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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 | ||||
| Sodium | 1 week | 0.8 | — | Unchanged |
| Ferrocyanide, | ||||
| solid | ||||
| Sodium Fluoride, | 1 month | 2.5 | — | Unchanged |
| 4% | ||||
| Sodium Hypochlorite, | 13 days | 1.1 | –2.1 | Unchanged |
| 30% | ||||
| Sodium Nitrate, | 2 months | 0.1 | 0.1 | Unchanged |
| solid | ||||
| Sodium Nitrate, | 1 year | 1.2 | 0.4 | Unchanged |
| 10% | ||||
| Sodium Nitrate, | 2 months | 0.9 | 0.4 | Unchanged |
| saturated solution | ||||
| Sodium Silicate, | 2 months | 0.3 | 0.2 | Unchanged |
| solid | ||||
| Sodium Silicate, | 2 months | 1.2 | 0.1 | Unchanged |
| saturated solution | ||||
| Sodium Sulfite, | 1 week | 2.1 | 0.9 | Unchanged |
| 10% | ||||
| Sodium Thiosulfate, | 13 days | 1.1 | 0 | Unchanged |
| 20% | ||||
| Sodium Thiosulfate, | 3 days | 1.2 | — | Unchanged |
| 24% | (38ºC, 100ºF) | |||
| Tetra (2-Ethylbutyl) | 1 month | –0.7 | –0.1 | Unchanged |
| Silicate | (50ºC, 122ºF) | |||
| Trimethyl Benzyl | 17 days | 1.1 | 0.1 | Unchanged |
| Ammonium | ||||
| Chloride, 5% | ||||
| Zinc Chloride | 1 week | 0.5 | 0 | Unchanged |
| (hydrous salt) | ||||
| Zinc Chloride, | 1 week | 1.4 | 0.8 | Slightly etched |
| saturated solution | ||||
| Zinc Oxide, | 1 week | — | — | Unchanged |
| solid | ||||
| Miscellaneous Chemicals and Gases | ||||
| Reagent | Time Exposed | Percent Increase | Observed Condition of Plastic | |
| Weight | Thickness | |||
| Ammoniated | 1 week (60ºC, 140ºF) | — | — | Unchanged |
| Mercury | ||||
| •Aniline | — | — | Dissolved | |
| •Benzaldehyde | — | — | Dissolved | |
| •Butadiene-1,3, | 6 months | 19.3 | 26.4 | Swollen and softened |
| liquid | ||||
| Butadiene-1,3, | 1 month | 2.7 | 2.3 | Unchanged |
| gas | ||||
| •Carbon Disulfide | 1 week | 25.8 | 1.6 | Softened and swollen |
| •Carbon Disulfide, | 2 days | 17.4 | 11.8 | Warped |
| saturated | ||||
| atmosphere | ||||
| •Chlorine, dry | 1 week | 8.8 | 2.2 | Crazed and brittle |
| •Chlorine, moist | 1 week | 7.8 | 0.1 | Crazed and brittle |
| •Chlorine, | 1 week | — | — | Considerably softened and swollen |
| saturated | ||||
| solution | ||||
| •1,4-Dioxane | — | — | Dissolved | |
| Ethylene Oxide, | 10 minutes (41ºC, 105ºF) | — | — | Unchanged |
| gas | ||||
| •Ethylene Oxide, | 1 day | 20.9 | 25.6 | Swollen and softened |
| gas | ||||
| Formaldehyde, | 10 min per day for 5 days | 0.2 | — | Unchanged |
| 4% | ||||
| •Formaldehyde, | 2 months | 13 | 6.7 | Swollen and softened |
| 35% | ||||
| •Furfural | — | — | Dissolved | |
| Hydrogen | 1 year | 1.7 | 1.1 | Unchanged |
| Peroxide, | ||||
| 3% | ||||
| Hydrogen | 2 days | 1.4 | 1.3 | Unchanged |
| Peroxide, | ||||
| 5% | ||||
| Hydrogen Sulfide, | 2 months | 2.3 | 0.8 | Unchanged |
| dry | ||||
| Hydrogen Sulfide, | 2 months | 3 | 1.7 | Unchanged |
| moist | ||||
| Hydrogen Sulfide, | 2 months | 5.9 | 2.3 | Unchanged |
| saturated solution | ||||
| Hydroquinone, | 1 week | 2.4 | 1 | Slightly stained yellow |
| 20 g per gallon | ||||
| •Methyl | — | — | Dissolved | |
| Methacrylate | ||||
| Monomer | ||||
| •Nitrobenzene | — | — | Dissolved | |
| Ozone, | 45 days (outdoors) | — | — | Unchanged |
| 0.05–0.15 ppm | ||||
| Ozone, 0.7 ppm | 45 days (49ºC, 120ºF) | — | — | Yellowed |
| •Phenol | 1 week | — | — | Decomposed |
| •Styrene Monomer | — | — | Dissolved | |
| Sulfur, solid | 1 week | — | — | Unchanged |
| •Sulfur Dioxide, | 2 months | 19.4 | 8.6 | Swollen, slightly warped |
| dry | ||||
| •Sulfur Dioxide, | 2 months | 31.9 | 10.2 | Considerably swollen and warped |
| moist | ||||
| •Sulfur Dioxide, | 2 months | 23.2 | 18.1 | Swollen and warped |
| saturated | ||||
| •Sulfur Dioxide | — | — | Dissolved | |
| in Hydrocarbons | ||||
| •Sulfur Dioxide | 2 months | 19.2 | 11.5 | Swollen |
| and Hydrocarbon | ||||
| Vapor | ||||
| •Titanium | 3 days | — | — | Very brittle |
| Tetrachloride | ||||
| Trinitrotoluene | 4 weeks | — | — | Stained |
| (TNT), water slurry | ||||
| • Indicates that material is generally unsatisfactory for use in contact with Tenite butyrate under the conditions of this test. | ||||
Call 616-406-0671 (Fax: 616-406-0682)
3821 Clay Ave. SW, Wyoming, MI 49548