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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)                                                
Arochlor 1248 - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - - A - A D - D B D
Aromatic Hydrocarbons - - A - A - - A - A A D - - C - A - A D - D D D
Arsenic Acid B A A - D - - D B D D A A A B A A A A A - A - C
Arsenic Plating 110º F - - A - - A A - - - - A A A - A - C A A D A - -
Asphalt - B A - C - - A - C - A - A - A - A A B C B D D
Barium Carbonate B A A A B A A B - B B A A A B A A A A A - A - A
Barium Chloride C A A A D A A B - N C A A B B A A A A A B A A A
Barium Cyanide - - A - - - - C - - A - - - B - A - A C - A A -
Barium Hydroxide B C A A D B B B - C C A A A B A A A A A C A A A
Barium Nitrate - A A - - A - D - A A B - - - - A A A A - A A -
Barium Sulfate B A A A D A A C - C C A A A B A A B A A D A A -
Barium Sulfide B A A - D - - C - C C A A A B A A A A A C A A A
Beer A A A - A A A A B D D A A D B D A A A D C A A A
Beet Sugar Liquids A A A - A - - A B A - A A A - A A A A A - B A A
Benzaldehyde A A A - B A A A - B A D A C D D A A D D B D A D
Benzene B A A A B A B B A B C D A A D D A A A D - D D D
Benzoic Acid B A A A B A A B - D - A A D B D A B A D - D D D
Benzol - A A - B A A B A - - D A A - A A A D D - D - -
Benzyl Alcohol - A A - B A A A C - - D - A D A A A A D - B B D
Borax (Sodium Borate) - A A A C - A A B A C A A A B A A A A B C A A C
Boric Acid B A A A B A A B C D - A A A B A A A A A - A A A
BRASS PLATING                                                
Regular Brass Bath 100º F - - A - - A A - - - - A A A - A - C A A D A - -
High Speed Brass Bath 110º F - - A - - A A - - - - A A A - A - D A A D A - -
                                                 
Brewery Slop - - A - - - - A - A - - - - - - A A A A - A - -
Bromine (Wet) D D D D D A A C - D D B A D D D D A A D D D D D
Bronze Plating                                                
Copper-Cadmium Bronze Bath R.T. - - A - - A A - - - - A A A - A - C A A D A - -
Copper-Tin Bronze Bath 160º F - - A - - A A - - - - D A A - A - D A A D B - -
Copper-Zinc Bronze Bath 100º F - - A - - A A - - - - A A A - A - C A A - A - -
                                                 
Butadiene A A A - A - - C A C C A A A - - A A A A - B A -
Butanes A A A - A - - A A C C A A A C D A A A A D B D D
Butanol - A A - A - A A - - - - A - - - - - - - - - - -
Butter B B A - A - - D - D - - - - - - A A A A - B A D
Buttermilk C A A A A - - D - D - - A A - - A A A A - A - D
Butylene - - A - A - - A A A A B A - - - A A A B - - D D
Butyl Acetate - - C - A - A A - - A D A - C D A A D B D D B D
Butyl Alcohol A A A - B B A B C C C A A A B B A A A A D A A A
Butyric Acid B B A A B A A C - D - B A D - A A D D D - D B -
                                                 
Cyanide Bath 90º F - - A - - A A - - - - A A A - A - C A A - A - -
Fluoborate Bath 100º F - - A - - D A - - - - A A D - A - D A B - C - -
                                                 
