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Chemical Compatibility

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Material    Chemical All ABS Plastic Acetal (Delrin) Aluminum Brass Bronze Buna N Carbon Graphite Carpenter 20 Cast Iron Ceramic Al203 Ceramic Magnet Copper CPVC EPDM Epoxy Hastelloy-C Hypalon Hytrel Kel-F LDPE Natural Rubber Neoprene Noryl Nylon Polycarbonate Polypropylene PPS (Ryton) PTFE PVC PVDF (Kynar) Silicone 304 Stainless Steel 316 Stainless Steel Titanium Tygon Viton   All Acetaldehyde Acetamide Acetate Solvent Acetic Acid Acetic Acid 20% Acetic Acid 80% Acetic Acid, Glacial Acetic Anhydride Acetone Acetyl Bromide Acetyl Chloride (dry) Acetylene Acrylonitrile Adipic Acid Alcohols:Amyl Alcohols:Benzyl Alcohols:Butyl Alcohols:Diacetone Alcohols:Ethyl Alcohols:Hexyl Alcohols:Isobutyl Alcohols:Isopropyl Alcohols:Methyl Alcohols:Octyl Alcohols:Propyl Aluminum Chloride Aluminum Chloride 20% Aluminum Fluoride Aluminum Hydroxide Aluminum Nitrate Aluminum Potassium Sulfate 10% Aluminum Potassium Sulfate 100% Aluminum Sulfate Alums Amines Ammonia 10% Ammonia Nitrate Ammonia, anhydrous Ammonia, liquid Ammonium Acetate Ammonium Bifluoride Ammonium Carbonate Ammonium Caseinate Ammonium Chloride Ammonium Hydroxide Ammonium Nitrate Ammonium Oxalate Ammonium Persulfate Ammonium Phosphate, Dibasic Ammonium Phosphate, Monobasic Ammonium Phosphate, Tribasic Ammonium Sulfate Ammonium Sulfite Ammonium Thiosulfate Amyl Acetate Amyl Alcohol Amyl Chloride Aniline Aniline Hydrochloride Antifreeze Antimony Trichloride Aqua Regia (80% HCl, 20% HNO3) Arochlor 1248 Aromatic Hydrocarbons Arsenic Acid Arsenic Salts Asphalt Barium Carbonate Barium Chloride Barium Cyanide Barium Hydroxide Barium Nitrate Barium Sulfate Barium Sulfide Beer Beet Sugar Liquids Benzaldehyde Benzene Benzene Sulfonic Acid Benzoic Acid Benzol Benzonitrile Benzyl Chloride Bleaching Liquors Borax (Sodium Borate) Boric Acid Brewery Slop Bromine Butadiene Butane Butanol (Butyl Alcohol) Butter Buttermilk Butyl Amine Butyl Ether Butyl Phthalate Butylacetate Butylene Butyric Acid Calcium Bisulfate Calcium Bisulfide Calcium Bisulfite Calcium Carbonate Calcium Chlorate Calcium Chloride Calcium Hydroxide Calcium Hypochlorite Calcium Nitrate Calcium Oxide Calcium Sulfate Calgon Cane Juice Carbolic Acid (Phenol) Carbon Bisulfide Carbon Dioxide (dry) Carbon Dioxide (wet) Carbon Disulfide Carbon Monoxide Carbon Tetrachloride Carbon Tetrachloride (dry) Carbon Tetrachloride (wet) Carbonated Water Carbonic Acid Catsup Chloric Acid Chlorinated Glue Chlorine Water Chlorine, Anhydrous Liquid Chlorine (dry) Chloroacetic Acid Chlorobenzene (Mono) Chlorobromomethane Chloroform Chlorosulfonic Acid Chocolate Syrup Chromic Acid 5% Chromic Acid 10% Chromic Acid 30% Chromic Acid 50% Chromium Salts Cider Citric Acid Citric Oils Cloroxr (Bleach) Coffee Copper Chloride Copper Cyanide Copper Fluoborate Copper Nitrate Copper Sulfate 5% Copper Sulfate >5% Cream Cresols Cresylic Acid Cupric Acid Cyanic Acid Cyclohexane Cyclohexanone Detergents Diacetone Alcohol Dichlorobenzene Dichloroethane Diesel Fuel