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CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TABLE

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  MAXIMUM SUITABLE TEMPERATURE 'C  
LIQUID Conc % S.G. (at 20 degC) Visc. (at 20 degC) PP PP + GF PVC PVDF PTFE ETFE + CF PFA 316 SS Carbon Ceramic PTFE w/ filler SSiC Viton EPDM Mech Seal
Acetic Acid CH3COOH <20 1 1.35 60 60 20 100 100 80 120 100 120 120 80 120 X 80 Single MSH-ESSS
Acetic Acid CH3COOH <40 - - 60 40 30 80 100 80 120 100 120 120 80 120 X 60 -
Acetic Acid CH3COOH <60 1.1 2.85 60 40 20 80 100 70 100 100 120 120 70 120 X 20 Single MSC-PSSS
Acetic Acid, Glacial <100 1.05 1.26 40 20 X 40 100 20 120 100 - - - - X X Single MSC-PSSS
Acetic Anhydride <100 1.1 0.86 20 - X X 100 X 120 100 - - 20 - X X -
Acetone CH3-CO-CH3 <100 0.79 0.41 60 X X X 100 60 60 100 60 60 60 60 X 60 Single MSH-ESSS
Aluminium Chloride AICI3 <100 1.35 - 60 70 20 100 100 95 150 60 100 120 95 150 100 100 -
Aluminium Nitrate <100 - -   70   90   95 150 20 100 120 95 150 95 95 -
Aluminium Sulphate AI2(SO4)2C03 <100 1.33 1.41 60 70 20 100 100 95 120 60 100 120 95 120 60 60 -
Ammonia NH3 <100 0.66   60 50 20 X 100 100 150 100 100 100 100 150 20 20 -
Ammonium Carbonate (NH4)2CO3 <50 1.5 - 60 - 20 100 100 20 120 X - - - - 100 60 Single MSC-PSSS
Ammonium Chloride NH4CI <100 1.53 - 60 70 20 100 100 95 150 60 120 120 95 150 100 100 Single MSC-PSSS
Ammonium Hydroxide <100 1 - 60 20 20 X 100 60 120 X - - - - 60 60 Single MSH-ESSS
Ammonium Nitrate NH4NO3 <100 1.3 - 60 20 20 100 100 60 120 60 - - - - 60 60 Single MSH-ESSS
Ammonium Phosphate NH4H2PO4 <100 - - 60 - 20 100 100 - 120 60 - - - - 100 60 Single MSH-ESSS
Ammonium Sulphate (NH4)2SO4 <100 1.23 - 60 20 20 100 100 60 120 60 - - - - 100 60 Single MSH-ESSS
Ammonium Sulphide (NH4)2S <100 1.05 - 60 20 20 60 100 - 120 X - - - - 20 60 Single MSH-ESSS
Amyl Acetate CH3(CH2)4 –OOCCH3 <100 0.88 - X X X 20 100 50 100 100 - - - - X X -
Amyl Alcohol CH3(CH2)3-CH2-OH <100 0.81 - 60 X 20 100 100 20 120 20 - - - - X 60 Single MSH-ESSS
Aniline <100 - - X X - 40 - 40 150 - 40 120 80 150 X 80 -
Aqua Regia HN03+HCI - - - X X 20 X 100 60 80 X X 80 80 80 X X Single MSC-PSSS
Arsenic Acid H3ASO4 <80 - - 60 20 20 100 100 20 120 20 - - - - 100 60 -
Barium Nitrate <100 - - X X - 90 - 95 150   120 120 95 150 95 95 -
Barium Salts <100 - - 60 - 20 100 100 - 120 - - - - - 100 60 -
Beer - 1.01 1.8 60 60 20 100 100 100 120 100 80 120 - 100 100 60 Single MSH-ESSS
Benzene <100 0.87 1 X X 20 40 100 50 120 100 - - - - 20 X -
Boric Acid H3BO3 <100 1.03 - 60 70 20 100 100 95 150 100 120 120 95 150 100 60 Single MSC-PSSS
