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Chemical Resistance Chart


This chart is for reference only and should not be considered as definitive.

See cautions below chart.

Key:
A = EXCELLENT C = FAIR
B = GOOD D = NOT RECOMMENDED
N/A = NO TEST DATA AVAILABLE

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
 Acetaldehyde A D A D A A
 Acetamide A D A B A B
 Acetate Solvent B D A D A A
 Acetic Acid B D A B B D
 Acetic Acid 20% A D A B A B
 Acetic Acid 80% A C A B B D
 Acetic Acid, Glacial A D A D A C
 Acetic Anhydride B D A D A B
 Acetone A D A D A A
 Acetyl Bromide N/A D A N/A N/A N/A
 Acetyl Chloride (dry) D C A A A A
 Acetylene A A A A A A
 Acrylonitrile A B A D A A
 Adipic Acid B A A A A A
 Alcohols:Amyl B A A A A A
 Alcohols:Benzyl A D A A B B
 Alcohols:Butyl A A A A A A
 Alcohols:Diacetone B B A D A A
 Alcohols:Ethyl A C A A A A
 Alcohols:Hexyl N/A A A C A A
 Alcohols:Isobutyl A A A A A A
 Alcohols:Isopropyl A A A A B B
 Alcohols:Methyl A A A C A A
 Alcohols:Octyl N/A N/A N/A B A A
 Alcohols:Propyl A A A A A A
 Aluminum Chloride A A A A B B
 Aluminum Chloride 20% A A A A C D
 Aluminum Fluoride A A A A D D
 Aluminum Hydroxide A A A A C A
 Aluminum Nitrate A B A A A A
 Aluminum Potassium Sulfate 10% A A A A A A
 Aluminum Potassium Sulfate 100% A A A A B D
 Aluminum Sulfate A A A A B B
 Alums A N/A A A A N/A
 Amines B D A D A A
 Ammonia 10% A B A D A A
 Ammonia Nitrate A B A D A A
 Ammonia, anhydrous A A A D A A
 Ammonia, liquid A A A D A B
 Ammonium Acetate A A A A A B
 Ammonium Bifluoride A A A A B D
 Ammonium Carbonate A A A A B B
 Ammonium Caseinate N/A N/A N/A N/A A N/A
 Ammonium Chloride A A A A B C
 Ammonium Hydroxide A A A B A A
 Ammonium Nitrate A A A A A A
 Ammonium Oxalate A A N/A N/A A A
 Ammonium Persulfate A A A A B A
 Ammonium Phosphate, Dibasic A A A A C B
 Ammonium Phosphate, Monobasic A A A A C B
 Ammonium Phosphate, Tribasic A A A A B B
 Ammonium Sulfate A A A A B B
 Ammonium Sulfite A A A D B B
 Ammonium Thiosulfate N/A N/A N/A N/A A N/A
 Amyl Acetate B D A D A A
 Amyl Alcohol B A A A A A
 Amyl Chloride D D A B A A
 Aniline A C A A B A
 Aniline Hydrochloride D B A A D D
 Antifreeze D A N/A A A N/A
 Antimony Trichloride A A A A D D
 Aqua Regia (80% HCl, 20% HNO3) B C A B D D
 Arochlor 1248 D N/A A A B B
 Aromatic Hydrocarbons D D N/A A C N/A
 Arsenic Acid A A A A A A
 Arsenic Salts N/A A N/A A N/A N/A
 Asphalt B A A A A B
 Barium Carbonate A A A A B B
 Barium Chloride A A A A A A
 Barium Cyanide D D A A A A
 Barium Hydroxide B A A A B B
 Barium Nitrate A A A A B B
 Barium Sulfate B B A A B B
 Barium Sulfide B A A A B B
 Benzaldehyde D D A D B B
 Benzene D C A A B B
 Benzene Sulfonic Acid D A A A B B
 Benzoic Acid B A A A B B
 Benzol B N/A A A A A
 Benzonitrile N/A N/A A N/A D D
 Benzyl Chloride C N/A N/A A B C
 Bleaching Liquors A A A A N/A N/A
 Borax (Sodium Borate) B A A A A A
 Boric Acid A A A A A B
 Bromine D C A A D D
 Butadiene C C A B A A
 Butane A C A A A A
