This information is provided as a general guide only. Further guidance should be sought with respect to specific chemicals and their applications.
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Material | Generally resistant to | Generally attacked by |
Nitrile Butadiene Acrylonitrile copolymer | Many hydrocarbon fats, oils, greases, hydraulic fluids | Ozone, ketones, esters, aldehydes, chlorinated and nitro hydrocarbons |
Neoprene Chloroprene polymer | Moderate chemicals and acids, ozone, oily fats, greases, many oils and solvents | Strong oxidising acids and esters, ketones, chlorinated aromatic and nitro hydrocarbons |
Fluoroelastomer Fluorocarbon polymer | All aliphatic, aromatic and halogenated hydrocarbons, acids, animal and vegetable fats | Ketones, low molecular weight esters and nitro containing compounds |
Aluminium | Organic acids, fatty acids, freons, nitric acid | Strong acids, alkalis chlorinated solvents, mercury |
Stainless Steel | Organic acids, alkalis, nitric acid. Sulphuric acid (10%) | Strong oxidising acids and esters, ketones, chlorinated aromatic and nitro hydrocarbons |
Polymer Liquid crystal polymer | Organic acids, glycols, chlorinated solvents, ketones, mineral and oxidising acids, caustic solutions, freons | Sodium hydroxide, sulphuric acid (70%) |