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Chart 5

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

Jet Fuel (JP3,JP4,JP5)

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

-

A

A

A

A

D

A

-

D

A

A

A

A

A

D

D

D

D

A

Kerosene

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

A

A

D

A

D

D

A

A

A

A

A

D

D

A

D

A

Ketones

A

A

A

-

B

A

A

A

-

A

A

D

A

D

A

D

D

A

C

A

D

D

-

D

D

C

C

Lacquers

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

C

C

C

-

-

C

A

-

A

-

A

A

D

D

-

D

-

D

A

Lacquer Thinners

-

-

A

-

-

A

A

-

C

-

-

C

A

D

A

-

B

-

-

A

-

D

-

D

A

-

-

Lactic Acid

A

A

B

C

C

A

A

D

-

D

D

A

A

A

C

B

A

A

A

A

B

B

-

A

B

A

A

Lard

B

A

A

A

A

-

-

A

-

A

C

A

-

-

A

-

A

-

A

A

A

A

C

B

-

D

A

Latex

-

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

A

A

B

-

-

-

A

A

A

-

C

A

-

A

Lead Acetate

B

A

A

-

D

A

A

C

-

-

D

A

A

A

A

B

A

-

A

A

D

B

-

D

A

A

A

Lead Fluoborate Plating

-

-

C

-

-

D

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

A

D

-

A

-

-

D

A

B

-

C

-

-

A

Lead Sulfamate

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

A

-

-

-

A

B

C

A

D

C

A

Ligroin

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

D

-

-

D

-

-

A

A

A

-

B

A

D

A

Lime

-

A

A

-

C

A

-

A

-

A

-

A

-

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

A

A

C

B

D

-

A

Lubricants

-

A

A

-

A

A

A

B

-

-

-

A

A

-

A

-

A

A

A

A

A

A

C

D

-

D

A

Magnesium Carbonate

-

A

A

A

-

-

B

-

-

-

-

A

-

A

-

B

A

-

-

A

-

A

-

A

A

-

A

Magnesium Chloride

B

B

B

A

D

A

A

B

C

D

C

A

A

A

A

B

A

A

-

A

A

A

-

A

A

A

A

Magnesium Hydroxide

A

A

A

-

D

A

A

C

B

B

B

A

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

A

B

-

B

-

C

A

Magnesium Nitrate

-

A

A

A

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

A

A

B

A

-

-

A

A

A

-

A

-

-

A

Magnesium Oxide

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

A

-

A

-

A

A

-

A

Magnesium Sulfate

B

B

A

-

B

A

B

B

B

C

B

A

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

A

A

-

A

D

C

A

Maleic Acid

C

A

A

A

B

A

A

C

-

-

B

A

A

A

A

-

C

-

A

A

A

D

-

A

D

D

A

Maleic Anhydride

-

-

-

-

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

A

A

A

D

-

D

-

D

A

Malic Acid

B

A

A

-

C

-

A

D

-

-

D

A

A

-

A

-

-

-

-

A

C

-

-

A

-

A

-

Mash

-

A

A

-

-

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

-

A

-

-

-

-

A

A

-

A

-

A

-

-

A

Mayonnaise

A

A

A

-

D

-

-

D

-

D

D

-

A

A

A

-

A

-

A

A

A

A

-

-

-

-

A

Melamine

-

D

D

-

-

-

-

D

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

A

A

-

C

-

-

-

-

A

Mercuric Chloride (Dilute Solution)

D

D

D

D

D

A

B

D

D

D

D

A

A

A

A

B

A

-

A

A

A

A

-

A

A

A

A

Mercuric Cyanide

A

A

A

-

D

A

-

D

-

-

D

A

A

A

-

B

A

-

A

A

-

A

-

-

-

-

A

Mercury

A

A

A

A

C

C

A

D

D

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

A

-

A

A