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Chemical Resistance Chart

We have created this Chemical Resistance Chart for PVC, Nylon, low/medium density Polyethylene & Polyurethane to a wide range of chemicals to help you.

✔	Satisfactory
■	To consider the material for use due to potential attack or absorption, testing may be required.
✖	Unsatisfactory: The samples tested exhibited issues such as decomposition, solution, swelling, loss of ductility, and other similar problems, rendering them unusable.

To give guidance, the resistance of PVC to some chemicals has been predicted from its resistance to other chemicals, which have a similar composition. It is safe to assume that chemical resistance decreases as the temperature and reagent concentration increase. Conversely, it increases as they subside.

You cannot make valid assumptions about chemical resistance. However, if the temperature and concentration change in compensating directions, it may mitigate the impact on chemical resistance. The rating ‘some attack or absorption’ (symbol - ■) should not be assumed to apply at conditions different from those shown.

*Hydrolysis of Polyurethane:

Chemical resistance of polyurethane hoses and composite hoses sleeved with polyurethane. Because of its hydrolysing effect, you should not continuously use polyurethane in contact with water or solutions containing water above 40°C. Hydrolysis can also occur with extended exposure to:

High humidity at elevated temperatures,
Acid and alkali solutions,
Aerated water,
Fungi and bacteria.

Some substances having a satisfactory rating may give swelling, but this is usually minimal. One should refrain from assuming that this indicates deterioration of the polyurethane.

*DISCLAIMER:

We base the information contained within this chart (and any other information supplied to users) solely on our extensive experience. We offer this information in good faith, but it comes without any warranty or guarantee. Therefore we are unable to accept any responsibility in respect of factors which are outside of our knowledge and control.

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		Plasticised PVC (PVC-P)		Nylon		Polyethylene Low Density		Polyurethane
Chemical	Concentration	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc
acetaldehyde								✖*
acetaldehyde	40% aq. solution		✖*	✔	✖	■	✖
acetaldehyde	100%	✖*	✖*			■	✖
acetic acid	Dilute							■*	●
acetic acid	10% aq. solution	✔		✔	■ ✖	✔	✔
acetic acid	20%
acetic acid	30%
acetic acid	50%			■ ✖	✖
acetic acid	60% aq. solution	✔	■			✔	✔
acetic acid	Higher concs.							✖*	●
acetic acid	Concentrated			■ ✖	✖
