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Chemical resistance of fittings

Chemical resistance table for fittings, adapters and thread converters, by material and fluid.

Légende
++ Recommended ⚠ Moderate / minor attack − Not recommended
Abbreviations: P/P = Polypropylene · PE = Polyethylene · 304 S/S = Stainless steel · Alum. = Aluminium · Buna-N = Nitrile rubber · EPDM/P.P = EPDM / polypropylene polymer elastomer
Fluid / material P/P PE 304 S/S Alum. Buna-N EPDM/P.P*
ASTM Oil No. 1 ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠
ASTM Oil No. 2 ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠
ASTM Oil No. 3 ⚠ ⚠ ++ ++ ++ −
Acetaldenyde ++ ⚠ ++ ++ − ++
Acetic acid (10%) ++ ++ ++ ⚠ − ++
Acetic acid (Glacial) ++ ++ ++ ⚠ − ++
Acetic anhydrid ++ ++ ++ ⚠ − ⚠
Acetone ++ ++ ++ ⚠ − ++
Acetonitrile ++ ++ ++ ++ − ++
Acetyl Chloride ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ − − ⚠
Acrylic acid ++ ⚠ nc nc nc nc
Aluminium chloride (10%) ++ ++ ⚠ − ++ ++
Aluminium sulphate ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++ ++
Ammonium hydroxide (35%) ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++
Ammonium sulphate (50%) ++ ++ ++ − ++ ++
Amyl acetate ++ ⚠ ++ ++ − ++
Amyl alcohol ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠
Aniline ++ ++ ++ ⚠ − ⚠
Antimony Trichloride (10%) ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠ ++
Aqua regia ⚠ − − − − −
Fluid / material P/P PE 304 S/S Alum. Buna-N EPDM/P.P*
Arsenic acid ++ ++ ⚠ ++ ++ ++
Barium chloride ++ ++ − ++ ++ ++
Benzaldehyde ⚠ ++ ++ ++ − ⚠
Benzene ⚠ ⚠ ++ ⚠ − −
Benzyl alcohol ++ ++ ++ ++ − ⚠
Benzyl chloride ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ − − −
Boric acid ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Bromine liquid − − ⚠ − − −
Butyl alcohol (Butanol) ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠
Butyl acetate ⚠ ⚠ ++ ++ − ⚠
Butyl Chloride − − ⚠ − − −
Butylamine ++ ⚠ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠
Butyric acid ++ ++ ⚠ ++ − ⚠
Calcium chloride ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Carbon disulphide ⚠ − ++ ++ − −
Carbon tetrachloride ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ − ⚠ ⚠
Castor oil ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠
Cellosolve ++ ⚠ ++ ++ − ⚠
Cellosolve acetate ++ ⚠ ++ ⚠ ⚠ ++
Chloracetic acid ++ ++ − − − ++
Fluid / material P/P PE 304 S/S Alum. Buna-N EPDM/P.P*
Chlorine gas (dry) − − ++ − ⚠ −
Chlorine dioxide ⚠ ⚠ − ⚠ − ⚠
Chlorine water ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ − ⚠ ⚠
Chlorobenzene ++ ⚠ ⚠ ++ − ⚠
Chloroform ⚠ − ++ − − −
Chlorosulphonic acid − − ⚠ ⚠ − −
Chrome plating solution ⚠ ⚠ nc nc nc nc
Chromic acid ++ ++ − ⚠ − ++
Citric acid (10%) ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠ ++
Codliver oil ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++
Copper sulphate ++ ++ ++ − ++ ++
Cotton seed oil ++ ⚠ ++ ++ ++ ++
Cresols ++ ⚠ ++ ++ − ⚠
Cyclo-hexanone ++ ++ nc nc nc nc
Cyclohexane ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ −
Cyclohexanol ++ ++ ++ − ⚠ ⚠
Decalin ⚠ ++ nc − nc ⚠
Diesel oil ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠
Diethylether ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠ ⚠
Diethylamine ++ ⚠ ++ ⚠ − ⚠
Fluid / material P/P PE 304 S/S Alum. Buna-N EPDM/P.P*
Diethylene glycol ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Dimethyl formamide ++ ++ ++ ++ − ++
Dimethylamine ++ − nc nc nc nc
Dimethylhydrazine ++ ++ nc nc nc nc
Dioctylphthalate ++ ++ ++ ++ − ⚠
Dioxane ++ ⚠ nc nc nc nc
Ethyl acetate ++ ⚠ ++ ++ − ++
Ethyl alcohol (Ethanol) ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++ ++
Ethyl chloride − ⚠ ++ − ++ ++
Ethylamine ++ ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ − ++
Ethylene bromide − − ⚠ − − ⚠
Ethylene dichloride ++ ⚠ ⚠ − − ⚠
Ethylene glycol ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Ferric chloride ++ ++ − − ++ ++
Fluoboric acid ⚠ ++ ++ − ++ ++
Fluorine (gas) − ⚠ ++ ++ − ⚠
Fluosilic acid ++ ++ ++ − ⚠ ++
Formaldehyde (40%) ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++
Formic acid (90%) ++ ++ − − − ⚠
Freon-11 − ⚠ ++ ⚠ − −
Fluid / material P/P PE 304 S/S Alum. Buna-N EPDM/P.P*
Freon-113 ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠ ⚠
Freon-115 ++ ⚠ ++ ++ ++ nc
Freon-12 ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠
Freon-13B1 ++ ++ ++ ++ nc nc
Freon-21 ++ ++ ++ − ⚠ nc
Freon-22 ++ ++ ++ ++ − ⚠
Freon-32 ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠
Furfural ++ ++ ++ ++ − ⚠