Calcium Bisulfate C D A - D - - D D D - A A A - - - - A A C C - A
Calcium Bisulfide - - B - C A A C - - - A A A B A A A A A - A D -
Calcium Bisufite - D A - C A A C - - - A A A - A - A A A - A - A
Calcium Carbonate B A A A C A A C - D - A A A B A A A A A - A - A
Calcium Chlorate - C A - - - B C - - - A A A A - A - A - - A - A
Calcium Chloride C A D C C A A B - C - A A A B A A A A A B D A A
Calcium Hydroxide B A A - C A A B - - - A A A B A A A A A C A A A
Calcium Hypochlorite D A C C C A B D - D - D A D B A A A A B C D A C
Calcium Sulfate B A A A B A B B - - - A A A B A A A A A - D - C
Calgon - A A - - - - C - D - - - - - A A A A A - A - -
Cane Juice - A A - B - - B C A - A - A - D A A - A - A - A
Carbolic Acid (See Phenol) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Carbon Bisulfide B A A A A - - C - B - D - A - D A A A D - D D D
Carbon Dioxide (Wet) - A A - C - A C C C - - A - - - A A - - - - - -
Carbon Disulfide - B A - C - - C C B C D A A D D A B A D - D D D
Carbon Monoxide - A A - A - - - - - - A - A B A A A A A B B A C
Carbon Tetrachloride B C B A C A A C A C D C A A D D A A A C C D - D
Carbonated Water B A A A A - - B - D - A - A - A A A A A - A A -
Carbonic B A B A A - A B - D - A A A B A A A A B B A A A
Catsup - A A A D - - C - D - A - A - A A A A A - C - -
Chloracetic Acid D D D D C A A D - D - A A D D D A A A D - D B D
Chloric Acid - D D - - - - - - - - D A - - - - - - D - D - -
Chlorinated Glue - A A - D - - C - D - - - C - - - A A C - D B D
Chlorine, - D D D D D A D - C - D A D D D A D A D - D B D
Anhydrous Liquid                                                
Chlorine (Dry) B A A - D D A A B A - - A - - - A A D - - D - D
Chlorine Water D - D - D A B D D D - A A D - D C A A D C D - -
Chlorobenzene (Mono) A A A - B - A B - B C D A A D D A A A D - D D D
Chlorosulfonic Acid D D - D D A B D - - D C A D D D - C D D D D D D
Chlorox (Bleach) - A A - C - A A - D C A A D - D A A A C - B B D
Chocolate Syrup - A A - A - - - - D - - - A - A - A A A - A - D
Chromic Acid 5% - A A B C A A D D D - A - D B A D C A D C D A B
Chromic Acid 10% - B - - - A A - D - - A A D - A - A A D - D - -
Chromic Acid 30% - B - - - A A - D - - A A D - A - A A D - D - -
Chromic Acid 50% C B B - C A A D D D - B A D C B D A A D - D A D
CHROMIUM PLATING                                                
Chromic-Sulfuric Bath130º F - - C - - A A - - - - A A D - A - A C D - D - -
Fluosilicate Bath 95º F - - C - - C A - - - - A A D - A - B C D - D - D
Fluoride Bath 130º F - - D - - C A - - - - A A D - A - B C D - D - -
Black Chrome Bath 115º F - - C - - A A - - - - A A D - A - A C D - D - -
Barrel Chrome Bath 95º F - - D - - C A - - - - A A D - A - A C D - D - -
                                                 
Cider - A A A B - - A - D - A - - B - A A A A - A - -
Citric Acid - A A A C A A D C D - A A C B B A A A D C A A A
Citric Oils - A A - C - - B - - - - - - - A A A A A C D - -
Coffee A A A A A - - B - C - - A A - A A A A A - A - A
Copper Chloride  C D D B D A A D - D - A A D B A - A A A - A A A
Copper Cyanide  - A A A D A A C - D - A A A B A A A B B - A A A
Copper Floborate - D D - D - B D - D - A A - A - A - A B - A - A
Copper Nitrate B A A B D A A D - - - A A D B A A A A A - A - -
COPPER PLATING (Cyanide)                                                
Copper Strike Bath 120º F         A A A - - - -   A   -   - C B - - A - -
Rochelle Salt Bath 150º F - - A - - A A - - - - D A A - A - D A A - B - -
High Speed Bath 180º F - - A - - A A - - - - D A A - A - D A A - B - -
COPPER PLATING (Acid)                                                
Copper Sulfate Bath R.T. - - D - - A A - - - - A A D - A - D A A - A - -
Copper Fluoborate Bath 120º F - - D - - D A - - - - A A D - A - D A B - C - -
COPPER (Misc.)                                                
Copper Pyrophosphate 140º F - - A - - A A - - - - A A A - A - B A A - A - -
Copper (Electroless) 140º F - - - - - - - D - - - A A A - A - D A D - D - -
                                                 
Copper Sulfate  - A A A D A A D D D - A A D B A A A A A C A - C
(5% Solution)                                                
Copper Sulfate B B - - - A A C D - - A A C - A - A B B - A A -
Cream - A A - A - - C - D - - - A - A A A A A - C - -
Cresols - A A - B - - D C - - D - - D C A A A D D D D D
Cresylic Acid B A A - C A B C - - - B A D C - A A A D - D D D
Cyclohexane - A - - A A - A - - A - - - - D A A A A D D D D
Cyanic Acid - A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C - D - -
Detergents - A A - A - - A - - A A - A B A A A A A - B A C
Diacetone Alcohol - A A - A A A A C - A D - A - D A A D D - D A D
Dichlorethane - A A - - - A - - - - D A A D - - - C - - D - D
Diesel Fuel A A A - A - - A - A A - - - - D A A A A - D D D
Diethylamine A A - - A - - A - - - D A - - C A A D B - B B C
Diethylene Gycol - A - - - - - A - - - - - A B - A A A A C A A A
Diphenyl Oxide - A - - - - - A - - - - - - - - A A A D - D D D
Dyes - A A - B - - C - - - - - - - - - - A - - C - -
                                                 