Bromine Water <100 - - X X - 80 - 80 120   X 80 80 80 95 X -
Butyl Acetate CH3COOCH2CH2CH3 <100 0.88 - X - X 20 100 X 60 100 - - - - X 20 -
Calcium Chloride CACl2 <100 - - 60 50 20 100 100 60 120 60 - - - - 100 60 Single MSC-PSSS
Calcium Hydroxide CA(OH)2 <100 - - 60 70 20 20 100 95 150 60 120 120 95 150 100 100 Single MSH-ESSS
Calcium Hypochlorite CA(OCl)2 <100 - - 60 40 20 40 100 90 100 60 - 120 95 120 100 40 Single MSC-PSSS
Calcium Nitrate CA(NO3)2 <50 1.9 - 60 50 20 100 100 50 120 100 - 20 - - 100 60 Single MSC-PSSS
Carbon Tetrachloride CCI4 <100 1.6 - X - X 40 100 - 120 100 - - - - 60 X -
Caustic Potash (see potassium Hydroxide) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Caustic Soda (see Sodium Hydroxide) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chloride of Lime ( see Calcium Hypochlorite) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chlorine Water <100 - - X X X 100 100 95 150 X 40 120 95 150 X X Single MSC-PSSS
Chloroacetic Acid CICH2COOH <50 1.6 - 60 X 20 20 100 20 - X - 20 - - X X -
Chloroacetic Acid CICH2COOH <100 1.8 - 60 - 20 X 100 - - - - - - - X X -
Chloroform CHCI3 <100 1.5 - X X X 100 100 X 80 - 80 80 95 120 X X -
Chlorosulphonic Acid CISO3H <100 1.75 - X X X X 20 X 80 X - - - - X X -
Chromic Acid Cr03+H20 <50 - - X X 20 60 100 60 80 X X - 80 100 60 X Single MSC-PSSS
Chromic Acid Cr03+H20 <100 1.2 - X - 20 60 100 - - - - - - - 40 X Single MSC-PSSS
Citric Acid <10 1.04 - 60 20 20 100 100 60 100 100 - - - - 60 60 Single MSC-PSSS
Copper Chloride <100 - - - 70 - 90 - 95 150   120 120 95 150 50 50 -
Copper Salts <100 - - 20 - 20 100 100 95 150   120 120 95 150 60 60 -
Copper Sulphate <100 - - - 70 - 90 - 95 150   120 120 95 150 95 95 -
Diesel Oil - 0.95 - X - 20 60 60 - - - - - - - 40 X Single MSH-ESSS
Ethyl Acetate CH3COOCH2-CH3 <100 0.9 - 20 - X X 60 X 100 X - - - - X X -
Ethyl Alcohol CH3-CH2-OH <96 0.79 1.2 60 - 20 100 100 - - - - - - - X 60 Single MSC-PSSS
Ethylene Glycol HO-CH2-CH2-OH <100 1.1 17.8 60 60 20 100 100 95 150 X 120 120 95 150 60 60 -
Fatty Acids (>c6) R-COOH <100 - - 60 - 20 60 60 - 120   - - - - 20 X -
Ferric Chloride <100 - - - 70 - 90 - 95 150   120 120 95 150 70 70 -
Ferric Nitrate <100 - - - 70 - 90 - 95 150   120 120 95 150 95 90 -
Ferric Sulphate <100 - - - 70 - 90 - 95 150   120 120 95 150 70 70 -
Ferrous Chloride <100 - - - 70 - 90 - 95 150   120 120 95 150 95 90 -
Ferrous Nitrate <100 - - - - - 90 - 95 -   120 120 95 - - - -
Ferrous Sulfate <100 - - - 70 - 90 - 95 150   120 120 95 150 70 70 -
Flourine F2 <100 1.11 - X X X X 20 - 120   X 20 - - X X -