acetic acid	Glacial (conc.)	✖	✖	✖	✖	■	✖	✖*
acetic anhydride		✖*	✖*	■	✖	■*	✖	✖*
acetone (dimethyl ketone)				✔	■	✖	✖	✖
acetone (dimethyl ketone)	Traces	✖	✖	✔	■
acetone (dimethyl ketone)	100%	✖	✖
acetonitrile			✖*
acetophenone (methyl phenyl ketone)		✖*	✖*
acetophenetidine		✔*	✔*
acetylene gas				✔	✔			✔■
adipic acid
alcohol, allyl		✖*	✖*
alcohol, amyl		✔
alcohol, benzyl		✖*	✖*
alcohol, butyl		✔
alcohol, cetyl		✔*	✔*
alcohol, dodecyl (dodeconol)		✔*	✔*
alcohol, ethyl	40% w/w water	✔
alcohol, ethyl	100%	✔*
alcohol, furfuryl		✖*
alcohol, hexyl		✔*
alcohol, isopropyl		✔
alcohol, lauryl		✔*	✔
alcohol, methyl	6% aq. solution	✔	✔
alcohol, methyl	100%	■
alcohol, nonyl (nonanol)		✔*
alcohol, octyl (octanol)		✔*
alcohol, propargyl		✔
aliphatic hydrocarbons
allyl chloride		✖*	✖*
alum		✔	✔	✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔■*	●
aluminimum acetate		✔*
aluminium chloride		✔*	✔	✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔■*	●
aluminium fluoride		✔*
aluminium hydroxide		✔*
aluminium nitrate		✔*	✔*
aluminium oxalate		✔*	✔*
aluminium oxychloride		✔*
aluminium potassium sulphate		✔	✔
aluminium sulphate		✔*	✔*	✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔■*	●
ammonia	0.88 s.g. aq. solution
ammonia	Anhydrous gas			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔■*
ammonia	Anhydrous liquid	✖*	✖*
ammonia aqueous				✔	✔	✔	✔	■*
ammonium bicarbonate		✔*	✔*
ammonium bifluoride		✔*	✔*
ammonium carbonate		✔*	✔*
ammonium chloride		✔	✔	✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔■*	●
ammonium fluoride		✔*
ammonium hydrosulphide		✔*
ammonium hydroxide		✔		✔	✔	✔	✔
ammonium hydroxide	Dilute							✔■*	●
ammonium metaphosphate		✔*	✔*
ammonium nitrate		✔*	✔*
ammonium oxalate		✔*	✔*
ammonium persulphate		✔*	✔*
ammonium phosphate		✔*	✔*
ammonium sulphate		✔	✔	✔	■	✔	✔	✔■*	●
ammonium sulphide		✔	✖
ammonium thiocyanate		✔*	✔*
amyl acetate (pentyl acetate)		✖*	✖*	✔	✔	✖	✖	✖
amyl alcohol				✔*	✔■*	✔	✖	■
amyl chloride (pentyl chloride)		✖*	✖*
anethole						✖	✖
aniline (amino benzene)		✖	✖	■	✖	■*	✖*	✖
aniline hydrochloride		✖*	✖*
aniline sulphate		✔*
animal oils		✔*
anthraquinone
anthraquinone sulphonic acid
antimony chloride		✔*	✔*
antimony trichloride		✔*	✔*
aqua regia	Dilute
aqua regia	Concentrated
arcton	6 refrigerant					■
arcton	11 refrigerant							■*
arcton	12 refrigerant			✔				■*
arcton	22 refrigerant			✔				■*
arcton 113 refrigerant				✖	✖			✖*
arcton 114 refrigerant
arsenic acid	Concentrated	✔	■
arysulphonic acid			✖*
barium carbonate		✔*	✔*
barium chloride		✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔■*	●
barium hydroxide		✔*		✔*	■*	✔	✔
barium hydroxide	Dilute							✔■*	●
barium sulphate		✔*	✔*