 Butanol (Butyl Alcohol) A C A A A A
 Butyl Amine B D A D A N/A
 Butyl Ether D A A D A N/A
 Butyl Phthalate B N/A A C B B
 Butylacetate B D A D A B
 Butylene N/A A A A A A
 Butyric Acid B B A B B B
 Calcium Bisulfate N/A N/A N/A N/A A N/A
 Calcium Bisulfide A A A A B B
 Calcium Bisulfite A B A A A B
 Calcium Carbonate A A A A B A
 Calcium Chlorate N/A B A A N/A N/A
 Calcium Chloride A C A A B C
 Calcium Hydroxide A B A A B B
 Calcium Hypochlorite A B A A B C
 Calcium Nitrate A A A A B C
 Calcium Oxide A B A B A A
 Calcium Sulfate A B A A B B
 Calgon A N/A N/A A A A
 Cane Juice C A A A A A
 Carbolic Acid (Phenol) B D A A B B
 Carbon Bisulfide D D N/A A B A
 Carbon Dioxide (dry) A A A B A A
 Carbon Dioxide (wet) A A A B A A
 Carbon Disulfide D D A A B A
 Carbon Monoxide A A A A A A
 Carbon Tetrachloride D D A A B B
 Carbon Tetrachloride (dry) D N/A A A B B
 Carbon Tetrachloride (wet) D N/A A N/A A A
 Carbonated Water B A N/A A A A
 Carbonic Acid A A A A A A
 Chloric Acid N/A A A N/A C D
 Chlorinated Glue N/A N/A N/A A A N/A
 Chlorine (dry) D D A A B A
 Chlorine Water D A A A C C
 Chlorine, Anhydrous Liquid D D A A C C
 Chloroacetic Acid C B A D A B
 Chlorobenzene (Mono) C D B A B A
 Chlorobromomethane A D A A N/A N/A
 Chloroform C D A A A A
 Chlorosulfonic Acid D D A D B D
 Chocolate Syrup A N/A A A A A
 Chromic Acid 10% D A A B B B
 Chromic Acid 30% D A A A B B
 Chromic Acid 5% D A A A A B
 Chromic Acid 50% D D A A B C
 Chromium Salts N/A A N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Citric Acid A B A A A B
 Clorox® (Bleach) D A A A A A
 Copper Chloride A A A A D D
 Copper Cyanide A A A A B B
 Copper Fluoborate N/A A N/A A D D
 Copper Nitrate A A A A A A
 Copper Sulfate >5% A A A A B B
 Copper Sulfate 5% A A A A B B
 Cresols D D N/A A A A
 Cresylic Acid A D A A A A
 Cupric Acid A A A A B D
 Cyanic Acid N/A N/A A A A A
 Cyclohexane D D A A A A
 Cyclohexanone D D A D A A
 Detergents A A A A A A
 Diacetone Alcohol A D A D B B
 Dichlorobenzene C D A C B N/A
 Dichloroethane D D A C B B
 Diethyl Ether A D A D B B
 Diethylamine A D D A A A
 Diethylene Glycol A C A A A A
 Dimethyl Aniline D D A D B B
 Dimethyl Formamide A D A C B A
 Diphenyl D N/A A A B B
 Diphenyl Oxide D D A A A B
 Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulfate) A A A A B A
 Ethane D A A A A A
 Ethanol A C A A A A
 Ethanolamine D D A D A A
 Ether D D A C A A
 Ethyl Acetate A D A D B B
 Ethyl Benzoate B D A A N/A N/A
 Ethyl Chloride D D A A A A
 Ethyl Ether D D A D B B
 Ethyl Sulfate N/A N/A A A D D
 Ethylene Bromide D D A A A A
 Ethylene Chloride C D A B B B
 Ethylene Chlorohydrin D D A A B B
 Ethylene Diamine N/A D A B B B
 Ethylene Dichloride D D A A B B
 Ethylene Glycol A A A A B B
 Ethylene Oxide D D A D B B
 Fatty Acids A A A A A B
 Ferric Chloride A A A A D D
 Ferric Nitrate A A A A B B
 Ferric Sulfate A A A A A B
 Ferrous Chloride A A A A D D
 Ferrous Sulfate A A A B B B
 Fluoboric Acid A A A B B B