Fluoroboric Acid <100 - - - 60 - 90 - 95 150   25 - 95 - 50 50 -
Flousilicic Acid H2SiF6 <32 1.3 - 60 20 20 100 100 20 120 X - - - - X X -
Formaldehyde (Formalin) HCHO <40 0.81 - 60 60 20 100 100 100 120 60 100 100 100 100 60 60 -
Formic Acid HCOOH <50 1.1 1.2 40 20 20 100 100 100 120 60 80 100 100 100 40 40 Double MSH-VSSS
Formic Acid HCOOH <100 1.8 1.8 20 20 20 100 100 100 100 60 80 100 100 100 X 40 Double MSH-VSSS
Fuel Oil - 0.89 - X X 20 100 100 100 - 20 - - - - 60 X Single MSH-ESSS
Hydrobromic Acid HBr <50 1.5 - 60 X 20 100 100 95 150 X - - 95 150 60 40 -
Hydrochloric Acid HCl <10 1.1 - 60 80 20 95 100 95 150 X 90 150 95 150 100 40 Single MSC-PSSS
Hydrochloric Acid HCl <36 1.18 2.04 40 20 20 95 100 95 150 X 90 150 95 150 50 X Single MSC-PSSS
Hydroflouric Acid HF <30 - - 60 X 20 100 100 95 120 X X - 95 120 60 60 -
Hydroflouric Acid HF <40 1.12 - 60 X 20 100 100 95 100 X X - 95 120 40 X -
Hydroflouric Acid HF <50 - - X X X 90 100 95 120 X X - 95 120 60 20 -
Hydroflouric Acid HF <70 1.26 - 40 X 20 100 100 95 120 X X - 95 80 20 X -
Hydrogen Peroxide H2O2 <20 1.2 1.8 40 25 20 100 100 95 150   X 100 95 150 40 X Single MSC-PSSS
Hydrogen Peroxide H2O2 <50 1.4 1.98 X X X 20 60 80 150   X 100 80 150 X X Single MSC-PSSS
Hydrogen Sulphide H2S <100 1.19 - 60 20 20 100 100 20 120 100 - - - - 60 20 -
Hydroiodic Acid <37 - - X X - - - 80 100 - 100 100 80 100 - - -
Iodine Solution (6.5% in Ethanol)       20 - X 60 60 50 120 X - - - - 20 20 -
Iron Salts <100 - - 60 - 20 100 100 - - - - - - - 100 60 -
Isopropyl Alcohol (CH3) 2.CH.OH <100 1 - 60 - 20 100 60 - 120 - - - - - 60 60 Single MSH-ESSS
Kerosene <100 - - X X - 90 - 95 150 - 120 120 95 150 95 X -
Lactic Acid CH3CHOHCOOH <10 1.17 - 60 - 20 40 100 - 120 60 - - - - 20 X Single MSC-PSSS
Lead Acetate Pb(CH3COO) 2 <100 - - 60 20 20 100 100 20 120 X - - - - 60 60 -
Magnesium Salts <100 - - 60 - 20 100 100 - 120 - - - - - 100 60 -
Methanol CH3OH <100 0.79 0.61 60 40 20 65 65 65 65 100 65 65 65 65 X 60 Single MSC-PSSS
Methyl Acetate (CH3COOCH3 <100 0.93 0.44 40 X X 20 60 X 120 X - - - - X X Single MSC-PSSS
Methylene Chloride (CH2Cl2) <100 1.32 - X X X 20 60 40 120 X 40 40 40 40 X X -
Methyl Ethyl Ketone CH3COC2H5 <100 0.8 0.43 20 X X X 60 X - 20 - - - - X 20 Single MSH-ESSS
Nickel Chloride <100 - - - 70 - 90 - 95 150 - 100 100 95 150 70 70 -
Nickle Salts <100 1.35 - 60 - 20 100 100 95 150 X 100 100 95 150 100 60 -
Nickel Sulfate <100 - - - 70 - 90 - 95 120 - 80 80 95 120 90 80 -
Nitric Acid HNO3 <10 1.03 - 20 X 20 90 100 95 120 20 X - 95 120 50 50 Single MSC-PSSS
