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A = No Attack, possibly slight absorption. Negligible effect on mechanical properties.
B = Slight attack by absorption. Some swelling and a small reduction in mechanical likely.
C = Moderate attack of appreciable absorption. Material will have limited life.
D = Material will decompose or dissolve in a short.

Aq. = Aqueous Solution
CONC = Concentrated Aqueous Solution
SAT = Saturated Aqueous Solution
* = No data available

Where Aqueous Solutions are Shown the concentration as a weight % is given.

Material Properties

Alphabetical Listing of Materials
Concentration + Weight %
ABS
Acetal
Acrylic
CAB
CPVC
ECTFE (Halar®)
Fluorosint®
HDPE
Nylon®, Type 6/6
PEEK
PET
Polycarbonate
Polypropylene
Polysulfone
PPS
PVC, Type I
PVC, Type II
PVDF
PTFE
Tecator™/Torlon®
UHMW
Acetaldehyde Aq. 40 D A D * D * A C B A A * C * A D D D A A A
Acetic Acid Aq. 10 * B B C A A A * C A B D * A A A A B A A A
Acetone D B D * D A A A A B B C A B A D D D A * *
Alcohols, Aliphatic * A D * * A A * B A A * * * A * * A A A A
Aluminum Chloride Aq. 10 * * * A A * A B * A A A A * A A A A A A A
Aluminum Sulphate Aq. 10 * * * A A A A A * A * A A * A A A A A A A
Ammonia Gas * * * * A A A A C A A * A * * A A D A * *
Ammonium Carbonate Aq. 10 * * * * A A A A A A A D A * A A A A A * *
Ammonium Chloride Aq. 10 * * * A A A A A A A A C A * A A A A A A A
Amyl Acetate D * D * * * A D A A * * D * A D D B A A A
Anillne * A D * D A A A C A A * C * A D D C A A A
Antimony Trichoride Aq. 10 * * A * A A A A C A * * A * * A A * A * *
Barlium Chloride Aq. 10 * * A * A A A A A A * * A * A A A A A A A
Barlium Sulphate Aq. 10 * * * * A A A A * A * * A * * A A * A * *
Benzene D A D D D A A D A A A D D D A D D C A * *
Benzene Sulphonic Acid 10 * * * * * A A A D A * * * * A * * B A C C
Bleaching Lye 10 C * * * A A A B C A * * B * * A A A A A A
Boric Acid Aq. 10 * * * * A A A A A A A * A * A A A A A * *
Boron Trifluoride * * * * A * A A D * * * A * * A A A * * *
Bromine Aq. 30 * * * * D A * D D B * * D * A A D A * A A
Butanol * * * * A * A A B A B * * C A A D * A A A
Butyric Acid Aq. 20 * * C * * * A D B A * * D * A * * A A * *
Butyric Acid COINC D * D * * * A D C A * * D * A A D A A * *
Calcium Hypochlorite * * * C * A A A D A A C A * A A A A A * *
Camphor * * * * * * A * A A * * * * A * * * A * *
Carbon Tetrachloride D A * C C A A D A A A * D A A C D A A A A
Chloral Hydrate * * * * A * A D D A * * D * * A A A A * *
Chlorine Aq. 10 * * * * A * A C D A * * B D * A A B A * *
Chloroform D * * D D A A C D A D D D D A D D B A A A
Chlorosulphonic Acid Aq. 10 * * D * * A A D D A * * C * D C C D A * *
Chrome Alum Aq. 10 * * * * * * A * A A * * * * * A A A A * *
Chromic Acid Aq. 10 * * D A A A A A C A A C A D B A D B A A A
Citric Acid Aq. 10 B * C B A A A A C A A A A A A A A A A * *
Creosote * * * * * * A * A A * * * * * * * A A * *
Cresylic Acid * * * * A A A D D A * * D * * A C A A * *
Cyclohexanol * * * * D A A D B A A * D * A D D A A A A
