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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 |
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