Nitric Acid HNO3 <40 1.25 - X X 20 60 100 95 100 20 X - 60 100 50 X Single MSC-PSSS
Nitric Acid HNO3 <65 1.39 2.5 X X X 100 100 95 100 20 X - 20 80 20 X Single MSC-PSSS
Nitric Acid HNO3 <100 1.51 1.2 X X X X 20 40 50 20 X - 20 50 X X Single MSC-PSSS
Nitrous Acid <100 - - - - - - - 95 150 - - - 95 150 90 - -
Oleum H2SO4+SO3 <100 - - X X X X 20 50 50 20 X 50 70 100 X X Single MSC-PSSS
Oxalic Acid <100 - - - 60 - 60 - 90 150 - 90 150 95 150 95 95 -
Paraffin Oil - 0.86 - 40 20 20 60 60 20 - 20 - - - - 60 X Single MSH-ESSS
Perchloric Acid HCIO4 <10 1.1 - 60 X 20 100 100 20 120 X - - - - 60 60 -
Perchloric Acid HCIO4 <70 1.6 - X - X 100 100 - 100 X - - - - 60 60 -
Phosphoric Acid <50 1.34 4.3 60 X 20 100 100 95 150 X X 45 95 150 70 70 Single MSC-PSSS
Phosphoric Acid <85 1.58 28 60 X 20 100 100 95 150 X X 45 95 150 70 70 Double MSH-VSSS
Photographic Developer - - - 60 20 20 60 60 - - 20 - - - - 40 40 -
Potassium Carbonate K2CO3 (Potash) <100 1.57 - 60 20 20 20 100 20 - 20 - - - - 40 40 Single MSC-PSSS
Potassium Chloride KCI <100 1.99 - 60 20 20 100 100 20   20 - - - - 100 100 Single MSC-PSSS
Potassium Chromate K2CrO4 <100 2.68 - 60 20 20 100 100 X - X - - - - 60 60 -
Potassium Cyanide KCN <100 - - 60 20 20 40 100 20 - X - - - - 20 60 -
Potassium Dichromate <100 - - - 60 - 90 - 95 150   X 120 95 150 95 80 -
Potassium Hydroxide KOH <50 1.5 - 60 X 20 X 100 95 150 20 - 95 95 150 X 60 Double MSH-ESSS
Potassium Iodide <100 - - - 70 - 70 - 95 150   120 120 95 150 95 90 -
Potassium Nitrate <15 - - - 70 - 90 - 95 150   60 120 100 150 100 80 -
Potassium Nitrate <25 - - - X - 90 - 95 150   60 120 100 150 100 80 -
Potassium Nitrate <50 - - - X - 90 - 95 150   X 100 100 150 100 80 -
Potassium Perchlorate <100 - - X X - 80 - 95 150   - - 95 150 80 60 -
Potassium Permanganate KMnO4 <100 2.7 - 60 X 20 40 100 95 120 X 30 90 95 X 40 X Double MSH-VSSS
Sodium Bicarbonate NaHCO3 <100 2.16 - 60 20 20 60 100 20 - 20 - - - - 100 60 Single MSH-ESSS
Sodium Bisulphate NaHSO4 <10 - - 60 20 20 100 100 20 - - - - - - 100 20 -
Sodium Bisulphite NaHSO3 <100 1.33 - 60 20 20 100 100 20 - - - - - - X X Single MSH-ESSS
Sodium Carbonate Na2CO3 <100 - - 60 70 20 90 100 95 150 60 90 150 95 150 95 95 Single MSH-VSSS
Sodium Chlorate <100 - - - 40 - 90 - 95 150   40 150 95 - 95 95 -
Sodium Chloride NaCI <100 1.2 2.4 60 70 20 100 100 95 150 X 40 150 95 150 100 60 Single MSC-PSSS
Sodium Dichromate <100 - - - 40 - 95 - 95 150   X 150 95 150 90 60 -
Sodium Hydroxide NaOH <10 1.13 1.86 60 30 20 X 100 90 150 100 60 150 100 150 X 100 Single MSH-ESSS
Sodium Hydroxide NaOH <20 - - 60 X 20 X 100 90 150 100 40 150 90 150 X 90 Single MSH-ESSS
