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Chart 2

Chemical Resistance Legend

A - No Effect - Acceptable

B - Minor Effect - Acceptable

C - Moderate Effect - Questionable

D - Severe effect - Not Recommended

Material Legend

1 - 303 Stainless Steel	2 - 304 Stainless Steel	3 - 316 Stainless Steel
4 - 440 Stainless Steel	5 - Aluminum	6 - Titanium
7 - Hastelloy C	8 - Cast Bronze	9 - Brass
10 - Cast Iron	11 - Carbon Steel	12 - PVC
13 - Teflon	14 - Noryl	15 - Nylon
16 - Polyethylene	17 - Polypropylene	18 - Ryton
19 - Carbon	20 - Ceramic	21 - Viton(R)*
22 - Buna N	23 - Silicon	24 - Neoprene
25 - Ethylene Proplyene	26 - Natural Rubber	27 - Epoxy

*Viton(R) is a registered trademark of DuPont Dow Elastomers

Chemical

Material

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

CADMIUM PLATING

Cyanide Bath 90º F

-

-

A

-

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

C

A

A

-

A

-

-

B

Fluoborate Bath 100º F

-

-

A

-

-

D

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

A

D

-

A

-

-

D

A

B

-

C

-

-

B

Calcium Bisulfate

C

D

A

-

D

-

-

D

D

D

-

A

A

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

A

A

C

C

-

A

A

Calcium Bisulfide

-

-

B

-

C

A

A

C

-

-

-

A

A

A

A

B

A

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

D

-

A

Calcium Bisufite

-

D

A

-

C

A

A

C

-

-

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

A

A

-

A

-

A

-

Calcium Carbonate

B

A

A

A

C

A

A

C

-

D

-

A

A

A

A

B

A

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

-

A

A

Calcium Chlorate

-

C

A

-

-

-

B

C

-

-

-

A

A

-

A

A

-

-

A

-

A

-

-

A

-

A

A

Calcium Chloride

C

A

D

C

C

A

A

B

-

C

-

A

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

D

A

A

A

Calcium Hydroxide

B

A

A

-

C

A

A

B

-

-

-

A

A

A

A

B

A

-

A

A

A

A

C

A

A

A

A

Calcium Hypochlorite

D

A

C

C

C

A

B

D

-

D

-

D

A

A

D

B

A

-

A

A

A

B

C

D

A

C

A

Calcium Sulfate

B

A

A

A

B

A

B

B

-

-

-

A

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

A

A

-

D

-

C

A

Calgon

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

C

-

D

-

-

-

A

-

-

A

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

Cane Juice

-

A

A

-

B

-

-

B

C

A

-

A

-

-

A

-

D

-

A

A

-

A

-

A

-

A

A

Carbolic Acid (See Phenol)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Carbon Bisulfide

B

A

A

A

A

-

-

C

-

B

-

D

-

-

A

-

D

-

A

A

A

D

-

D

D

D

A

Carbon Dioxide (Wet)

-

A

A

-

C

-

A

C

C

C

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Carbon Disulfide

-

B

A

-

C

-

-

C

C

B

C

D

A

D

A

D

D

A

A

B

A

D

-

D

D

D

A

Carbon Monoxide

-

A

A

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

A

-

B

A

B

A

-

A

A

A

A

B

B

A

C

A

Carbon Tetrachloride

B

C

B

A

C

A

A

C

A

C

D

C

A

D

A

D

D

C

A

A

A

C

C

D

-

D

C

Carbonated Water

B

A

A

A

A

-

-

B

-

D

-

A

-

A

A

-

A

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

A

-

A

Carbonic

B

A

B

A

A

-

A

B

-

D

-

A

A

A

A

B

A

-

A

A

A

B

B

A

A

A

A

Catsup

-

A

A

A

D

-

-

C

-

D

-

A

-

A

A

-

A

-

A

A

A

A

-

C

-

-

A

Chloracetic Acid

D

D

D

D

C

A

A

D

-

D

-

A

A

-

D

D

D

-

A

A

A

D

-

D

B

D

B

Chloric Acid

-

D

D

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

D

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

D

-

D

-

-

D

Chlorinated Glue

-

A

A

-

D

-

-

C

-

D

-

-

-

C

C

-

-

-

-

A

A

C

-

D

B

D

A

Chlorine,
Anhydrous Liquid

-

D

D

D

D

D

A

D

-

C

-

D

A

A

D

D

D

C

A

D

A

D

-

D

B

D

B

Chlorine (Dry)

B

A

A

-

D

D

A

A

B

A

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

C

A

A

D

-

-

D

-

D

D

Chlorine Water

D

-

D

-

D

A

B

D

D

D

-

A

A

C

D

-

D

C

C

A

A

D

C

D

-

-

-

Chlorobenzene (Mono)

A

A

A

-

B

-

A

B

-

B

C

D

A

D

A

D

D

A

A

A

A

D

-

D

D

D

A

Chlorosulfonic Acid

D

D

-

D

D

A

B

D

-

-

D

C

A

D

D

D

D

D

-

C

D

D

D

D

D

D

C

Chlorox (Bleach)

