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Chemical Resistance
Chemical Resistance Chart for Plastics

  Chemical Resistance
 


PE-LD Low Density Polyethylene

PE-HD High Density Polyethylene

PP Polypropylene

PS Polystyrene

Explanations

A = Excellent

G = Good

B = Partially Resistant

U = Non-Resistant

*  = No Tests Available

 

The following table is to serve as a guideline. Any factors that might influence the chemical resistance, have to be considered.

The first letter refers to the condition at + 20°C

The second letter refers to the condition at + 60°C

 

CHEMICAL

PE-LD

PE-HD

PP

PS

1.4-dioxane

G B

G G

B B

U U

acetaldehyde

G U

G B

G U

U U

acetic acid (5%)

A A

A A

A A

A G

acetic acid (50%)

A A

A A

A A

G G

acetone

A G

A A

A G

U U

allyl alcohol

A A

A A

A A

G B

aluminum salts

A A

A A

A A

G G

amino acids

A A

A A

A A

A A

ammonia

A A

A A

A A

G B

ammonium carbonate

A A

A A

A A

G B

ammonium phosphate

A A

A A

A A

G G

ammonium sulphate

A A

A A

A A

G G

amyl chloride

U U

B U

U U

U U

aniline

G G

G G

G B

U U

benzene

U U

B B

B U

U U

benzine

B N

G G

G B

U U

benzyl alcohol

G B

G G

G B

U U

boric acid

A A

A A

A A

A G

bromine

U U

U U

U U

U U

butyric acid

B U

G B

B U

U U

calcium chloride

A A

A A

A A

A A

calcium hydroxide saturated

A A

A A

A A

G G

calcium sulphate

A A

A A

A A

G G

carbon tetrachloride

B U

B B

B U

U U

chlorobenzene

U U

U U

U U

U U

chloroform

B N

G B

G B

U U

chlorine 10% in water

G U

G B

B U

U U

chromic acid (10%)

A A

A A

A A

A A

chromic acid (50%)

A A

A A

G B

B B

citric acid (10%)

A A

A A

A A

A G

cresol

U U

B U

G B

U U

cyclohexane

B B

G B

B B

B U

diethyl ketone

G B

G G

G G

U U

dimethylsulphoxide

A A

A A

A A

A G

ethanol (95%)

A A

A A

A A

A A

ethyl acetate

G B

G G

G B

U U

ethyl benzene

B U

G B

B U

U U

ethylene glycol

A A

A A

A A

A A

ethylene oxide

B B

G B

B B

U U

ferric chloride

A A

A A

A A

A A

fluoride

A A

A A

A A

G G

fluorine

B U

G U

B U

U U

formaldehyde (10%)

A A

A A

A A

B U

formaldehyde (40%)

G B

A G

A G

U U

glacial acetic acid

A G

A A

A G

U U

glycerol

A A

A A

A A

A A

heating oil

B U

G B

A G

U U

hexane

B B

G B

G B

U U

hydrochloric acid (5%)

A A

A A

A A

A A

hydrochloric acid (20%)

A A

A A

A A

A A

hydrochloric acid (35%)

A A

A A

A G

B B

hydrocyanic acid

A A

A A

A A

G G

hydrofluoric acid

B U

G U

B U

U U

hydrofluoric acid (4%)

A G

A A

A G

G B

hydrofluoric acid (48%)

A G

A A

A G

U U

hydrogen peroxide (3%)

A A

A A

A A

A G

hydrogen peroxide (30%)

A A

A A

A G

A G

isobutyl alcohol

A A

A A

A A

G G

isopropyl acetate

G B

A G

G B

U U

isopropyl alcohol

A A

A A

A A

A G

kerosene

B U

G G

G B

U U

lactic acid (10%)

A A

A A

A A

G G

lactic acid (90%)

A A

A A

A A

G G

lead acetate

A A

A A

A A

A A

metallic salts, disolved

A A

A A

A A

G G

methanoic acid (100%)

A G

A A

A G

B B

methanol

A A

A A

A A

B U

methyl ethyl ketone

G B

G G

G B

U U

methyl propyl ketone

G B

A G

G B

U U

methylene chloride

B U

G B

B U

U U

mineral oil

G B

A A

A A

A A

n-amyl acetate

B B

G B

B B

U U

n-butyl alcohol

A G

A A

A G

G G

n-octane

A A

A A

A A

U U

nitric acid (10%)

A A

A A

A A

G U

nitric acid (50%)

G B

G G

B U

U U

nitric acid (70%)

B U

G U

U U

U U

oleic acid

B U

G G

G B

G G

oxalic acid

A A

A A

A A

A G

ozone

B B

G B

B B

U U

perchloric acid

G U

G U

G U

G B

perchloric ethylene

U U

U U

U U

U U

phenol

B U

G G

G B

U U

phosphoric acid (10%)

A A

A A

A A

G G

phosphoric acid (85%)

A A

A A

A G

A G

phosphorus trichloride

G B

G G

G B

U U

potassium acetate

A A

A A

A A

A A

potassium bromide

A A

A A

A A

A A

potassium carbonate

A A

A A

A A

A A

potassium hydroxide (5%)

A A

A A

A A

G G

potassium hydroxide, concentrated

A A

A A

A A

G G

potassium permanganate

A A

A A

A A

B B

propylene glycol

A A

A A

A A

A A

pyridine

B U

G B

B U

U U

salicylic acid, saturated

A A

A A

A A

A G

silver acetate

A A

A A

A A

G G

silver nitrate

A G

A A

A G

G B

sodium carbonate

A A

A A

A A

A A

sodium chloride, saturated

A A

A A

A A

A A

sodium dichromate

A A

A A

A A

A A

sodium hydroxide (1%)

A A

A A

A A

G G

sodium hydroxide (50%)

A A

A A

A A

G G

sodium hypochlorite

A A

A A

A A

G G

sodium nitrate

A A

A A

A A

A A

sodium sulphate

A A

A A

A A

A A

sucrose

A A

A A

A A

A A

sulphide

B U

G B

B U

U U

sulphuric acid (6%)

A A

A A

A A

A G

sulphuric acid (20%)

A A

A A

A G

A G

sulphuric acid (60%)

A G

A A

A G

G U

sulphuric acid (98%)

G G

G G

B U

U U

tannic acid

A A

A A

A A

G G

tetrahydrofuran

B U

B B

B B

U U

toluene

B U

G G

B U

U U

trichloracetic acid

B U

G B

B U

U U

trichlorethane

U U

B U

U U

U U

turpentine oil

B U

G B

G B

U U

urea

A A

A A

A A

A G

xylene

B U

B B

B U

U U

zinc chloride

A A

A A

A A

A A