Chemical Compatibility Table For All Non-Metals For Metals R = Resistant E <2 mils Penetration/Year A = Excellent – No effect G <20 mils Penetration/Year B = Good – Minor effect S <50 mils Penetration/Year C = Fair – Moderate effect U >50 mils Penetration/Year (1 mil = .001 inch) U = Unsatisfactory A = Excellent – No effect* X = Conflicting Data B = Good – Minor effect* – = No Data Available C = Fair – Moderate effect* *No corrision rate reported Plastic Elastopolymer Metals ABS Acetal CPVC FEP Nylon 6, 66 HDPE Polypropylene PTFE PVC Type I PVC Type II PVDF EPDM Kel–F Neoprene Nitrile Polyurethane Silicone Tygon® Viton–A Ceramic Silica 304 Stainless 316 Stainless Carbon Steel Hastelloy–C Aluminum Brass Copper Acetaldehyde UAURUUAAUUX AACUUAUU –R E EGEGUU Acetamide –A–RRRAAU–C AABAUBUB –– GG––G–– Acetate Solvent U–URRRBAUUA AACU–AUU –– EEGEESG Acetic Acid 10% XXCRURBAU–C AACC–CUR AR EEUEGUG Acetic Acid, Glacial UUURURAAUUB UAXXUBUU AR EEUE EUU Acetone UAURRRAAUUU AAUUUBUU AR EEGE EGE Acetonitrile U––RR–RR––R R––––––– –– GGG–EGG Acetophenone U––RRURRUUR R–UU–––U –– GGGGGGG Acetyl Chloride U–URUUUAUUR U–UUU––R –R GGG–UUU Acetylene R–RRR–RRRRR R–RR–––R –– EEGGEUU Acrylonitrile U–XRRRAAXUA X–CU–U–U –– GGGGEGG REFERENCE PAGES Adipic Acid R–AR–RBARRA AABX–U–X –– GGGEG–G Aldrin (1 oz./gal.) ––––––––––– –––––––– –– EEG–E–– Allyl Alcohol U–RRRRRRRRR R–RR–––R –– EEGGGGE Allyl Chloride U–UR–RRRUUR U–UU–––– –R GEU–U–– Ammonium Acetate ––ARA–AARRR A–AB––AA –– GG––GUU Ammonium Oxalate 10% –––R––RRR–– R––––––– –– GGUEE–U Amyl Acetate UBURRRXAUUA AAUUUUUU AR EEGE EEG Amyl Alcohol RAARARBARUA AAABUUAB AR GGGGGGG Amyl Chloride U–URUUURUUU R–UU–––R –– GGUEUGG Aniline UAXRXRXAUUA XAUUUUCB AR EEGGGUU Aniline Hydrochloride U–URUUXAXUA B–UU–UUA –R UUUUUUG Antifreeze BUA–U–U–A–– A–CA–CBA –– –A––A–– Aroclor 1248 –––RAUUA– –– BAUX–B–A –– GGGE EE E Asphalt –BXRARBAA–A UAUX–U–A –– GGG–EEE Benzaldehyde XAURAUXAUUA AAUUUUUU AR GGUGGGG Benzene UAURAUXAUUA UBUUUUCA AR GGGGEGG Benzo Sulfonic Acid 10% R–RRURRRRRR U–RUU––R –R GGUGUG– Benzyl Alcohol UAXRBUAAUUA BAXXU–UA AR EEGGGGE Benzoic Acid RBARXBRARRA UABUUBAA AR GGUEGGG Benzol UAURXUUAUUA UAUUUUCA AR GGGGEGG Benzonitrile –––RRA–A––– –A–––A–– –– UU–C––– Benzyl Chloride UAURR–CRR–R U–UU–U–A –– GGU–UUU Bromobenzene –––R––UR––R U–UU–––R –– ––––––– Butadiene UAARRUUARUA XABXUU–B –– GGGGGGG 1-800-833-7958 www.geotechenv.com fax 303-322-7242 [email protected] Plastic Elastopolymer Metals ABS Acetal CPVC FEP Nylon 6, 66 HDPE Polypropylene PTFE PVC Type I PVC Type II PVDF EPDM Kel–F Neoprene Nitrile Polyurethane Silicone Tygon® Viton–A Ceramic Silica 304 Stainless 316 Stainless Carbon Steel Hastelloy–C Aluminum Brass Copper Butane BACRRUUARRA UAAARUCA –– GGEGGGG Butyl Alcohol UAARBBRARUA AAAX–BBA –R EEGGEGG n-Butyl Amine –XURRUUAUUX –UUR–BUU –– –GGGG–– Butyl Ether –UURA––AR–A UAUB–UAU –– –EE–E–– Butyl Phenol U–UR––URUUR ––U––––U –– GE–GG–– Butyl Phthalate ––URR–RRR–R BADU–A–C –– GG–GUGG Butylacetate UAXRARXAUUB BAXU–UUU –R GGGGEGG Butyric Acid UAURUURRUUA BAUU–UUB –R GGUEGGG Carbon Tetrachloride UBURXUURUUR UAUUUUBA AR EEGEUGE Carbonic Acid RBARRRAARRA BAXXRA–A A– GGGEEGG Chloroacetic Acid UUURUUCAR RA BAUUUUAU –– UUUEUUU Chlorobenzene UXURRUUBUUA UAUU–UAA AR GGGEGGG Chlorobromomethane ––––C–AAU–– B–UU–U–A A– –––––B– Chlordane (¼ lb./gal.) U––––––R––– U–CB–U–A –– GGG–––– Chloroethane UAURRRXAUUA XAUU–U–B –– GGG–––G Chloroform UAURRUXAUUA UBUUUUBA AR EEUGGGG Chloronaphthalene U–––––––R–– ––UU–––– –– –G–EU–– REFERENCE PAGES Chlorophenol 5% (aq.) –RURU––RUUR –––––––– –– GGSE––– Citric Acid UBBRRAAAR–A AAAA–A–A AR EEUEE–E Cresol UUURUUURXUR UAUUUUUX –R EGGGG–– Cresylic Acid 50% UUURURXRRRR X–UUUU–A –– GGGGG–– Crude Oil RRRRRURUUUU U–URR––R –– EEGE EGG Cyclohexane RAURRRUAX–R UAUBRUUA –– GGGGGGG Cyclohexanone UAURRUUAUUR BUUU–UUU A– GGUGGGG DDT 5% ––U–––––UU– –––––––– –– EEG–E–– Detergents (general) BAARRRAARRA AABA–AAA A– EGGEGGE Diacetone Alcohol –AURRRRAR–A ABUU–UBU –– GGGE EEE Dibutyl Phthalate U–URRURRUUU R–UUU––U –– GGGGGGG Dichlorobenzene U–URXUCAUUA U–UU–U–C –– –G–EG–– Dichloroethane UAURRRXAUUA UAUU––UC AR GGGGGG– Dichloroethylene U––RR–RRUUR U–UU–––R –– GG–GG–– Dichlorofluoromethane –––R–––RUU– –––––––– –– ––––––– Diesel Fuel –AARRRAAR–A UABA–U–A –– EEGGEE– Diethanolamine –––RR–RRUUU ––R––––– –– EEEEE–G Diethyl Amine UBURRUAXU–X BAAC–BCA –– GGU–G–– Diethyl Ether URURRURAUUR UCUU–U–U –– GGGGGGG Diethyl Phthalate –––––––R––– –––––––– –– ––––––– Diethylene Glycol BAARRRAAX–A A–AA–BCA –– EEEGG–G Dimethyl Aniline UUURR–XAUUA BAUU–UUU –– BB–BA–– Dimethyl Ether –––R–––R––– ––UR–––– –– GG–G–GG Dimethyl Formamide UXURRRAXUUU XAXU–CUX –– –GU–E–– Dimethyl Phthalate U––RR–RRUUR ––UU–––R –– EEE–E–– Dimethyl Sulfoxide –RURRRRRU–U –––––––– –– ––––––– Dinitrotoluene –––––––R––– U–UU–U–X –– GG––––– Dioctyl