-

A

A

-

C

-

A

A

-

D

C

A

A

A

D

-

D

C

A

A

A

C

-

B

B

D

A

Chocolate Syrup

-

A

A

-

A

-

-

-

-

D

-

-

-

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

A

A

-

A

-

D

A

Chromic Acid 5%

-

A

A

B

C

A

A

D

D

D

-

A

-

C

D

B

A

A

D

C

A

D

C

D

A

B

B

Chromic Acid 10%

-

B

-

-

-

A

A

-

D

-

-

A

A

A

D

-

A

-

-

A

A

D

-

D

-

-

C

Chromic Acid 30%

-

B

-

-

-

A

A

-

D

-

-

A

A

D

D

-

A

-

-

A

A

D

-

D

-

-

D

Chromic Acid 50%

C

B

B

-

C

A

A

D

D

D

-

B

A

D

D

C

B

B

D

A

A

D

-

D

A

D

C

CHROMIUM PLATING

Chromic-Sulfuric Bath130º F

-

-

C

-

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

D

D

-

A

-

-

A

C

D

-

D

-

-

D

Fluosilicate Bath 95º F

-

-

C

-

-

C

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

D

D

-

A

-

-

B

C

D

-

D

-

D

D

Fluoride Bath 130º F

-

-

D

-

-

C

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

D

D

-

A

-

-

B

C

D

-

D

-

-

D

Black Chrome Bath 115º F

-

-

C

-

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

D

D

-

A

-

-

A

C

D

-

D

-

-

D

Barrel Chrome Bath 95º F

-

-

D

-

-

C

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

D

D

-

A

-

-

A

C

D

-

D

-

-

D

Cider

-

A

A

A

B

-

-

A

-

D

-

A

-

A

-

B

-

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

Citric Acid

-

A

A

A

C

A

A

D

C

D

-

A

A

A

C

B

B

-

A

A

A

D

C

A

A

A

A

Citric Oils

-

A

A

-

C

-

-

B

-

-

-

-

-

A

-

-

A

-

A

A

A

A

C

D

-

-

A

Coffee

A

A

A

A

A

-

-

B

-

C

-

-

A

A

A

-

A

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

-

A

A

Copper Chloride

C

D

D

B

D

A

A

D

-

D

-

A

A

A

D

B

A

A

-

A

A

A

-

A

A

A

A

Copper Cyanide

-

A

A

A

D

A

A

C

-

D

-

A

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

B

B

-

A

A

A

C

Copper Floborate

-

D

D

-

D

-

B

D

-

D

-

A

A

-

-

A

-

-

A

-

A

B

-

A

-

A

A

Copper Nitrate

B

A

A

B

D

A

A

D

-

-

-

A

A

A

D

B

A

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

COPPER PLATING (Cyanide)

Copper Strike Bath 120º F

A

A

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

-

-

-

C

B

-

-

A

-

-

Rochelle Salt Bath 150º F

-

-

A

-

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

D

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

D

A

A

-

B

-

-

C

High Speed Bath 180º F

-

-

A

-

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

D

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

D

A

A

-

B

-

-

C

COPPER PLATING (Acid)

Copper Sulfate Bath R.T.

-

-

D

-

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

A

D

-

A

-

-

D

A

A

-

A

-

-

D

Copper Fluoborate Bath 120º F

-

-

D

-

-

D

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

A

D

-

A

-

-

D

A

B

-

C

-

-

D

COPPER (Misc.)

Copper Pyrophosphate 140º F

-

-

A

-

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

B

A

A

-

A

-

-

B

Copper (Electroless) 140º F

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

D

-

-

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

D

A

D

-

D

-

-

B

Copper Sulfate
(5% Solution)

-

A

A

A

D

A

A

D

D

D

-

A

A

A

D

B

A

A

A

A

A

A

C

A

-

C

A

Copper Sulfate

B

B

-

-

-

A

A

C

D

-

-

A

A

A

C

-

A

-

-

A

B

B

-

A

A

-

A

Cream

-

A

A

-

A

-

-

C

-

D

-

-

-

A

A

-

A

-

A

A

A

A

-

C

-

-

A

Cresols

-

A

A

-

B

-

-

D

C

-

-

D

-

-

-

D

C

A

A

A

A

D

D

D

D

D

A

Cresylic Acid

B

A

A

-

C

A

B

C

-

-

-

B

A

-

D

C

-

-

A

A

A

D

-

D

D

D

A

Cyclohexane

-

A

-

-

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

-

-

D

-

-

D

A

A

A

A

A

D

D

D

D

A

Cyanic Acid

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

C

-

D

-

-

A

Detergents

-

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

-

-

A

A

-

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

A

A

-

B

A

C

A

Diacetone Alcohol

-

A

A

-

A

A

A

A

C

-

A

D

-

A

A

-

D

-

A

A

D

D

-

D

A

D

A

Dichlorethane

-

A

A

-

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

D

A

-

A

D

-

-

-

-

C

-

-

D

-

D

A

Diesel Fuel

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

-

A

A

-

-

D

-

-

D

A

A

A

A

A

-

D

D

D

A

Diethylamine

A

A

-

-

A

-

-

A

-

-

-

D

A

B

-

-

C

-

A

A

D

B

-

B

B

C

A

Diethylene Gycol

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

A

A

B

-

-

A

A

A

A

C

A

A

A

A

Diphenyl Oxide

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

A

A

A

D

-

D

D

D

A

Dyes

-

A

A

-

B

-

-

C

-

-

-

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

A

-

-

C

-

-

A

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