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Chemical resistace of major polymers


A= Very good   B=Good   C=Moderate   D= Not recommended

Chemicals CPVC Epoxy PP PE PVC Phenolic PA Acetal
Acetaldehyde D A A C D A A A Acetamide - A A A D D A B Acetic Acid 80% C C A D D D D C Acetone D D A B D D A C Acetylene C A A A A A A - Alcohols: Amyl A D B B A A A A Benzyl A A A D D A A A Butyl A A A A A C A A Ethyl A A A B C A A B Isopropyl A A A A A A B A Methyl A B A A A A A C Aluminum Sulfate A A A A A A A C Ammonia A A A C A A B D Ammonia Nitrate B A A - B A D C Aniline C C C B C D C A Anti-Freeze A A D - A A D A Aromatic Hydrocarbons D A D C D A - A Arsenic Acid A A A B A A C D Barium Carbonate A A A B A - A A Barium Sulfate B C B B B - A A Benzaldehyde D A A A D D C A Benzene C C C C C A A A Benzoic Acid A A C B A C C B Benzol - A A C - A D A Borax A A B A B D A A Boric Acid A A A A A A B A Butadiene A A D D C - A A Butane C A C C C - A A Butylene A A - B C A B A Calcium Sulfate A A A B A D D D Carbon Bisulfide A A C - D - A A Carbon Dioxide A A A C A A A A Carbon Disulfide C C D C D A B A Carbonic Acid A B B B A A A B Chloric Acid A - - - A - D D Chlorine, anhidrous B C B B C D D A Chloroform D C C C D A D B Chromic Acid 50% C D B A C C D D Citric Acid B A A A B A A B Clorox (Bleach) A A D - A D A D Copper Sulfate A A A B A A C D Cyanic Acid - A - - - D - D Diesel Fuel A A A C A - A A Ethane - A C - D - D - Ethylene Glycol A C A A A A B B Fatty Acids B A B A B D A A Ferric Chloride A A B A A A C D Ferric Sulfate A A B A A D A D Fluorine A D D C D - D - Formaldehyde 100% A A C B A B D A Formic Acid A C A B A C C D Gasoline C A C C C A A B Grease - A - - A D - D Heptane A A C B C D A A Hydrazine D A C - - A - D Hydrocloric Acid 20% A A B A A A D C Hydrocloric Acid 100% A - B - B - D C Hydrogen Peroxyde 30% A B B C A D D D Hydrogen Peroxyde 100% A A B C C D D D Iodine D C C A D - D D Magnesium Hydroxide A A A A A D B A Mercury A A B A B D A A Oleum 100% D D D D D C D D Petrolatum - A D B B - D B Phenol A C B B C D C D Phosphoric Acid A B B B B D B D Picric Acid D A B - D D C A Potassium Carbonate A A A A A A A A Silver Nitrate A A A B A A A A Sodium Bicarbonate A A A A A A A A Stearic Acid B B A B B D A A Sulfuric Acid 105 A A A A A D D D Sulfuric Acid >75% C C C B D D D - Tannic Acid A A A B A - C B Toluene D B C C D A A D Zinc Sulfate A A A A A A A C

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