		Plasticised PVC (PVC-P)		Nylon		Polyethylene Low		Polyurethane
Chemical	Concentration	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc
barium sulphide		✔	✔
beer		✔		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔*	●
benzaldehyde	Traces	✖*	✖*	✔	✖	✖	✖	✖*
benzaldehyde	100%	✖*	✖*
benzene		✖	✖	✔	■	✖	✖	✖
benzoic acid			✖*
benzoyl chloride		✖*	✖*
benzyl acetate			✖*
benzyl alcohol				■	✖	✖	✖
bismuth carbonate		✔*	✔*
bleach (see calcium hypochlorite)
borax (sodium tetraborate)		✔*		✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔*	●
boric acid		✔*		✔*		✔	✔	✔■	●
boron trifluoride
brine		✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	●
bromine	Traces, gas	✖*	✖*
bromine	100% (dry gas)	✖*	✖*	✖	✖	✖	✖
bromine	Liquid	✖*	✖*	✖	✖	✖	✖
butadiene
butane				✔	✔	✔		✔■
butanediol		✖*	✖*
butyl acetate		✖*	✖*	✔	✔			✖
butyl alcohol (butanol)				✔■	✖	✔	✔*	■*
butyl chloride		✖*	✖*
butyl phonel
butyraldehyde		✖*	✖*
butyric acid						✖
butyric acid	20% aq. solution	✔*
butyric acid	Concentrated	✖*	✖*
calcium arsenate				✔	✔
calcium bisulphite		✔	✔
calcium carbonate		✔*	✔*
calcium chlorate		✔*	✔*
calcium chloride	Aq. solution	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔■*	●
calcium chloride	20% in methyl alcohol		✖*
calcium hydroxide (lime solution)		✔*		✔*		✔	✔
calcium hydroxide (lime solution)	Dilute							✔■*	●
calcium hypochlorite		✔				✔	✔
(chloride of lime, bleach)	Dilute			■*				✔	●
(chloride of lime, bleach)	(5%)
calcium nitrate		✔*	✔*
calcium phosphate		✔*	✔*
calcium sulphate		✔*	✔*
carbitol acetate
carbolic acid (phenol(s)				✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
carbon dioxide		✔*	✔*	✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔	✔*
carbon disulphide		✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✖	■*	✖
carbon monoxide		✔*	✔*
carbon tetrachloride		✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
carbonic acid		✔	✔*
casein		✔	✔*
castor oil		✔				✖	✖	✔*	✔*
chloracetic acid			✖*
chloral hydrate		✖*	✖*
chloric acid
chlorine	10% (dry gas)			✖	✖
chlorine	100% (dry gas)			✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
chlorine	10% (moist gas)
chlorine trifluoride		✖*	✖*
chlorine water	2%			✖	✖	✔	✔	✖	✖
chlorine water	Sat. solution	■	✖*			✔	✖
chlorobenzene		✖	✖
chloroform		✖*	✖*	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
chlorosulphonic acid		✖*	✖*
chrome alum (chrominium		✔*	✔*
potassium sulphate)
chromic acid								✖	✖
chromic acid	Plating solution	✖	✖			✔	✔
chromic acid	10%			✖	✖	✔	✔
cider		✔*		✔		✔	✔	✔	●
citric acid		✔		✔	■	✔	✔
citric acid	Dilute							✔■	●
coal gas				✔
copper chloride		✔*	✔*
copper cyanide		✔	✔
copper fluoride		✔*	✔*
copper nitrate		✔*	✔*
copper sulphate		✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔*	●
creosote		✖	✖	✖*	✖*	✖	✖	✖	✖
cresols (inc. cresylic acid)		✖	✖	✖*	✖*	✖	✖	✖	✖
crotonaldehyde		✖*	✖*
crude oil						✖	✖	✔■*	✔■*
crude oil	Petroleum oil			✔	✔
cupric chloride		✔	✔
cupric fluoride		✔*
cupric nitrate		✔*	✔*
cupric sulphate		✔	✔
cyanide						✔	✔	✔■*	●
cyclohexane				✔	■	✖*	✖*	✖*
cyclohexanol		✖*	✖*
cyclohexanone		✖*	✖*	✔	✖	✖	✖	✖
d.d.t. preparation				✔
decalin				✔	✔
detergents, alkaline						✔*	✔*
detergent, synthetic	All concentrations	✔*				✔	✔	✔*	●
developers, photographic		✔*	✔*
dextrin (starch gum)		✔*	✔*	✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔*	●
dextrose		✔*	✔*	✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔*	●
di acetone alcohol				✔	■

