CHEMICAL RESISTANCE DATA SHEET Resistance: 1 = stable, 2 = conditionally stable, 3 = unstable Contents Conc. HDPE LDPE PETG PP PVC HART     20°C 50°C 20°C 50°C 20° C 50° C 20° C 50° C 20° C 50° C Acetaldehyde 40% 2 2 1 3 3 3 1 - 3 3 Acetaldehyde + acetic acid 90/10% - - - - - - 1 - - - Acetic acid 10 % 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Acetic acid 50 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 Acetic acid 5 % 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Acetic acid (glacial acetic acid) 90% 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 Acetic acid ester 100 % - - 1 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 Acetone 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 Acetonenitrile 1 1 1 1 - 3 2 3 3 3 Acid, battery 38 % 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 Acrylic acid ethyl ester 100% - - - - - - - - 3 3 Adipic acid saturated 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 2 Allyl alcohol 96 % 1 2 2 2 1 - 1 1 1 2 Alum 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - - Aluminium chloride 10 % 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Aluminium chloride solid 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Aluminium chloride saturated 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 Aluminium chloride aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Aluminium nitrate aqueous 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 - Aluminium sulfate 10 % 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Aluminium sulfate saturated 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 Ammonia 25 % 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 Ammonia liquor any 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 - - Ammonium chloride aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Ammonium fluoride saturated 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - Ammonium fluoride aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Ammonium nitrate 10 % 1 2 - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 Ammonium nitrate saturated 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ammonium nitrate aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Ammonium sulfate 10 % 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Ammonium sulfate saturated 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ammonium sulfate aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Ammonium sulfide any 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 2 Ammonium sulfide aqueous 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Amyl acetate (Pentylacetate) 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 Amyl alcohol 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 Aniline 1 1 1 2 - - 1 2 3 3 Aniline chlorohydrate saturated 1 2 - - - - 1 2 1 - Antifreeze (Ethyleneglycol) 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - Antimony trichloride 90 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 - Aqua regia 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Aromatic acid 1 1 - - - - - - - - Aromatic acids 0,5 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - Arsenic acid 1 1 - 1 - - 1 1 1 2 Arsenic acid aqueous 1 1 - - - - 1 1 - - Arsenic acid hydride 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Beer 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 Benzene 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 Benzoic acid saturated 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 2 1 1 Benzoic acid aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 2 - - Benzyl benzoate - - - - - - 2 3 - - Borax any 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Boric acid 10 % 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 Boric acid aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - Brake fluid 1 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 - Brake fluid DOT 3 - - - - 1 1 - - - - Brandy 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 Brandy - - - - - - - - 1 - Bromic vapours 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 - - Bromine 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 Butane techn. pure 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - Butanol techn. pure 1 1 1 2 1 - 1 1 1 2 Butinediol 10 % 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - Butyl acetate 1 1 1 2 2 - 2 3 3 3 Butyric acid 2 3 3 3 - - 3 3 1 3 Calcium chloride aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 Calcium hypochlorite aqueous - - - - 2 - 1 1 - - Calcium hypochlorite saturated 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 1 1 2 Calcium nitrate 50 % 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - Calcium nitrate aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Carbon dioxide, dry techn. pure 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Carbon dioxide, umid techn. pure 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Carbon disulfide 3 3 3 3 - - 3 3 3 3 Carbon tetrachloride 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 2 Carbonic acid saturated 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Caustic potash 30 % 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 Caustic potash 50 % 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 Caustic potash aqueous 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 - - Caustic potash 10 % 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 - - Caustic potash 50 % 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 Caustic soda 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 - - Chloramine diluted 1 - 1 - - - 2 3 - - Chloric methyl - - - - - - 3 3 - - Chlorinated water 2 - - 3 3 3 1 3 2 2 Chlorine 10 % wet 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 Chlorine 97 % 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Chlorine gas - - - - 3 3 3 3 - - Chloroacetic acid - - - - 3 3 1 1 - - Chloroacetic acid (mono) 50 % 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 - Chloroacetic acid (mono) techn. pure 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 Chlorobenzene 3 3 2 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 Chlorsulphonic acid techn. pure 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 - Chromic acid 10 % 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 1 1 1 Chromic acid 20 % - - 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 - Chromic acid 50 % 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 Chromic acid aqueous - - - - 3 3 1 2 - - Chromic alum saturated 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 Chromic sulphuric acid pur 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 - Citric acid 10 % 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Citric acid 10 % 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 Citric acid 50 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Citric acid saturated 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 Citric acid aqueous 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Common salt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Common salt aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Copper sulphate aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Crude oil 100 % - - 1 2 1 - 1 2 1 - Cyanogen potash saturated 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 2 Cyclanone 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Cyclohexane 2 2 2 3 1 - 2 3 1 2 Cyclohexanol techn. pure 1 1 1 1 - - 1 2 1 1 Cyclohexanone techn. pure 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 Dekalin (Decahydronaphtalin) 100 % 1 2 2 3 2 - 2 3 1 1 Detergent solution - - - - 1 1 1 1 - - Dextrine 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Dextrine aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Diaethyl ether 1 - - - - - - - - - Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) 1 2 2 2 1 - 1 1 3 3 Dichloroethylene techn. pure 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 - 3 3 Diesel fuel 1 2 - - 1 1 1 2 1 - Diesel oil 100 % 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 Diglycolic acid 30 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 2 Diglycolic acid aqueous 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Dimethyl formamide 1 1 1 2 1 - 1 1 2 3 Dioxane - - - - 1 - 2 2 - - Drinking water - - - - - - - - 1 1 (40°) Emissions, carbon dioxide low 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 Emissions, hydrochloric any 1 1 - - - - 1 1 1 1 Emissions, hydrofluoric low 1 1 - - - - 1 1 1 1 Emissions, nitrous low 1 1 - - - - 1 2 1 1 Emissions, sulfurdioxide low 1 1 - - - - 1 1 1 1 Emissions, sulfuric acid any 1 1 - - - - 1 2 1 1 Engine oil - - - - 1 1 1 1 - - Ethanol 50 % 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - Ethanol 96 % 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 - Ethyl acetate - - - - 2 3 - - - - Ethyl alcohol 40 % 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ethyl alcohol 96 % 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 Ethyl chloride 2 2 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 Ethylene glycol 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 Fat, vegetable - - - - 1 - 1 2 - - Fatty acid techn. pure 1 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 Fertilizer salts saturated 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 Fluorhydric acid 40% 1 - - - - - - - - - Fluorhydric acid 70% 1 - - - - - - - - - Fluorhydric acid 100 % - - - - 3 3 1 1 - - Fluorhydric acid 4 % 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 Fluorhydric acid 50 % 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 Fluorine 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 Fluorine dry 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 - - Fluosilicic acid 1 1 - - - - - - - - Formaldehyde 10 % 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 Formaldehyde 40 % 1 1 1 2 1 - 1 1 1 2 Formic acid 3 % 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 Formic acid 50 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 2 Formic acid 98-100 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 2 2 3 Freon 11 - - - - - - 2 2 - - Fruit juices 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 Fruit tree carbolineum aqueous - - - - - - - - - - Fruit wine 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - Gelatine any 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - Gelatine aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Glacial acetic acid - - - - 3 3 1 2 - - Glucose any 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Glue (animal glue, gelatine) any 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Glycerin any 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 Glykol 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - Grape sugar any 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Grape sugar aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Hexane 1 2 3 3 1 - 1 2 1 3 Hexane, -n 1 2 3 3 1 - 1 2 1 3 Hydorcyanic acid aqueous 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 - Hydrazine 10 % - - 1 - - - 1 1 1 - Hydrazine hydrate 1 1 - - - - - - - - Hydrobromic acid 40% 1 - 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 Hydrobromic acid 50 % 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 Hydrobromic acid diluted 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 1 1 2 Hydrochloric acid 1-5 % 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hydrochloric acid 20 % 1 1 1 1 2 - 1 1 1 2 Hydrochloric acid 35 % 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 Hydrochloric acid conc. 