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Chemical Resistance of SIGRATHERM® Foil and Sheets

Chemical Resistance of SIGRATHERM® Foil and Sheets

Chemical resistance of SIGRATHERM® foil and sheets

This technical information is valid for SIGRATHERM flexible graphite foil and sheets, including SIGRATHERM L (lightweight graphite board), which are ●● manufactured from expanded natural graphite ●● free from additives, e.g. PCM's (Phase Change Material).

Chemical properties Graphite is insoluble and infusible. It counts as one of the most chemically resistant materials.

Organic chemistry Graphite is resistant to virtually all media in the field of . These typically include, for example, the intermedi- ate and/or final products of the following industries: ●● Petrochemistry ●● Coal conversion ●● Synthetics ●● Varnish and paint ●● Cosmetics ●● Food and stimulants industry ●● Photochemicals ●● Cooling agents ●● Anti-freezing agents

Inorganic chemistry Graphite is resistant to almost all inorganic media as well, for example to many acids and bases, as well as probably all ↑ SIGRATHERM flexible graphite foil aqueous salt solutions and to most technical gases.

The following media resistance list shall provide an overview. individual cases. It should be noted, that mixtures can be For media which are not included it is generally advised to partly more critical than pure media or vice versa. confer with SGL Carbon. Four different cases can be distinguished: 1. resistant  The resistance data apply to operating temperatures of the 2. not resistant  medium mentioned which are known to us. However for media 3. limited resistance  being operated at above 400 °C or 752 °F, we generally ask for 4. insufficient data – consultation. The third case depends on the stability of operation, operating The information is based on experience, laboratory tests and is temperatures or the concentration. It is advised to confer with partly correlated. Therefore warranty may not be covered in SGL Carbon. 2

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite A Abietic acid P Accumulator acid 200 °C / 392 °F: P Acetal P Acetaldehyde P Acetamide P Acetanilide (= N-phenylacetamine) P Acetic acid, aqueous solution 50 % P Acetic acid 100 % (= glacial acetic acid) P Acetic acid gas P Acetic anhydride P Aceto acetic ester P Acetoin (= 3-hydroxid-2-butanone) P P Acetone cyanohydrin (= 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionitrile = 2-cyanopropane-2-ol) P Acetonitrile P Acetophenone P Acetyl chloride P Acetylene (= ethine = ethyne) P Acetylene tetrachloride P (= properal) P Acrylamide, aqueous solution P Acrylic acid ethyl ester P Acrylic acid, anhydrous P P P Adipic ester P Adiponitrile P Air 400 °C / 752 °F: P Alcohol and alcoholic drinks P Alcohols P Aldehyde P Alkylamine P Alkylphenol P Alkylsulfonates P Allyl acetate (= propenyl-acetate) P Allyl alcohol P Allyl bromide P Allyl chloride P Allyl chloroformate P Allyl ether P Allyl glycidyl ether P Allyl iodide P Allyl isothiocyanate P Allylamine P Allyltrichlorosilane P Alpha-methylstyrene P Alpha-pinene P Alum (= ) P Aluminium alkyl halides P Aluminium alkyl hydrides P Aluminium alkyls P Aluminium chlorate 20 °C / 68 °F: P P Aluminium P Aluminium nitrate G Aluminium phosphate P Aluminium sulfate, aqueous solution > 10 % P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion 3

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite Aluminium sulfate, aqueous solution 10 % P Aluminium triethyl P Amidosulfuric acid P Amine P Aminophenols P Ammonia water (= ammonium hydroxide) P Ammonia, liquid P Ammonia, gaseous P , not saturated P Ammonium bifluoride, saturated P Ammonium carbonate P Ammonium chloride (= salmiac) P Ammonium fluoride, anhydrous P Ammonium fluoride, hydrous P Ammonium nitrate G Ammonium nitrite, aqueous solution P Ammonium persulfate, aqueous solution P Ammonium phosphate P Ammonium phosphate, aqueous solution P Ammonium sulfate P Ammonium , aqueous solution P Ammonium sulfite, aqueous solution > 50 % P Ammonium sulfite, aqueous solution 50 % P Amyl acetate P Amyl alcohol P Amyl mercaptan P Amylamine P (= aminobenzene) P Anisidine (= methoxyaniline) P Anisole P Anthranilic acid P Anthraquinone P Antimony butter, aqueous solution (= antimony chloride, aqueous solution) P Antimony trioxide P Argon P Arsenic acid P Arsenic chloride P Arsenic trioxide P Asphalt P B Barium chloride, saturated P Barium hydroxide P Barium salt, aqueous solution P Beer P Benzalacetone P Benzaldehyde P Benzenesulfonic acid P Benzenesulfonyl chloride P Benzine, gasoline P Benzoic acid P Benzol P Benzoquinone P Benzotriazole P Benzyl alcohol P Benzyl benzoate P P , anhydrous P Benzyl chloride, hydrous P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion 4