		Plasticised PVC (PVC-P)		Nylon		Polyethylene Low		Polyurethane
Chemical	Concentration	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc
di ammonium phosphate				✔	■
diamyl ether		✖*	✖*
diazo salts
dibutyl phthalate		✖*	✖*	✔		■	✖	■*
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorethylene		✖*	✖*
dichlorobenzene		✖*	✖*
di chloro ethane				■
di chloro methane				■
di ethanolamine	20%			✔	■
diesel oil				✔	✔■	■*	✖*	✔	✔
diethylene glycol		✔*
diethyl ether (ether)		✖	✖	✔		✖	✖	■*
diethyl ketone		✖*	✖*
di isocyanate				✔*
dimethylamine
dimethylcarbinol (isopropyl alcohol)		✔
di methyl formamide*				✔				✖*
di methyl sulphoxide				✖	✖
di octyl phosphate				✔	✔
dioctyl phthalate		✖*	✖*	✔	✔	■	✖	■*
dioxane		✖	✖
disodium phosphate		✔	✔			✔	✔*
emulsifiers	All concentrations	✔*	✔*
emulsions, photographic		✔*	✔*
ethane
ethyl acetate		✖*	✖*	✔	✔	■	✖	✖	✖
ethyl acrylate		✖*	✖*
ethyl alcohol (ethanol)				✔■	✖			■	✖
ethyl alcohol (ethanol)	40%					✔	✖
ethyl alcohol (ethanol)	100%					✖	✖
ethyl butyrate		✖*	✖*
ethyl chloride		✖*	✖*
ethyl ether				✔		✖	✖	■*
ethyl formate		✖*	✖*
ethyl lactate		✖*	✖*
ethyl sulphate
ethylene bromide		✖*	✖*
ethylene chlorhydrin				✖	✖
ethylene chloride		✖*	✖*	■		✖	✖
ethylene dibromide		✖*	✖*
ethylene dichloride (dichloro ethane)		✖*	✖*	■		✖	✖
ethylene glycol (glycol)		✔		✔	■	✔	✔	■*
ethylene oxide		✖*	✖*	✔	■	✔
fatty acids				✔	✔
ferric chloride		■	■	✔		✔	✔	✔*	●
ferric nitrate		✔*	✔*	✔
ferric sulphate		✔	✔
ferrous ammonium citrate		✔*	✔*
ferrous chloride		■	■
ferrous sulphate		✔*	✔*
fixing solution, photographic		✔*	✔*
flavours & essences				✔	✔	✔*		✔*	●
fluorine		✖*	✖*	✖	✖	■	✖
fluosilicic acid
formaldehyde	40% w/w in water	✔		✔	✖	✔	✔	■
formic acid	3% aq. solution					✔	✔	✖*	✖*
formic acid	10% aq. solution					✔	✔
formic acid	25% aq. solution					✔	✔
formic acid	50% aq. solution		✖*	✖	✖	✔	✔
formic acid	100%	✖*	✖*			✔	✔
french polish				✔■*		✔*		■*	✖*
freon 11 (refrigerant)				✔	■			■*
freon 12 (refrigerant)				✔	■			■
freon 22 (refrigerant)				✔	■			■
freon 113 (refrigerant)			td>	✔	■			✖*
freon 114 (refrigerant)
fructose		✔*	✔*
fruit juice				✔		✔	✔	✔*	●
fruit pulp		✔	✔*
fuel oil				✔	✔■	■	✖	✔	■*
furfural (furfuraldehyde)		✖*	✖*
furfuryl alcohol				✔	■	✖	✖
gallic acid		✔
gas, coal or town - see coal gas
gas, natural (mainly methane) see natural gas
gas oil				✔	■	■*	✖*	✔■*
gaz (liquified petroleum gas)
glacial acetic acid		✖	✖
glucose		✔	✔*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔*	●
glycerine		✔*		✔	■	✔	✔	✔
glycerol		✔*
glycerol monobenzyl ether		✖*	✖*
glycol - see ethylene glycol
glycolic acid
grape sugar		✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔*	●
greases, general				✔	✔	■*	✖*	✔■*
greases, mineral				✔	✔	■*	✖*	✔	✔*
ground nut oil				✔*	✔*	■	✖	✔*	✔*
heptane				✔		✖	✖	✔*
hexadecanol (cetyl alcohol)		✔*	✔*
hexane				✔				✔*
hydrazine								✖*
hydrobromic acid	50% aq. solution	✔	✔
hydrobromic acid	100%	✔*	✔*

