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heathrowscientific.com Charts & References Chemical Resistance of Plastics Plastic Material References
G Good Resistance: continuous exposure to the substance does not cause damage within 30 days F Fair Resistance: continuous exposure to the substance causes minor damage within 7-30 days P Poor Resistance: not suitable for continuous exposure to the substance. Immediate damage may occur
PMP (TPX)
LDPE HDPE
PP
PVC
PC ABS/PS SAN PMMA PTFE
POM
TEMPERATURE °C
20 50 20 50 20 50 20 50 20 50 20 50 20 50 20 50 20 50 20 50 20 50 GPGFFPFPPPFPPPPPPPGGGG FPGGGFFFGPPPPPPPPPGGPP PPFFFFGFPPPPPPPPPPGGPP FPPPFPGGPPPPPPPPPPGGGG GGGGGGGGGFFFGGGGFFGG GGGGGGGGGPPFFFFFFFGGGG FPGFFPGFPPPPPPPPGGGGGG GFGGGGGFPPPPPPPPPPGGFF PPPPPPPPPPPPPPFPPPGGGG GFFPPFGFPPPPPPPPPPGGGG PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPGGGF GGGGGFGGGFGFFFGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG FFFFFFFFGPPPPPPPPPGGGF PPFPPPPPGPPPPPPPPPGG GGGGGGGGGGPPFFGGFPGGGG PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPGGGG FPFPFPPPGPPPPPFPPPGGFF FPFPPPPPGPPPPPPPPPGGPP
Acetaldehyde
Acetic Acid (Glacial) Acetic Anhydride
Acetone
Ammonium Chloride (10%) Ammonium Hydroxide (30%)
Amyl Acetate
Aniline (Phenylamine)
Aqua Regia
Benzaldehyde
Benzene
Benzoic Acid
Boric Acid (10%)
Butyl Acetate
Butyric Acid (Butanoic acid) Calcium Hydroxide (Saturated)
Carbon Disulphide Carbon Tetrachloride
Chloroform
Citric Acid (1M)
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
G G
Cresol
PPFPFFPPPPPPFPPPPPGG
Cyclohexane
FPFPFPPPPPGFPPFPF
G G G G
Dibutyl Phthalate Dichlorobenzene
FPFPFPFFPPFPPPPPPPGGGG FPFPFPPPPPPPPPPPPPGGPP PPFPFPPPGPPPPPPPPPGGGG GGGGGGGGFPFFGGGGPPGGGG GGGGGGGGPPPPPPPPPPGGGG
Diethyl Ether
Diethylene Glycol
Dimethyl Formamide (DMF) Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)
GGGGGGGGPPPP
F P P P P G G
Dioxane
FFFFPPFFPPPPPPPPPPGGFF GGGGFPFPPPPPFPPPPPGG GFGGGGGFGGGFGFPPPPGGGG FPPPFPFPPPPPFPPPPPGG FPPPFPFPPPPPFPPPPPGGPP FFFFFPFPPPFPPPPPGGGGGG FFGGGGFFFFGGGFFFGGGG GFGFGGGGGGGGFFFPGFGGGG
Ethyl Acetate (Ethyl Ester)
Ethyl Alcohol (Absolute Ethanol) Ethyl Chloride (Chloroethane)
Ethylene Chloride
Ethylene Oxide (Pure) Ethylene Oxide (Gas)
Formaldehyde (Formalin) 40%
Formic Acid (50%) Formic Acid (100%) Glycerine (Glycerol)
FFGGGFGGGPFFFFGF FFGGGFGGGPFPFFPP
G G
G G P P
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGFF
Hexane
PPFFFFFPGPFPPPGGG
G G G G
Hydrobromic Acid (69%) Hydrochloric Acid (5%) Hydrochloric Acid (35%) Hydrofuoric Acid (48%) Hydrogen Peroxide (30%)
GGGFGFGGGGFFFFFFPPGGPP
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGF
G G P P
GGGGGFGFGGFPGGGFPPGGPP GGGGGFGFFFFPPPGFPPGGPP GGGGGFGFGGGGGFGGFPGGGP GGGGGFGFGFGFGGGGGGGGGP
Lactic Acid (85%) Methyl Acetate
GPGGGFFPPPPPPPPP
G G
Methyl Alcohol (Methanol) Methyl Ethyl Ketone (Butanone)
GFGGGGGFGGFFFFPPPPGGGG PPPPGGGPPPPPPPPPPPGG PPGPGPGPPPPPPPPPPPGGPP FGGGGFGFGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Methylene Chloride (Dichloro Methane)
Mineral Oil
Nitric Acid (10%) Nitric Acid (70%)
GGFFFFFFFGGFFGFFG
G G P P
GPGPPPGPPPPPPPPPPPGGPP PPPPPPGPPPPPPPPPPPGGFP GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG FPFPFPFPFPPPFFFFGGFFPP PPPPPPGPPPPPPPPPPPGGPP GPGGGFGFGFGFGFGGFPGGGP
Nitrobenzene
Oxalic Acid (10%)
Perchloric Acid (70%)
Phenol (100%)
Phosphoric Acid (85%)
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