CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TABLE

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TABLE The following table gives qualitative information as to the resistance of PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride), PP (polypropylene), and HDPE (high density polypropylene) to specific chemicals under various conditions. The values given correspond to the most accurate information available from raw materials suppliers of the specific resins, based upon testing results and other relevant literature. It should be emphasized that this data has been compiled for initial consultation purposes. The information is in no way intended to replace testing based on actual conditions. Also, the user should contact a competent corrosion expert (certified by NACE or with sufficient experience in these materials) to verify any recommendation or to interpret the tables. Furthermore, any special or unusual factors, including the length of time or level of stress in the system, should be taken into consideration. In all circumstances, the Engineering Department of Asahi /America, Inc. should be consulted to review and verify final recommendations.

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE The following abbreviations are used for concentrations in some cases where a specific numeric value is not given. VL — aqueous solution, percentage of mass less than 10% L — aqueous solution, percentage of mass higher than 10% GL — aqueous solution, saturated at 68° F (20° C) TR — minimum technically pure concentration H — commercially available concentration The following footnotes are used in the body of the table: 1. Penetration of HCI possible 2. Oxidizing 3. Penetration of HF possible 4. Medium might cause stress cracking 5. Penetration of HBr possible

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The following symbols are used in the table: –––––––––––

RESISTANT SYMBOL On the basis of the data, little or no effect on the material has been evident within the given range of pressure and temperature limits.

• • • • • • • CONDITIONALLY RESISTANT SYMBOL Suitability has to be checked in each individual case. Further testing may have to be performed to offer a specific recommendation. Please consult with the Engineering Department of Asahi /America for a specific recommendation. 0

NON-RESISTANT SYMBOL The material is generally regarded to be unsuitable. Therefore, the application is not recommended.

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Disclaimer Asahi/America, Inc. provides this guide to assist engineers in the design of systems, installers in the installation and owners in the operation. This guide is designed to provide the best possible recommendations known at the time of printing. Each and every type of piping system is different and no one recommendation can cover all conditions. This guide is made available to assist in the design and installation, but in no way should be construed as a written recommendation on any system. Each system should be individually designed and installed based on the responsibility and decisions of the purchaser. This guide is not a substitute for contacting Asahi/America for specific recommendations on a system. In addition, Asahi/America is not responsible for items not appearing in the guide or recommendations that may have changed after the printing of this guide. It is recommended in each case to consult Asahi/America for specific recommendations on each system. Copyright 2002 Asahi /America, Inc. All rights reserved.

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CHEMICAL RESISTANCE ConcenMedium

40

100 Acetaldehyde and Acetic acid

90/10

Acetic acid aqueous

10

Acetic acid aqueous (glacial acetic acid) min 96 Acetic acid - ethyl ester (ethyl acetate)

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Temperature ° F

tration Material

Acetaldehyde

Acetic acid - methyl ester (methyl acetate) Acetic anhyhrid

TR

TR

TR Acetone GL

100 Acetophenone TR Acrylic acid ethylic ester

100

Acrylonitrile TR Adipic acid aqueous

GL

Air * TR Allyl alcohol (2-propen -1- ol)

96

Aluminium chloride GL Aluminium fluoride GL Aluminium sulphate GL Alums (metal(l)-and metal (III)-sulphates)

GL

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ConcenMedium

tration

Ammonia gas TR Ammonia liquid TR Ammonia solution aqueous (ammonia water) Ammonia aluminium sulphate (ammonia alum) Ammonia carbonate and ammonium hydrogen carbonate Ammonium chloride

33

L

GL

GL Ammonium iron (III) sulphate (iron alum)

L

Ammonium fluoride L Ammonium nitrate GL Ammonium phosphate

GL

Ammonium sulphide

L

Ammonium sulphate

GL

Amyl acetate TR Aniline hydrochloride aqueous Aniline pure

GL

TR Anone

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TR Anthraquinone sulphone acid

GL

Anti-freezers (motor vehicles)

H

Antimony chloride aqueous

90

Aqua regia (HCI/HNO2)

75/25

Temperature ° F Material PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE

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* Compressed air is not recommended for any system except Air-Pro.

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ConcenMedium Arsenic acid aqueous

tration

80

Barium carbonate GL Barium chloride GL Barium hydroxide GL Barium salts GL Barium sulphate GL Beater glue H Beer H Beer dye (sugar dye)

VL

Bees-wax H Benzaldehyde GL Benzene TR Benzine H Benzine - benzole mixture .

80/20

Benzoic acid GL Benzoyl chloride TR Benzyl alcohol TR Bisulphite lye containing SO2 Bleaching solution (sodium hypochloride) Boric acid aqueous

GL

20

GL

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Temperature ° F Material PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE

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ConcenMedium Borax, aqueous (sodium tetraborate) Bromine liquid

tration

GL

TR Bromine fumes TR Bromine5 (bromine water)

GL

Butadiene gas ---------------------------------------------------------------------

TR Butane gas

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TR Butanediol aqueous

L

Butanediol TR Butanol (butyl alcohol)

TR

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TR 2-Butene-1,4-diol TR Butindiol TR Butyric acid (and isobutyric acid)