		Plasticised PVC (PVC-P)		Nylon		Polyethylene Low Density		Polyurethane
Chemical	Concentration	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc
hydrochloric acid	Dilute							■✖*	●
hydrochloric acid	1%			✔	✖
hydrochloric acid	10% aq. solution	✔	✔	✔	✖	✔	✔
hydrochloric acid	20%
hydrochloric acid	22% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
hydrochloric acid	37%
hydrochloric acid	Concentrated	✔	■	✖	✖	✔	✔	✖*	✖*
hydrocyanic acid
hydrofluoric acid	Dilute							■*	✖*
hydrofluoric acid	4% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
hydrofluoric acid	40% aq. solution	✔				✔	✔
hydrofluoric acid	48,75% and anhydrous					✔	✔
hydrofluoric acid	60% aq. solution	✖	✖			✔	✔
hydrofluoric acid	Concentrated	✖	✖			■	✔
hydro fluosilicic acid	20%			■
hydro fluosilicic acid	31%						✔*	✔*
hydrogen		✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔*
hydrogen bromide	Anhydrous	✔*
hydrogen chloride	Anhydrous	✔*
hydrogen fluoride	Anhydrous	✔*
hydrogen peroxide	3% (10 vol.)	✔				✔	✔
hydrogen peroxide	6% w/w (20 vols)			✔	✖	✔	✔
hydrogen peroxide	10%							■*
hydrogen peroxide	12% (40 vol.)	✔				✔	✔
hydrogen peroxide	30% (100 vol.)	✔				✔	✔
hydrogen peroxide	90% and above	✔				✔	✔
hydrogen phosphide (phosphine)		✔*	✔*
hydrogen sulphide		✔
hydroquinone		✔
hydroxylamine sulphate
hypochlorous acid		■	✖*
industrial methylated spirits (I.M.S.)				✔■*	✖*	■	✖	■	✖*
iodine, tincture of								■✖*	✖*
solution in potassium		✖*	✖*			✖	✖	■✖*	✖*
iodide				✔*		✖*	✖*
iso cyanates		✖*	✖*
isophorone				✔	✖	✔		■*	✖*
iso propyl alcohol
jet fuel				✔*		■*	✖*	■*
kerosene (paraffin oil)				✔	✔■	■	✖
kerosene (paraffin oil)	Up to 40°C							✔	■✖
lactic acid (dodecanoic acid)				✔	✔			■*	●
lactic acid (dodecanoic acid)	10% aq. solution	✔		✔		✔	✔
lactic acid (dodecanoic acid)	100%	✖*	✖*			✔	✔
lanoline		✔*
lauric acid		✔*
lauryl chloride
lead acetate		✔*	✔*			✔	✔	✔■*	●
lead arsenate		✔*	✔*
lead nitrate		✔*	✔
lead tetraethyl (see tetraethyl lead)		✔*
lime solution
(see calcium hydroxide)
linoleic acid
linseed cake				✔	✔
linseed oil				✔*	✔*	■	✖	✔	✔*
magnesium carbonate		✔*	✔*
magnesium chloride		✔*	✔*			✔	✔	✔■*	●
magnesium chloride	50%			✔	✔
magnesium hydroxide	Dilute							✔■*	●
magnesium hydroxide		✔*	✔*	✔		✔	✔
magnesium nitrate		✔*	✔*
magnesium sulphate		✔*	✔*
maleic acid	25% aq. solution
maleic acid	50% aq. solution
maleic acid	Concentrated		✖*
manganese sulphate		✔
melamine acid - catalyst lacquers		✔*	✔*
mercuric chloride		✖*	✖*
mercuric cyanide		✔*	✔*
mercurous nitrate		✔*	✔*
mercury		✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔*	✔*
mesityl oxide		✖*	✖*
metallic soaps (water soluble)		✔*
methane				✔	✔			✔■*
methyl acetate		✖	✖	✔	✔	✖	✖
methyl alcohol (methanol)				✔	✖			■	✖*
methyl alcohol (methanol)	6%					✔	■*
methyl alcohol (methanol)	100%						■	✖
methyl bromide		✖*	✖*	✔	✖
methyl chloride (chloro methane)		✖*	✖*	✔	✖	✖	✖
methyl cyclohexanone		✖*	✖*
methyl ethyl ketone (M.E.K.)		✖*	✖*	✔	■	■	✖	✖	✖
methyl isobutyl ketone (M.I.B.K.)		✖*	✖*	✔	■	✖	✖	✖*	✖*
methyl methacrylate		✖*	✖*
methyl sulphate		✖*	✔	■
methyl sulphonic acid
methyl sulphuric acid	50% aq. solution
methyl sulphuric acid	60% aq. solution
methyl sulphuric acid	75% aq. solution
methyl sulphuric acid	90% aq. solution
methylated spirit				✔■*	✖*	■	✖	■	✖*
methylene chloride (dichloro methane)		✖	✖	■	✖	✖	✖	✖*	✖*
milk		✔		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔*	●
mineral oils		✔	✖
mixed acids (sulphuric /nitric)	Various proportions		✖*
molasses		✔	✔*