Glycerol ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Hexane ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠
Hydrazine ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++
Hydrobromic acid (50%) ++ ++ − − − ++
Hydrochloric acid (10%) ++ ++ − − ⚠ ++
Hydrochloric acid (36%) ++ ++ − − − ++
Hydrofluoric acid (40%) ++ ++ − ⚠ − ++
Hydrogen peroxide (35%) ++ ++ ⚠ ++ − ++
Hydrogen peroxide (87%) − ++ ++ ++ − ⚠
Hydrogen sulphide gas ++ ++ ++ ++ − ++
Iso-octane ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠
Iso-propyl alcohol ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠
Fluid / material P/P PE 304 S/S Alum. Buna-N EPDM/P.P*
Lactic acid (90%) ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++
Lead acetate (10%) ++ ++ ⚠ − ⚠ ++
Linseed oil ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠
Lubricating oil ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠
Magnesium Chloride ++ ++ ⚠ ++ ++ ++
Manganese sulphate ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Mercuric chloride ++ ++ − − ++ ++
Methyl alcohol ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++ ++
Methyl bromide (gas) ⚠ − ++ − − ++
Methyl ethyl ketone ++ ⚠ ++ ++ − ++
Methylene dichloride ⚠ ⚠ ++ − − ⚠
Molasses ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
Monoethanolamine ⚠ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠ ⚠
n-propanol ++ ++ nc nc nc nc
Nickel chloride ++ ++ ⚠ − ++ ++
Nitric acid (10%) ++ ++ ++ ++ − ++
Nitric acid (70%) ++ ++ ++ − − ⚠
Nitrobenzene ++ ++ ++ ++ − ⚠
Nitromethane ⚠ ⚠ ++ ++ − ⚠
Nitropropane ++ ⚠ ++ ++ − ++
Fluid / material P/P PE 304 S/S Alum. Buna-N EPDM/P.P*
Oleic acid ++ ++ ⚠ ++ ⚠ ⚠
Olive oil ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠
Oxalic acid (solutions) ++ ++ ⚠ − − ++
Ozone (gas) ⚠ − ++ ++ − ++
Paraffin oil ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ nc
Perchlorethylene − ⚠ ++ − − −
Peroxymonosulphuric acid ⚠ ⚠ nc nc nc nc
Petrol ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠
Phenol ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠ − ⚠
Phosphoric acid (85%) ++ ++ ++ − − ⚠
Picric acid (solutions) ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠
Plating solutions (non-chrome) ++ ++ ++ − ⚠ ⚠
Potassium cyanide ++ ++ ⚠ − ++ ++
Potassium fluoride ++ ++ ++ ++ nc nc
Potassium hydroxide (50%) ++ ++ ++ − ⚠ ++
Potassium permanganate (25%) ++ ++ ⚠ ++ − ++
Potassium sulphate ++ ++ ⚠ ++ ++ ++
Propionic acid ++ ++ ⚠ ++ − ++
Propylene oxide ++ ++ ++ ⚠ − ⚠
Pyridine ⚠ ++ ++ ++ − ⚠
Fluid / material P/P PE 304 S/S Alum. Buna-N EPDM/P.P*
Rapeseed oil ++ ⚠ ++ ⚠ ++ nc
Silicone fluids ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++ ++
Silver nitrate ++ ++ ++ − ⚠ ++
Sodium borate ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++ ++
Sodium carbonate (10%) ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++ ++
Sodium chloride (25%) ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++ nc
Sodium cyanide ++ ++ ++ − ++ ++
Sodium hydroxide (10%) ++ ++ ++ − ⚠ ++
Sodium hydroxide (60%) ++ ++ ++ − ⚠ ++
Sodium hypochlorite (20%) ++ ++ ⚠ − − ⚠
Sodium nitrate ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++
Sour oil ⚠ ⚠ nc nc nc nc
Stannic chloride ++ ++ ++ − ++ ⚠
Styrene − − ++ ++ − −
Sulphamic acid (solutions) ++ ⚠ − ⚠ ⚠ ⚠
Sulphur dioxide (gas) ++ ++ ++ ++ − ⚠
Sulphuric acid (10%) ++ ++ ++ − ⚠ ++
Sulphuric acid (70%) ++ ++ − − − ⚠
Sulphuric acid (90%) ⚠ ++ ⚠ − − ⚠
Sulphuric acid (fuming) − − ⚠ − − −
Fluid / material P/P PE 304 S/S Alum. Buna-N EPDM/P.P*
Tetrachloethane ++ ⚠ − − − −
Tetrahydrofurane ⚠ ⚠ − nc nc nc
Tetralin ⚠ ++ ++ ++ − −
Thionyl chloride − − ++ − − −
Titanium tetrachloride ⚠ ++ ⚠ − − ⚠
Toluene ++ ⚠ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠
Transformer oil ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ⚠
Trichloracetic acid ++ ++ − − − ⚠
Trichlorethane ++ − ++ − − ⚠
Trichlorethylene ⚠ ⚠ ++ − − −
Tricresyl phosphate ++ ++ ⚠ − ++ nc
Triethanolamine ++ ++ ++ ++ − ++
Triethylamine ⚠ ⚠ ++ ++ ⚠ nc
Turpentine − ⚠ ++ ++ ++ −
Vegetable oils (general) ⚠ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++
Vinyl acetate ++ ++ ++ ⚠ − ++
Vinyl chloride ⚠ ⚠ ++ − − ⚠
Water (distilled) ++ ++ − ++ ++ ++
Water (sea) ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++ ++
White spirit ++ ++ ++ nc nc nc
Fluid / material P/P PE 304 S/S Alum. Buna-N EPDM/P.P*
Wine ++ ++ ++ − ++ ++
Xylene ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ ++ − −
Zinc chloride (aq. sol.) ++ ++ ++ ++ ⚠ ++

 

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