Chart 6

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
Chemical	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
Naptha	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	B	-	B	B	A	A	D	A	D	A	A	A	A	A	B	D	D	D	D	A
Napthalene	B	A	B	-	B	A	A	C	-	B	A	D	A	D	-	D	B	A	A	A	C	D	-	D	D	D	A
Nickel Chloride	-	A	B	-	D	A	A	D	-	D	-	A	A	A	A	B	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	A	A	A	A
NICKEL PLATING
Watts Type 115-160º F	-	-	C	-	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	D	A	A	A	-	A	-	-	A	A	A	-	A	-	-	D
High Chloride 130-160º F	-	-	C	-	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	D	A	A	D	-	A	-	-	A	A	A	-	B	-	-	D
Fluoborate 100-170º F	-	-	C	-	-	D	A	D	-	-	-	D	A	A	D	-	A	-	-	D	A	B	-	C	-	-	D
Sulfamate 100-140º F	-	-	C	-	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	A	A	A	A	-	A	-	-	A	A	A	-	A	-	-	A
Electroless 200 º F	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	D	A	D	D	-	D	-	-	A	A	D	-	D	-	-	B

Nickel Sulfate	B	A	B	-	D	A	B	C	C	D	D	A	A	A	A	B	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	A	A	C	A
Nitric Acid (10% Solution)	A	A	A	A	D	A	A	D	-	D	D	A	A	A	D	B	A	D	C	B	A	D	-	D	B	D	A
Nitric Acid (20% Solution)	-	A	A	A	D	A	A	D	-	D	-	A	A	A	D	B	A	C	D	C	A	D	-	D	D	D	B
Nitric Acid (50% Solution)	-	A	A	A	D	A	A	D	-	D	-	A	A	A	D	C	D	C	D	A	A	D	-	D	D	D	D
Nitric Acid (Concentrated Solution)	-	D	B	A	B	A	B	D	D	D	-	D	A	D	D	D	D	C	D	A	B	D	-	D	D	D	D
Nitrobenzene	B	A	B	-	C	A	B	D	-	B	B	D	A	D	C	D	C	B	A	A	D	D	D	D	D	D	B
OILS
Aniline	-	A	A	-	C	A	D	A	-	A	-	D	A	D	C	-	A	-	A	A	A	D	-	D	B	D	A
Anise	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	-	-	-	D	-	-	A
Bay	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	A	-	-	D	-	-	A
Bone	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	-	-	A
Castor	-	A	A	-	A	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	A	A	-	A	B	A	A
Cinnamon	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	A	-	A	A	D	-	-	D	-	-	A
Citric	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	D	-	D	-	-	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	-	-	A
Clove	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	-	B	-	A	A	-	A	-	-	-	-	A
Coconut	-	A	A	-	B	-	-	A	-	A	-	-	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	A	A	D	A
Cod Liver	-	A	A	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	B	A	D	A
Corn	-	A	A	A	B	-	-	B	-	A	-	-	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	C	D	A
Cotton Seed	B	A	A	A	B	-	-	B	-	A	C	A	A	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	A	A	-	D	C	D	A
Cresote	-	A	A	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	D	-	A	A	A	A	-	B	D	D	A
Diesel Fuel (2D,3D,4D,5D)	-	A	A	-	A	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	D	A	-	A	A	A	A	A	A	-	D	D	D	A
Fuel (1,2,3,5A,5B,6)	-	A	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	-	-	A	A	D	-	-	B	-	A	A	A	B	-	D	D	D	A
Ginger	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	A	A	-	A	-	-	A
Hydraulic (See Hydraulic)	-								-		-												-		-
Lemon	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	D	-	A	A	A	-	-	D	-	-	A
Linseed	-	A	A	A	A	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	D	D	A
Mineral	A	A	A	A	A	-	-	A	-	A	B	A	-	B	A	-	B	A	A	A	A	A	-	B	D	D	A
Olive	A	A	A	-	A	-	-	B	-	A	B	A	A	-	A	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	C	B	-	D	A
Orange	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	-	-	A
Palm	-	A	A	-	A	-	-	B	-	-	-	A	-	-	A	-	-	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	-	-	A
Peanut	-	A	A	-	A	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	-	-	-	-	D	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	-	D	A
Peppermint	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	D	-	A	A	A	D	-	D	-	-	A
Pine	A	A	A	-	A	-	-	D	-	C	B	A	A	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	-	D	A
Rape Seed	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	A	B	-	D	-	D	A
Rosin	-	A	A	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	-	-	-	A
Sesame Seed	-	A	A	-	A	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	-	-	A
Silicone	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	A	-	A	-	-	-	A	A	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	A	-	A	A
Soybean	-	A	A	-	A	-	-	B	-	A	-	A	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	-	D	A
Sperm	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	-	-	A
Tanning	-	A	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	-	-	A
Turbine	-	A	A	-	A	-	-	A	-	A	-	A	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	A	A	-	D	-	D	A

Octyl Alcohol	-	A	A	-	A	A	A	A	C	-	A	-	-	A	A	-	-	-	A	A	A	B	-	B	A	C	A
Oleic Acid	B	A	A	B	B	-	B	B	C	C	C	A	A	C	A	D	C	-	A	A	B	B	D	D	D	D	A
Oleum 25%	-	-	-	-	-	-	A	-	-	-	-	D	A	D	-	-	-	-	-	A	A	D	D	D	D	-	D
Oleum	B	-	A	-	B	-	-	C	C	-	B	D	A	-	-	-	D	-	-	A	A	C	D	D	D	D	A
Oxalic Acid (cold)	C	A	B	A	C	C	B	B	C	D	D	A	A	C	D	A	A	-	A	A	A	B	C	B	A	C	A