chemical compatibility

CHEMICALS METALS PLASTICS, ELASTOMERS & LEATHER

(EPDM & Polypropylene)

Fluoroelastomer (FKM)
304 Stainless Steel

316 Stainless Steel

Cast/Ductile Iron

Geolast (Buna &

Polychloroprene
CSM (Hypalon)

Polypropylene)
A: Excellent,

Polypropylene
Fluorocarbon
Carbon Steel

Nitrile (TPE)

Santoprene
Hastelloy C
EPR, EPDM
B: Good,

Nitrile (TS)
Aluminum

UHMWPE

Urethane
C: Fair to Poor,

Leather
Acetal

Nylon
D: Not recommended

PVDF
Buna

PTFE
TPE
- No Data
Ortho-Dichlorobenzene - - - - - - - - D - A - - D - D - - D - A - D - D
OS 45 Type 111 (OS45) - - - - - - - - D - B - - C - B - - A - A - - - D
OS 45 Type IV (OS45-1) - - - - - - - - D - B - - - - B - - A - A - - - D
OS 70 - - - - - - - - D - A - - - - B - - A - A - - - D
Oxalic Acid - 5% (Hot and Cold) B - D B - D - - A - A - B D - B C - B A A A A A A
Oxalic Acid (cold) D D D D D D D B A C A D B D A - - B D A A B A A -
Oxygen A B B A A A C - A - A - - B A - - B A C A A A A -
Oxygen - 200°-400°F A - A - A - D - - - B - - - - - - D D D A A - - -
Ozone B D C B B D D A A A A D A C - D - D C D A A A B A
P Dioxane - - - - - A D - B - B - - - - - - A D B A D - A -
Paint Thinner, Duco D B B B A A D - D B B - A - A D D A D D A - C - D
Paints & Solvents D - - A A - D - - - - - A - - - - - D - A - - - -
Palm Oil B A B A A A B - D B A A A - - A - C D A A A B A A
Palmitic Acid C - C B A A A D B - A A B A A A A C D B A A B - A
Para-Dichlorobenzene - - - - - - - - D - A - - - - D - - D - A - - - D
Paraffin A A A A A A B - D - B A B - A A A A B A A A A A A
Paraformaldehyde A - A A - - B - A C C B A - - B - - B - A - - - -
Paraldehyde A - A A - - C - A D D - A - - D - - D - A - - - -
P-Cymene - - - - - - - - D - A - - - - D D - D - A - B A D
P-Dichlorobenzene D - B B - B - - D - A - A D - D D - D B A A D - D
Peanut Oil A A A A A A A B D A A A A - - A A - D D A A B A B
Pentachloroethane (Pentalin) D - A A - A D - - A A D A - - D D - D D A A - - -
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) A - A A - - D - D A A D A - - D - - D - A - - - D
Pentane B - C C C B A B D A A A B B - A - A B D A A A A D
Peppermint Oil D - - A A D D - - A A D - - - D - - D B A A C C -
Perchloric Acid D D D D D C D - B A A D B D - D D D B D D A D C D
Perchloric Acid-10% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Perchloric Acid-70% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Perchloroethylene D A B B A B D D D A B D B D - D D D D D A A D B D
Permachlor (Degreasing Fluid) - - - - - - - - D - C - - - - D - - - - A - - - -
Petrolatum B - - A A B A - D - A A A - - A A D B D C A - - D
Petroleum D - C A A B A D D - A - - B - - - A B B A A C C -
Petroleum - Above 250 A - A - A - C - - - B - - - - - - D D - A - - - -
Petroleum - Below 250 A - A - A - A - - - A - - - - - - A B A A A - - -
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Updated 7/2/13