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite Benzyl chloroformate P Benzyl iodide P Benzylphenol P Bio-diesel P Bio- P Bisphenol A P Bitumen P Black liquor (sulfate) P Black liquor (sulfide) P Blood P Borax, aqueous solution (= sodium tetraborate decahydrate, aqueous solution) P Borax, melt (= sodium tetraborate, melt) P Boron trichloride P Brake fluids, glycolbased P Bromine trifluoride L Bromine, liquid L P Butanal oxime P Butane P Butanedione P Butanethiol P Butanol (= butyl alcohol) P Butanone (= methyl ethyl ketone) P Butin P Butter P Buttermilk P Butyl acetate (= acetic acid butyl ester) P Butyl acrylate P Butyl chloride, anhydrous P Butyl chloride, hydrous P Butyl P Butyl vinyl ether P Butylamine P Butylbenzene P Butylcyclohexyl chloroformate P Butylphenol P Butyltoluene P Butyltrichlorosilane P Butyraldehyde (= butanal) P Butyric acid P C Calcium acetate, aqueous solution P Calcium bisulfite, aqueous solution P Calcium chloride P Calcium hydroxide, hydrous (= caustic lime = lime water = calcium , aqueous) P Calcium hypochlorite P Calcium nitrate G Calcium nitrate, aqueous solution P Calcium oxide P Calcium phosphate, aqueous solution P Calcium sulfate P , aqueous solution P Calcium sulfite, cold saturated P P Carbon P , anhydrous P Carbon tetrachloride, anhydrous (= tetrachlorocarbon, anhydrous) P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion 5

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite Carbon tetrachloride, hydrous (= tetrachlorocarbon, hydrous) P Cesium melt – Chlorhexidine P Chlorinated lime, anhydrous P Chlorinated lime, hydrous P dioxide L L Chlorine water L Chlorine, hydrous L Chlorine, anhydrous 400 °C / 752 °F: P Chloroacetic acid (= monochloroacetic acid) P P , anhydrous (= monochlorobenzene, anhydrous) P Chlorobenzene, hydrous (= monochlorobenzene, hydrous) P Chlorobutadiene (= chloroprene) P Chloronitrobenzene (= nitrochlorobenzene) P Chlorosulfonic acid, aqueous solution 10 % P Chlorosulfonic acid 100 % P Chromic acid, aqueous solution 10 % 20 °C / 68 °F: P Chromic acid, aqueous solution > 10 % L Chroming solutions G Chromium(III) (= chrome alum) – Citric acid, aqueous solution 25 % P Citric acid, aqueous solution > 25 % P Clophen P Cobalt chloride, aqueous solution P Cocoa butter P Cod liver P Coffee P Copper acetate P Copper carbonate P Copper chloride, aqueous solution P Copper , aqueous solution P Copper sulfate P Copper(II) nitrate, aqueous solution 50 % P Copper(II) nitrate, aqueous solution > 50 % P Creosol P Creosote P Cresol P Crude oil P Cryolite (= sodium fluoroaluminate) P Cumene (= isopropyl ) P Cyclohexane P P Cyclohexanone P D Decahydronaphthalene P Decane P Dextrin, aqueous solution P Diacetone alcohol P Dibenzyl ether P Dibutyl ether P Dibutyl phthalate P Dibutylamine P Dichloro isopropyl ether P Dichloro hexylamine P Dichloroacetic acid methyl ester P Dichloroethene, anhydrous (= dichloroethylene, anhydrous = vinylidene dichloride, anhydrous) P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion 6