Cyclohexanone * * * D D A A D A A A * D D * D D A A A A
Detergents, Organic * * * * A A A * A A A * * * A A A * A * A
Dibutylphthalate * * * * * * A * A A * * * * * * * D A A A
Diesel Oil * * A * * A A * A A A * * * A * * * A A A
Dioxan * A * * * A A * A A A * * * * * * * A A A
Edible Oils * A * * * * A * A A A * * * A * * A A A A
Ether, Diethyl * A * * * * A * A A A * * * A * * * A A A
Ethyl Acetate D * D * * A A C A A * D A * A D D D A A A
Ethylene Dichloride D * * * D A A D B A A * D * A D D A A A *
Ethylene Glycol Aq. 96 * * A D A A A A B A * C A A A A A A A A A
Ferrous Chloride Aq. 10 * * A * A A A * C A * * * * A A A A A * *
Fluorine * * * * A A C C D D * * C * * A A A C * C
Fluosilicic Acid Aq. 10 * * * A * A * A D * * * A * A * * A * * A
Freon 12 (Arcton 12) * * * B A A A A A A A A A * B A A * A * *
Formaldehyde Aq. 40 * A A A A A A A B A A C A A A A B A A A A
Formic Acid Aq. 3 * D D * A A A * B B B A * * A A A A A D A
Fruit Juices COINC A * * * A A A A B A A C A * A A A A A A A
Glycerine A * A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Heptane * A * * * A A * A A A C * A A A A A A A A
Hydrobromic Acid Aq. 10 A * * * * A A * D D * * C A A A A A A * A
Hydrochloric Acid Aq. 0.4 * * A B A A A A * A A A A A A A A A A * A
Hydrofluoric Acid Aq 4 * D C C * A A B C D B B A B D A A A * A A
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils * * * * * * A * A A A * * * A * * A A A A
Hydrogen Peroxide Aq. 0.5 * * * A * A A A C A A A A A A A A B A * A
Hydrogen Peroxide Aq. 1 * * * * * A A * * A A A * A A * * B A * A
Hydrogen Peroxide Aq. 3 * D * * * A A * D A A A * A A * * B A * A
Hydrogen Sulphide Aq. SAT * C A A A A A A B A C * A * A A A A A * A
Hydroquinone * * * B * A A A B A * * A * * A A A A * *
Iodine (in Alcohol) * * * * * A A D D A * * B * * * * B A * A
Iodine (in Pot Iodine) Aq. 3 * * * * * A A D D A * * B * * * * A A * A
Isopropylalcohol C A * C * A A A B A A * A * A * * A A * A
Lactic Acid Aq. 10 * B * A * A A A C A A A A * A A A A A A A
Lactic Acid Aq. 90 * * * * * A A * * A * * * * A * * A A A A
Lead Acetate Aq. 10 * * * * A A A A B A * * A * A A A A A * A
Linseed Oil * A * * A A A D A A * A * A A A A A * A A
Lubricating Oils (Petroleum) * A * * A * A C A A A B C * A A A A A A A
Magnesium Chloride Aq. 10 * A * * A A A A A A A A A * A A A A A A A
Maleics Acid COINC * * * * A A A A * A * * A * * A A A * * *
Malonic Acid Aq. COINC * * * * * * A * * A * * * A * * * * A * A
Mercuric Chloride Aq. 6 * B A * A A A A C A * * A * * A A A A * B
Methyl Acetate * B * D * * A * A A A * * * A * * A A * A
Methyl Ethyl Ketone D B D D D A A D A A A D D D A D D D A A A
Methyl Chloride * C * D D A A D C A D D D D A D D A A * A
Milk B A * * A A A A A A A A A * A A A A A * A
Mineral Oils * A * * A A A B A A * C C * A A A A A A A
Naphthalene D * * * D A A B A A A * B * A D D C A * A
Nickel Sulphate Aq. 10 * * A * A A A A A A * A A * A A A A A * A
Nitric Acid Aq. 0.1 B D A D A A A A C A * A A A * A A A A * A
Nitric Acid Aq. 10 * D * * A A A * D A C * * A A A A B A * B
