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Chemical Resistant Chart for Acids
This chart has no guarantee for tubes or bottles. You should test them under actual conditions of use, because chemical resistance varies with speed, temperature, etc. |
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| PA--(Polyallomer) |
SS--(Stainless Steel) |
TI---(Titanium Alloy) |
NBR-(Nitrile-Butadione) |
| PC--(Polycarbonate) |
PET-(Polyethylene Terephthalate) |
PPO-(Polyphenylene Oxide) |
NY--(Nylon) |
| PE--(Polyethylene) |
AL--(Aluminum Alloy) |
PAL-(Polyacetal - Delrin) |
SI---(Silicon Rubber) |
| PP--(Polypropylene) |
CF--(Carbon Fiber) |
CR---(Neoprene Rubber) |
VI---(Viton, Fluorine Rubber) |
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| S |
Satisfactory |
U |
Unsatisfactory |
| M |
Marginal |
- |
No test made |
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| CHEMICALS |
P A |
P C |
P E |
P P |
S S |
P E T |
A L |
C F |
T I |
P P O |
P A L |
C R |
N B R |
N Y |
S I |
V I |
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| ACID |
| Acetic Acid (5%) |
S |
S |
S |
S |
M |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
M |
S |
M |
S |
S |
M |
| Acetic Acid (60%) |
S |
U |
M |
M |
U |
U |
S |
M |
S |
S |
U |
M |
M |
- |
M |
U |
| Acetic Acid (glacial) |
S |
U |
M |
M |
U |
U |
S |
U |
S |
S |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| Aqua Regia |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
- |
U |
U |
S |
U |
U |
U |
U |
- |
M |
M |
| Boric Acid |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
U |
S |
S |
S |
U |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
| Chromic Acid (10%) |
S |
M |
S |
S |
U |
S |
U |
S |
S |
S |
U |
U |
U |
U |
M |
S |
| Chromic Acid (50%) |
M |
U |
S |
S |
U |
- |
U |
U |
S |
U |
U |
- |
- |
- |
- |
S |
| Citric Acid |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
M |
U |
S |
S |
M |
S |
S |
| Formic Acid (50%) |
S |
M |
S |
S |
U |
S |
U |
M |
S |
S |
U |
S |
U |
U |
S |
U |
| Hydrochloric Acid (10%) |
S |
M |
S |
S |
U |
S |
U |
S |
S |
S |
U |
S |
S |
- |
S |
S |
| Hydrochloric Acid (35%) |
S |
U |
S |
S |
U |
U |
U |
M |
M |
S |
U |
M |
M |
U |
U |
M |
| Hydrofluoric Acid (10%) |
S |
M |
S |
S |
U |
- |
U |
S |
U |
- |
U |
S |
U |
S |
- |
- |
| Hydrofluoric Acid (50%) |
M |
U |
S |
S |
U |
- |
U |
M |
U |
U |
U |
S |
U |
- |
U |
M |
| Lodoacetic Acid |
S |
M |
S |
S |
S |
M |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
M |
- |
M |
M |
M |
| Lactic Acid |
S |
S |
M |
S |
S |
- |
- |
- |
S |
S |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
S |
| Mercaptoacetic Acid |
M |
U |
U |
U |
S |
U |
U |
S |
S |
S |
S |
M |
- |
U |
U |
S |
| Nitric Acid (10%) |
S |
S |
S |
S |
M |
S |
M |
S |
S |
S |
U |
U |
U |
M |
M |
S |
| Nitric Acid (50%) |
S |
M |
M |
M |
M |
U |
M |
U |
S |
S |
U |
U |
U |
M |
U |
S |
| Oleic Acid |
S |
S |
S |
S |
U |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
U |
U |
- |
S |
M |
M |
| Oxalic Acid |
S |
S |
S |
S |
U |
- |
M |
S |
M |
S |
U |
S |
M |
S |
U |
S |
| Perchloric Acid |
M |
U |
M |
M |
U |
U |
U |
U |
S |
S |
U |
- |
U |
U |
U |
S |
| Phosphoric Acid (10%) |
S |
S |
S |
S |
M |
S |
U |
S |
U |
S |
U |
S |
S |
U |
U |
S |
| Phosphoric Acid (50-85%) |
M |
U |
S |
S |
M |
S |
U |
S |
U |
M |
U |
U |
S |
U |
U |
S |
| Picric Acid |
M |
U |
S |
S |
U |
- |
U |
M |
U |
S |
U |
U |
S |
U |
U |
S |
| Stearic Acid |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
M |
S |
| Sulfuric Acid (10%) |
S |
S |
S |
S |
U |
S |
U |
M |
U |
M |
U |
S |
S |
S |
U |
S |
| Sulfuric Acid (50%) |
S |
U |
S |
S |
U |
S |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
S |
- |
M |
U |
S |
| Sulfuric Acid (98%) |
S |
U |
M |
S |
M |
U |
U |
U |
U |
M |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
S |
| Tartaric Acid |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
S |
- |
- |
- |
S |
S |
- |
S |
- |
| Trichloroacetic Acid |
S |
M |
S |
S |
U |
U |
U |
S |
U |
S |
U |
U |
- |
U |
U |
U |
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