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite Dichloroethene, hydrous (= dichloroethylene, hydrous = vinylidene dichloride, hydrous) P Dichloroethane, anhydrous (= chloride, anhydrous = ethylene dichloride, anhydrous) P Dichloroethane, hydrous (= ethylene chloride, hydrous = ethylene dichloride, hydrous) P Dichloromethane, anhydrous (= methylene chloride, anhydrous) P Dichloromethane, hydrous (= methylene chloride, hydrous) P Diesel oil, Diesel fuel P Diethyl ketone (= 3-pentanone) P P Diethyl sebacate P Diethyl succinate P Diethylene glycol P Difluoromethane P Diglycolic acid, aqueous solution P Dihydroxybenzene (= (p-)hydroquinone) P Diisobutyl ketone P Diisobutylene (= iso-octene) P Diisopropyl ketone P Dimethyl phthalate P Dimethyl sulfate (DMS) P Dimethyl P Dimethylacetamide (DMAC) P Dimethylamine P Dimethylamino sulfochloride P Dimethylaniline P Dimethylformamide (DMF) P Dinitrogen monoxide (= laughing gas) 20 °C / 68 °F: P Dioctyl phthalate (DOP) P Dioctyl sebacate P Dioxane P Dipentene (= limonene) P Diphenyl ether P Dipropyl ketone P , anhydrous P Disulfur dichloride, hydrous P Dithiophosphoric acid P Dodecyl alcohol P E Epichlorohydrine P Ethandiole (= monoethylene glycol = ethylene glycol = glycol) P Ethane P Ethanol (= ethyl alcohol) P Ethanolamine (= monoethanolamine = aminoethylethanolamine) P Ethyl acetate (= acetic acid ethyl ester) P Ethyl acrylate P Ethyl benzene P Ethyl chloride, anhydrous P Ethyl chloride, hydrous P Ethyl formate P Ethyl mercaptan P Ethyl silicate P Ethylene (= ethene) P Ethylene chlorohydrin (= 2-chloroethanol) P Ethylene dibromide (= 1,2-dibromoethane) P Ethylene oxide (EO) P Ethylenediamine (EDA) P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion 7

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite Ethylhexanol P F Fat (mineral, vegetable, animal) P Fatty acid methyl ester P Fatty acids P Ferric chloride, ferric(III) chloride P Ferric(III) nitrate G Ferric(III) sulfate, aqueous solution 10 % P Ferric(III) sulfate, aqueous solution > 10 % P Ferric(II) sulfate, aqueous solution P Ferric oxide (= iron(III) oxide) P Ferric phosphate P Firewater P dioxide L Fluorine, gaseous L Fluorine, liquid L Fluorobenzene P Formaldehyde (= methanal = methyl aldehyde) P Formalin P Formamide P Formic acid P Fruit juices and fruit acids P Furan (= furfuran) P Furfuryl alcohol P G Gallic acid, aqueous solution (= trihydroxybenzoic acid, aqueous solution) P Gelatin, aqueous solution P Glucose (= dextrose) P Glycerol (= propanetriol) P Glycerol triacetate (= triacetin) P Glycolic acid P Grain alcohol P Green liquor P H Heat carrier oil P Helium P Heptane P Heptanone P Hexachlorobutadiene, anhydrous P Hexachlorobutadiene, hydrous P Hexachlorocyclohexane (= lindane) P Hexafluorosilicic acid, not containing HF (= fluorosilicic acid, not containing HF) P Hexafluorosilicic acid, containing HF (= fluorosilicic acid, containing HF) – (HMDA) P Hexamethylenetetramine (= urotropine) P Hexane P Hexanetriol P Hexyl alcohol P Hydraulic oil P Hydrazine P Hydrazine hydrate P Hydrazine sulfate, aqueous solution 10 % P Hydrazine sulfate, aqueous solution > 10 % P Hydrazone ester P Hydrazone P Hydrazide P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion 8

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite Hydrocarbons P Hydrochloric acid, aqueous solution P Hydrochloric acid, gaseous (= chloride, gaseous) P Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (CFC), anhydrous P Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (CFC), hydrous P Hydrocyanic acid P , anhydrous P Hydrofluoric acid, aqueous solution 40 % or aqueous solution 60 % P Hydrofluorocarbons, anhydrous P Hydrofluorocarbons, hydrous P Hydrofluorosilicic acid P Hydrogen P P , aqueous solution 4 % P Hydrogen sulfide, aqueous solution > 4 % P Hydroquinone (= p-dihydroxybenzene) P Hydroxylamine sulfate, aqueous solution 10 % P Hydroxylamine sulfate, aqueous solution > 10 % P I Iodine, anhydrous P Iodine, hydrous P Iodine tincture P Isobutyl alcohol P Isododecane P Isooctane P Isophorone diamine P Isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) P Isoprene P Isopropanol (= ) P Isopropyl acetate P Isopropyl ether P K Kerosene P Ketone P L Lactam P Lactic acid P Lauryl alcohol P acetate P Lead arsenate P Lead nitrate, aqueous solution P Lithium bromide P Lithium chloride, aqueous solution P Lithium melt – Lysol P M Magnesium carbonate P Magnesium chloride, aqueous solution 30 % P Magnesium chloride, aqueous solution > 30 % P Magnesium hydroxide P Magnesium sulfate (= epsom salt) P Maleic acid P Maleic acid anhydride (MSA) P Malic acid, aqueous solution 50 % P Malic acid, aqueous solution > 50 % P Mercury P Mercury chloride, aqueous solution P Mercury cyanide P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion 9

