Chemical Compatibility Guide**
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Resistance-Chemical Effect 1 - Excellent 2 - Good 3 - Fair 4 - Not recommended |
Superscript Detail A Satisfactory to 72 ° F (22.2 °C) B Satisfactory to 120° F (48.8 ° C) |
| Acetaldehyde | 1 | Acetamide | 1 | Acetate Solvent | 1 | Acetic Acid, Glacaial | 2B |
| Acetic Acid, 20% | 1 | Acetic Acid, 80% | 3 | Acetic Acid | 3 | Acetic Anhydride | 1 |
| Acetone | 4 | Acetyl Chloride (Dry) | 1 | Acetylene | 1 | Acrylonitrile | 1 |
| Alcohols, Amyl | 4 | Alcohols, Benyzl | 1A | Alcohols, Butyl | 1 | Alcohols, Diacetone | 1 |
| Alcohols, Ethyl | 1B | Alcohols, Hexyl | 1 | Alcohols, Isobutyl | 1 | Alcohols, Isopropyl | 1 |
| Alcohols, Methyl | 2A | Alcohols, Octyl | 1 | Alcohols, Propyl | 1 | Aluminum Chloride 20% | 1A |
| Aluminum Chloride | 1A | Aluminum Fluoride | 2A | Aluminum Hydroxide | 2A | Aluminum Potassium Sulfate 10% | 1A |
| Aluminum Potassium Sulfate 100% | 1A | Aluminum Sulfate | 1A | Amines | 1A | Ammonia 10% | 1A |
| Ammonia, Anydrous | 1 | Ammonia, Liquid | 1A | Ammonia Nitrate | 1 | Ammonium Bifluoride | 1A |
| Ammonium Carbonate | 1A | Ammonium Casenite | 1 | Ammonium Chloride | 1A | Ammonium Hydroxide | 1A |
| Ammonium Nitrate | 1A | Ammonium Oxalate | 1 | Ammonium Persulfate | 1A | Ammonium Phosphate, Dibasic | 1A |
| Ammonium Phosphate, Monobasic | 1 | Ammonium Phosphate, Tribasic | 1 | Ammonium Sulfate | 1A | Ammonium Thiosulfate | 1 |
| Amyl Acetate | 1A | Amyl Alcohol | 4 | Amyl Chloride | 1A | Aniline | 3A |
| Anti-Freeze | 1 | Aqua Regia (80% HCl, 20% HNO3) | 4 | Arochlor 1248 | 1A | Aromatic Hydrocarbons | 1 |
| Arsenic Acid | 1A | Asphalt | 1 | Barium Carbonate | 1A | Barium Chloride | 1A |
| Barium Cyanide | 1 | Barium Hydroxide | 1A | Barium Nitrate | 1A | Barium Sulfate | 3A |
| Barium Sulfide | 2A | Beer | 1A | Beet Sugar Liquids | 1A | Benzaldehyde | 1A |
| Benzoic Acid | 1A | Benzol | 1A | Borax (Sodium Borate) | 1A | Boric Acid | 1A |
| Brewery Slop | 1 | Bromine | 4 | Butadiene | 1A | Butane | 1A |
| Butanol (Butyl Alcohol) | 4 | Butter | 1 | Buttermilk | 1A | Butylene | 1A |
| Butylacetate | 2A | Butaric Acid | 3A | Calcium Bisulfate | 1 | Calcium Bisulfide | 1 |
| Calcium Bisulfite | 1A | Calcium Carbonate | 1A | Calcium Chloride | 1A | Calcium Hydroxide | 1A |
| Calcium Hypochlorite | 1A | Calcium Sulfate | 1A | Calgon | 1 | Cane Juice | 1 |
| Carbolic Acid (See Phenol) | 3A | Carbon Bisulfide | 1 | Carbon Dioxide | 1A | Carbon Dioxide (Dry) | 1A |
| Carbon Dioxide (Wet) | 1A | Carbon Disulfide | 3A | Carbon Monoxide | 1A | Carbon Tetrachloride | 1A |
| Carbonated Water | 1 | Carbonic Acid | 2A | Catsup | 1 | Chloroacetic Acid | 3A |
| Chlorinated Glue | 1 | Chlorine, Anhydrous Liquid | 3A | Chlorine Water | 1A | Chlorobenzene (Mono) | 3B |
| Chloroform | 3A | Chlorosulfonic Acid | 3A | Chocolate Syrup | 1 | Chromic Acid 5% | 2A |
| Chromic Acid 10% | 3A | Chromic Acid 30% | 3A | Chromic Acid 50% | 4 | Cider | 1 |
