid 10% | A | D | C | B | A | A | D | B | B |
Chromic Acid 30% | A | C | B | A | A | A | D | B | B |
Chromic Acid 5% | A | D | A | A | A | A | D | B | A |
Chromic Acid 50% | D | D | B | A | A | A | D | C | B |
Chromium Salts | A | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Citric Acid | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | A |
Clorox | A | N | N | A | A | A | D | A | A |
Copper Chloride | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | D | D |
Copper Cyanide | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Copper Fluoborate | A | N | B | A | N | N | N | D | D |
Copper Nitrate | A | N | N | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Copper Sulfate >5% | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Copper Sulfate 5% | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Cresols | D | N | D | A | N | A | D | A | A |
Cresylic Acid | D | B | D | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Cupric Acid | A | N | A | A | A | N | A | D | B |
Cyanic Acid | N | N | N | A | A | N | N | A | A |
Cyclohexane | D | C | D | A | A | A | D | A | A |
Cyclohexanone | D | C | C | D | A | A | D | A | A |
Detergents | A | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Diacetone Alcohol | D | B | B | D | A | A | A | B | B |
Dichlorobenzene | D | D | D | C | A | A | C | N | B |
Dichloroethane | D | D | N | C | A | A | D | B | B |
Diethyl Ether | D | B | D | D | A | A | A | B | B |
Diethylamine | D | N | B | A | D | A | A | A | A |
Diethylene Glycol | C | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Dimethyl Aniline | D | N | B | D | A | A | D | B | B |
Dimethyl Formamide | D | A | B | C | A | A | A | A | B |
Diphenyl | N | N | D | A | A | A | D | B | B |
Diphenyl Oxide | D | C | C | A | A | A | D | B | A |
Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulfate) | A | A | A | A | A | N | A | A | B |
Ethane | A | C | D | A | A | A | D | A | A |
Ethanol | C | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Ethanolamine | D | A | B | D | A | A | D | A | A |
Ether | D | N | C | C | A | A | D | A | A |
Ethyl Acetate | D | C | B | D | A | A | A | B | B |
Ethyl Benzoate | D | C | C | A | A | A | B | N | N |
Ethyl Chloride | D | C | A | A | A | A | D | A | A |
Ethyl Ether | D | N | D | D | A | A | D | B | B |
Ethyl Sulfate | N | B | N | A | A | N | N | D | D |
Ethylene Bromide | D | N | C | A | A | N | D | A | A |
Ethylene Chloride | D | N | D | B | A | A | C | B | B |
Ethylene Chlorohydrin | D | C | A | A | A | A | D | B | B |
Ethylene Diamine | D | A | A | B | A | A | N | B | B |
Ethylene Dichloride | D | D | C | A | A | A | D | B | B |
Ethylene Glycol | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Ethylene Oxide | D | A | C | D | A | A | D | B | B |
Fatty Acids | A | B | D | A | A | A | A | B | A |
Ferric Chloride | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | D | D |
Ferric Nitrate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | B |
Ferric Sulfate | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | B | A |
Ferrous Chloride | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | D | D |
Ferrous Sulfate | A | A | A | B | A | A | A | B | B |
Fluoboric Acid | A | A | A | B | A | N | A | B | B |
Fluorine | D | D | C | C | D | A | D | C | A |
Fluosilicic Acid | D | A | B | B | A | A | A | C | B |
Formaldehyde 100% | A | B | A | D | A | N | C | C | A |
Formaldehyde 40% | A | A | A | A | A | N | A | A | A |
Formic Acid | A | A | B | C | A | N | A | B | A |
Furan Resin | A | A | C | D | A | N | D | A | A |
Furfural | D | C | B | D | A | A | D | A | B |
Gallic Acid | B | B | B | A | B | A | A | A | B |
Gelatin | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Glucose | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Glycerin | A | D | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Glycolic Acid | B | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
Gold Monocyanide | N | A | N | A | D | N | |