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CHEMICALS
Acids
Side
by Side Material Comparison Chemical Resistance Chart (Note: Large File)
| Reagent |
Time
Exposed |
Percent
Increase |
Observed
Condition of Plastic |
| Weight |
Thickness |
| Acetic,
5% |
1
year |
3.6 |
2.1 |
Slightly
softened |
| Acetic,
10% |
2
months |
5.2 |
2.4 |
Slightly
softened |
| •Acetic,
30% |
2
months |
13.6 |
8.6 |
Softened
and swollen |
| Boric,
5% |
2
days |
1.3 |
0.0 |
Unchanged |
| Chromic,
6% |
8
days
(38ºC, 100ºF) |
2.0 |
0.1 |
Slightly
stained |
| Citric,
10% |
4
months
(60ºC, 140ºF) |
1.6 |
0.8 |
Slightly
softened |
| Citric,
10% |
1
year |
1.4 |
0.6 |
Unchanged |
| •Citric,
60% |
4
months
(60ºC, 140ºF) |
— |
— |
Surface
attacked |
Fluosilicic,
10% |
2
months |
4.5 |
1.2 |
Unchanged |
Fluosilicic,
28% |
2
months |
4.7 |
3.6 |
Unchanged |
| Formic,
3% |
20
days |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
Hydrochloric,
10% |
1
year |
0.9 |
0.5 |
Surface
slightly attacked |
•Hydrofluoric,
10% |
1
month |
10.3 |
5.5 |
Slightly
swollen and softened |
•Hydrofluoric,
48% |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| Lactic,
50% |
2
days |
1.6 |
0.5 |
Unchanged |
| •Nitric,
10% |
8
months |
— |
— |
Decomposed |
| Oleic |
1
year |
2.3 |
1.5 |
Unchanged |
Phosphoric,
30% |
2
months |
1.3 |
0.8 |
Unchanged |
Phosphoric,
50% |
2
months |
1.6 |
0.8 |
Unchanged |
•Phosphoric,
75% |
2
months |
— |
— |
Partially
decomposed |
Pyrogallic,
4% |
1
week |
2.6 |
1.1 |
Stained
yellow |
| Stearic |
1
week |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
| Sulfuric,
3% |
1
year |
1.6 |
1.0 |
Slightly
discolored |
| Sulfuric,
10% |
1
year |
1.5 |
0.7 |
Slightly
discolored |
| •Sulfuric,
20% |
1
year |
0.9 |
0.3 |
Slightly
softened, surface attacked |
| •Sulfuric,
30% |
1
year |
–0.4 |
–0.3 |
Surface
attacked |
| •Sulfuric,
94% |
|
— |
— |
Disintegrated |
| Tannic,
10% |
4
months
(38ºC, 100ºF) |
2.8 |
1.2 |
Unchanged |
Trichloroacetic,
1% |
1
month |
3.3 |
0.5 |
Unchanged |
•Trichloroacetic,
5% |
1
month |
9.3 |
3.1 |
Softened |
|
Alcohols,
Monohydric
| Reagent |
Time
Exposed |
Percent
Increase |
Observed
Condition of Plastic |
| Weight |
Thickness |
| n-Amyl |
2
days |
3.1 |
3.0 |
Unchanged |
| •tert-Amyl |
2
days |
14.0 |
11.3 |
Softened,
tacky |
| •n-Butyl |
2
days |
6.5 |
7.2 |
Swollen |
| •sec-Butyl |
2
days |
7.2 |
10.7 |
Swollen |
| •tert-Butyl |
2
days |
3.6 |
3.3 |
Slightly
softened |
| •Diacetone |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Ethyl
(denatured) |
2
days |
23.0 |
24.7 |
Softened |
| •Ethyl,
50% |
1
week |
13.4 |
11.6 |
Softened |
| •2-Ethylhexyl |
1
week |
— |
— |
Swollen |
| •Isoamyl |
2
days |
2.0 |
2.1 |
Very
slightly softened |
| •Isopropyl |
2
days |
23.4 |
25.1 |
Softened,
tacky |
| •Methyl |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| Methyl,
5% |
1
year |
2.0 |
1.2 |
Slightly
softened |
| •n-Propyl |
2
days |
15.0 |
4.4 |
Slightly
softened |
| •Tetrahydrofurfuryl |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
Alcohols,
Dihydric and Trihydric
| Reagent |
Time
Exposed |
Percent
Increase |
Observed
Condition of Plastic |
| Weight |
Thickness |
•Diethylene
Glycol |
2
months |
8.2 |
6.1 |
Softened |
2-Ethyl
Hexanediol-1,3 |
2
days
(38ºC, 100ºF) |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
Ethylene
Glycol |
1
year |
4.2 |
2.1 |
Unchanged |
| Glycerin |
1
year |
0.0 |
0.4 |
Unchanged |
Propylene
Glycol |
2
days |
0.4 |
0.0 |
Unchanged |
•Triethylene
Glycol |
2
months |
8.6 |
6.7 |
Softened |
Hydrocarbons
| Reagent |
Time
Exposed |
Percent
Increase |
Observed
Condition of Plastic |
| Weight |
Thickness |
Gas,
Natural,
aromatic-free |
1
