Epoxy Paint / Resin Chemical Resistance Table

The chemical resistance of certain epoxies from Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc.

SNOPSIS: Basic chemical resistanc table for several of the the part epoxy resin epoxy paint products (including Basic No Blush (tm) two part, clear marine epoxy.

Keywords: epoxy, underwater epoxy, two part epoxy coatings,

"Value Based Epoxies" Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc. 48 Wildowood Drive Pittsfield, NH 03263 www.epoxyproducts.com www.epoxyusa.com [email protected]

Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc. www.epoxyproducts.com 1/2003

Chemical Resistance Guide (Room Temperature) 1 = Constant Immersion

2 = Intermittent Immersion

3 = Secondary Containment (72 hours) NR = Not Recommended

4 = Splash & Spill, Immediate Clean Up

Selected Products Group A = No Blush formulations; Low V Group B = Corro Coat FC 2100, Hi Flex 3 Group C = Corro Coat FC 2100N (novolac) NOTE: Industrial Floor Epoxy - Between Group A and Group B

Reagent Acetaldehyde Acetamide Acetate Solvent Acetic Acid 1-10% Acetic Acid 11-25% Acetic Acid 26-100% Glacial Acetic 100% Acetic Anhydride Acetone 90/F Acetonitrile Acetophenone Acetyl Chloride Acetylene Acid Mine Water Acrylonitrile Adipic Acid

Group A

Group B

Group C

3 2 4 3 4 NR NR 2 4 3 4 4 3 2 3 3

3 2 4 3 4 NR NR 2 4 3 4 4 3 2 3 3

2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 4 2 3 3 2 1 2 2

Reagent Aluminum Potassium Sulfate Aluminum Sulfate Amines Aminoethanol Ammonia Anhydrous Ammonia Aqueous Ammonium Bifluoride Ammonium Carbonate Ammonium Chloride Ammonium Fluoride Ammonium Hydroxide Ammonium Nitrate Ammonium Persulfate Ammonium Phosphate Ammonium Sulphate Ammonium Sulfite

Group A

Group B

Group C

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3

Aero Lubriplate Aerosafe 2300 Aerosafe 2300W Aerosafe 1AC Aeroshell 17 Grease Aeroshell 7A Grease Aeroshell 750 Alcohol (rubbing) Alkaline Solutions Allyl Alcohol Allyl Chloride Almond Oil (Artificial) Aluminum Chloride Aluminum Chlorohydroxide Aluminum Fluoride Aluminum Hydroxide Aluminum Nitrate Barium Carbonate Barium Chloride Barium Cyanide Barium Hydroxide Barium Nitrate Barium Sulfate Barium Sulfide Beer Beet Sugar Liquids Beet Sugar Liquors Benzaldehyde Benzene Benzene Sulfonic Acid Benzoic Acid Benzonitrile Benzyl Alcohol Benzyl Chloride Bleach (Liquor) Bleach Solutions Bleach Powder Blood Borax Boric Acid Break Fluid (Petroleum) Break Fluid (Non-Petroleum)

4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 3

4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 3

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2

Amyl Acetate Amyl Alcohol Amyl Chloride Aniline Aniline Hydrochloride Animal Oil (Lard) Anti-Freeze (Alcohol) Anti-Freeze (Glycol) Antimony Trichloride Aqua Regia Aroclor Aromatic Hydrocarbons Arsenic Acid Asphalt Asphalt Emulsions Banana Oil Barbeque Sauce Butyl Amine Butyl Cellosolve Butyl Chloride Butyl Ether Butyl Phthalate Butylene Calcium Bisulfite Calcium Carbonate Calcium Chloride Calcium Hydroxide 30% Calcium Hypochlorite Calcium Nitrate Calcium Sulfate Cane Juice Cane Sugar Liquors Carbolic Acid (Phenol) Carbon Dioxide Carbon Disulfide Carbon Monoxide Carbon Tetrachloride Carbonic Acid Castor Oil Catsup Caustic Cellosolve Acetate