 Fluorine D D D C A C
 Fluosilicic Acid A D A B B C
 Formaldehyde 100% C A A D A C
 Formaldehyde 40% A A A A A A
 Formic Acid A A A C A B
 Furan Resin D A A D A A
 Furfural D D A D B A
 Gallic Acid A B B A B A
 Gelatin A B A A A A
 Glucose A A A A A A
 Glycerin A A A A A A
 Glycolic Acid A B A A A A
 Gold Monocyanide N/A N/A D A A A
 Heptane C C A A A A
 Hexane B B A A A A
 Hydrazine C N/A A A A A
 Hydrobromic Acid 100% C A A A D D
 Hydrobromic Acid 20% A B N/A A D D
 Hydrochloric Acid 100% B D A A D D
 Hydrochloric Acid 20% B A A A D D
 Hydrochloric Acid 37% C B A A D D
 Hydrochloric Acid, Dry Gas B A A N/A D D
 Hydrocyanic Acid A B A A A B
 Hydrocyanic Acid (Gas 10%) A A A A N/A N/A
 Hydrofluoric Acid 100% C C A B B B
 Hydrofluoric Acid 20% A B A A D D
 Hydrofluoric Acid 50% A B A B D D
 Hydrofluoric Acid 75% C C A B D D
 Hydrofluosilicic Acid 100% A B A A D D
 Hydrofluosilicic Acid 20% A A A A B C
 Hydrogen Gas A A A A A A
 Hydrogen Peroxide 10% A A A A B B
 Hydrogen Peroxide 100% B A A A A B
 Hydrogen Peroxide 30% B A A A B B
 Hydrogen Peroxide 50% B A A A A B
 Hydrogen Sulfide (aqua) A B A D A C
 Hydrogen Sulfide (dry) A A A D A C
 Hydroquinone A B A B B B
 Hydroxyacetic Acid 70% N/A D A A N/A N/A
 Iodoform N/A A C N/A A A
 Isooctane A A A A A A
 Isopropyl Acetate B D A D A C
 Isopropyl Ether B B A D A A
 Isotane D A N/A A N/A N/A
Kerosene C D A A A A
 Lacquer Thinners D D A D A A
 Lacquers D D A D A A
 Lactic Acid B B A A B B
 Lead Acetate A B A D B B
 Lead Nitrate A A A A B B
 Lead Sulfamate A B B A C C
 Ligroin A N/A A A A N/A
 Lime N/A B A A A A
 Linoleic Acid B A A B A B
 Lithium Chloride A D A A A A
 Lithium Hydroxide N/A N/A A N/A B B
 Lubricants A B A A A A
 Lye: Ca(OH)2 Calcium Hydroxide A B A B B B
 Lye: KOH Potassium Hydroxide A B A B A B
 Lye: NaOH Sodium Hydroxide A A A B B B
 Magnesium Bisulfate A A A N/A A A
 Magnesium Carbonate A B A A B B
 Magnesium Chloride A B A A D D
 Magnesium Hydroxide A A A A A B
 Magnesium Nitrate A A A A B B
 Magnesium Oxide N/A N/A A C A A
 Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom Salts) A A A A B A
 Maleic Acid A A A A B A
 Maleic Anhydride D N/A A A A A
 Malic Acid A A A A A A
 Manganese Sulfate N/A C A A B B
 Mercuric Chloride (dilute) B A A A D D
 Mercuric Cyanide B A B A C C
 Mercurous Nitrate A A A A A A
 Methane A B A A A A
 Methanol (Methyl Alcohol) A A A C A A
 Methyl Acetate D D A D B A
 Methyl Acetone N/A D A D A A
 Methyl Acrylate D N/A N/A D N/A A
 Methyl Alcohol 10% A A A C A A
 Methyl Bromide C D A A A A
 Methyl Butyl Ketone D A N/A D A A
 Methyl Cellosolve B D A D B B
 Methyl Chloride D D A A A A
 Methyl Dichloride D A N/A A N/A N/A
 Methyl Ethyl Ketone B D A D A A
 Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide N/A N/A N/A D N/A N/A
 Methyl Isobutyl Ketone A D A D B B
 Methyl Isopropyl Ketone N/A D A D A A
 Methyl Methacrylate D A N/A D B B
 Methylamine A D A D A A
 Methylene Chloride B D A B B B
 Mineral Spirits B A A A A A
