Chemical Resistance Chart Written by Corpus Dementia 4/25/89 Chemical Latex Neoprene Nitrile PVC ---------------------------------------------------------------- Acetic Acid E E G G Acetone G G F F Aluminum Etch E G G F Ammonium Hydroxide E E E E Amyl Acetate F F G NR Amyl Alcohol E E E E Animal Fats F E E G Benzene NR F G F Butyl Acetate F NR F NR Butyl Alcohol E E E E Carbon Disulfide F G G G Carbon Tetrachloride F G G G Citric Acid E E E E Creosote G G G G Cutting Oil G E E G Degreasing Fluids F G G G Diesal fuel F G E G Diethlamine F F F F Ethanol E E G G Ethyl Acetate F F F NR Ethyl Ether NR E G NR Ethylene Acetate NR NR NR NR Ethylene Dichloride NR NR NR NR Formaldehyde E E E E Freon 11 NR G G NR Freon 12 G G G NR Freon 21 NR NR NR NR Freon 22 E G NR NR Gasoline (leaded) G G G G Hydrochloric Acid E E E E Hydrofluoric Acid G G F F Hydrogen Peroxide E E E E Isopropyl Alcohol E E E G Kerosene G E E G Lubricating Oil F G E G Methanol E E F F Methyl Acetate NR F F NR Methyl Alchol E E G G Methyl Bromide F F G NR Methyl Ethyl Ketone G E NR NR Methylene Chloride NR NR NR NR Naptha G E E G Nitric Acid (20%) G E E G Oxalic Acid E E E G Paint Remover F E F F PCB NR NR NR NR Perchlorethylene NR F G NR Perchloric Acid NR E E NR Phosphoric Acid E E E G Plating Solutions E E E E Potassium Hydroxide E E E E Printing Ink F G E F Sodium Hydroxide E E E G Sulfuric Acid (95%) E G G E Tannic Acid E E E E Tetrachoroethylene NR NR NR NR Toluene NR G G F Trichloroethylene F F F NR Turpentine F G E G Vegetable Oil F F E NR Xylene NR G G F ----------------------------------------------------------------- Key - E = Excellant, G = Good, F = Fair, NR = Not Recommended ----------------------------------------------------------------- I hope this list will be of some use to all you home chemists... NKN forever! Corpus Dementia