Epsom Salts(Magnesium Sulfate) B A A A A A B B - - - A - - - A A A A A - A - C
Ethane A A - - A - - A - - - - - - - - A A A A - B D D
Ethanolamine - A A - - - - - - - C - - - - - A A D B C B - C
Ether A A A A A - B B A - D D - C - - A A C D - D C D
Ethyl Acetate - A A - B - B B - - C D A A C C A A D D C D B D
Ethyl Alcohol - A A A B A A A C A A A - A B A A A A A B A B A
Ethyl Chloride - A A A B A B B - C D D A A D D A A A D D C A A
Ethyl Sulfate - D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A A A A - - - -
Ethylene Chloride - A A - C B B A - C C D A - - D A A A D D D C D
Ethylene Dichloride - A A - D A B C - - C D A A D A C A A D D D C D
Ethylene Glycol - A A - A - A B B B C A A A B A A A A A C A A A
Ethylene Oxide - - A - A - - A - - - D A A - - A A D D D D C D
Fatty Acids - A A - B A A C - D - A A A B A A A A C C B C C
Ferric Chloride - D D D D A B D D D - A A D B A A A A D C B A A
Ferric Nitrate - A A A D A A D - - - A A D B A A A A A D A A A
Ferric Sulfate - A C A D A A D D D - A A A - A C A A B C A - A
Ferrous Chloride - D D - D A B C - D - A A D B A A A A B C A - A
Ferrous Sulfate B A C - D A B C - D D A A D B A A A A B - A - A
Fluboric Acid - D B - - D A - - D - A A C B A A D A B - A - -
Fluorine D D D - D D A D - D D C C D C - D - - - - - - -
Fluosilicic Acid - - B - D D B - - D - A A D B A A D B A - A - -
Formaldehyde 40% - - A - - A A - - - - B A D - A - A D B B A - -
Formaldehyde A A A - A A B A B D A A A A B A A A A C B D B C
Formic Acid C A B B D C A C C D D D A D B A A A B D C D A C
Freon 11 A - A - B - - B - C B B A A C - A A C C D D D D
Freon 12 (wet)  - - D - B - - B - - - B A A C A A A A A D B B D
Freon 22 - - A - B - - B - - - D - A - - A A D D D A A A
Freon 113 - - A - B - - B - - - C - A - - A A C A D A - D
Freon T.F. - - A - B - - B - - - B - A - D A A B A D A D D
Fruit Juice A A A A B - - B - D D A D A B A A A A A - A - -
Fuel Oils A A A - A A A B - C B A A A D B A A A A C B D D
Furan Resin - A A - A - - A - A A - A - - - - A A D - D - D
Furfural A A A - A - B A - - A D A A D D A A D D D D B D
Gallic Acid B A A - A - A A - D D A A A - - - - B A - - - -
Gasoline A A A A A D A A - A A C A A D C A A A A D D C D
Gelatin A A A A A - A A C D D A A A - A A A A A - A A A
Glucose A - A - A - - A A B B A A A B A A A A A B A A A
Glue P.V.A. B B A - B A - A - - A A A A - - A A A A - A - -
Glycerine A A A A A A A A B B B A A A - A A A A A B A A A
Cycolic Acid - - - - - - A - - - -   - - B A A - A A - A - -
Gold Monocyanide - - A - - - - A - D - - - - - - A A A A - A - -
GOLD PLATING                                                
Cyanide 150º F - - A - - A A C - - - D A A - A - B A A - A - -
Neutral 75º F - - C - - A A - - - - A A A - A - A A A - A - -
Acid 75º F - - C - - A A - - - - A A A - A - A A A - A - -
Indium Sulfamate Plating R.T. - - C - - A A - - - - A A D - A - A A A - A - -
                                                 
Grape Juice - A A - B - - B - D - A - - B - A A A A - A - -
Grease A A A - A - - B - A A - A A - - A A A A - D - -
                                                 