| Citric Acid | 1A | Citric Oils | 1 | Chlorox (Bleach) | 1 | Coffee | 1 |
| Copper Chloride | 1 | Copper Cyanide | 2A | Copper Fluoborate | 1 | Copper Nitrate | 1A |
| Copper Sulfate 5% | 1A | Copper Sulfate >5% | 1A | Cream | 1 | Cresols | 1A |
| Cresylic Acid | 1A | Cyanic Acid | 1A | Cyclohexane | 1A | Detergents | 1A |
| Dichlorethane | 2B | Diesel Fuel | 1A | Diethylamine | 1 | Diethylene Glycol | 3 |
| Diphenyl Oxide | 1 | Dyes | 1 | Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulfate) | 1 | Ethane | 1A |
| Ethanolamine | 1A | Ether | 1A | Ethyl Acetate | 3A | Ethyl Chloride | 1A |
| Ethyl Sulfate | 1A | Ethylene Chloride | 2A | Ethylene Dichloride | 3A | Ethylene Glycol | 3A |
| Ethylene Oxide | 1A | Fatty Acids | 1A | Ferric Chloride | 1A | Ferric Sulfate | 1A |
| Ferrous Chloride | 1A | Ferrous Sulfate | 1A | Fluoboric Acid | 1 | Fluorine | 4 |
| Fluosilicic Acid | 3 | Formaldehyde 40% | 1A | Formaldehyde 100% | 1 | Formic Acid | 3A |
| Freon 11 | 1 | Freon 12 | 1 | Freon 22 | 1 | Freon 113 | 1 |
| Freon TF | 1 | Fruit Juice | 1 | Fuel Oils | 1A | Furan Resin | 1A |
| Furfural | 1A | Gasoline | 1 | Gelatin | 2 | Glucose | 2 |
| Glue, P.V.A. | 1 | Glycerin | 1 | Glycolic Acid | 1 | Gold Monocyanide | 1 |
| Grape Juice | 1 | Grease | 1 | Heptane | 1 | Hexane | 2 |
| Honey | 1 | Hydraulic Oil (Petro) | 1 | Hydraulic Oil (Synthetic) | 1 | Hydrazine | 1 |
| Hydrobromic Acid 20% | 2A | Hydrobromic Acid 100% | 4 | Hydrochloric Acid, Dry Gas | 1 | Hydrochloric Acid 20% | 2A |
| Hydrochloric Acid 37% | 1 | Hydrocyanic Acid | 1 | Hydrofluoric Acid 20% | 1 | Hydrofluoric Acid 50% | 3B |
| Hydrofluoric Acid 75% | 2A | Hydrofluositicic Acid 20% | 3A | Hydrofluositicic Acid 100% | 3A | Hydrogen Peroxide 10% | 3A |
| Hydrogen Peroxide 30% | 2 | Hydrogen Peroxide 100% | 1 | Hydrogen Sulfide (Aqua) | 1 | Hydrogen Sulfide (Dry) | 1 |
| Hydroxyacetic Acid 70% | 1 | Ink | 1 | Iodine | 3 | Isotane | 1 |
| Isopropyl Acetate | 1 | Isopropyl Ether | 4 | Jet Fuel (JP3,-4,-5) | 1 | Kerosene | 1 |
| Ketones | 3 | Lacquers | 1 | Lacquer Thinners | 1 | Lactic Acid | 2A |
| Lard | 2 | Latex | 1 | Lead Acetate | 1 | Lead Sulfamate | 1 |
| Ligroins | 1 | Lime | 1 | Lubricants | 1 | Magnesium Carbonate | 1 |
| Magnesium Chloride | 1 | Magnesium Hydroxide | 1 | Magnesium Nitrate | 1 | Magnesium Oxide | 1 |
| Magnesium Sulfate | 1 | Maleic Acid | 1 | Maleic Anhydride | 1 | Mash | 1 |
| Mayonnaise | 1 | Melamine | 1 | Mercuric Chloride (Dilute) | 1 | Mercuric Cyanide | 1 |
| Mercury | 1 | Methanol (Methyl Alcohol) | 2A | Methyl Acetate | 4 | Methyl Acrylate | 1 |
| Methyl Acetone | 3 | Methyl Alcohol 10% | 2A | Methyl Bromide | 2 | Methyl Butyl Ketone | 3 |
| Methyl Cellosolve | 3 | Methyl Dichloride | 1 | Methyl Ethyl Ketone | 3A | Methyl Isobutyl Ketone | 3 |
| Methyl Isopropyl Ketone | 3 | Methyl Methacrylate | 1 | Methylamine | 1 | Methyllene Chloride | 1 |
