CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY CHART


GOOD: weight increase of less than 5% or weight of less than 3%, and/or a change in the tensile properties of less than 25%
SATISFACTORY:  weight increase 5% to 10% or weight loss 3% to 5% and/or a change in the tensile properties of 25% to 40%
NOT TESTED:  this combination has not been tested or reliable date is not available
UNSUITABLE: the materials used in the fittings are not suitable for this chemical

 

CHEMICAL

PM/PI RANGE

PP RANGE

CHEMICAL

PM/PI RANGE

PP RANGE

Acetaldehyde

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Cane - Sugar Liquors

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Acetate Solvents

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Carbon Dioxide-dry

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Acetic Acid 3%

SATISFACTORY

GOOD

Carbon Dioxide- wet

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Acetic Acid 20%

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Carbon tetrachloride

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Acetic Acid 50%

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Chlorine – dry

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Acetone

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Chlorine –wet

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Acetophenone

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Chloroform

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Acetylene

GOOD

NOT TESTED

Chromic Acid 3%

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Air

GOOD

NOT TESTED

Citric Acid 10%

SATISFACTORY

SATISFACTORY

Alcohols 95%

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Coke Oven Gas

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Aluminum Chloride

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Copper Salts

NOT TESTED

GOOD

Aluminum Sulfate

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Copper Sulfate 10%

GOOD

NOT TESTED

Alums

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Cottonseed Oil

GOOD

NOT TESTED

Ammonia – cold gas

GOOD

GOOD

Creosote

SATISFACTORY

UNSUITABLE

Ammonia – liquid

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Cyclohexanol

SATISFACYORY

SATISFACYORY

Ammonium Acetate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Cyclohexanone

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Ammonium Carbonate

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

D.D.T.

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Ammonium Chloride

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Detergent Solution

GOOD

GOOD

Ammonium Hydroxide

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Dibutyl Phithalate

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Ammonium Nitrate

SATISFACTORY

GOOD

Dichloroethylene

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Ammonium Phosphate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Dimethylformamide

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Ammonium Sulfate 10% pH 5.8

GOOD

GOOD

Dioxane

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Amyl Acetate

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Ether (DAB 6)

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Amyl Alcohol

SATISFACTORY

SATISFACTORY

Ethyl Acetate

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Amyl Chloride

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Ethyl Alcohol (50%)

GOOD

GOOD

Aniline

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Ethyl Alcohol (95%)

GOOD

GOOD

Asphalt

SATISFACTORY

UNSUITABLE

Ethylene Glycol

GOOD

NOT TESTED

Automatic Transmission Fluid

SATISFACTORY

UNSUITABLE

Femox Inhibitor

 

 

Auto Rear End Lubricant

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Ferric Chloride 10%

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Barium Salts

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Ferric Sulfate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Beer

GOOD

GOOD

Ferrous Chloride

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Beet- Sugar Liquids

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Ferrous Sulfate

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Benzaldehyde

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Formaldehyde 40%

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Benzene

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Formic Acid 10%

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Benzoic Acid

GOOD

GOOD

Freon

 

 

Borax

SATISFACTORY

GOOD

Gelatin

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Boric Acid

GOOD

GOOD

Glucose

GOOD

GOOD

Brake Fluid

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Glycerin

GOOD

GOOD

Brandy

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Heptane

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Bromine Water

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Hydraulic Fluid

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Buffer Solution pH 4.0

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Hydraoulic Fluid – Fire Resistant

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Buffer Solution pH 7.0

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Hydrobromide Acid
(Hydrobromic Acid

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Buffer Solution pH 10.0

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Butane

SATISFACTORY

UNSUITABLE

Hydrochloric Acid 30%

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Butter

GOOD

GOOD

Hydrochloric Acid 50%

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Butyl Acetate

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Hydrofluoric Acid

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Butyl Rubber

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Hydrofluoric Acid – dilute

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Calcium Arsenate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Hydrofluoric Acid 40%

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Calcium Bisulfite

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Hydroflouric Acid 50%

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Calcium Chloride

GOOD

GOOD

Hydrogen Gas

GOOD

NOT TESTED

Calcium Hypochlorite

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Hydrogen Flouride

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Calcium Salts

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Hydrogen Peroxide 3%

NOT TESTED

SATISFACTPRY

Hydrogen Sulfide

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Shellac

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Iodine (in alcohol solutions)

