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Butyrate Tenite® Chemical Resistance Side by Side Material Comparison Chemical Resistance Chart (Note: Large File) Hydrocarbons Reagent Time Exposed Percent Increase Observed Condition of Plastic Weight Thickness  Gas, Natural, 1 year — — Showed slight decrease in tensile strength and increase in impact strength  aromatic-free  Gas, Natural, 23 days — — Showed slight decrease in tensile strength and increase in impact strength  5% aromatic  content  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 • Indicates that material is generally unsatisfactory for use in contact with Tenite butyrate under the conditions of this test. 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 • Indicates that material is generally unsatisfactory for use in contact with Tenite butyrate under the conditions of this test. 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 Acids 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 Unchanged  Chromic, 6% 8 days 2 0.1 Slightly stained (38ºC, 100ºF)  Citric, 10% 4 months 1.6 0.8 Slightly softened (60ºC, 140ºF)  Citric, 10% 1 year 1.4 0.6 Unchanged •Citric, 60% 4 months — — Surface attacked (60ºC, 140ºF)  Fluosilicic, 2 months 4.5 1.2 Unchanged  10%  Fluosilicic, 2 months 4.7 3.6 Unchanged  28%  Formic, 3% 20 days — — Unchanged  Hydrochloric, 1 year 0.9 0.5 Surface slightly attacked  10% •Hydrofluoric, 1 month 10.3 5.5 Slightly swollen and softened  10% •Hydrofluoric,   — — Dissolved  48%  Lactic, 50% 2 days 1.6 0.5 Unchanged •Nitric, 10% 8 months — — Decomposed  Oleic 1 year 2.3 1.5 Unchanged  Phosphoric, 2 months 1.3 0.8 Unchanged  30%  Phosphoric, 2 months 1.6 0.8 Unchanged  50% •Phosphoric, 2 months — — Partially decomposed  75%  Pyrogallic, 1 week 2.6 1.1 Stained yellow  4%  Stearic 1 week — — Unchanged  Sulfuric, 3% 1 year 1.6 1 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 2.8 1.2 Unchanged (38ºC, 100ºF)  Trichloroacetic, 1 month 3.3 0.5 Unchanged  1% •Trichloroacetic, 1 month 9.3 3.1 Softened  5% • Indicates that material is generally unsatisfactory for use in contact with Tenite butyrate under the conditions of this test. Alcohols, Monohydric Reagent Time Exposed Percent Increase Observed Condition of Plastic Weight Thickness  n-Amyl 2 days 3.1 3 Unchanged •tert-Amyl 2 days 14 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 24.7 Softened •Ethyl, 50% 1 week 13.4 11.6 Softened •2-Ethylhexyl 1 week — — Swollen •Isoamyl 2 days 2 2.1 Very slightly softened •Isopropyl 2 days 23.4 25.1 Softened, tacky •Methyl   — — Dissolved  Methyl, 5% 1 year 2 1.2 Slightly softened •n-Propyl 2 days 15 4.4 Slightly softened •Tetrahydrofurfuryl   — — Dissolved • Indicates that material is generally unsatisfactory for use in contact with Tenite butyrate under the conditions of this test. Salts Reagent Time Exposed Percent Increase Observed Condition of Plastic Weight Thickness Aluminum Acetate, 2 months 1.8 0.6 Unchanged Basic, 33% water slurry Aluminum Chloride, 2 months 1.5 0.7 Unchanged 10% Aluminum Chloride, 2 months 0.1 0 Unchanged