| Milk | 1 | Molasses | 1 | Mustard | 1 | Naphtha | 1 |
| Naphthalene | 1 | Nickel Chloride | 1 | Nickel Sulfate | 1 | Nitrating Acid (>15% H2SO4) | 4 |
| Nitric Acid (5-10%) | 1A | Nitric Acid (20%) | 2A | Nitric Acid | 4 | Nitric Acid (Concentrated) | 4 |
| Nitrobenzene | 3A | Oils, Analine | 1 | Oils, Anise | 1 | Oils, Bay | 1 |
| Oils, Bone | 1 | Oils, Castor | 1 | Oils, Cinnamon | 1 | Oils, Citric | 1 |
| Oils, Clove | 1 | Oils, Cocoa Nut | 1 | Oils, Cod Liver | 1 | Oils, Corn | 1 |
| Oils, Cotton Seed | 1A | Oils, Creosote | 1A | Oils, Diesel Fuel (20, 30, 40, 50) | 1A | Oils, Fuel (1, 2, 3, 5A, 5B, 6) | 1A |
| Oils, Ginger | 1 | Oils, Hydraulic (See Hydraulic) | Oils, Lemon | 1 | Oils, Linseed | 1 | |
| Oils, Mineral | 1 | Oils, Olive | 1 | Oils, Orange | 1 | Oils, Palm | 1 |
| Oils, Peanut | 1 | Oils, Peppermint | 1 | Oils, Pine | 1 | Oils, Rapeseed | 1 |
| Oils, Rosin | 1 | Oils, Sesame Seed | 1 | Oils, Silicone | 1 | Oils, Soybean | 1 |
| Oils, Sperm | 1 | Oils, Tanning | 1 | Oils, Turbine | 1 | Oleic Acid | 1 |
| Oleum 25% | 4 | Oleum 100% | 4 | Oxalic Acid (Cold) | 1 | Paraffin | 1 |
| Pentane | 1 | Perchloroethylene | 4 | Petrolatum | 1 | Phenol (10%) | 3 |
| Phenol (Carbolic Acid) | 3 | Phosphoric Acid (<40%) | 1 | Phosphoric Acid (>40%) | 2 | Phosphoric Acid (Crude) | 2 |
| Photographic Developer | 1 | Picric Acid | 1 | Plating Solutions (Abbreviated PS) | PS Antimony Plating 130°F | 2 | |
| PS Arsenic Plating 110°F | 2 | PS Brass Plating (Abbreviated BP) | PS BP CU-CD Bronze Bath R.T. | 2 | PS BP CU-SN Bronze Bath 160°F | 3 | |
| PS BP CU-ZN Bronze Bath 100°F | 2 | Cadmium Plating (Abbreviated CaP) | PS CaP Cyanide Bath 90°F | 2 | PS CaP Fluoborate Bath 130°F | 2 | |
| Chromium Plating (Abbreviated ChR) | PS ChR Chromic-Sulfuric Bath 130°F | 3 | PS ChR Fluosilicate Bath 95°F | 3 | PS ChR Fluoride Bath 130°F | 3 | |
| PS ChR Black Chrome Bath 115°F | 3 | PS ChR Barrel Chrome Bath 95°F | 3 | Copper Plating (Cyanide) (Abbreviated CPCy) | PS CPCy Copper Strike Bath 120°F | 2 | |
| PS CPCy Rochelle Salt Bath 150°F | 3 | PS CPCy High Speed Bath 180°F | 3 | Copper Plating (Acid) (Abbreviated CPAc) | PS CPAc Copper Sulfate Bath R.T. | 4 | |
| PS CPAc Copper Fluoborate Bath 120°F | 4 | Copper Plating (Misc) (Abbreviated CPM) | PS CPM Copper Pyrophosphate | 2 | PS CPM Copper (Electroless) | 2 | |
| Gold Plating (Abbreviated GP) | PS GP Cyanide 150°F | 4 | PS GP Neutral 75°F | 1 | PS GP Acid 75°F | 1 | |
| PS Indium Sulfamate Plating R.T. | 1 | Iron Plating (Abbreviated IP) | PS IP Ferrous Chloride Bath 190°F | 4 | PS IP Ferrous Sulfate Bath 150°F | 4 | |
| PS IP Ferrous AM Sulfate Bath 150°F | 4 | PS IP Sulfate Chloride Bath 160°F | 4 | PS IP Fluoborate Bath 145°F | 4 | PS IP Sulfamate 140°F | 1 |
| PSLead Fluoborate Plating | 1 | Nickel Plating (Abbreviated NP) | PS NP Watts Type 115-160°F | 4 | PS NP High Chloride 130-160°F | 4 | |
| PS NP Fluoborate 100-170°F | 1 | PS NP Sulfamate 100-140°F | 1 | PS NP Electroless 200°F | 2 | PS Rhodium Plating 120°F | 1 |