Oleic Acid * C * A * A A A A A * C B A A A A A A * A
Oxalic Acid Aq. 10 * C A * A A A A C A * * A A A A A C A * A
Ozone * C * B A A A D C A A D C A * A A B A * A
Paraffin * A * * * A A A A A * * * A A A A A A
Perchloric Acid Aq. 10 * C * * A A A B D A A * C * * A A A A * A
Petrol * A * * * A A A A A A * * * A * * A A A A
Phenol Aq. 75 * D * * * A A * D D C * * * * * * C A * A
Phosphoric Acid Aq. 0.3 * * A A A A A A * A A C A A A A A A A A A
Phosphoric Acid Aq. 3 * C * * A A A * * A A * * A A A A A A A A
Phosphoric Acid Aq. 10 * C * * A A A * D A B * * A A A A A A A A
Phthalic Acid Aq. SAT * * * * * * A * B A * * * * * * * B A * *
Potassium Bicarb. Aq. 60 * * * * A * A A A A A * A * A A A A A * A
Potassium Chloride Aq. 90 A * A A A A A A A A A A A * A A A A A * *
Potassium Ferrocyanide Aq. 30 * * A * A A A * A A * * * * * A A A A * A
Propane Gas * * * A A A A D A B A * C * A A A A A * A
Salicylic Acid * * * * * A A * A A A * * * * * * A A * A
Silicone Fluids D * * * * A A * A A A * * * A * * A A A A
Silver Nitrate * A * A A A A A A A A * A * A A A A A * A
Soap Solutions B A * * A A A A A A A * A * A A A A A * A
Sodium Acetate Aq. 60 * * A A A A A A B A A * A * A A A A A * A
Sodium Bicarbonate Aq. 50 * A A A A A A A A A A A B * A A A A A A A
Sodium Hypochlorite 15% (Chlorine Bleach) * C A * * A A A D A A A A A B A A A A A A
Sodium Nitrate Aq. 50 * A A * A A A A A A A * A * A A A A A * A
Stannic Chloride Aq. 10 * * * * * * A A C A * * A * A * * A A * *
Stearic Acid * * * * A A A A A A * * A * * A A A A * A
Styrene (Monomer) * * * D * A A * A A C * * * A * * A A * *
Sulphur Dioxide (Dry Gas) 100 D B A C A A A A B A B * A * A A A B A A A
Sulphuric Acid Aq. 2 B D D * A A A A C A A A A A A A A B A A A
Sulphuric Acid Aq. 5 * D * * * A A * D A A * * A A A A B A A A
Sulphurous Acid Aq. 10 * C A * A A A A D A C * A * * A A * A * A
Tallow * * * * * * A A A A * * * * A * * A A A A
Tar * * * * * A A * B A * * * * A * * A A A *
Toluene D A * D D * A D A A A D D D A D D B A A B
Transformer Oil * * D * * A A * A A * * * * A * * A A A A
Trichlorethylene * B * D D A A D B A B * D D A D D A A A B
Triethanolamine * * * * * A A A A A B * A * A A A A A D A
Turpentine D A * * A A A D A A * D D B A A C A A A A
Trisodium Phosphate Aq. 95 * * A * A A A A * A A * A * A A A * A * *
Urea * A * * A A A A A A A * A * A A A A A * A
Vaseline B A * * A A A A A A A A * * A A A A A A A
Vegetable Oils C A * * * A A * A A A * * * A * * A A A A
Vinegar A B * * A A A A C A A * A * A A A A A A A
Vinyl Chloride * * * * * * A * A A * * * * A * * A A * *
Water A A * * A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Wax (Molten) C A * * * A A * A A A * * * A * * * A A A
White Spirit * A * * A A A * A A * * * * A * * A A * A
Wines and Spirits B * * * A A A * B A A A * * A A A A A A A
Xylene D * D D D A A D D A A * D D A D D A A A B
Xylenol * * * * A * A * D A * * * * * * * * A A *
Zinc Chloride Aq. 10 * * A A A * A A C A * C A A A A A A A * A
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