		Plasticised PVC (PVC-P)		Nylon		Polyethylene Low		Polyurethane
Chemical	Concentration	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc
monochlorbenzene		✖	✖
mustard				✔		✔*		✔*	●
naphtha				✔	✔■	✔	✔	■	✖*
naphthalen		✖*	✖*	✔	✔	✖	✖
natural gas (mainly methane)				✔	✔*			✔■*
nickel chloride		✔*	✔*
nickel nitrate		✔*	✔*
nickel salts				✔		✔	✔	■*	●
nickel sulphate		✔*	✔*
nicotine
nicotinic acid
nitric acid	Dilute							■✖*	●
nitric acid	5% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
nitric acid	10% aq. solution	✔				✔	✔
nitric acid	25% aq. solution	✔				✔	✔
nitric acid	50% aq. solution	✔	■			■	✖
nitric acid	70% aq. solution	■	✖*			■	✖
nitric acid	95% aq. solution	✖*	✖*			✖	✖
nitric acid	All concentrations			✖	✖
nitric acid	Concentrated							✖	✖
nitrobenzene		✖	✖
nitrogen				✔*		✔*		✔	✔*
nitropropane		✖	✖
nitrous fumes	Moist		✖*
nitrous oxide gas
oil, ASTM Oil No. 1								✔	✔■*
oil, ASTM Oil No. 3								✔	✔■*
oil, ASTM Ref. Fuel A								✔	✔■*
oil, ASTM Ref. Fuel B								✔	✔■*
oil, ASTM Ref. Fuel C
oil, animal						■	✖	✔■*	✔■*
oil, crude - see crude oil
oil, diesel - see diesel oil
oil, etheral
oil, fuel - see fuel oil
oil, gas - see gas oil
oil, hydraulic, petroleum base				✔				✔	(Mineral)
oil, hydraulic, petroleum base	synthetic base			✔				✖	✖
oil, hydraulic, petroleum base							(Pydraul)
oil, hydraulic, petroleum base				Skydrol 500			Skydrol
oil, mineral				✔	✔	✖	✖	✔	✔■*
(including common lubricating oils)
oil, paraffin - see kerosene
oil, transformer - see transformer oil
oil, of turpentine - see turpentine
oil, vegetable				✔	✔	■	✖	✔	✔■*
oleic acid		✔		✔	✔	✖	✖	■*
oxalic acid		✔		✔	■	✔	✔
oxalic acid	10%								■*
oxygen		✔*	✔*	✔	■	✔	✔*	✔
ozone		✔*		■	✖	✖	✖	✔
palmitic acid		✔*
paraffin		■
penthane
perchloric acid			✖*
perchloroethylene				■	✖	✖*	✖*	✖*	✖*
petrol
petrol, aliphatic	2 star			✔	✔	✖	✖	✔
petrol, aliphatic	3 star			✔	✔	✖	✖	✔
petrol, aliphatic	4 star			✔	✔	✖	✖	✔
petrol, aliphatic	5 star			✔	✔■	✖	✖	✔
petrol, aliphatic	High Octane			✔	✔■	✖	✖	✔■
petrol, aromatic (containing benzene)				✔*	✔■*	✖	✖	✔■*
petrol/benzene mixture	80:20 ratio	✖*	✖*
petroleum ether		✖	✖	✔		✖	✖	■*
phenol (s) (carbolic acid)			✖*	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
phenylcarbinol (benyl alcohol)		✖	✖*
phenylhydrazine		✖*	✖*
phenylhydrazine hydrochloride			✖
phosgene	Gas
phosgene	Liquid
phosphates		✔*	✔*
phosphoric acid	Dilute							■*	●
phosphoric acid	20% aq. solution	✔	✔
phosphoric acid	25%					✔	✔
phosphoric acid	30% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
phosphoric acid	50% aq. solution			✔	✖	✔	✔
phosphoric acid	90%					✔	✔
phosphoric acid	95% aq. solution
phosphoric anhydride		✔*
phosphorus
phosphorus pentoxide		✔*		■		✔	✔
phosphorus trichloride		✖*	✖*
photographic developers		✔*	✔*
photographic emulsions		✔*	✔*
photographic fixing solutions		✔*	✔*
phthalic anhydride		✔*	✔*
picric acid (trinitro phenol)	1% w/w in water	✔*	✔*	■	✖	✔
picric acid (trinitro phenol)	10% w/w in alcohol	✔*
polyester emulsions				✔*
polystrene emulsions				✔*
polyglycol ethers		✖*	✖*
potassium acid sulphate		✔	✔