Diethyl Ether Diethylamine Diethylene Glycol Dimethyl Aniline Dimethyl Formamide Diphenyl Diphenyl Oxide Dyes Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulfate) Ethane Ethanol Ethanolamine Ether Ethyl Acetate Ethyl Benzoate Ethyl Chloride Ethyl Ether Ethyl Sulfate Ethylene Bromide Ethylene Chloride Ethylene Chlorohydrin Ethylene Diamine Ethylene Dichloride Ethylene Glycol Ethylene Oxide Fatty Acids Ferric Chloride Ferric Nitrate Ferric Sulfate Ferrous Chloride Ferrous Sulfate Fluoboric Acid Fluorine Fluosilicic Acid Formaldehyde 40% Formaldehyde 100% Formic Acid Freonr 11 Freon 12 Freon 22 Freon 113 Freon TF Fruit Juice Fuel Oils Furan Resin Furfural Gallic Acid Gasoline (high-aromatic) Gasoline, leaded, ref. Gasoline, unleaded Gelatin Glucose Glue, P.V.A. Glycerin Glycolic Acid Gold Monocyanide Grape Juice Grease Heptane Hexane Honey Hydraulic Oil (Petro) Hydraulic Oil (Synthetic) Hydrazine Hydrobromic Acid 20% Hydrobromic Acid 100% Hydrochloric Acid 20% Hydrochloric Acid 37% Hydrochloric Acid 100% Hydrochloric Acid, Dry Gas Hydrocyanic Acid Hydrocyanic Acid (Gas 10%) Hydrofluoric Acid 20% Hydrofluoric Acid 50% Hydrofluoric Acid 75% Hydrofluoric Acid 100% Hydrofluosilicic Acid 20% Hydrofluosilicic Acid 100% Hydrogen Gas Hydrogen Peroxide 10% Hydrogen Peroxide 30% Hydrogen Peroxide 50% Hydrogen Peroxide 100% Hydrogen Sulfide (aqua) Hydrogen Sulfide (dry) Hydroquinone Hydroxyacetic Acid 70% Ink Iodine Iodine (in alcohol) Iodoform Isooctane Isopropyl Acetate Isopropyl Ether Isotane Jet Fuel (JP3, JP4, JP5) Kerosene Ketones Lacquer Thinners Lacquers Lactic Acid Lard Latex Lead Acetate Lead Nitrate Lead Sulfamate Ligroin Lime Linoleic Acid Lithium Chloride Lithium Hydroxide Lubricants Lye: KOH Potassium Hydroxide Lye: NaOH Sodium Hydroxide Lye: Ca(OH)2 Calcium Hydroxide Magnesium Bisulfate Magnesium Carbonate Magnesium Chloride Magnesium Hydroxide Magnesium Nitrate Magnesium Oxide Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom Salts) Maleic Acid Maleic Anhydride Malic Acid Manganese Sulfate Mash Mayonnaise Melamine Mercuric Chloride (dilute) Mercuric Cyanide Mercurous Nitrate Mercury Methane Methanol (Methyl Alcohol) Methyl Acetate Methyl Acetone Methyl Acrylate Methyl Alcohol 10% Methyl Bromide Methyl Butyl Ketone Methyl Cellosolve Methyl Chloride Methyl Dichloride Methyl Ethyl Ketone Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Methyl Isopropyl Ketone Methyl Methacrylate Methylamine Methylene Chloride Milk Mineral Spirits Molasses Monochloroacetic acid Monoethanolamine Morpholine Motor oil Mustard Naphtha Naphthalene Natural Gas Nickel Chloride Nickel Nitrate Nickel Sulfate Nitrating Acid (S1% Acid) Nitrating Acid (S15% H2SO4) Nitrating Acid (>15% H2SO4) Nitrating Acid (>15% HNO3) Nitric Acid (5-10%) Nitric Acid (20%) Nitric Acid (50%) Nitric Acid (Concentrated) Nitrobenzene Nitrogen Fertilizer Nitromethane Nitrous Acid Nitrous Oxide Oils:Aniline Oils:Anise Oils:Bay Oils:Bone Oils:Castor Oils:Cinnamon Oils:Citric Oils:Clove Oils:Coconut Oils:Cod Liver Oils:Corn Oils:Cottonseed Oils:Creosote Oils:Diesel Fuel (20, 30, 40, 50) Oils:Fuel (1, 2, 3, 5A, 5B, 6) Oils:Ginger Oils:Hydraulic Oil (Petro) Oils:Hydraulic Oil (Synthetic) Oils:Lemon Oils:Linseed Oils:Mineral Oils:Olive Oils:Orange Oils:Palm Oils:Peanut Oils:Peppermint Oils:Pine Oils:Rapeseed Oils:Rosin Oils:Sesame Seed Oils:Silicone Oils:Soybean Oils:Sperm (whale) Oils:Tanning Oils:Transformer Oils:Turbine Oleic Acid Oleum 25% Oleum 100% Oxalic Acid (cold) Ozone Palmitic Acid Paraffin Pentane Perchloric Acid Perchloroethylene Petrolatum Petroleum Phenol (10%) Phenol (Carbolic Acid) Phosphoric Acid (S40%) Phosphoric Acid (>40%) Phosphoric Acid (crude) Phosphoric Acid (molten) Phosphoric Acid Anhydride Phosphorus Phosphorus Trichloride Photographic Developer Photographic Sol. Phthalic Acid Phthalic Anhydride Picric Acid Plat. Sol., Antimony Plat. 130øF Plat. Sol., Arsenic Plat. 110øF Plat. Sol., Brass Plat.: Regular Brass Bath 100øF Plat. Sol., Brass Plat.: High-Speed Brass Bath 110øF Plat. Sol., Bronze Plat.: Cu-Cd Bronze Bath R.T. Plat. Sol., Bronze Plat.: Cu-Sn Bronze Bath 160øF Plat. Sol., Bronze Plat.: Cu-Zn Bronze Bath 100øF Plat. Sol., Cadmium Plat.: Cyanide Bath 90øF Plat. Sol., Cadmium Plat.: Fluoborate Bath 100øF Plat. Sol., Chromium Plat.: Barrel Chrome Bath 95øF Plat. Sol., Chromium Plat.: Black Chrome Bath 115øF Plat. Sol., Chromium Plat.: Chromic-Sulfuric Bath 130øF Plat. Sol., Chromium Plat.: Fluoride Bath 130øF Plat. Sol., Chromium Plat.: Fluosilicate Bath 95øF Plat. Sol., Copper Plat. (Cyanide): Copper Strike Bath 120øF Plat. Sol., Copper Plat. (Cyanide): High-Speed Bath 180øF Plat. Sol., Copper Plat. (Cyanide): Rochelle Salt Bath 150øF Plat. Sol., Copper Plat. (Acid): Copper Fluoborate Bath 120øF Plat. Sol., Copper Plat. (Acid): Copper Sulfate Bath R.T. Plat. Sol., Copper Plat. (Misc): Copper Pyrophosphate Plat. Sol., Copper Plat. (Misc): Copper (Electroless) Plat. Sol., Gold Plat.: Acid 75øF Plat. Sol., Gold Plat.: Cyanide 150øF Plat. Sol., Gold Plat.: Neutral 75øF Plat. Sol., Indium Sulfamate Plat. R.T. Plat. Sol., Iron Plat.: Ferrous Am Sulfate Bath 150øF Plat. Sol., Iron Plat.: Ferrous Chloride Bath 190øF Plat. Sol., Iron Plat.: Ferrous Sulfate Bath 150øF Plat. Sol., Iron Plat.: Fluoborate Bath 145øF Plat. Sol., Iron Plat.: Sulfamate 140øF Plat. Sol., Iron Plat.: Sulfate-Chloride Bath 160øF Plat. Sol., Lead Fluoborate Plat. Plat. Sol., Nickel Plat.: Electroless 200øF Plat. Sol., Nickel Plat.: Fluoborate 100-170øF Plat. Sol., Nickel Plat.: High-Chloride 130-160øF Plat. Sol., Nickel Plat.: Sulfamate 100-140øF Plat. Sol., Nickel Plat.: Watts Type 115-160øF Plat. Sol., Rhodium Plat. 120øF Plat. Sol., Silver Plat. 80-120øF Plat. Sol., Tin-Fluoborate Plat. 100øF Plat. Sol., Tin-Lead Plat. 100øF Plat. Sol., Zinc Plat.: Acid Chloride 140øF Plat. Sol., Zinc Plat.: Acid Fluoborate Bath R.T. Plat. Sol., Zinc Plat.: Acid Sulfate Bath 150øF Plat. Sol., Zinc Plat.: Alkaline Cyanide Bath R.T. Potash (Potassium Carbonate) Potassium Bicarbonate Potassium Bromide Potassium Chlorate Potassium Chloride Potassium Chromate Potassium Cyanide Sol. Potassium Dichromate Potassium Ferricyanide Potassium Ferrocyanide Potassium Hydroxide (Caustic Potash) Potassium Hypochlorite Potassium Iodide Potassium Nitrate Potassium Oxalate Potassium Permanganate (aq) Potassium Sulfate Potassium Sulfide Propane (liquefied) Propylene Propylene Glycol Pyridine Pyrogallic Acid Resorcinal Rosins Rum Rust Inhibitors Salad Dressings Salicylic Acid Salt Brine (NaCl saturated) Sea Water Shellac (Bleached) Shellac (Orange) Silicone Silver Bromide Silver Nitrate Soap Sol. Soda Ash (see Sodium Carbonate) Sodium Acetate Sodium Aluminate Sodium Benzoate Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Bisulfate Sodium Bisulfite Sodium Borate (Borax) Sodium Bromide Sodium Carbonate Sodium Chlorate Sodium Chloride Sodium Chromate Sodium Cyanide Sodium Ferrocyanide Sodium Fluoride Sodium Hydrosulfite Sodium Hydroxide (20%) Sodium Hydroxide (50%) Sodium Hydroxide (80%) Sodium Hypochlorite (100%) Sodium Hypochlorite (<20%) Sodium Hyposulfate Sodium Metaphosphate Sodium Metasilicate Sodium Nitrate Sodium Perborate Sodium Peroxide Sodium Polyphosphate Sodium Silicate Sodium Sulfate Sodium Sulfide Sodium Sulfite Sodium Tetraborate Sodium Thiosulfate (hypo) Sorghum Soy Sauce Stannic Chloride Stannic Fluoborate Stannous Chloride Starch Stearic Acid Stoddard Solvent Styrene Sugar (Liquids) Sulfate (Liquors) Sulfur Chloride Sulfur Dioxide Sulfur Dioxide (dry) Sulfur Hexafluoride Sulfur Trioxide Sulfur Trioxide (dry) Sulfuric Acid (<10%) Sulfuric Acid (10-75%) Sulfuric Acid (75-100%) Sulfuric Acid (cold concentrated) Sulfuric Acid (hot concentrated) Sulfurous Acid Sulfuryl Chloride Tallow Tannic Acid Tanning Liquors Tartaric Acid Tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethylene Tetrahydrofuran Tin Salts Toluene (Toluol) Tomato Juice Trichloroacetic Acid Trichloroethane Trichloroethylene Trichloropropane Tricresylphosphate Triethylamine Trisodium Phosphate Turpentine Urea Uric Acid Urine Varnish Vegetable Juice Vinegar Vinyl Acetate Vinyl Chloride Water, Deionized Water, Acid, Mine Water, Distilled Water, Fresh Water, Salt Weed Killers Whey Whiskey & Wines White Liquor (Pulp Mill) White Water (Paper Mill) Xylene Zinc Chloride Zinc Hydrosulfite Zinc Sulfate

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WARNING
The information in this chart has been supplied to Cole-Parmer by other reputable sources and is to be used ONLY as a guide in selecting equipment for appropriate chemical compatibility. Before permanent installation, test the equipment with the chemicals and under the specific conditions of your application.
Ratings of chemical behavior listed in this chart apply at a 48-hr exposure period;

Cole-Parmer has no knowledge of possible effects beyond this period. Cole-Parmer does not warrant (neither express nor implied) that the information in this chart is accurate or complete or that any material is suitable for any purpose.

DANGER
Variations in chemical behavior during handling due to factors such as temperature, pressure, and concentrations can cause equipment to fail, even though it passed an initial test.

SERIOUS INJURY MAY RESULT.
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