Heptane A - A - A - A A - - B A A A D D A A A A - B D -
Hexane A A A - A - A B - - B C A A - C A A A A B B D D
Hexyl Alcohol - A A - A A A A C - A A - A - A A A A A D B A A
Honey - A A - A - - A - A - A - A - A A A A A - A A -
Hydraulic Oils (Petroleum) A A A - A - - B - A A - A A - D A A A A - B D D
Hydraulic Oils (Synthetic) - A A - A - - A - A - - - A - D A A A C D - - -
Hydrazine - A A - - - - - - C - - - - - - A - A B D B A C
Hydrobromic Acid 20% - - D - - A A - - - - A A D - A - B A D - C - -
Hydrobromic Acid D D D D D A A D - D D A A D B B A A A D D D A A
Hydrochloric Acid D C A - D - A - - - D A A - - - A - - - - - A -
(Dry Gas)                                                
Hydrochloric Acid (20%) - D D D D C B D - D - A A D A A A A A C - C A C
Hydrochloric Acid (37%) - D D D D C B D - D - A A D A A A C A C C C C D
Hydrochloric Acid 100% - D D - D D C D - D - A A D A - A C C D - C - A
Hydrocyanic Acid A A A C A A A D D - C A A A B A A A A C - B - A
Hydrocyanic Acid (Gas 10%) - D D - - - - - - - - A A - - - - - - - - C A C
Hydrofluoric Acid (20%)1 - D D D D D B D - D - D A D C A B C A D - C A C
Hydrofluoric Acid (75%) - C D - D D C D - D - C A D C B D D A D D D C C
Hydrofluoric Acid 100% D D D - D D B D - D D C A - D - D D - D - D - D
Hydrofluosilicic Acid (20%) - D D - D D B A - D - D A D - A A D A B - B A A
Hydrofluosilicic Acid - D D - C - C D - - - - A - - - A - - - D A - -
Hydrogen Gas A A A - A - - A - B B A A - - - - - A - - - - -
Hydrogen Peroxide 10% - C C - A C A D D D - A A B A - A A - A - D - C
Hydrogen Peroxide 30% - - B - - B A - D - - A A B - A - - A D - C - -
Hydrogen Peroxide - A B A A B A D D D D A A B B A - A A D C D C C
Hydrogen Sulfide, Aqueous Solution - A A C C A A D C D - A A B B A A A B C - B A D
Hydrogen Sulfide (Dry) A C A - D - A D C B B A A B - - - A A - - - - A
Hydroxyacetic Acid (70%) - - - - D B - - - - - A - - - - A A A A - A A -
Ink A A A - C - - C - D D - - A B - A A A A - A - -
Iodine - D D D D A B D - D - D A D D D D A A B - D B D
Iodine (In Alcohol) - - B - - D A - - - - D A D - B - A A D - D - -
Iodoform B D A - A - - C - C B - A A - - - - C - - - - -
IRON PLATING                                                
Ferrous Chloride Bath 190º F - - D - - A D - - - - D A D - C - A A B - D - -
Ferrous Sulfate Bath 150º F - - C - - A A - - - - D A D - A - A A A - B - -
Ferrous Am. Sulfate Bath 150º F - - C - - A A - - - - D A D - A - A A A - B - -
Sulfate-Chloride Bath 160º F - - D - - A D - - - - D A D - A - A A B - C - -
Fluoborate Bath 145º F - - D - - D B - - - - D A D - A - D A B - C - -
Sulfamate 140º F - - D - - A B - - - - A A D - A - A A A - A - -
                                                 
Isobutyl Alcohol - A A - B A A A C - A - - A - - A A A C B A A A
Isopropyl Alcohol - A A - B A A A C C A - - A - A A A A C C B A A
Isopropyl Acetate - - B - C - - - - - - - - - - - A A D D - D B D
Isopropyl Ether A - A - A - - A - - A - A - - D A A D B - D D D
Isotane - - - - A - - - - - - - - - - D - A A A - - - D
                                                 