		Plasticised PVC (PVC-P)		Nylon		Polyethylene Low		Polyurethane
Chemical	Concentration	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc
potassium antimonate		✔	✔
potassium bicarbonate		✔*	✔*
potassium bichromate		✔*
potassium bisulphite		✔	✔*
potassium borate		✔*	✔*
potassium bromate		✔*	✔*
potassium bromide		✔*	✔*
potassium carbonate		✔*	✔*
potassium chlorate		✔*	✔*
potassium choride		✔	✔
potassium chromate		✔*	✔*
potassium cuprocyanide		✔	✔
potassium cyanide		✔	✔
potassium dichromate		✔	✔			✔	✔	✔*	●
potassium ferricyanide		✔*	✔*
potassium ferrocyanide		✔*	✔*
potassium fluoride		✔*	✔*
potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)									●
potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)	Dilute							✔■*
potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)	1% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)	10% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)	50%			✔	✖	✔	✔
potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)	Concentrated	✔	✖			✔	✔	✖	●
potassium hypochlorite		✔
potassium nitrate (nitre, saltpetre)		✔*	✔*	✔	✖	✔	✔	✔■*	●
potassium perborate		✔*	✔*
potassium perchlorite		✔*
potassium permanganate		✔*				✔	✔
potassium permanganate	Dilute							■*
potassium permanganate	5%			✖	✖
potassium persulphate		✔*	✔*
potassium phosphate		✔*	✔*
potassium sulphate		✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔■*
potassium sulphide		✔	✔
potassium thiosulphate		✔	✔
propane				✔	✔			✔■*
propylene dichloride		✖*	✖*
(1,2 dichloro propane)
propylene glycol		✔*
propylene oxide		✖*	✖*
pyridine				■	✖			✖	✖
saccharose
salicylic acid		✔*	✔*
(ortho hydoxy benzoic acid)
saltpetre - see potassium nitrate
sea water		✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
selenic acid
silver acetate		✔*	✔*
silver cyanide		✔*	✔*
silver nitrate				✔		✔	✔
silver nitrate	Dilute							■*	●
soap solution		✔		✔		✔	✔
soda water				✔	✔	✔*	✔*	✔*	●
sodium acetate		✔*
sodium acid sulphate		✔	✔
sodium aluminate		✔*	✔*
sodium antimonate		✔	✔
sodium benzoate		✔*	✖*
sodium bicarbonate		✔*		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔*	●
sodium bisulphate		✔*	✔*
(sodium hydrogen sulphate)
sodium bisulphite		✔
sodium borate		✔*
sodium bromide		✔*	✔*
sodium carbonate (washing soda)		✔*		✔	■	✔	✔
sodium carbonate (washing soda)	Dilute							■*	●
sodium chlorate		✔*	✔*	■		✔	✔	✔■*	●
sodium chloride (common salt)		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔*	●
sodium cyanide		✔	✔
sodium ferricyanide		✔*	✔*
sodium ferrocyanide		✔*	✔*
sodium fluoride		✔*
sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)	Dilute							✔■*	●
sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)	1% aq. solution	✔				✔	✔
sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)	10% aq. solution	✔	■			✔	✔
sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)	20%					✔	✔
sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)	40% aq. solution	✔	✖			✔	✔
sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)	46%					✔	✔
sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)	50%			✔	✖	✔	✔
sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)	Concentrated	✔	✖			✔	✔	✖*	✖*
sodium hypochlorite	5%
(a bleaching agent)	15% Cl	✔	■			✔	✔
(a bleaching agent)	Dil.			■				✔*	●
sodium hyposulphate		✔*	✔*
sodium metaphosphate		✔*	✔*
sodium nitrate		✔*	✔*	✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔■*	●
sodium nitrite		✔*	✔*
sodium perborate		✔*
sodium peroxide		✔*	✔*
sodium phosphate		✔*	✔*
sodium silicate		✔*	✔*
sodium sulphate		✔*	✔*
sodium sulphide				✔	■			✔■*	●
sodium sulphide	25% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
sodium sulphide	Concentrated	✔	✔			✔	✔
sodium sulphite				✔*	■*	✔	✔	✔■*	●
sodium tetraborate		✔*
sodium thiosulphate		✔	✔
soft soap		✔

