Chemical Resistance Chart

    This chart is intended as a general guide for pump material selection.
    The liquids listed in this tabulation includes common liquids used in chemical, paint and food-processing applications and so on.
    The materials used in the pump and pumping system must be compatible.
    The tabulation is not complete nor is it conclusive because of the extensive ranges of this field.
    This chart data have been drawn up from many sources said to be reliable, but it can not be guaranteed.

 Index of the Chemical Resistance Chart

( Please select the initial letter of LIQUID name from this table. )

A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z  

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Names of Chemicals

Wetted part Diaphragm
Aluminum CastIron SUS316 PP Poly-ohenyl  Ply-prolylene PVDF Teflon* Neo-plene  Nitryl  Viton* Hytrel  EPDM
A Acetone A A A C B A A B C C B A
Acetic Acid(concentration) C C B B A   A B C C - B
Acetic Acid(dilution) C C A A A A A C B C A A
Acetic Anhydride C C B C C A A C C C - -
Alcohols, amyl B - A - B   A B B B A A
Alcohols, butyl B - A - B A A A A A A B
Alcohols, etys B A A - A A A A A A A A
Alcohols, methyl B A A - A A A A A C A A
Aluminum Acetate C - A C A B C C C C B A
Aluminum Chloride B C C A A   A A A A B A
Ammonia Anhydrous B A A A A   A A A B - -
Ammonuum Chloride C C C A A A A A A A A A
Anhydrous Oxygen C C B C C   A C C C B -
Aniline C - A C A A A C C A C A
Aqua Regia C C C C B A A C C B - -
Asphalt B A A - A   A B B A B C
ASTM #1 Oil A A A - -   B A A A A C
ASTM #3 Oil A A A - A   B A A A A C
B Barmitin Acid - B A A A   A C A A A B
Beer - C A A A   A A A A A A
Benzol - A A B A   A C C C A -
Butane A A A A A   A A B A A C
Butter C C A A A   A B A A - A
Butyl Acetate A A A C B B A C C C B A
Butyl Trichleride C - A C B   C C C A B B
Butyric Acid - C A B A   A C C C - -
C Calcium Chloride B - C A A A A A A A A A
Calcium Hypochlorite C C C A A A A C C A B -
Carbon Tetrachloride C C A C C B A C C C C -
Carbonic B B A A A   A A B A - B
Chlorine water C C B B A B A C C B C B
Chloroacetic Acid C - A B -   A - - A C B
Chlorobenzene C B A - B B A C C A C -
Chloroform C C A C B B A C C B C C
Chlorosulfonic Acid C - A C C A A C C C C C
Cider B B A A A   A A A A - A
Citric Acid C C A A A   A A B A A A
Cow Milk - C A A A   A - A A - A
Cyclohexanone A - A C A A A C C C A B
D Developing Fluid and Solution - - A B -   - A A A - B
E Ether A A A A A B A A A A A B
Ethyl Chloride C - A A -   A B C A C A
Ethylene Glycol A A A A A   A A A A A A
F Ferric Chloride - - C A - A A A A A B A
Fluoboric Acid C C B A A   A A A A A A
Fluohydracid C C C A B A A C C A C B
Formic Acid C C B A A B A C C A B -
G Gasoline A - A C C A A C A A A C
Glycerin A A - A A A A A A A A A
H Hexanal A A A B A   A A A A A -
Hydrochloric Acid (concentration) C C C A A   B C - C C A
Hydrochloric Acid (dilution) C C C A A A C C - C B A
Hydrogen Peroxide C C A B B A A C A A - A
I Ink C C A - -   - A A A A C
Isooctane - - A - A   A A A A A C
K Kerosine A A A C A   A C A A A C
Ketchup C C A A A   A A - A A B
L Lacquer A B A - -   A C C C B C
Lactic Acid C C A A A   A B B B B -
M Magnesium Cloride C C B A A   A A A A B A
Magnesium Hydroxide A A A A A   A A A B B A
Maleic Acid - - A A A   A A - B - C
Mayonnaise C C A - A   A A - A - -
Methylene Chloride C A A - C   C C C B C B
Mineral Oil (Petroleum) - - A A A   A A A A A B
N Nitric Acid (37%) C - A - A A A C C B C B
Nitric Acid (dilution) C - A C A   A C A A B A
Nitrobenzene - B A C A A A C C C C B
O Oil (cotton seed oil) B A A - A   A B A A A B
Oil (hydraulic oil) A A A - C   A B B A A B
Oil(olive oil) A A A C A   A C A A A B
Oil (ricinus) A A A - - A - A A - A B
Oleic Acid - B A A A   A B A A A C
P Petroleum A A A A A   A A A A A A
Phosphoric Acid C C A - A A A A C A - A
Plating Solution (Cr) - - C A A   A B C A - -
S Sea Water C C B A A   A A A A A -
Soap Solutions A A A A A   A A A A A A
Soda Hypochlorite - - C A B   A C C A A -
Soda Thiosulfate - B A A A   A A A A - -
Stearic Acid - - A B A   A C C A B -
Sulfurous acid C - C - A A A C C A B B
Sulfurous acid soda B A A A A A A B A A - A
Sulphuric Acid (50%) C C C B B A A B C A C B
Sulphuric Acid (Conc) C C C - B A A C C B C B
T Tannic Acid B B A A A   A B B A A A
Tartaric Acid B - A A A   A A C A B B
Terpene Oil - - A C B   A C C A - -
Toluene A A A C A B - C C B A C
Trichloroethylene C C B - B B A C C A - C
V Vinegar A B A A A   A - C B - A
W Whiskey C C A B A   A A B A A A
X Xylene A A A C B B A C C A B C
Z Zinc Chloride C - C A A   A A A A A -
  Notes : A : Excellent     B : Good subject to limited conditions     C : Not recommended