year |
— |
— |
Showed
slight decrease in tensile strength and increase in impact strength |
Gas,
Natural,
5% aromatic
content |
23
days |
— |
— |
Showed
slight decrease in tensile strength and increase in impact strength |
| Heptane |
1
year |
1.6 |
2.5 |
Unchanged |
| Hexane |
1
week |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
| Propane,
gas |
2
months |
0.3 |
0.6 |
Unchanged |
| Propane,
liquid |
2
months |
1.4 |
4.6 |
Unchanged |
| •Toluene |
2
days |
39.3 |
54.9 |
Softened |
| •Xylene |
1
week |
41.5 |
33.2 |
Softened |
|
Hydrocarbons,
Halogenated
| Reagent |
Time
Exposed |
Percent
Increase |
Observed
Condition of Plastic |
| Weight |
Thickness |
| •Carbon
Tetrachloride |
2
days |
14.8 |
6.8 |
Surface
slightly softened |
| •Chlorobenzene |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Chlorobromomethane |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Chloroform |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •o-Dichlorobenzene |
3
days |
— |
— |
Softened
and swollen |
| •p-Dichlorobenzene |
3
days |
11.1 |
11.7 |
Swollen |
| •Ethylene
Chloride |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Methylene
Chloride |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Propylene
Chloride |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •s-Tetrabromoethane |
3
days |
— |
— |
Softened,
swollen, and tacky |
| •Tetrachloroethane |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Tetrachloroethylene |
12
days |
— |
— |
Badly
swollen |
| •Trichloroethylene |
1
day |
— |
— |
Badly
swollen |
|
Ketones
| Reagent |
Time
Exposed |
Percent
Increase |
Observed
Condition of Plastic |
| Weight |
Thickness |
| •Acetone |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Cyclohexanone |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Di-Isopropyl
Ketone |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Methyl
Ethyl Ketone |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Methyl
n-Butyl Ketone |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Methyl
Isobutyl Ketone |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Phorone |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| Reagent |
Time
Exposed |
Percent
Increase |
Observed
Condition of Plastic |
| Weight |
Thickness |
Aluminum
Acetate,
Basic, 33%
water slurry |
2
months |
1.8 |
0.6 |
Unchanged |
Aluminum
Chloride,
10% |
2
months |
1.5 |
0.7 |
Unchanged |
Aluminum
Chloride,
saturated solution |
2
months |
0.1 |
0.0 |
Unchanged |
Aluminum
Sulfate,
solid |
3
months |
1.7 |
1.1 |
Unchanged |
Ammonium
Bifluoride,
saturated solution |
1
month |
2.3 |
— |
Slightly
bleached |
Ammonium
Chloride,
saturated solution |
1
month |
2.1 |
0.8 |
Unchanged |
Ammonium
Nitrate,
solid |
1
week |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Unchanged |
Ammonium
Nitrate,
10% |
1
week |
1.7 |
0.8 |
Unchanged |
Ammonium
Sulfate,
solid |
1
year |
0.1 |
0.6 |
Unchanged |
Ammonium
Sulfate,
10% |
1
year |
1.3 |
0.5 |
Unchanged |
Calcium
Chloride,
2.5% |
1
year |
1.5 |
0.9 |
Unchanged |
Calcium
Chloride,
40% |
2
months |
0.4 |
0.0 |
Unchanged |
Calcium
Hypochlorite,
6% |
1
year |
6.0 |
–3.8 |
Softened
and cracked |
Calcium
Hypochlorite,
30% |
13
days |
0.8 |
0.0 |
Unchanged |
Calcium
Phosphate,
Monobasic, solid |
1
year |
1.7 |
0.5 |
Unchanged |
Calcium
Phosphate,
Dibasic, solid |
1
year |
–0.6 |
0.6 |
Unchanged |
Calcium
Phosphate,
Tribasic, solid |
1
year |
–0.6 |
0.6 |
Unchanged |
Calcium
Sulfate
(Gypsum), solid |
1
year |
–0.1 |
0.6 |
Unchanged |
Copper
Sulfate
(Cupric), 10% |
2
months |
1.7 |
0.6 |
Unchanged |
Copper
Sulfate,
saturated solution |
2
months |
1.7 |
0.9 |
Unchanged |
Cuprous
Chloride,
solid |
1
week |
