Chemical resistance information for guidance purposes only.
Chemical Material Investigated |
Aluminium |
Glass Reinforced Polyester |
Acrylic |
Polycarbonate |
Stainless Steel |
Acetic Acid up to 5% |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Acetic Acid up to 15% |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Acetone |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Alcohol up to 30% |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Alcohol concentrate |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Ammonia 25% |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Aniline |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Battery Acid |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant within limits |
Benzene |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Carbon Dioxide |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Carbon Monoxide |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Carbon Tetrachloride |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Caustic Soda 2% |
Not resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Caustic Soda 10% |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Chloroform |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Common Salt |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Crude Oil |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Diesel Oil |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Dioxane |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Ether |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Ethyl Acetate |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Glycerine |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Glycol |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Hydrobromic Acid |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Hydrocarbons |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Hydrochloric Acid 5% |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Hydrochloric Acid 30% |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Hydrochloric Acid 96% |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Hydrogen Peroxide 40% |
Resistant within limits |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Hydrogen Peroxide over 40% |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Hydrogen Sulphide |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Ketones |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Lysol |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Metal Salts and their aqueous solutions |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Methanol |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Methylene Chloride |
Resistant within limits |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Milk of Lime |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Nitric Acid 5% |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Nitric Acid 30% |
Not resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant within limits |
Nitric Acid concentrate |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Petrol |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Petroleum Ether |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Phenol |
Resistant within limits |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Pyridine |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Sea Water |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Soap Suds |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Soda |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Sulphuric Acid 5% |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Sulphuric Acid 30% |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Sulphuric Acid concentrate |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Not resistant |
Sulphurous Acid 5% |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant within limits |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant within limits |
Synthetic detergent |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Turpentine |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Water up to 70ÂșC |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Resistant |
Xylene |
Resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Not resistant |
Resistant |
Key
- Resistant
- Resistant
- Resistant within limits
- Resistant within limits
- Not resistant
- Not resistant