Jet Fuel (JP3,JP4,JP5) A A A - A - - A - A A A A A - D A A A A D D D D
Kerosene A A A A A A A A A A B A A A D D A A A A D D A D
Ketones A A A - B A A A - A A D A A D D C A D D - D D C
Lacquers A A A - A - - A C C C - - A - A A A D D - D - D
Lacquer Thinners - - A - - A A - C - - C A A - B - A - D - D A -
Lactic Acid A A B C C A A D - D D A A C B A A A B B - A B A
Lard B A A A A - - A - A C A - A - A A A A A C B - D
Latex - A A - A - - A - - - - - A B - - A A A - C A -
Lead Acetate B A A - D A A C - - D A A A B A A A D B - D A A
Lead Fluoborate Plating - - C - - D A - - - - A A D - A - D A B - C - -
Lead Sulfamate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A - - A B C A D C
Ligroin - - A - - - - A - - - - - - - D - A A A - B A D
Lime - A A - C A - A - A - A - - - - A A A A C B D -
Lubricants - A A - A A A B - - - A A A - A A A A A C D - D
Magnesium Carbonate - A A A - - B - - - - A - - B A - A - A - A A -
Magnesium Chloride B B B A D A A B C D C A A A B A - A A A - A A A
Magnesium Hydroxide A A A - D A A C B B B A A A B A A A A B - B - C
Magnesium Nitrate - A A A - A A - - - - A A A B A - A A A - A - -
Magnesium Oxide - A A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A - A - A A -
Magnesium Sulfate B B A - B A B B B C B A A A B A A A A A - A D C
Maleic Acid C A A A B A A C - - B A A A - C A A A D - A D D
Maleic Anhydride - - - - - - A - - - - - - - - - A A A D - D - D
Malic Acid B A A - C - A D - - D A A A - - - A C - - A - A
Mash - A A - - - - A - - - - - - - - A A - A - A - -
Mayonnaise A A A - D - - D - D D - A A - A A A A A - - - -
Melamine - D D - - - - D - - - - - - - - A A - C - - - -
Mercuric Chloride (Dilute Solution) D D D D D A B D D D D A A A B A A A A A - A A A
Mercuric Cyanide A A A - D A - D - - D A A - B A A A - A - - - -
Mercury A A A A C C A D D A A A A A B A A A A A - A A A
Methanol (See Alcohol Methyl) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Methyl Acetate A - A - A - A A - - B - A - - - A A D D D B B D
Methyl Acetone A - A - A - - A - A A - A - - - - A D D - D - -
Methyl Alcohol 10% A - A - C - A C - - B A A A - - - - - B - - - A
Methyl Alcohol - A A A B A A A C A A B A A B A A A C B - A A A
Methyl Bromide - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D - A A A B - D D D
Methyl Butyl Ketone - - A - A - - - - - - - - - - - A A D D C D A D
Methyl Cellosolve - - - - A - - A - - - - - - - A A A D D - D B D
Methyl Chloride - C A - D A A A - - - D A A D D A A A D D D C D
Methyl Dichloride - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A A A D - D D D
Methyl Ethyl Ketone - A A - A A A A - - - D A A D A A A D D C D A D
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone - - A - - A A - - - - D A A - C A A D D C D C D
Methyl Isopropyl Ketone - - A - - - - - - - - - - A - - A A D D B D B D
Methyl Methacrylate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A A D D - D D D
Methylamine A - A - A - - D - B B - - - - - A A - B - - - -
Methylene Chloride A A A - A A A A C - B D A D D D A A B D - D D D
Milk A A A A A - - C C D D A - A B A A A A A B A A A
Molasses A A A A A - - A B A A A - A B A A A A A - A - -
Mustard A A A A B - - B - C B A - A - A A A A B C C - -
                                                 
Naptha A A A A A A A B - B B A A A D A A A A B D D D D
Napthalene B A B - B A A C - B A D A - D B A A C D - D D D
Nickel Chloride - A B - D A A D - D - A A A B A A A A A - A A A
NICKEL PLATING                                                
Watts Type 115-160º F - - C - - A A - - - - D A A - A - A A A - A - -
High Chloride 130-160º F - - C - - A A - - - - D A D - A - A A A - B - -
Fluoborate 100-170º F - - C - - D A D - - - D A D - A - D A B - C - -
Sulfamate 100-140º F - - C - - A A - - - - A A A - A - A A A - A - -
Electroless 200 º F - - - - - - - - - - - D A D - D - A A D - D - -
                                                 
Nickel Sulfate B A B - D A B C C D D A A A B A A A A A - A A C
Nitric Acid (10% Solution) A A A A D A A D - D D A A D B A C B A D - D B D
Nitric Acid (20% Solution) - A A A D A A D - D - A A D B A D C A D - D D D
Nitric Acid (50% Solution) - A A A D A A D - D - A A D C D D A A D - D D D
Nitric Acid (Concentrated Solution) - D B A B A B D D D - D A D D D D A B D - D D D
Nitrobenzene B A B - C A B D - B B D A C D C A A D D D D D D
OILS                                                
Aniline - A A - C A D A - A - D A C - A A A A D - D B D
Anise - A A - - - - - - - - - - - - - A A - - - D - -
Bay - A A - - - - - - - - - - - - - A A A - - D - -
Bone - A A - - - - A - - - - - - - - A A A A - D - -
Castor - A A - A - - A - A - A - - - - A A A A - A B A
Cinnamon - A A - - - - - - - - - A - - A A A D - - D - -
Citric - A A - - - - D - D - - - A - A A A A A - D - -
Clove - A A - - - - - - - - - - A - B A A - A - - - -
Coconut - A A - B - - A - A - - - A - A A A A A - A A D
Cod Liver - A A - B - - - - - - - - A - A A A A A - B A D
Corn - A A A B - - B - A - - - A - A A A A A - D C D
Cotton Seed B A A A B - - B - A C A A A - A A A A A - D C D
Cresote - A A - A - - - - - - - - - - D A A A A - B D D
Diesel Fuel (2D,3D,4D,5D) - A A - A - - A - - - - - A - A A A A A - D D D
Fuel (1,2,3,5A,5B,6) - A A - A A A A - - - A A - - B A A A B - D D D
Ginger - A A - - - - - - - - - - - - - A A A A - A - -
Hydraulic (See Hydraulic) -               -   -                   -   -  
Lemon - A A - - - - - - - - - - - - D A A A - - D - -
Linseed - A A A A - - A - A - A - A - A A A A A - D D D
Mineral A A A A A - - A - A B A - A - B A A A A - B D D
Olive A A A - A - - B - A B A A A - A A A A A C B - D
Orange - A A - - - - - - - - - A A - A A A A A - D - -
Palm - A A - A - - B - - - A - A - - A A A A - D - -
Peanut - A A - A - - A - A - A - - - D A A A A - D - D
Peppermint - A A - - - - A - - - - - - - D A A A D - D - -
Pine A A A - A - - D - C B A A - - - A A A A - D - D
Rape Seed - A A - - - - A - - - A - - - - A A A B - D - D
Rosin - A A - A - - - - - - - - A - A A A A A - - - -
Sesame Seed - A A - A - - A - A - A - - - - A A A A - D - -
Silicone - A A - - - - A - A - - - A - A A A A A - A - A
Soybean - A A - A - - B - A - A - A - A A A A A - D - D
Sperm - A A - - - - A - - - A - - - - A A A A - D - -
Tanning - A A - - - - - - - - - - - - - A A A A - D - -
Turbine - A A - A - - A - A - A - - - - A A A A - D - D
                                                 