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite Methacrylic acid methyl ester P Methane P Methanol (= methyl alcohol) P Methyl acetate P Methyl bromide P Methyl butyl ketone P Methyl chloride, anhydrous (= chloromethane, anhydrous = monochloromethane, anhydrous) P Methyl chloride, hydrous (= chloromethane, hydrous = monochloromethane, hydrous) P Methyl ether P Methyl formate P Methyl glycol acetate P Methyl isobutyl ketone P Methyl isopropyl ketone P Methyl methacrylate P Methyl oleate P Methyl , aqueous solution P Methylamine, aqueous solution P Methylcyclohexanol P Methylcyclopentane P Milk P Mine gas P Mineral oil P Mineral water P Molasses P Mono bromobenzene, anhydrous P Mono bromobenzene, hydrous P Morpholine P N Naphthalene P Naphtha P Natural gas P Neon P acetate, aqueous solution P Nickel chloride P Nickel nitrate, aqueous solution P Nickel sulfate, aqueous solution P Nitric acid, aqueous solution 10 % 20 °C / 68 °F: P Nitric acid, aqueous solution 37 % G Nitric acid, aqueous solution 65 % G Nitric acid fuming L Nitro thinner P Nitrobenzene P Nitroethane P Nitrogen P Nitrogen , hydrous (= nitrous fumes, hydrous = NOx, hydrous) L Nitrogen tetroxide L Nitrohydrochloric acid L Nitromethane P Nitropropane P Nitrosulfuric acid L Nitrotoluene P Nonane P Norbornadiene (= bicycloheptadiene) P O Octadiene P Octane P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion 10

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite Octanol (= octane alcohol) P 0ctyl cresol P 0il (mineral, vegetable, animal) P 0leic acid P 0leum (= trioxide dissolved in sulfuric acid) L 0rthoboric acid P 0xalic acid, aqueous solution 10 % P 0xalic acid, aqueous solution > 10 % P 0xygen 200 °C / 392 °F: P Ozone or ozone-air-mixture 100 °C / 212 °F: P P Palmitic acid P Paraffin P Pentachlorophenol P Pentafluoroethane P Pentane P Pentene P Petroleum P Petroleum ether P Phenol (= carbolic acid) P Phenyl benzene P Phenylethyl ether P Phenylhydrazine P , anhydrous P Phosgene, hydrous P , aqueous solution > 20 % P Phosphoric acid, aqueous solution 20 % P Phosphoric acid, impure P Phosphorus oxychloride P Phosphorus trichloride P Phthalic acid P Phthalic acid anhydride (PSA) P Picric acid, aqueous solution P Piperidine P Polyethersulfone P P , saturated P Potassium borate, aqueous solution P , aqueous solution L , aqueous solution P (= potash) P , aqueous solution 20 °C / 68 °F: P P G Potassium P (= cyan potassium) P P Potassium hexacyanoferrate III P , solid P Potassium hydroxide, aqueous solution P Potassium hydroxide, melt – Potassium hypochloride P P P Potassium melt 350 °C / 662 °F: P , aqueous solution P Potassium nitrate, melt (= saltpeter, melt) L Potassium oxalate P 20 °C / 68 °F: P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion 11