1.5 |
— |
Unchanged |
Ferric
Ammonium
Sulfate, solid |
1
week
(38ºC, 100ºF, 80% RH) |
0.3 |
— |
Unchanged |
Ferric
Chloride,
5% |
2
months |
2.0 |
0.8 |
Unchanged |
Ferric
Chloride,
20% |
2
months |
1.7 |
1.0 |
Unchanged |
Ferric
Chloride,
40% |
2
months |
1.3 |
0.4 |
Unchanged |
Ferric
Chloride,
saturated solution |
1
month |
0.9 |
0.3 |
Unchanged |
Lithium
Bromide,
solid |
1
week |
–0.7 |
0.0 |
Unchanged |
Lithium
Bromide,
50% |
1
week |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Unchanged |
Magnesium
Carbonate,
2.5% |
2
days |
1.6 |
1.0 |
Unchanged |
Potassium
Aluminum
Sulfate (alum), 21% |
4
months
(38ºC, 100ºF) |
1.9 |
0.8 |
Unchanged |
Potassium
Bromide,
3% |
3
days
(38ºC, 100ºF) |
1.3 |
— |
Unchanged |
Potassium
Chloride,
solid |
1
year |
0.1 |
0.5 |
Unchanged |
Potassium
Chloride,
10% |
1
year |
1.7 |
0.4 |
Unchanged |
Potassium
Chrome
Alum, 10% |
3
days
(38ºC, 100ºF) |
1.3 |
— |
Unchanged |
Potassium
Cyanide,
10% |
2
months |
1.4 |
0.3 |
Slightly
discolored (brown) |
Potassium
Cyanide,
saturated solution |
2
months |
0.5 |
0.0 |
Slightly
discolored (brown) |
Potassium
Ferricyanide, 10% |
4
days |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
Potassium
Sulfate,
solid |
1
year |
0.1 |
0.6 |
Unchanged |
Potassium
Sulfate,
10% |
1
year |
1.4 |
0.4 |
Unchanged |
Silver
Nitrate,
2.5% |
2
days |
1.5 |
0.0 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Acetate,
3% |
3
days
(38ºC, 100ºF) |
1.3 |
— |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Aluminum
Sulfate, solid |
1
week |
1.6 |
0.4 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Bicarbonate,
2.5% |
2
days |
1.7 |
0.5 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Bisulfate,
solid |
1
week
(38ºC, 100ºF, 80% RH) |
0.1 |
— |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Bisulfate,
1% |
3
days
(38ºC, 100ºF) |
1.3 |
— |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Bisulfite,
20% |
1
week |
2.1 |
0.8 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Borate,
2.5% |
2
days |
1.5 |
0.5 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Carbonate,
solid |
1
week
(38ºC, 100ºF, 80% RH) |
3.9 |
— |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Carbonate,
2.5% |
1
year |
1.3 |
0.9 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Carbonate,
6% |
3
days
(38ºC, 100ºF) |
1.2 |
— |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Carbonate,
10% |
1
year |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Chloride,
2.5% |
1
year |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Chloride,
10% |
1
year |
1.3 |
0.5 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Chloride,
saturated solution |
2
months |
0.8 |
0.3 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Chloride,
saturated solution |
2
months
(60ºC, 140ºF) |
0.9 |
0.9 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Chromate,
saturated solution |
1
week |
0.6 |
0.2 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Cyanide,
10% |
2
months |
1.0 |
0.3 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Cyanide,
saturated solution |
2
months |
–0.2 |
–0.4 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Ferrocyanide,
solid |
1
week |
0.8 |
— |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Fluoride,
4% |
1
month |
2.5 |
— |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Hypochlorite,
30% |
13
days |
1.1 |
–2.1 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Nitrate,
solid |
2
months |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Nitrate,
10% |
1
year |
1.2 |
0.4 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Nitrate,
saturated solution |
2
months |
0.9 |