3 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 4 3 2 3 3

3 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 2 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 4 3 2 3 3

2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 2

Bromine Gas (Dry) Bromine Gas (Wet) Butadiene Butane Butanol Butter Buttermilk Butyl Acetate Chromic Acid Dilute Cider Apple Juice Citric Acid Concentrated Clorox Bleach Coca Cola Syrup Coconut Oil Cod Liver Oil Copper Cyanide Copper Fluoride Copper Nitrate Copper Sulfate Corn Oil Cotttonseed Oil Creosote Cresylic Acid Crude Oil Cupric Chloride Cutting Oils All Cyanic Acid Cyclohexane Cyclohexanol Cyclohexanone De-Ionized Water Detergent Solutions Detergents General Diacetone Alcohol Dibasic Ester Dibutyl Phthalate Dichlorobenzene Dichlorodifluoro Methane Dichloroethane Dichloroethylene Disobutylene Gelatin

NR NR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 4 1 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 3

NR NR 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 4 1 2 2 3 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 3

4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2

Cellosolve Butyl Cellosolve Chlorinated Water Chlorine Dry Chlorine Wet Chlorobenzene Chlorosulfonic Acid Dilute Chocolate Syrup Diesel Fuel Diethylamine Dimethyl Aniline Dimethyl Phthalate Diphenyl Ether Diphenyl Oxide Epichlorohydrin Dry Ethane Ethanol Ethanolamine Ethyl Acetate Ethyl Chloride Wet Ethyl Ether Ether Sulfate Ethylene Chloride Ethylene Glycol Ethylene Oxide Fatty Acids Ferric Chloride Ferric Nitrate Ferric Sulfate Ferrous Chloride Ferrous Sulfate Fluoboric Acid Fluosilicic Acid Formaldehyde Freon Dry Fuel Oil Furan Furfural Gas Natural Gasoline Aviation Gasoline All Lacquers

3 3 3 3 NR 4 4 4 1 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 1 1 3

3 3 3 3 NR 4 4 4 1 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 1 1 3

2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 2

Glucose Glue Glycerine Glycol Glycolic Acid Grape Juice Grape Fruit Oil Grease All Heptane Hexane Hexanol Tertiary Honey Hydraulic Fluids Hydrazine Hydrochloric Acid 1-37% Hydrochloric Acid 1-20% Hydrofluosilicic Acid Hydrogen Chloride Gas Hydrogen Cyanide Hydrogen Fluoride Anhyd. Hydrogen Gas Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen Sulfide Hypochlorous Acid Isooctane Isopropanol Isopropyl Acetate Isopropyl Alcohol Jet Fuel JP4-6 Kerosene Ketchup Keytones Mineral Oil Molasses Monochlorobenzene Motor Oil Muriatic Acid Mustard N-Octane Napthalene Nickel Chloride Nickel Nitrate

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 NR 2 2 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 2 2 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

Lactic Acid 1-50% Lard Latex Lead Acetate Lead Sulfamate Lime Linseed Oil LPG Propane Lubricating Oil Lye M Cresol Magnesium Carbonate Magnesium Chloride Magnesium Hydroxide Magnesium Nitrate Magnesium Sulfate Maleic Acid Malic Acid Mayonnaise Mercuric Chloride Mercuric Cyanide Mercurious Nitrate Mercury Methanol Methyl Alcohol Methyl Amine Methyl Bromide Methyl Cellosolve Methyl Chloride Dry/Wet Methyl Ethyl Ketone Methylene Chloride Milk Plating Solutions Chrome Plating Solutions Copper Plating Solutions Gold Plating Solutions Lead Plating Solutions Nickel Plating Solutions Silver Plating Solutions Tin Plating Solutions Zinc Potassium Aluminum Sulfate Potassium Bicarbonate