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 Hydrocyanic acid techn. pure 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 2 Hydrofluosilicic acid 32 % 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 Hydrogen fluoride anhydrous - - - - 3 3 1 1 - - Hydrogene chloride gas - - - - 3 3 1 1 - - Hydrogene peroxide 3 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Hydrogene peroxide 30 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Hydrosulphide saturated 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 Hydroxylamine sulfate any 1 1 - - - - 1 1 1 - Iodine tincture 1 2 1 2 - - 1 1 3 3 Iron chloride aqueous 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Isooctane techn. pure 1 2 1 2 1 - 1 2 1 - Isopropyl alcohol techn. pure 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 Kerosene - - - - 1 - 1 - - - Kerosene 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 Ketone 1 1 - - - - - - - - Lactic acid 3 % 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 Lactic acid 80 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 2 Lactic acid 85 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 2 Lactic acid aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - Lead acetate aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Lead-(II)-acetate 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Linseed oil techn. pure 1 1 1 2 1 - 1 1 1 2 Liqueurs 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - Lubricating oil 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 - 1 1 Magnesium sulphate saturated 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Magnesium sulphate aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 - - Magnesiumchloride aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 Maleic acid saturated 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 2 Maleic acid aqueous 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Mercury pur 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mercury chloride aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Methanol 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 Methoxybutanol 100 % - - 1 2 - - 1 2 - - Methyl acetate techn. pure 1 - 1 1 2 - 1 2 3 3 Methyl alcohol (methanole) 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 Methyl ethyl ketone 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 Methylen chloride 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 Milk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Molasses 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 Molasses wort 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mowilith D 1 - - - 1 1 1 - 1 - Naphthaline techn. pure 1 2 - - - - 1 2 3 3 Naphthaline 100 % - - 1 2 - - 1 2 3 3 Nitric acid 100 % 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Nitric acid 1-10 % 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Nitric acid 50 % 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 Nitric acid 66 % 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Nitric acid 70 % 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Nitrous dilution - - - - - - 2 2 - - Nitrous gases diluted 1 1 - - - - 1 3 1 2 Oil (vegetable) and animal fats 1 2 1 2 1 - 1 2 1 1 Oil, essential 3 3 2 3 - - 2 3 - - Oleic acid techn. pure 1 2 1 2 1 - 1 2 1 1 Oleum 10 % SO3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Oleum vapours low 3 3 - - - - 3 3 1 - Olive oil 1 2 - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 Oxalic acid 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 Oxalic acid aqueous 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - Ozone 2 3 2 3 - - 2 3 1 1 Palm kernel oil acid 100% - - - - - - - - 1 1 Palm-oil 1 2 - - 1 - 1 2 1 - Perchloric acid 1 3 1 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 Petrol 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 3 Petrol 10% ethyl alcohol - - - - 2 - - - - - Petrol 10% methanol - - - - 2 - - - - - Petrol ether 1 - - - - - - - - - Petrol normal - - - - 2 - - - - - Petrol normal unleaded - - - - 2 - - - - - Petrol Super unleaded - - - - 2 - - - - - Petroleum 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 Phenol 100 % 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 3 3 Phenol 10 % 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 Phosgene techn. pure - - 2 - - - 2 3 3 3 Phosgene liquid - - - - - - - - - - Phosgene gaseous - - - - - - 2 3 - - Phoshoric acid 1-5 % 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 Phoshoric acid aqueous 20% 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Phoshoric acid 30 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 - - Phoshoric acid 85 % 1 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 1 Phosphorus pentoxide techn. pure 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 - Photographic developers 1 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 2 Photographic developers - - - - - - - - 1 1 (40°C) Photographic emulsion any - - - - - - - - 1 1 (40°C) Photographic fixing bath - - - - - - - - 1 1 (40°C) Phthalilc acid saturated 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 3 Plasticiser, DBS - - - - 1 1 - - - - Plasticiser, DOP - - - - 1 1 - - - - Polish remover