| PS Silver Plating 80-120°F | 1 | PS Tin-Fluoborate Plating 100°F | 1 | PS Tin-Lead Plating 100°F | 1 | Zinc Plating (Abbreviated ZN) | |
| PS ZN Acid Chloride 140°F | 1 | PS ZN Acid Sulfate Bath 150°F | 4 | PS ZN Acid Fluoborate Bath R.T. | 1 | PS ZN Alkaline Cyanide Bath R.T. | 1 |
| Potash | 1 | Potassium Bicarbonate | 1 | Potassium Bromide | 1 | Potassium Carbonate | 1 |
| Potassium Chlorate | 1 | Potassium Chloride | 1 | Potassium Chromate | 3 | Potassium Cyanide Solutions | 1 |
| Potassium Dichromate | 3 | Potassium Ferrocyanide | 1 | Potassium Hydroxide (Caustic Potash) | 1 | Potassium Nitrate | 1 |
| Potassium Permanganate | 1 | Potassium Sulfate | 1 | Propane (Liquified) | 1 | Propylene Glycol | 3 |
| Pyridine | 1 | Pyrogallic Acid | 1 | Rosins | 1 | Rum | 1 |
| Rust Inhibitors | 1 | Salad Dressings | 1 | Sea Water | 1 | Shellac (Bleached) | 1 |
| Shellac (Orange) | 1 | Silicone | 1 | Silver Bromide | 1 | Silver Nitrate | 1 |
| Soap Solutions | 1 | Soda Ash (See Sodium Carbonate) | Sodium Acetate | 1 | Sodium Aluminate | 1 | |
| Sodium Bicarbonate | 1 | Sodium Bisulfate | 1 | Sodium Bisulfite | 1 | Sodium Borate | 1 |
| Sodium Carbonate | 3A | Sodium Chlorate | 1 | Sodium Chloride | 1 | Sodium Chromate | 3 |
| Sodium Cyanide | 1 | Sodium Fluoride | 1 | Sodium Hydroxide (20%) | 1B | Sodium Hydroxide (50%) | 2B |
| Sodium Hydroxide (80%) | 1A | Sodium Hypochlorite (<20%) | 3 | Sodium Hypochlorite (100%) | 4 | Sodium Hyposulfate | 3 |
| Sodium Metaphosphate | 1 | Sodium Metasilicate | 1 | Sodium Nitrate | 1 | Sodium Perborate | 2 |
| Sodium Peroxide | 3 | Sodium Polyphosphate | 1 | Sodium Silicate | 1 | Sodium Sulfate | 1 |
| Sodium Sulfide | 1 | Sodium Sulfite | 1 | Sodium Tetraborate | 1 | Sodium Thiosulfate (Hypo) | 1 |
| Sorghum | 1 | Soy Sauce | 1 | Stannic Chloride | 1 | Stannic Fluoborate | 1 |
| Stannous Chloride | 1 | Starch | 1 | Stearic Acid | 2 | Stoddard Solvent | 1 |
| Styrene | 1 | Sugar (Liquids) | 1 | Sulfate (Liquors) | 1 | Sulfur Chloride | 3 |
| Sulfur Dioxide (Dry) | 1A | Sulfur Trioxide (Dry) | 1 | Sulfuric Acid (<10%) | 1A | Sulfuric Acid (10-75%) | 1A |
| Sulfuric Acid (75-100%) | 3A | Sulfuric Acid (Hot conc) | 4 | Sulfuric Acid (Cold conc) | 4 | Sulfurous Acid | 1 |
| Sulfuryl Chloride | 1 | Tallow | 1 | Tannic Acid | 1 | Tanning Liquors | 1 |
| Tartaric Acid | 1 | Tetrachloroethane | 1 | Tetrahydrofuran | 1 | Toluene (Toluol) | 2A |
| Tomato Juice | 1 | Trichloroethane | 1 | Trichloroethylene | 3A | Trichloropropane | 1 |
| Tricresylphosphate | 1 | Triethylamine | 1 | Turpentine | 2 | Urine | 1 |
| Varnish | 1 | Vegetable Juice | 1 | Vinegar | 1 | Water, Acid, Mine | 1 |
| Water, Distilled | 1 | Water, Fresh | 1 | Water, Salt | 1 | Weed Killers | 1 |
| Whey | 1 | Whiskey/Wines | 2 | White Liquor (Pulp mill) | 1 | White Water (Paper mill) | 1 |
| Xylene | 1 | Zinc Chloride | 1 | Zinc Hydrosulfite | 1 | Zinc Sulfate | 1 |