Sodium Hydroxide NaOH <50 1.53 96 60 X 20 X 100 90 150 100 40 70 90 150 X 80 Double MSH-ESSS
Sodium Hypochlorite NaOCI <12.5 1.2 2.6 X X 20 X 100 95 120 X X 120 95 120 20 X Double MSH-VSSS
Sodium Nitrate NaNO3 <100 1.2 - 60 20 20 100 100 20 120 X - - - - 60 60 Single MSH-ESSS
Sodium Nitrite NaNO2 <100 1.2 - 20 - 20 100 100 - 120 - - - - - 60 60 -
Sodium Sulphate Na2SO4 <100 2.68 - 60 20 20 100 100 20 120 X - - - - 100 40 Single MSC-PSSS
Sodium Sulphide Na2S <100 1.86 - 60 50 20 X 100 20 - X - - - - X 60 -
Sodium Sulphite Na2SO3 <100 - - 60 50 20 100 100 60 - 60 - - - - 60 60 Single MSC-PSSS
Sulphuric Acid H2SO4 <10 1.1 2 60 60 20 100 100 95 120 20 80 120 95 150 60 60 Single MSC-PSSS
Sulphuric Acid H2SO4 <40 1.3 4 60 40 20 100 100 95 120 X 60 100 95 120 60 60 Single MSC-PSSS
Sulphuric Acid H2SO4 <60 1.5 6.32 60 30 20 100 100 90 120 X 60 60 90 100 60 40 Single MSC-PSSS
Sulphuric Acid H2SO4 <80 1.7 20 40 X X 60 100 80 100 X 50 50 80 100 40 20 Single MSC-PSSS
Sulphuric Acid H2SO4 <90 1.8 23 X X X 60 100 80 100 X 50 50 80 100 40 X Single MSC-PSSS
Sulphuric Acid H2SO4 <98 1.84 24.05 X X X 60 100 80 100 X 50 50 80 100 20 X Single MSC-PSSS
Sulphurous Acid H2SO3 <100 - - 60 20 20 100 100 20 - X - - - - 40 20 -
Tannic Acid <100 1.02 - 60 20 20 100 100 - 120 100 - - - - 20 20 Single MSC-PSSS
Toluene <100 0.87 0.6 X X X 60 100 40 60 60 60 60 95 60 X X -
Water H2O - 1 1 60 80 20 100 100 100 120 100 100 100 100 100 100 40 Single MSH-ESSS
Xylene <100 0.88 0.81 X X X 40 40 95 140   80 100 95 140 20 X -
Zinc Chloride <100 - - - 70 - 90 - 95 150   120 120 95 150 80 80 -
Zinc Salts <100 - - 60 - 20 100 100 95 150   120 120 95 150 60 60

WARNING
The information in this chart has been supplied to Crest Pumps Ltd by other reputable sources and is to be used ONLY as a guide in selecting equipment for appropriate chemical compatibility. Before permanent installation, test the equipment with the chemicals and under the specific conditions of your application. Ratings of chemical behaviour listed in this chart apply at a 48-hr exposure period. Crest Pumps Ltd has no knowledge of possible effects beyond this period. Crest Pumps Ltd does not warrant (neither express nor implied) that the information in this chart is accurate or complete or that any material is suitable for any purpose.

DANGER
Variations in chemical behaviour during handling due to factors such as temperature, pressure, and concentrations can cause equipment to fail, even though it passed an initial test.

 

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