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Corrosion & Chemical Resistance: A Guide to Common Material

Document Number: 164

This chart lists the compatibility of materials with many common workplace chemicals. The information is believed to be accurate. However, the chart is for general use only, and is not a guarantee of chemical compatibility. Lab Safety Supply can assume no responsibility for the use of this information. Variations in temperature, pressure or concentration may affect the chemical resistance of a material.

Chemical Effect Ratings
A = EXCELLENT
B = GOOD
C = FAIR
D = NOT RECOMMENDED
nt = NO TEST DATA AVAILABLE

CHEMICAL LDPE HDPE PP PVC PTFE resin
Nylon
Buna-N
 Viton
AL
 Carbon
Steel		 316
SS 		304
SS
Acetic acid, glacial B A B D A D C D A D A C
Acetone D D A D A A D D A A A A
Acetonitrile A A C D A nt D D B A A A
Acrylonitrile A A C D A A D D B A A A
Alcohols:
Amyl A A nt nt A A B B B B A A
Benzyl D C D C A D D A B B A A
Ethyl B A B C A A C A B B A A
Hexyl B B nt nt A A A A A A A A
Isobutyl A A A C A A B A B nt A A
Isopropyl A A A C A B B A B A A A
Methyl A A A C A A A B A A A A
Aluminum Hydroxide B A B B A A A A B nt C A
Ammonium Chloride nt A nt nt A C B A C D D C
Ammonium Hydroxide B A B C A A D B B D A A
Amyl Acetate C B C D A C D D A B A A
Amyl Chloride D C D D A C nt B A A A A
Aniline B B C D A C D C C B B A
Benzaldehyde B A B D A C D D B A B B
Benzene D D D D A A D A B A B B
Bromine D D D D A D D A D D D D
Butadiene D D D D A A D B A A A A
Butyric Acid D D D D A B D B B D B B
Calcium Hydroxide A A A B A A A A C C B C
Calcium Hypochlorite A A A D A C C A D D B C
Chloroform D D D D A D D A B B A B
Cresols D D C D A D D A A A A A
Cyclohaxane D D D D A A A A A B A A
Cyclohexanone D D D D A A nt D A B A A
Diethylamine D D C D A A C D B A B nt
Diethylene Glycol A A A D A A A A B nt A A
Ethyl Acetate A A A D A A D D B A B B
Ethylene Glycol A A A D A B A A B A A A
Fatty Acids B A B B A A B A A D A B
Formaldehyde 40% B A B D A C B A B A A A
Gasoline D B C D A A A A A A A A
Heptane D C C D A A A A A A A A
Hexane D C C D A A A A A A A A
Hydrazine D D D D A nt B A nt D A A
Hydrochloric acid, 20% A A A B A D nt A D D D D
Hydrochloric acid, 100% nt nt nt D nt D D A D D D D
Hydrofluoric acid, 20% A A A A nt C B A D D D D
Hydrofluoric acid, 100% nt nt nt nt nt D D A D D B B
Hydrogen peroxide,30% B A B C A D nt A A nt B B
Isopropyl acetate C B C D A B D D B B A C
Kerosene D B C D A A A A A A A A
Mercury A A A C A A A A nt A A A
Methyl Acetate D C C D A A D D A A A A
Methyl Ethyl Ketone D D B D A A D D A A A A
Methylene Chloride D D D D A C D B A B B B
Mineral Spirits D D D D A A A A A nt A A
Nitric acid, 50% D D D D A D D A C D A A
Nitrobenzene D D D D A B D B A B A B
Phosphoric acid, >40% A A B C A B D A B D B A
Potassium Hydroxide, 80% A A A C A C B B D nt B B
Propylene Glycol A A A C A nt A A B A B B
Silver Nitrate B A B B A A B A D D B B
Sodium Hydroxide, 80% B C A C A C B B D D C B
Sodium Hypochlorite, <20% A A C C A D B A D D C C
Sulfuric acid, <10% A A A B A C D A D D B D
Sulfuric acid, 10-75% B A B D A D D A D D D D
Sulfuric acid, 75-100% B B C D A D D A D D D C
Tetrachloroethane nt nt nt D nt C D A C A A B
Tetrachloroethylene nt nt nt D nt A D A nt A A nt
Toluene D B C C A A D A A A A A
Trichloroethane D D D D B C D A C B A B
Trichloroethylene D D D D A C C A A D B B
Xylene C C D D A A D A A B A A

Material Designations
LDPE: Low-Density Polyethylene AL: Aluminium
HDPE: High-Density Polyethylene 316 SS: 316 Stainless Steel
PP: Polypropylene 304 SS: 304 Stainless Steel
PVC: Polyvinyl Chloride  

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