Phthalate U–URRUURUUR R–UUU––R –– GGG–E–– Dioxane UR–RRURRU–U U–UU–––U –– GGGGGGG Diphenyl –––RR–UAU–– U–BURU–A –– GGGGGGG Diphenyl Oxide –U––––UAU–B U–UA–CUA –– BA–BB–A Esters (general) ––URR––RUUR –––––––– –– –G––––– 1-800-833-7958 www.geotechenv.com fax 303-322-7242 [email protected] Plastic Elastopolymer Metals ABS Acetal CPVC FEP Nylon 6, 66 HDPE Polypropylene PTFE PVC Type I PVC Type II PVDF EPDM Kel–F Neoprene Nitrile Polyurethane Silicone Tygon® Viton–A Ceramic Silica 304 Stainless 316 Stainless Carbon Steel Hastelloy–C Aluminum Brass Copper Ethane –AA–U–UAA–A U–BA–UAA –– AA––––A Ethanolamine –UURR–XAU–X BUBB–B–U A– EEGGG–– Ethers (general) UAU–RUUAUUR CBUX–UCX –R EEGGGGG Ethyl Acetate UAURRRAAUUX BAUUUBUU AR GGGG–GG Ethyl Alcohol BABRRRAARRR ABACUBCA AR GGGEEGG Ethyl Benzene –R–R–UURUUR U–UU–––R –– SGUEG–– Ethyl Benzoate U–U––UBAU–U ––UU–UUA –– ––––––– Ethyl Chloride URURRUURUUR R–URU––B –R EEGG––G Ethyl Ether UAURRUUAUUR UAUXUU–U –R GGGGGGG Ethyl Sulfate –––––––A––– –A–A–––A –– UU––––B Ethylene Bromide U–URRUUAUUA XBXU–UUA –– EE–E––– Ethylene Chloride UAURRRXAUUA XAUU–U–B –– GGG–––G Ethylene Chlorohydrin UUURUUXAUUA B–XUUCUA –– GGGGGGG Ethylene Diamine UXURU–RAUUB AUXA–A–B –– GGGUGUU Ethylene Dibromide –––R––RR––R –––––––– –– –G–G–G– Ethylene Glycol ABARRRAARRA AAAARABR A– GGGE EGG Ethylene Oxide UUXRRRUAUUA XCUUUU–U –R GGGEEU– Formaldehyde 100% BAA–U–CAA–A AACC–BBU –– CA–AA–A Formaldehyde 37% AAARRRAARRA AABXU––R –R EEUGGEG Formic Acid 5% –URRURRRR–R R–RU–––R –– GE–EUSE Fuel Oils UA–RRRABRRB UABXRUAA –– GGGGGGG Gasoline (high-aromatic) UBA–––ABA–A UAAA–UAA A– AA–AU–– Gasoline (leaded) UAURRUXAR–A UABARUCA A– GGGEGGG Gasoline (unleaded) UAXRRUXAR–A UABARUCA –– GGGEGGG Glycolic Acid BAAR–RAARRB ABAA–AAA –– GGUGG–– REFERENCE PAGES Heptane XAARRRCARRA UABAUUBA –– GGGEGGG Hexachloroethane –––––––R––– –––––––– –– GG–GGSG Hexamine –––R–––R––– –––––––– –– EE–EEG– Hexane UABRRUBARRA UABARUUA –– EEGEGG– Hexyl Alcohol –A––A––AA–– C–AA–BAC –– AA–AA–– Hydraulic Oil (petro.) –B––A–UAA–A U–AA–BAA –– AA–AAAA Hydraulic Oil (synthetic) ––––A–UAA–A A–AU–BAA –– AA–AAAA Hydrazine –BU––UCC––A A–BB–B–A –– AA––––A Hydrogen Peroxide (dilute) RRURRRRRR–R R–UR–––R –– GGUEEUU Hydroquinone XAARU–AARRR U–AX–––B –– GGGGGG– Hydroxyacetic Acid 70% –AA––––AU–A A–AA–––A –– ––––––– Iodoform –––R––RC––C A–AU––CR –R EEUUG–G Isobutyl Alcohol BA––A–AAA–– A–AB–AAA –– ––––––– Isooctane ––––ABAAA–A UABA–UAA –– AA––AA– Isopropyl Acetate UUURRRBAUUX B–UU–U–U –– EGEGG–– Isopropyl Alcohol RACRURAARRR A–BBUAAA A– GGGGGGG Isopropyl Ether –URRR–XARRX UAUBRUAU –– EG–––GG Isotane ––––U–U–A–A ––UA–––– A– ––––U–– Jet Fuel JP–4, JP–5 –ARRR–AAR RA UAUAUUAA –– GGGEGE – Kerosene XARRRRRARRA UAAAUUUA A– GGGGGGG Lacquer Thinners AU––A–UAU–– U–UU–UUU –– –G––G–– Lacquers AU––A–UAU–U U–UU–UAU –– EE––––– Lactic Acid UBARR–BARRB AAAX–AAA A– GGUGGGG Lead Acetate BBARRRAARRA AAAB–ABU A– GGUGUUG 1-800-833-7958 www.geotechenv.com fax 303-322-7242 [email protected] Plastic Elastopolymer Metals ABS Acetal CPVC FEP Nylon 6, 66 HDPE Polypropylene PTFE PVC Type I PVC Type II PVDF EPDM Kel–F Neoprene Nitrile Polyurethane Silicone Tygon® Viton–A Ceramic Silica 304 Stainless 316 Stainless Carbon Steel Hastelloy–C Aluminum Brass Copper Linoleic Acid ABARUUBARRA U–UB–BAB –– GGUGGUU Maleic Acid RAARXRRARRA X–UU––CA –R GGUG–G– Malic Acid RARRXRAARRA U–XA–BAA –– EEUGG–U Melamine –AA–A–AAU–– A–UC–CUA –– –U––––– Methane –A–RR–AARRA X–BA–U–A –– EEGEEEG Methyl Acetate UXURRRXAUUB XAXU–UAU –– GGSEG–– Methyl Acetone –U––A––AU–U A–UU––AU –– AA––AA– Methyl Acylate –B––––U–––B B–BU–U–U –– A–––––– Methyl Alcohol UAARRRAARRA AAAAUAAU AR GGGEGGG Methyl Alcohol 10% UAA–BBAA––A AAAA–AAA A– ––––––– Methyl Amide UU––––AAU–C AA–B––UU –– AA––AU* – Methyl Bromide UUURURXAUUA U–UB–––A –– GGG–U–– Methyl Butyl Ketone –U––UUU–––U A–UU–U–U –– AA––––– Methyl Chloride UBURRUUAUUA UAUUUUUA –– E EUGUEG Methyl Chloroform U–UR––URUUR U–UU–––R –– ––––––– Methyl Dichloride –U––C–U–––U U––U–––A –– ––––––– Methyl Ethyl Ketone UUURRUBAUUU AAUUUUUU A– GGGGGGG REFERENCE PAGES Methyl Isopropyl Ketone ––––A––AU–– C–UU–C–U –– AA––A–A Methyl Methacrylate –URR––XRRUB U–UU–C–U –– GGU–G–– Methyl Pentanone U–URRRRAUUX BAUU–U–U –– GGGGGGG Methylene Chloride UBURUUBAUUB XAUUU–UB –R GGGE EGG Monochloroacetic Acid –U––UU–A––B CBAU–––C –– AA–AU* B U* Monoethanolamine –U–RR–BAUUU B–XB–B–X –– EEGGGGG Motor Oil CBARRUUARRB UABA––AR A– GGG––GG Napthalene UXURRURAUUA UAUURUCA A– EEGGGGG Nitrobenzene UXURRUBAUUA UAUUUUUB –R GGGGEGG Nitromethane UAURU–RARRA BAUU–UBU –– GGG–G–– Nitrophenol –––––––R––– –––––––– –– GG––G–G Octane –––R–RRRUUR U–RR–––R –– –GG–GGG Octyl Alcohol AAB–A–––––– B–BB–B–B –– AA–CA–A Oleic Acid XAARRUBARRA BBXBRUCB A– EEGGGSG Oxalic Acid 5% RURRURRRRRR R–RU–––R –– UGUGGSG Palmitic Acid 10% AAARRRBARRA B–UARUBA ––