4 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 NR 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

4 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 2 4 3 4 4 3 4 NR 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 NR 1 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Nickel Sulfate Nitric Acid 1-10% Nitric Acid 11-25% Nitric Acid 26-35% Nitric Acid 36-50% Nitro Benzene Oils Crude Oils Mineral Oils Vegetable Oils Waste Oleic Acid Olive Oil Oxalic Acid Paraffin Peanut Oil Pentane Petroleum Petroleum Ether Phosphoric Acid 1-85% Phosphorus Trichloride Photographic Solutions Plating Solutions Brass Plating Solutions Cadmium Pyroligneous Acid Quinine Sulfate Resorcinol Rosin Rum Salad Dressing Salicylaldehyde Salicylic Acid Salt Brine Salt Water Sea Water Sewage Shellac Silicone Oil Silver Bromide Silver Cyanide Silver Nitrate Skydrol Soap Solutions

3 3 4 4 NR NR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 NR NR 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 2 1 1 2 4 3 4 NR 4 2 1

3 2 3 4 NR NR 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 3 1 1

2 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 1

Potassium Bichromate Potassium Bromide Potassium Carbonate Potassium Chlorate Potassium Chloride Potassium Chromate Potassium Cyanide Potassium Dichromate Potassium Ferricyanide Potassium Ferrocyanide Potassium Hydroxide Potassium Hypochlorite Potassium Nitrate Potassium Permanganate Potassium Sulfate Potassium Sulfide Potassium Sulfite Propane Propyl Alcohol Propylene Glycol Pydraul Pyridine Pyrogallic Acid Sodium Citrate Sodium Cyanide Sodium Dichromate Sodium Ferricyanide Sodium Fluoride Sodium Hydroxide Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium Hyposulfite Sodium Metaphosphate Sodium Metasilicate Sodium Nitrate Sodium Perborate Sodium Peroxide Sodium Phosphates Sodium Silicate Sodium Sulfate Sodium Sulfide Sodium Sulfite Sodium Thiosulfate

4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 4 4 NR 4 3 3 2 3 3

4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 NR 4 3 3 2 3 3

2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 2 2

Sodium Acetate Sodium Aluminate Sodium Aluminum Sulfate Sodium Benzoate Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Bichromate Sodium Bisulfate Sodium Bisulfite Sodium Borate Sodium Bromide Sodium Carbonate Sodium Chlorate Sodium Chloride Sodium Chromate Sulfur Chloride Sulfur Dioxide Wet Sulfur Trioxide Sulfuric Acid 1-85% Sulfuric Acid 86-98% Sulfurous Acid Tallow Tannic Acid Tanning Liquor Tar & Tar Oil Tartaric Acid Tetrahydrofuran Tetrahydronaphthaline Tetraphosphoric Acid Tin Tetrachloride Toluene Tomato Juice Transformer Oil Transmission Fluid Tributyl Phosphate Trichloroethane Trichloropropane Trichlorotrifluoroethane

2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 NR 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4

2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 NR 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

Soybean Oil Soy Sauce Stannic Chloride Stannous Chloride Starch Stearic Acid Stoddard Solvent Styrene Sugar Sulfate Liquor Black Sulfate Liquor Green Sulfate Liquor White Sulfinol Sulfur Tricresyl Phosphate Triethanolamine Triethylamine Trisodium Phosphate Tung Oil Undecyl Alcohol Urea Urine Vanilla Extract Varnish Vegetable Juices Vegetable Oil Vinegar Vinyl Acetate Vinyl Chloride Water (All) Wax Whiskey White Liquor Wine Xylene Zinc Chloride Zinc Sulfate

3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 4 1 1 3 3 3 4 3 3

2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2

The chemical ratings are based on continuous immersion testing and actual field applications, and is intended to serve only as a guide. It is the users responsibility to verify the suitability of the coating for the intended service by performing test patches.

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