 Monochloroacetic acid N/A N/A A C A A
 Monoethanolamine B D A D A A
 Morpholine B N/A A N/A A N/A
 Naphtha B A B A A A
 Naphthalene B D A A A A
 Nickel Chloride A A A A C D
 Nickel Nitrate A A A A B B
 Nickel Sulfate A A A A B B
 Nitrating Acid (<15% HNO3) C D A N/A D C
 Nitrating Acid (>15% H2SO4) C D A N/A C C
 Nitrating Acid (Š1% Acid) C D A N/A A C
 Nitrating Acid (Š15% H2SO4) C D A N/A C C
 Nitric Acid (20%) A A A A A A
 Nitric Acid (50%) B B A A A A
 Nitric Acid (5-10%) A A A A A A
 Nitric Acid (Concentrated) D B A A A A
 Nitrobenzene B D A B B B
 Nitrogen Fertilizer N/A N/A A N/A N/A N/A
 Nitromethane B B A D A A
 Nitrous Acid A A A B B B
 Nitrous Oxide D A A B B B
 Oleic Acid B C A B A A
 Oleum 100% D D A A A A
 Oleum 25% D D A A B B
 Oxalic Acid (cold) A B A A A B
 Ozone B B A A A B
 Palmitic Acid B B A A A B
 Paraffin A B A B A A
 Pentane D A A A C C
 Perchloric Acid C C A A C C
 Perchloroethylene D C A A A B
 Petrolatum D B C A A A
 Phenol (10%) B C A A B B
 Phenol (Carbolic Acid) B D A A B B
 Phosphoric Acid (>40%) A B A A D D
 Phosphoric Acid (crude) B B A A B D
 Phosphoric Acid (molten) D D N/A N/A C N/A
 Phosphoric Acid (Š40%) A B A A C D
 Phosphoric Acid Anhydride A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Phosphorus A A A N/A A A
 Phosphorus Trichloride N/A D A A A A
 Phthalic Acid A N/A A A A B
 Phthalic Anhydride D D A A A A
 Picric Acid B D A A B B
 Potash (Potassium Carbonate) A A N/A A B B
 Potassium Bicarbonate A A A A B B
 Potassium Bromide A A A A B B
 Potassium Chlorate A A A A B B
 Potassium Chloride A A A A A B
 Potassium Chromate A A A A B B
 Potassium Cyanide Solutions A A A A B B
 Potassium Dichromate A A A A B B
 Potassium Ferricyanide A A A A B B
 Potassium Ferrocyanide A A A A B B
 Potassium Hydroxide (Caustic Potash) A A A B A B
 Potassium Hypochlorite N/A B A N/A B C
 Potassium Iodide A A A A A A
 Potassium Nitrate A A A A B B
 Potassium Oxalate N/A N/A A N/A B B
 Potassium Permanganate A A A A B B
 Potassium Sulfate A A A A A B
 Potassium Sulfide A A A A B B
 Propylene N/A B A A A B
 Propylene Glycol A C A A B B
 Pyridine A D A D A A
 Pyrogallic Acid A A A A B B
 Resorcinal A C A A N/A N/A
 Rosins A C A A A A
 Rust Inhibitors A N/A N/A A A A
 Salicylic Acid A B A A B B
 Salt Brine (NaCl saturated) A A A A A B
 Sea Water A A A A C C
 Silicone A A A A A A
 Silver Bromide N/A N/A A N/A D D
 Silver Nitrate A A A A B B
 Soap Solutions A A A A A A
 Soda Ash (see Sodium Carbonate) A A A A A A
 Sodium Acetate A B A D B B
 Sodium Aluminate N/A N/A A A A A
 Sodium Benzoate A B A A N/A N/A
 Sodium Bicarbonate A A A A A A
 Sodium Bisulfate A A A A C D
 Sodium Bisulfite A A A A B B
 Sodium Borate (Borax) A A A A B B
 Sodium Bromide N/A B A A C C
 Sodium Carbonate A A A A A A
 Sodium Chlorate A A A A B A
 Sodium Chloride A A A A B B
 Sodium Chromate N/A N/A A A B B
 Sodium Cyanide A A A A B A
 Sodium Ferrocyanide A A A A B B
 Sodium Fluoride A A A A D D