			Plasticised PVC (PVC-P)			Polyethylene Low Density		Polyurethane
Chemical	Concentration	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc	20ºc	60ºc
solvent naptha				✔	✔■	■*	✖*	✔■*
stannic chloride		✔	✔
stannous chloride		✔	✔
starch		✔*	✔*
steam - see water
stearic acid		✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔	✔
stearin (also stearine)				✔	✔	✔*	✔*
styrene				✔				■*
sucrose (cane or beet sugar)		✔*	✔*	✔*	✔*	✔	✔	✔*	●
sulphamic acid				✖	✖
sulphur				✔*	✔*			■*
sulphur	Colloidal			✔		✔	✔
sulphur	Molten
sulphur dioxide	Gas & Liquid
sulphur dioxide	Dry	✔*	✔*			✔	✔
sulphur dioxide	Moist		✖*			✖	✖
sulphur dioxide	Liquid		✖*
sulphur dioxide	10%			■	✖
sulphur trioxide				■	✖	✖	✖
sulphuric acid	Dilute							✔■*	●
sulphuric acid	1%			✔	■
sulphuric acid	10% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
sulphuric acid	20% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
sulphuric acid	30% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
sulphuric acid	40% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
sulphuric acid	45% aq. solution	✔	✔			✔	✔
sulphuric acid	50% aq. solution	✔	■			✔	✔
sulphuric acid	55% aq. solution		■			✔	✔
sulphuric acid	60% aq. solution	■	■			✔	✔
sulphuric acid	70% aq. solution	■				✔	■
sulphuric acid	80% aq. solution	■
sulphuric acid	90% aq. solution
sulphuric acid	95% aq. solution					■	✖
sulphuric acid	98% aq. solution	✖	✖	✖	✖	■	✖
sulphuric acid	Fuming	✖	✖			✖	✖
sulphuric acid	Concentrated							✖*	✖*
sulphurous acid	10% aq. solution	✔
sulphurous acid	30% aq. solution	✔
surface active agents (emulsifiers)	All concentrations	✔*	✔*
(synthetic detergents & wetting agents)
synthetic detergents	All concentrations	✔*
tallow		✔*
tannic acid		✔
tanning extracts		✔*
tartaric acid		✔		✔	✔
tartaric acid	Dilute							■*	●
tartaric acid	10%					✔	✔
tetra ethyl lead		✔*		✔		✔	✖
tetrahydrofuran		✖*	✖*
tetrahydronaphthalene		✖	✖
tetralin		✖	✖
thionyl chloride
toluene		✖*	✖*	✔	■	✖	✖	✖	✖
town gas - see coal gas
transformer oil		✔	✖	✔*		■	✖	■*	■✖*
tributyl phosphate		✖*	✖*	✔	✔	■*	✖*	■*
trichloracetic acid			✖*
trichloroethane		✖*	✖*	■	✖			✖*	✖*
trichloroethylene		✖	✖	■	✖	✖	✖	✖	✖
trichlorobenzene		✖*	✖*
tricresyl phosphate		✖*	✖*	✔	✔	✖	✖	■✖*	✖*
triethanolamine		✔	✔
triethylene glycol		✔*
trimethylamine
trimethylpropane
trisodium phosphate		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	■*	■✖*
turpentine				✔	✔■	■	✖	✔	■*
turps substitute - see white spirit
urea		✔*
urea, formaldehde soln.				✔*
urea, soln.				✔	■	✔	✔	✔■*
uric acid				✔	✔
uric acid	Dilute					✔	✔
vegetable oils		✔
vinegar		✔*		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔■
vinyl acetate		✖*	✖*
water - de ionized		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
water - de ionized	100°C
water - de ionized	70°C
water - de ionized	40°C (up to)							✔	●
steam	110°C
steam	100°C			✖	✖	✖		✖	✖
water, sea - see sea water
water, soda - see soda water
wetting agents	All concentrations	✔*	✔*
white spirit				✔	✔■	■*	✖*	✔	■
wines and spirits				✔		✔		✔	●
xylene (dimethyl benzene)		✖*	✖*	✔	■	✖*	✖	✖	✖
xylenol (dimethyl phenol)		✖*	✖*
yeast		✔*
zinc ammonium carbonate		✔*	✔*
zinc carbonate		✔*	✔*
zinc chloride		✔*	✔*	✔	✔*	✔	✔	✔■*	●
zinc oxide		✔*	✔*
zinc sulphide		✔	✔

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