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite (= water glass) P Potassium sulfate, aqueous solution P Printer´s acetate P Propane P Propanol (= propyl alcohol) P Propene (= propylene) P Propionic acid P Propyl acetate P Propyl nitrate P Propylamine P Propylene glycol P Propylene oxide (PO) P Pyridine P Pyrrole P S Sal volatile, cold saturated P Salicylic acid P Salt water (= seawater) P Silicone greases, silicone oils P Silver nitrate, aqueous solution 10 % P Silver nitrate, aqueous solution > 10 % P Silver nitrate, melt 350 °C / 662 °F: P Soap P Sodium acetate P Sodium aluminate P Sodium ammonium hydrogen phosphate P Sodium benzoate, aqueous solution P Sodium borate, aqueous solution P Sodium carbonate (= soda) P Sodium chlorate, aqueous solution 30 % 20 °C / 68 °F: P Sodium chlorate, aqueous solution > 30 % 20 °C / 68 °F: P Sodium chloride (= cooking salt) P Sodium chlorite, aqueous solution L Sodium cyanide P , aqueous solution 5 % P Sodium fluoride, aqueous solution > 5 % P Sodium hydrogen carbonate (= sodium bicarbonate) P Sodium hydrogen phosphate P Sodium hydrogen sulfate (= sodium bisulfate) P Sodium hydrogen sulfate, aqueous solution 10 % (= sodium bisulfate, aqueous solution 10 %) P Sodium hydrogen sulfate, aqueous solution > 10 % (= sodium bisulfate > 10 %) P Sodium hydrogen sulfite, aqueous solution > 50 %, (= sodium bisulfite, aqueous solution > 50 %) P Sodium hydrogen sulfite, aqueous solution 50 % (= sodium bisulfite, aqueous solution 50 %) P Sodium hydrogen sulfite (= sodium bisulfite) P Sodium hydroxide, aqueous solution 25 % (= caustic soda 25 % = caustic soda solution 25 %) P Sodium hydroxide, aqueous solution > 25 % (= caustic soda > 25 % = caustic soda solution > 25 %) P Sodium hypochloride P Sodium hypochlorite P Sodium methoxide P Sodium melt 350 °C / 662 °F: P Sodium nitrate, melt (= Chile saltpeter, melt) L Sodium nitrate, aqueous solution (= Chile saltpeter, aqueous solution) P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion 12

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite Sodium nitrite, saturated P Sodium peroxide (= sodium superoxide) L Sodium phosphate, dibasic P Sodium phosphate, tribasic P Sodium silicate (= water glass) P Sodium sulfate, (e.g. Glauber`s salt sodium sulfate decahydrate) P Sodium sulfide P Sodium sulfite, aqueous solution 50 % P Sodium sulfite, aqueous solution > 50 % P Sodium thiosulfate, aqueous solution 25 % P Sodium thiosulfate, aqueous solution > 25 % P Starch, aqueous solution P Steam P Stearic acid P Styrene P Succinic acid P Succinic acid ester P Sugar, aqueous solution P Sulfur chloride, anhydrous P Sulfur chloride, hydrous P , anhydrous P Sulfur dichloride, hydrous P , anhydrous P Sulfur dioxide, hydrous P Sulfur P L Sulfur, anhydrous, liquid P Sulfur, hydrous P Sulfuric acid 98 % 100 °C / 212 °F: P Sulfuric acid, aqueous solution < 70 % 100 °C / 212 °F: P Sulfurous acid 100 °C / 212 °F: P T Tannic acid (= tannin) P Tetrabromomethane P Tetrachloroethane, anhydrous P Tetrachloroethane, hydrous P Tetrachloroethylene, anhydrous (= perchloroethylene, anhydrous) P Tetrachloroethylene, hydrous (= perchloroethylene, hydrous) P Tetrafluoroboric acid, containing HF P Tetrafluoroboric acid, not containing HF P 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane P Tetrahydrofuran P Tetralin (= 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene) P P Tin chloride, aqueous solution P Tin, liquid P Titanium tetrachloride P Toluene P Tributyl phosphate P Tricalcium phosphate P Trichloroacetic acid P Trichloroethane, anhydrous P Trichloroethane, hydrous P Trichloroethene, anhydrous (= trichloroethylene, anhydrous) P Trichloroethene, hydrous (= trichloroethylene, hydrous) P Trichloromethane, anhydrous (= , anhydrous) P Trichloromethane, hydrous (= chloroform, hydrous) P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion 13

Material suitability for specific media

Medium SIGRATHERM flexible graphite Trichlorosilane P Trichlorotrifluoroethane, anhydrous (= Freon 113, anhydrous) P Trichlorotrifluoroethane, hydrous (= Freon 113, hydrous) P Triethanolamine P Triethylamine P Triethylenetetramine (TETA) P Trimethylaluminium P trioctyl phosphate P Trisodium phosphate P Turpentine P U Uranium hexafluoride L Urea P V Vaseline P Vinegar, aqueous solution 50 % (= wine vinegar) P Vinyl chloride (= chloroethene) P W Water P Water, purified P Wine P X Xenon P Xylene P Y Yeast, aqueous solution P Z Zinc acetate, aqueous solution P Zinc chloride, aqueous solution P Zinc cyanide P Zinc sulfate, aqueous solution P Zinc, liquid P  resistant;  not resistant;  limited resistance; – insufficient data; p.corr = pitting corrosion

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