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Silver Nitrate

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Iso-Propanol

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Soap Solution

GOOD

GOOD

Kerosene

SATISFACTORY

UNSUITABLE

Sodium Bicarbonate 10%

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Lactic Acid 20%

SATISFACTORY

GOOD

Sodium Bisulfate

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Lead Acetate

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Sodium Bisulfite

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Lime Sulfur

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Sodium Borate

GOOD

NOT TESTED

Linseed Oil

GOOD

GOOD

Sodium Carbonate 10%

GOOD

GOOD

Lubrication Grease –
with Molybdenum

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Sodium Chlorate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Sodium Chloride 10%

GOOD

GOOD

Machine Oil

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Sodium Cyanide

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Magnesium Chloride

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Sodium Hypochlorite
(12.5% active Chlorine)

SATISFACTORY

GOOD

Magnesium Hydroxide

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Magnesium Sulfate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Sodium Hypochlorite

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Maleic Acid

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Manganese Salts

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Sodium Metaphosphate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Mayonnaise

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Sodium Nitrate 10% pH8.8

GOOD

GOOD

Mercuric Chloride

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Sodium Perborate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Mercury

GOOD

GOOD

Sodium Phosphate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Methanol

GOOD

NOT TESTED

Sodium Silicate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Methyl Chloride

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Sodium Sulfate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Milk

SATISFACTORY

GOOD

Sodium Sulfite

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Motor Oil

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Sodium Thiosulfate

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Natural Gas

SATISFACTORY

UNSUITABLE

Stearic Acid

SATISFACTORY

SATISFACTORY

Nickle Salts

NOT TESTED

GOOD

Susainic Acid

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Nitric Acid 10%

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Sulfate Liquors

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Nitric acid- concentrated

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Sulfur

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Nitrobenzene

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Sulfur chloride

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Nitrogen oxides

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Sulfur dioxide gas

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Nitrous acid

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Sulfuric acid 3%

NOT TESTED

GOOD

Oleic Acid

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Sulfuric acid 10%

NOT TESTED

GOOD

Olive oil

GOOD

SATISFACTORY

Sulfuric acid – concentrated

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Oxalic acid

SATISFACTORY

GOOD

Sulfurous acid

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Oxygen

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Tannic acid

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Palmitic acid

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Tar

SATISFACTORY

UNSUITABLE

Perchloric acid

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Tartaric acid

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Petroleum oils

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Tetrahhyfrofuran

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Petroleum – refined

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Tetralin

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Petrol

SATISFACTORY

UNSUITABLE

Thipphene

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Phenol

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Toluene

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Phosphoric acid 20%- 25%

UNSUITABLE

GOOD

Tomatoes

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Phosphoric acid – concentrated

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Trichloropethane

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Picric acid- molten

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Turpentine

SATISFACTORY

UNSUITABLE

Picric acid – aqueous

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Urea

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Potable water

GOOD

GOOD

Varnish

SATISFACTORY

UNSUITABLE

Potassium hydroxide 50%

SATISFACTORY

GOOD

Vegetable oil

SATISFACTORY

SATISFACTORY

Potassium salts

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Vinegar

SATISFACTORY

GOOD

Propane

SATISFACTORY

UNSUITABLE

Xylene

UNSUITABLE

UNSUITABLE

Pyridine

UNSUITABLE

SATISFACTORY

Zinc acetate

SATISFACTORY

NOT TESTED

Rosin, light

NOT TESTED

NOT TESTED

Zinc chloride

UNSUITABLE

NOT TESTED

Salt water

GOOD

GOOD

Zinc salts

NOT TESTED

GOOD



GOOD: weight increase of less than 5% or weight of less than 3%, and/or a change in the tensile properties of less than 25%
SATISFACTORY:  weight increase 5% to 10% or weight loss 3% to 5% and/or a change in the tensile properties of 25% to 40%
NOT TESTED:  this combination has not been tested or reliable date is not available
UNSUITABLE: the materials used in the fittings are not suitable for this chemical