Octyl Alcohol - A A - A A A A C - A - - A - - A A A B - B A C
Oleic Acid B A A B B - B B C C C A A A D C A A B B D D D D
Oleum 25% - - - - - - A - - - - D A - - - - A A D D D D -
Oleum B - A - B - - C C - B D A - - D - A A C D D D D
Oxalic Acid (cold) C A B A C C B B C D D A A D A A A A A B C B A C
                                                 
Paraffin A A A A A - - A - B B A A A - A A A A A - - - -
Pentane A C C - A - B A - B B - A A - - A A A A - B D D
Perchloroethylenen B A A - A - - C - B B - A - - D A A A C D D D D
Petrolatum A - A - B - - B - C C - A A - - A A A A - B A D
Phenol 10% B A A - A - B C - B D A A D - - - - B D - C D C
Phenol (Carbolic Acid) B A A A B C A B D D D A A D D B A D A D - D D D
Phosphoric Acid (to 40% Solution) - B A A D A A D D D - A A D B A B C A D - D B C
Phosphoric Acid (40%-100% Solution) - C B B D B A D D D - A A D C A B D A D - D B C
Phosphoric Acid (Crude) - D C C D C A D D D D - A D C - C D A D - D B -
Phosphoric Anhydride (Dry or Moist) - A A - - - - - D - - D A - - - A - D D - D - A
Phosphoric Anhydride (Molten) - A A - D - - D D - - D A A D - - - D C - D - D
Photographic (Developer) - C A C C A A - - D - A - - B A A A A A - A - -
Phthalic Anhydride B A B - B - A B - C C - A A - - - - A C - - - -
Picric Acid B A A - C - A D D D D A A A A - - - A A D A - A
Potash - A - A C - A C - B - A - A B A A A A A - B - B
Potassium Bicarbonate - A - B C A B B - D - A A A B A A A A A - A - B
Potassium Bromide A A - B C A B C - D D A A C B A A A A A - A A B
Potassium Carbonate B A - A C A A C - B B A A A B A A A A B - A - B
Potassium Chlorate B A A A B A B B - B B A A D B A A A A A - A - B
Potassium Chloride C A A B B A A C C B B A A B B A A A A A - A A A
Potassium Chromate - - B B A - B A - A - A - - B - A D A A - A - B
Potassium Cyanide Solutions B A B A D A A D - B B A A A B A C A B A - A A A
Potassium Dichromate B A A A A A B C - B C A A D B A A A B A - A A A
Potassium Ferrocyanide B A - A C - B A - - C A A A A - - - - D - - - A
Potassium Hydroxide (50%) A B B B D C A D D C A A A A B A - D B B C A A C
Potassium Nitrate B A B A B A B B - - B A A C B A A A B A - A A A
Potassium Permanganate B A B B B B B B - B B A A D B B A A B A - A - B
Potassium Sulfate B A B B A A A B B B B A A C B A A A A A C A A C
Potassium Sulfide A A - A B - B B - B B A A - - - - - - A - - - -
Propane (Liquified)   A A - A A - - A A - B D A A - D A A A A D B D D
Propyl Alcohol - A A - A A A A - - A A A A - A A A A A B A A A
Propylene Glycol B B - A A - - B - B B - A B B - A A A A - C - -
Pyridine - C - B B - - - - B A - A - C B A A D D - D B D
Pyrogallic Acid B A A A B - A B - B B A A A - - A A A A - - - -
Rhodium Plating 120º F - - D - - D D - - - - A A D - A - A A A - B - -
Rosins A A A A A - B A C - C - A A - A A A - A - - - -
Rum - A - A - - - - - - - A - A - A A A A A - A - -
Rust Inhibitors - A - A - - - A - A - - - - - A A A A A - C - -
                                                 