0.4 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Silicate,
solid |
2
months |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Silicate,
saturated solution |
2
months |
1.2 |
0.1 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Sulfite,
10% |
1
week |
2.1 |
0.9 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Thiosulfate,
20% |
13
days |
1.1 |
0.0 |
Unchanged |
Sodium
Thiosulfate,
24% |
3
days
(38ºC, 100ºF) |
1.2 |
— |
Unchanged |
Tetra
(2-Ethylbutyl)
Silicate |
1
month
(50ºC, 122ºF) |
–0.7 |
–0.1 |
Unchanged |
Trimethyl
Benzyl
Ammonium
Chloride, 5% |
17
days |
1.1 |
0.1 |
Unchanged |
Zinc
Chloride
(hydrous salt) |
1
week |
0.5 |
0.0 |
Unchanged |
Zinc
Chloride,
saturated solution |
1
week |
1.4 |
0.8 |
Slightly
etched |
Zinc
Oxide,
solid |
1
week |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
Miscellaneous
Chemicals and Gases
| Reagent |
Time
Exposed |
Percent
Increase |
Observed
Condition of Plastic |
| Weight |
Thickness |
Ammoniated
Mercury |
1
week (60ºC, 140ºF) |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
| •Aniline |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Benzaldehyde |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
•Butadiene-1,3,
liquid |
6
months |
19.3 |
26.4 |
Swollen
and softened |
Butadiene-1,3,
gas |
1
month |
2.7 |
2.3 |
Unchanged |
| •Carbon
Disulfide |
1
week |
25.8 |
1.6 |
Softened
and swollen |
•Carbon
Disulfide,
saturated
atmosphere |
2
days |
17.4 |
11.8 |
Warped |
| •Chlorine,
dry |
1
week |
8.8 |
2.2 |
Crazed
and brittle |
| •Chlorine,
moist |
1
week |
7.8 |
0.1 |
Crazed
and brittle |
•Chlorine,
saturated
solution |
1
week |
— |
— |
Considerably
softened and swollen |
| •1,4-Dioxane |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
Ethylene
Oxide,
gas |
10
minutes (41ºC, 105ºF) |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
•Ethylene
Oxide,
gas |
1
day |
20.9 |
25.6 |
Swollen
and softened |
Formaldehyde,
4% |
10
min per day for 5 days |
0.2 |
— |
Unchanged |
•Formaldehyde,
35% |
2
months |
13.0 |
6.7 |
Swollen
and softened |
| •Furfural |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
Hydrogen
Peroxide,
3% |
1
year |
1.7 |
1.1 |
Unchanged |
Hydrogen
Peroxide,
5% |
2
days |
1.4 |
1.3 |
Unchanged |
Hydrogen
Sulfide,
dry |
2
months |
2.3 |
0.8 |
Unchanged |
Hydrogen
Sulfide,
moist |
2
months |
3.0 |
1.7 |
Unchanged |
Hydrogen
Sulfide,
saturated solution |
2
months |
5.9 |
2.3 |
Unchanged |
Hydroquinone,
20 g per gallon |
1
week |
2.4 |
1.0 |
Slightly
stained yellow |
•Methyl
Methacrylate
Monomer |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| •Nitrobenzene |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
Ozone,
0.05–0.15 ppm |
45
days (outdoors) |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
| Ozone,
0.7 ppm |
45
days (49ºC, 120ºF) |
— |
— |
Yellowed |
| •Phenol |
1
week |
— |
— |
Decomposed |
| •Styrene
Monomer |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
| Sulfur,
solid |
1
week |
— |
— |
Unchanged |
•Sulfur
Dioxide,
dry |
2
months |
19.4 |
8.6 |
Swollen,
slightly warped |
•Sulfur
Dioxide,
moist |
2
months |
31.9 |
10.2 |
Considerably
swollen and warped |
•Sulfur
Dioxide,
saturated |
2
months |
23.2 |
18.1 |
Swollen
and warped |
•Sulfur
Dioxide
in Hydrocarbons |
|
— |
— |
Dissolved |
•Sulfur
Dioxide
and Hydrocarbon
Vapor |
2
months |
19.2 |
11.5 |
Swollen |
•Titanium
Tetrachloride |
3
days |
— |
— |
Very
brittle |
Trinitrotoluene
(TNT), water slurry |
4
weeks |
— |
— |
Stained |
| |
Lag Screws
Dowel Pins
Self
Drilling Screws
Sheet Metal Screws
Set Screws
Taper Pins
Carriage
Bolts
Spring Pins
Eye Bolts
Drill Bits
Wood Screws
Tapping
Screws
Tube Caps -
Plugs
Felt Sheets,
Strips, Discs
|