 Sodium Hydrosulfite N/A C A A N/A N/A
 Sodium Hydroxide (20%) A A A C B B
 Sodium Hydroxide (50%) A A A D B B
 Sodium Hydroxide (80%) A A A D B C
 Sodium Hypochlorite (<20%) A A A A C C
 Sodium Hypochlorite (100%) B B A A D D
 Sodium Hyposulfate N/A N/A A N/A A A
 Sodium Metaphosphate A A A A A A
 Sodium Metasilicate A A A A A A
 Sodium Nitrate A A A A B B
 Sodium Perborate A A A A B B
 Sodium Peroxide B B A A A A
 Sodium Polyphosphate A A A A B B
 Sodium Silicate A A A A B A
 Sodium Sulfate A A A A B B
 Sodium Sulfide A A A A D B
 Sodium Sulfite A A A A A B
 Sodium Tetraborate N/A A A A A A
 Sodium Thiosulfate (hypo) A A A A B A
 Stannic Chloride A A A A D D
 Stannic Fluoborate N/A N/A N/A A A N/A
 Stannous Chloride A A A A A C
 Stearic Acid A B A A A B
 Stoddard Solvent C C A A A A
 Styrene N/A D A B A A
 Sulfate (Liquors) A B A A B B
 Sulfur Chloride C C A A D D
 Sulfur Dioxide A A A A A D
 Sulfur Dioxide (dry) A A A A A D
 Sulfur Hexafluoride N/A B N/A N/A N/A N/A
 Sulfur Trioxide C A A A C A
 Sulfur Trioxide (dry) D A A A A D
 Sulfuric Acid (<10%) A A A A B D
 Sulfuric Acid (10-75%) A A A A D D
 Sulfuric Acid (75-100%) C D A A D C
 Sulfuric Acid (cold concentrated) A D A B B C
 Sulfuric Acid (hot concentrated) D D A A C D
 Sulfurous Acid A A A A B B
 Sulfuryl Chloride N/A N/A A N/A N/A N/A
 Tannic Acid A A A A A B
 Tartaric Acid A A A A C C
 Tetrachloroethane C C A A A B
 Tetrachloroethylene D D A A A N/A
 Tetrahydrofuran C D A D A A
 Toluene (Toluol) C D A C A A
 Trichloroacetic Acid A B A C C D
 Trichloroethane C C A A B B
 Trichloroethylene C D A A B B
 Trichloropropane N/A N/A A A A A
 Tricresylphosphate A D A A B B
 Triethylamine D B A D A A
 Trisodium Phosphate A A A A B B
 Turpentine D D A A A A
 Urea A D A A B B
 Uric Acid N/A A A N/A B B
 Urine A A A A A A
 Vinegar A B A A A A
 Vinyl Acetate B D A A B B
 Vinyl Chloride N/A D A A A B
 Weed Killers N/A N/A N/A A A A
 Whey N/A N/A A A A A
 White Liquor (Pulp Mill) A A A A A A
 White Water (Paper Mill) A A N/A A A A
 Xylene B D A B B B
 Zinc Chloride A B A A B B
 Zinc Hydrosulfite N/A N/A A N/A A A
 Zinc Sulfate A A A A A B

WARNING
The information in this chart has been supplied by reputable sources and is to be used ONLY as a guide to selecting equipment for appropriate chemical compatibility. Before permanent installation, test the equipment with the chemicals you intend to use, under the specific conditions of your application.

Lafferty Equipment™ does not warrant (neither express nor implied) that the information in this chart is accurate or complete or that any material is suitable for any purpose.

DANGER
Variations in chemical behavior during handling due to factors such as temperature, pressure, and concentrations can cause equipment to fail, even after having passed an initial test.

SERIOUS INJURY MAY RESULT.
Use suitable guards and/or personal protections when handling chemicals.


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