Salad Dressing - A - A B - - B - D - A - A - A A A A A - - - -
Sea Water A A A A C A - C - - D A A A B A A A A A B B A A
Shellac (Bleached) A A - A A - - A B B A - A A - A - A - A - - - -
Shellac (Orange) A A - A A - - A C C A - A A - A - A - A - - - -
Silicone - B - A B - - A - - - - - A - A A A A A B A A A
Silver Bromide - C C B D - - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - - - -
Silver Nitrate B A B A D A A D - D D A A A B A A A A C - A C A
Silver Plating 80-120º F - - A - - A A - - - - A A A - A - B A A - A - -
Soap Solutions A A A A C A B B   B A B A A B A A A A A B B - C
Soda Ash ( See Sodium Carbonate)             A                                  
Sodium Acetate B A A B B A A B - C C A A A B A A A D D - C - A
Sodium Aluminate B - - A C B B B - - C - A A - - A A A A - A A B
Sodium Bicarbonate B A A A A A - B A C C A A A B A A A A A C A A A
Sodium Bisulfate A A - A D B B C C D D A A C B A A A B A C A - A
Sodium Bisulfite - A - A A A B C - D - A A D B A A A A A C A - A
Sodium Borate B A - A C - A A - C C C A A A - - - A - B A - -
Sodium Carbonate B A B B C A A B B B B A A A B A B A A A - A A A
Sodium Chlorate B A - A B A B B - - C A A A B A A A A D - A - A
Sodium Chloride B A C B C A A B C B C A A A B A A A A A C A A B
Sodium Chromate A A A - D - B B - B B - A A - A A B B A - A - -
Sodium Cyanide B A - A D A - D D B B A A C B A A A A A D A A A
Sodium Fluoride B C - C C A A C - D D D A A C - - - C D - D - D
Sodium Hydrosulfite - - - - A - A C - - - C A A - - - A A - - A - A
Sodium Hydroxide (20%) - A A A D A A C D A - A A C B A C D A A D B A A
Sodium Hydroxide (50% Solution) - A B - D A A C D B - A A C C A C D A D D C - A
Sodium Hydroxide (80% Solution) - A D - D A B C D C - A A C C A C D B D D C - B
Sodium Hypochlorite  (to 20%) - C C C C A A D D D - A A A B D D A A C D D B C
Sodium Hypochlorite D - A - D A A D - D D A A A - A - D D B C A - -
Sodium Hyposulfate - A A - D - - D - - - - A - - - - - - - - C - C
Sodium Metaphosphate A - A - A - - C C B B - A A - D A A A A - B A A
Sodium Metasilicate A - A - B - - B - C C - A - - - A - A A D A - -
Sodium Nitrate B A A A A A B B C A B A A A B A A A B C D B A C
Sodium Perborate B - C - B - - C C B B - A A - A A A A B D B A C
Sodium Peroxide B A A - C - B C C D C A A D - - A A A C D B A C
Sodium Polyphosphate (Mono, Di , Tribasic) - A A - D A A C - - - - A - - - A A A A - D A A
Sodium Silicate B A B A C A B C C - B A A A - A A A A A - A A A
Sodium Sulfate B A A C B A B B B A B A A A B A A A A A - A A C
Sodium Sulfide B A B - D A B D D A B A A A B A A A A C - A A C
Sodium Sulfite - C C - C A A C - A - A A D A - A A A A - A - A
Sodium Tetraborate - - A - - - - - - - - A - - - - A A A A - - - -
Sodium Thiosulphate ("Hypo") A A A - B A - D D C B A A A - A A A A B - A A C
Sorghum - A A - - - - - - A - - - A - - A A A A - A - -
Soy Sauce - A A - A - - A - D - - - A - - A A A A - A - D
Stannic Chloride D D D - D A B D - D D A A A B A - A A A D A A A
Stannic Fluoborate - - A - - - - - - D - - - - A - - A A A - A - -
Stannous Chloride D D C - D A A D - D D A A D A - - - B C D D - A
Starch B A A - A - - B - C C A A A B - A A A A - A - -
Stearic Acid B A A A B A A C C C C A A A B D A A A B D B B C
Stoddard Solvent A A A A A A A A A B B A A A D D A A A B D D D D
Styrene A A A - A - - A - - A - A - - - A A B D D D D D
Sugar (Liquids) A A A A A - A A - B B - A A - A A A A A - B - A
Sulfate Liquors - C C - B - A C - - - - - - - A A A - - - C - -
Sulfur Chloride - D D D D - - C D - - A A A A D A C A D - D D D
Sulfur Dioxide - A A C A A B B - - - D A D C D A A D D C B A D
Sulfur Dioxide (Dry) A A A - A - A A C A B D A A D - A A A - - D - D
Sulfur Trioxide (Dry) A A C - A - - B - B B A A D - - B A A D - D B C
Sulfuric Acid (to 10%) - D C C C A A D D D - A A D B A A A A C - D D C
Sulfuric Acid (10%-75%) - D D D D C B D D D - A A D C A A D A D - D D D
Sulfuric Acid 75%-100% - - D - - D B - D - - B A D - B - A A D - D - -
Sulfurous Acid C C B C C A B D - D D A A D B A B A A C D B B C
Sulfuryl Chloride - - - - - - - - - - - A A - - - - A - - - - - -
Syrup - A A A A - - D - - - A - A - A A A A A - B - A
                                                 
