Chemical Resistance Chart

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A = Minor Effect B = Moderate Effect C = Major Effect D = Not Recommended

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303 SS 304 SS 316 SS 440 SS Aluminum Titanium Hastelloy C Cast Bronze Brass Cast Iron Carbon Steel PVC Teflon® Nylon Polyethylene Polypropylene Carbon Ceramic Viton® Buna N Silicone Neoprene Ethylene Proplyene Natural Rubber

Acetaldehyde A A A - B A A D - - C D A A C B A A A B B D B C

Acetamide - B A - - - - - - - C - - - - - - A A A - A A D

Acetate Solv. A B A B B - - A C B A B A A B D A A D D - D - -

Acetic Acid,Glacial - B A A B A A C C D A C A D B B A A D D B C B C

Acetic Acid 20% - - A - - A A - C - - B A D - A - A D C - C - -

Acetic Acid 80% - - A - - A A - C - - D A D - B - A D C - D - -

Acetic Acid - B A B B A A C C D C A A D B A A A C C - C B C

Acetic Anhydride B A A B B A A C D B D D A D A A A A D A C B B C

Acetone A A A B A A A A A A A D A A C B A A D D B C A D

Acetyl Chloride - C A - - - - D - - - - A - - - - - - - - - - A

Acetylene A A A A A - - B - A A B - A - D A A A A C B A C

Acrylonitrile A A C - B - B A - C - - - - - B A A C D - D D -

Aluminum Chloride 20% - D C D B A A D - D A A - A B A A A A A - A A A

Aluminum Chloride C D C - D C A C - D B A A D - A A A A A C A - -

Aluminum Flouride - D C D - D B - - - A A A D B A A - A A C A - C

Aluminun Hydroxide - A A A A - - A - D A A A A - A A A A A - A - A

Alum Potassium Sulfate (ALUM),10% - A - - A - B - - D A A A A A - A A A - - A - A

Alum Potassium Sulfate (ALUM) 100% - D A B B - B C - - A A A D B A A A A A - A - A

Aluminum Sulfate - C C A A A A C C D A A A A B A A A A A - A A A

Amines A A A - A B A B - A B C A A - - A A D D C B B C

Ammonia 10% - - A - - A A - - - - A A A - A - A A D - A - -

Ammonia Anhydrous A B A A B B A D - D B A A A B A C A D B B A A D

Ammonia, Liquids - A A A D - B D - A A A A - D A A A D B B A A D

Ammonia, Nitrate - A A A C - - D - - A B - - - A A A - A - C - -

Ammonium Bifluoride - C A - D - B - - - - A - - - A - A A A - A - -

Ammonium Carbonate B A A A C A B B - C B A A A - A A A B D C A A -

Ammonium Casenite - - A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A - -

Ammonium Chloride C A C A C A A D C D D A A A B A A A A A C A A A

Ammonium Hydroxide A A A A C A A D D A C A A A B A A A B B B A A C

Ammonium Nitrate A A A A B A A D D A D A A D B A A A A A C A A A

Ammonium Oxalate - A A A - - A - - - A - - - - - A - - A - A - -

Ammonium Persulfate - A A A C A A A - D A A A D - A A A C A - A A A

Ammonium Phosphate, Dibasic B A A A B A A C - - D A A A B A A A A A B A A A

Ammonium Phosphate, Monobasic - A A A B A A D - - A A A A B A A A A A B A A A

Ammonium Phosphate, Tribasic B A A A B A A C - C D A A A B A A A A A B A A A

Ammonium Sulfate C A B A B A A B C C C A A D B A A A D A B A A A

Ammonium Thio-Sulfate - - A - - A - - - D A - - - - - A A - A - A - -

Amyl-Acetate B A A C B A A C - - C D A B D D A A D D D D A D

Amyl Alcohol - A A - B A A A - - A A A A B A A A B B D A A C

Amyl Chloride - C B - D - A A - - A D A C D D A A A D - D D D

Aniline B A A A C C B C - - C D A C C B A A D D C D B D

Anti-Freeze - A A - A - A B B B C A A A B A A A A A C A A A

Antimony Plating 130º F - - A - - A A - - - - A A D - A - A A A D A - -

Antimony Trichloride - D D - D - A - - - - A A D A - - A - - - C - A

Aqua Regia - D D - D A D D - - - D A D D C - D C D C D D D

(80%, HCI, 20%, HNO)