saturated solution Aluminum Sulfate, 3 months 1.7 1.1 Unchanged solid Ammonium Bifluoride, 1 month 2.3 — Slightly bleached saturated solution Ammonium Chloride, 1 month 2.1 0.8 Unchanged saturated solution Ammonium Nitrate, 1 week 0.2 0.2 Unchanged solid Ammonium Nitrate, 1 week 1.7 0.8 Unchanged 10% Ammonium Sulfate, 1 year 0.1 0.6 Unchanged solid Ammonium Sulfate, 1 year 1.3 0.5 Unchanged 10% Calcium Chloride, 1 year 1.5 0.9 Unchanged 2.50% Calcium Chloride, 2 months 0.4 0 Unchanged 40% Calcium Hypochlorite, 1 year 6 –3.8 Softened and cracked 6% Calcium Hypochlorite, 13 days 0.8 0 Unchanged 30% Calcium Phosphate, 1 year 1.7 0.5 Unchanged Monobasic, solid Calcium Phosphate, 1 year –0.6 0.6 Unchanged Dibasic, solid Calcium Phosphate, 1 year –0.6 0.6 Unchanged Tribasic, solid Calcium Sulfate 1 year –0.1 0.6 Unchanged (Gypsum), solid Copper Sulfate 2 months 1.7 0.6 Unchanged (Cupric), 10% Copper Sulfate, 2 months 1.7 0.9 Unchanged saturated solution Cuprous Chloride, 1 week 1.5 — Unchanged solid Ferric Ammonium 1 week 0.3 — Unchanged Sulfate, solid (38ºC, 100ºF, 80% RH) Ferric Chloride, 2 months 2 0.8 Unchanged 5% Ferric Chloride, 2 months 1.7 1 Unchanged 20% Ferric Chloride, 2 months 1.3 0.4 Unchanged 40% Ferric Chloride, 1 month 0.9 0.3 Unchanged saturated solution Lithium Bromide, 1 week –0.7 0 Unchanged solid Lithium Bromide, 1 week 0 0 Unchanged 50% Magnesium Carbonate, 2 days 1.6 1 Unchanged 2.50% Potassium Aluminum 4 months 1.9 0.8 Unchanged Sulfate (alum), 21% (38ºC, 100ºF) Potassium Bromide, 3 days 1.3 — Unchanged 3% (38ºC, 100ºF) Potassium Chloride, 1 year 0.1 0.5 Unchanged solid Potassium Chloride, 1 year 1.7 0.4 Unchanged 10% Potassium Chrome 3 days 1.3 — Unchanged Alum, 10% (38ºC, 100ºF) Potassium Cyanide, 2 months 1.4 0.3 Slightly discolored (brown) 10% Potassium Cyanide, 2 months 0.5 0 Slightly discolored (brown) saturated solution Potassium 4 days — — Unchanged Ferricyanide, 10% Potassium Sulfate, 1 year 0.1 0.6 Unchanged solid Potassium Sulfate, 1 year 1.4 0.4 Unchanged 10% Silver Nitrate, 2 days 1.5 0 Unchanged 2.50% Sodium Acetate, 3 days 1.3 — Unchanged 3% (38ºC, 100ºF) Sodium Aluminum 1 week 1.6 0.4 Unchanged Sulfate, solid Sodium Bicarbonate, 2 days 1.7 0.5 Unchanged 2.50% Sodium Bisulfate, 1 week 0.1 — Unchanged solid (38ºC, 100ºF, 80% RH) Sodium Bisulfate, 3 days 1.3 — Unchanged 1% (38ºC, 100ºF) Sodium Bisulfite, 1 week 2.1 0.8 Unchanged 20% Sodium Borate, 2 days 1.5 0.5 Unchanged 2.50% Sodium Carbonate, 1 week 3.9 — Unchanged solid (38ºC, 100ºF, 80% RH) Sodium Carbonate, 1 year 1.3 0.9 Unchanged 2.50% Sodium Carbonate, 3 days 1.2 — Unchanged 6% (38ºC, 100ºF) Sodium Carbonate, 1 year — — Unchanged 10% Sodium Chloride, 1 year — — Unchanged 2.50% Sodium Chloride, 1 year 1.3 0.5 Unchanged 10% Sodium Chloride, 2 months 0.8 0.3 Unchanged saturated solution Sodium Chloride, 2 months 0.9 0.9 Unchanged saturated solution (60ºC, 140ºF) Sodium Chromate, 1 week 0.6 0.2 Unchanged saturated solution Sodium Cyanide, 2 months 1 0.3 Unchanged 10% Sodium Cyanide, 2 months –0.2 –0.4 Unchanged saturated solution