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PTFE, FEP, PFA Chemical Resistance  G-Z

This chart is intended to be used as a general guide only.  Since each pair of ratings listed is for ideal conditions, all factors affecting chemical resistance must be considered.  First letter of each pair applies to conditions at 68°F/20°C,the second to those at 122°F/50°C. LDPE
HDPE
PP/PA
PMP
 = Low Density Polyethylene
= High Density Polyethylene
= Polypropylene/Polyallomer
= Polymethylpentene
FEP
PFA
PTFE
=Fluoroplastics/Fluoropolymers
PC
PVDC
PSF		 = Polycarbonate
= Polyvinylchloride
= Polysulfone

 

E=excellent     G=good    F=fair   N=Not recommended

Chemical LDPE HDPE PP/PA PMP FEP
PFA
PTFE		 PC PVC

PSF

Gasoline FN GG GF GF EE FF GN FF
Glacial Acetic Acid EG EE EG EG EE NN EG FN
Glycerin EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE
n-Heptane FN GF FF FF EE EG GF EG
Hexane NN GF GF FN EE FN GN EG
Hydrochloric Acid, 1-5% EE EE EE EG EE EE EE EE
Hydrochloric Acid, 20% EE EE EE EG EE GF EG EE
Hydrochloric Acid, 35% EE EE EG EG EE NN GF EE
Hydrofluoric Acid, 4% EG EE EG EG EE GF GF GF
Hydrofluoric Acid, 48% EE EE EE EE EE NN GF FN
Hydrogen Peroxide, 3% EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE
Hydrogen Peroxide, 30% EG EE EG EG EE EE EE EE
Hydrogen Peroxide, 90% EG EE EG EG EE EE EG EE
Isobutyl Alcohol EE EE EE EG EE EG EG EG
Isopropyl Acetate GF EG GF GF EE NN NN NN
Isopropyl Alcohol EE EE EE EE EE EE EG EE
Isopropyl Benzene FN GF FN NN EE NN NN NN
Kerosene FN GG GF GF EE EE EE GF
Lactic Acid, 3% EG EE EG EG EE EG GF EE
Lactic Acid, 85% EE EE EG EG EE EG GF EE
Methoxyethyl Oleate EG EE EG EG EE FN NN NN
Methyl Alcohol EE EE EE EE EE GF EF GF
Methyl  Ethyl Ketone EG EE EG NN EE NN NN NN
Methyl  Isobutyl Ketone GF EG GF FF EE NN NN NN
Methyl  Propyl Ketone GF EG GF FF EE NN NN NN
Methylene Chloride FN GF FN FN EE NN NN NN
Mineral Oil GN EE EE EG EE EG EG EE
Nitric Acid, 1-10% EE EE EE EE EE EG EG EF
Nitric Acid, 50% GG GN FN GN EE GF GF GF
Nitric Acid, 70% FN GN NN GF EE NN FN NN
Nitrobenzene NN FN NN NN EE NN NN NN
n-Octane EE EE EE EE EE GF FN GF
Orange Oil FN GF GF FF EE FF FN FF
OzoneEG EE EG EE EE EG EG EE
Perchloric Acid GN GN GN GN GF NN GN NN
Perchloroethylene NN NN NN NN EE NN NN NN
Phenol, Crystals GN GF GN FG EE EN FN FF
Phosphoric Acid, 1-5% EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE
Phosphoric Acid, 85% EE EE EG EG EE EG EG EE
Pine Oil GN EG EG GF EE GF FN FF
Potassium Hydroxide, 1% EE EE EE EE EE FN EE EE
Potassium Hydroxide, Conc. EE EE EE EE EE NN EG EE
Propane Gas NN FN NN NN EE FN EG FF
Propylene Glycol EE EE EE EE EE GF FN GG
Propylene  Oxide EG EE EG EG EE GF FN GG
Resorcinol, Sat. EE EE EE EE EE GF FN NN
Resorcinol, 5% EE EE EE EE EE GF GN NN
Salicylaldehyde EG EE EG EG EE GF FN FF
Salicylic Acid, Powder EE EE EE EG EE EG GF EE
Salicylic Acid, Sat. EE EE EE EE EE EG GF EE
Salt Solutions, Metallic EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE
Silver Acetate EE EE EE EE EE EG GG EE
Silver Nitrate EG EE EG EE EE EE EG EE
Sodium Acetate, Sat. EE EE EE EE EE EG GF EE
Sodium Hydroxide, 1% EE EE EE EE EE FN EE EE
Sodium Hydroxide,50% to Sat. GG EE EE EE EE NN NN EG
Sodium Hypochlorite, 15% EE EE EE EE EE GF EE EE
Stearic Acid, Crystals EE EE EE EE EE EG EG GG
Sulfuric Acid, 1-6% EE EE EE EE EE EE EG EE
Sulfuric Acid, 20% EE EE EG EG EE EG EG EE
Sulfuric Acid, 60% EG EE EG EG EE GF EG EE
Sulfuric Acid, 98% GG GG FN GG EE NN GN NN
Sulfuric Dioxide, Liq., 46psi NN FN NN NN EE GN FN GG
Sulfuric Dioxide, wet or dry EE EE EE EE EE EG EG GG
Sulfur Salts FN GF FN FN EE FN NN GG
Tartaric Acid EE EE EE EE EE EG EG EE
Tetrahydrofuran FN GF GF FF EE NN NN NN
Thionyl Chloride NN NN NN NN EE NN NN NN
Toluene FN GG GF FF EE FN NN NN
Tributyl Citrate GF EG GF GF EE NN FN FF
Trichloroethane NN FN NN NN EE NN NN NN
Trichloroethylene NN FN NN NN EE NN NN NN
Triethylene Glycol EE EE EE EE EE EG GF EE
Tripropylene Glycol EE EE EE EE EE EG GF EE
Turpentine FN GG GF FF EE FN GF NN
Undecyl Alcohol EF EG EG EG EE GF EF FF
UreaEE EE EE EG EE NN GN NN
Vinylidene Chloride NN FN NN NN EE NN NN NN
Xylene GN GF FN FN EE NN NN NN
Zinc Stearate EE EE EE EE EE EE EG EE
Chemical LDPE HDPE PP/PA PMP FEP
PFA
PTFE		 PC PVC PSF

E=excellent     G=good     F=fair   N=Not recommended

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