Tallow - A A - A - - - - - - - - A C - A A A A - - - -
Tannic Acid B A A A C A B B - C C A A D B A A A A D C A A A
Tanning Liquors - A A - C A A A - - - A A - - A A A A C - - - -
Tartaric Acid B A B B C A B A C D D A A A B A A A A D C A - A
Tetrachlorethane - - A - - A A - - - - D A A - A A A A D - - D D
Tetrahydrofuran - A A - D - - D - D A D A A D C A A B D - D B D
Tin-Fluoborate Plating 100º F - - C - - D A - - - - A A D - A - D A B - C - -
Tin-Lead Plating 100º F - - C - - D A - - - - A A D - A - D A B - C - -
Toluene, Toluol A A A - A A A A A A A D A A D D A A C D D D D D
Tomato Juice A A A - A - - C - C C - A A - A A A A A - A - -
Trichlorethane - C A - C A A C - C - - A - - - A A A D D D D D
Trichlorethylene B A A - B A A B A C B D A C D D A A A D D D D D
Trichloropropane - - A - - - - A - - - - - - - - A A A A - A - -
Tricresylphosphate - - A - - B A A - - - D A - - - A A B D - D A -
Triethylamine - - - - - - - A - - - A - - - - A A A A D B - -
Turpentine B A A - C - A B C B B A A A D B A A A D - D D D
Urine - A A - B - - C - B - A - A B A A A A A - D A -
Varnish (Use Viton®® for Aromatic) A A A A A - - A B - C - A A - A A A A B C D - D
Vegetable Juice - A A - A - - C - D - - - A - - A A A A B D - D
Vinegar A A A A D A A B B C D A A A B A A A A C - B A C
                                                 
Water, Fresh A A A - A - - A C B D A A A D A A A A A - B A A
Water, Salt - A A - B - - B C D - A - A - A A A A A - B A A
Water, Acid , Mine - A A - C - - C D C - A - A - A A A A A - B - B
Water, Distilled , Lab Grade 7 - A A - B - - A - D - A A A - A A A A A - B A A
Weed Killers - A A - C - - C - - - - - A - - A A A B - C - -
Whey - A A - B - - - - - - - - - - - A A A A - - - -
Whiskey and Wines A A A A D - - B B D D A A A B A A A A A B A A A
White Liquor (Pulp Mill) - A A - - - A D - C - A A A - A A A A A - A - -
White Water (Paper Mill) - A A - - - - A - - - - - A - A A A A - - A - -
Xylene A A A - A - A A A A B D A A D D A A A D D D D D
Zinc Chloride D A B B D A B D D D D A A A B A A A A A - A A A
Zinc Hydrosulfate B A A A D A B B C C D C A A B A A A A A - A A C
Zinc Hydrosulphite - - A - D - - D - D - - - - - - A A - A - A A -
ZINC PLATING                                                
Acid Chloride 140º F - - D - - A D - - - - A A D - A - A A A - A - -
Acid Sulfate Bath 150º F - - C - - A A - - - - D A D - A - A A A - B - -
Acid Fluoborate Bath R.T. - - - C - D - - - - - A A D - A - D A B - C - -
Alkaline Cyanide Bath R.T. - - - A - A A - - - - A A A - A - D A A - A - -
                                                 
Zinc Sulfate B A A A D A B B C C D C A A B A A A A A - A A C

 
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