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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
(38ēC, 100ēF)		 2.0 0.1 Slightly stained
 Citric, 10% 4 months
(60ēC, 140ēF)		 1.6 0.8 Slightly softened
 Citric, 10% 1 year 1.4 0.6 Unchanged
•Citric, 60% 4 months
(60ēC, 140ēF)		 — — 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
(38ēC, 100ēF)		 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
(38ēC, 100ēF)		 — — 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
(38ēC, 100ēF, 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
(38ēC, 100ēF)		 1.9 0.8 Unchanged
Potassium Bromide,
3%		 3 days
(38ēC, 100ēF)		 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
(38ēC, 100ēF)		 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
(38ēC, 100ēF)		 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
(38ēC, 100ēF, 80% RH)		 0.1 — Unchanged
Sodium Bisulfate,
1%		 3 days
(38ēC, 100ēF)		 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
(38ēC, 100ēF, 80% RH)		 3.9 — Unchanged
Sodium Carbonate,
2.5%		 1 year 1.3 0.9 Unchanged
Sodium Carbonate,
6%		 3 days
(38ēC, 100ēF)		 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
(60ēC, 140ēF)		 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
(38ēC, 100ēF)		 1.2 — Unchanged
Tetra (2-Ethylbutyl)
Silicate		 1 month
(50ēC, 122ēF)		 –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 (60ēC, 140ēF) — — 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 (41ēC, 105ēF) — — 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 (49ēC, 120ēF) — — 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