TR

Butylacetate •••• --------- • • • • • • • • --------------------------–––––––––––––– -----------------------------------------------------------• • • • • • • • • •••• ••••••••••••• ------------–––-• • • • • • • • • ---------• • • • • • • • • --------------–-- • • • • • ----------------------------------••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••• •••• ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TR Butylene liquid TR Butylene glycol (1,4-butanediol) aqueous Butylene glycol (ethylene glycol monobutyl ether) Butylphenol

TR

TR

GL Butylphenone GL Butylphthalate (dibutyphthalate)

TR

Temperature ° F Material PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE

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CHEMICAL RESISTANCE ConcenMedium

tration

Calcium carbonate

GL

Calcium chlorate GL Calcium chloride aqueous

GL

Calcium hydroxide GL Calcium hypochlorite (chloride of lime), aqueous Calcium nitrate aqueous

E

L

GL

Calcium sulphate GL Calcium sulphide VL Camphoric oil (Camphor oil)

TR

Carbolineum H Carbon monoxide gas

TR

Carbonic disulphide

TR

Carbon dioxide gas

TR

Carbonic acid aqueous

GL

Carbonic acid dry H Carbonic acid wet H Castor oil TR Caustic Lye aqueous 50 Caustic lye aqueous

L

Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide)

60

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Concen-

Temperature ° F Material PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE

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Medium Chloracetic acid (mono), aqueous

L

Chloracetic acid (mono), aqueous

85

Chloral (trichlor acetaldehyde)

TR

Chloral hydrate TR Chloramine aqueous

H Chloroethane (ethyl chloride) 2-Chlorethanol (ethylenechlorohydrin)

TR

TR

1 Chloric acid aqueous

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L

Chlordiphenyl

0 0 ---------------

tration

10

20 Chloride or lime (slurry in water)

any

Chlorine liquid TR Chlorine gas, wet

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0.5

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1 Chlorine gas, dry

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TR Chlorine water (chlorine)

GL

Chlormethyl -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

100 Chlorobenzene .

TR

Chloroform (trichloromethane)

TR

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Temperature ° F Material PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE

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ConcenMedium

TR

Chrome alum aqueous

GL

TR

Chrome acid4) (chrome (VI)-oxide4)-) aqueous

20

40 Chromosulphuric acid Chromic acid/ sulphuric acid Citric acid

15/35/50

GL Citric acid aqueous VL Coconut butter alcohol

TR

Common salt aqueous

VL

Common salt (natrium chloride)

GL

Copper (II)-chloride GL Copper (II)-cyanide GL Copper fluoride aqueous

GL

Copper (II)-nitrate aqueous

30

Copper (II)-nitrate GL Copper (II)-sulphate GL Copper sulphate aqueous

GL

Cotton seed oil TR Cresol aqueous 32 Hydrocyanic acid

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L Hydrocyanic acid aqueous Hydrofluoric acid aqueous3)4)

TR

4

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40

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60

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70 Hydrofluosilicic acid aqueous

32

40 Hydrogen bromide gas5) Hydrogen chloride gas wet and dry2)

TR

TR

Hydrogen gas TR Hydrogen peroxide aqueous

30

90 Hydrogen sulphide aqueous

Temperature ° F

tration Material

GL

PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE

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CHEMICAL RESISTANCE ConcenMedium Hydrogen sulphide gas, dry Hydrogenhyposulphite aqueous Hydroquinone

VL

L Hydroquinone GL Hydroxylamine sulphate aqueous

≥12

Iodine, tincture H

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Iron (II)-chloride GL Iron (III)-chloride GL Iron (III)-nitrate L Iron (II)-sulphate GL Iron (III)-sulphate GL Isobutanol TR Isobutyric acid TR Isooctane TR Isopropyl alcohol TR Lactic acid TR Lactic acid aqueous

90

Lanolin (wool oil) H

:

Lead acetate aqueous

GL

Lead tetraethyl (tetraethyl lead)

TR

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Temperature ° F

tration Material

TR

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TABLE

PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE

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ConcenMedium Light liquid paraffin

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TR Lighting gas

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H Linseed oil

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H Liquid ammonia (ammonia water)

GL

Magnesium carbonate

GL

Magnesium chloride aqueous

GL

Magnesium hydroxide

GL

Magnesium hydroxide carbonate

GL

Magnesium nitrate GL Magnesium salts GL Magnesium sulphate aqueous

GL

Maize seed oil TR Malic acid aqueous GL Menthol TR Mercury TR Mercury (II)-chloride GL Mercury (II)-cyanide GL Mercury (II)-nitrate

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L Mercury salts GL Methane bromide (methyl bromide)

Temperature ° F

tration Material

TR

PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE

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ConcenMedium

Methanesulphonic acid (methylsulphuric acid), aqueous

TR

≥50

>50 Methyl alcohol (methanol)

5%

Methylamine aqueous 32 Methoxybutanol TR Methoxybutyl alcohol TR Melhylbenzoin acids (Toluene acids)

GL

Methyl bromide TR Methyl chloride TR Methylene chloride (dichloromethane)

TR

Methyl ethyl ketone TR Milk H Mineral oil H Mineral water H Molasses H Naptha H Natural gas TR N,N-Dimethalformamide

TR

Nickel (II)-chloride GL

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Temperature ° F

tration Material

Methanol (methyl alcohol)

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE

PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE PVDF PP HDPE

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ConcenMedium Nickel (II)-nitrate GL Nickel salts GL Nickel (II)-sulphate GL Nicotinic acid VL Nitric acid aqueous

VL

10-50

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>50