Material Selection Guide

Chemical

NITRILE

NEOPRENE

(SBR)

PVC

ACIDS &MINERALS	Chromic	Good	Fair	Poor	Good
	Hydrochloric 48%	Good	Good	Fair	Good
	Hydrochloric 10%	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Muriatic	NR	Good	Good	Good
	Nitric 70%	NR	Good	Fair	Fair
	Nitric 10%	Fair	Good	Good	Good
	Sulfuric 95%	Fair	Good	Good	Fair
	Sulfuric 10%	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Hydrofluoric 48%	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Phosphoric	Good	Good	Fair	Poor
ACIDS & ORGANICS	Acetic	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Carbolic	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Citric	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Formic	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Lactic	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Oleic	Good	Good	Fair	Fair
	Oxalic	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Phenol	Good	Good	Fair	Good
	Stearic	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Tannic	Good	Good	Good	Good
ALCOHOLS	Benzyl	Good	Good	Fair	Good
	Butyl	Good	Good	Fair	Good
	Ethyl	Good	Good	Fair	Poor
	Isobutyl	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Isopropyl	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Isopropanol	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Methyl	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Octyl	Good	Good	Good	Fair
ALDEHYDES	Acetaldehyde	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Benzaldehyde	Fair	Good	Fair	Fair
	Formaldehyde	Good	Good	Good	Good
CAUSTICS	Ammonium Hydroxide	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Potassium Hydroxide 50%	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Sodium Hydroxide 50%	Good	Good	Good	Good
AMINES	Aniline	Poor	Good	Fair	Good
	Diethylamine	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Methylamine	Good	Fair	Fair	Fair
	Monoethanolamine	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Morpholine	Good	NR	Good	Good
	Triethanolamine	Good	Good	Good	Good
SOLVENTS, AROMATICS
	Benzene	Good	Poor	NR	Poor
	Stoddard Solvent	Good	Good	Fair	Fair
	Toluene	Good	Fair	NR	Poor
	Xylene	Good	Poor	NR	Poor
SOLVENTS, KETONIC
	Acetone	NR	Good	Good	Poor
	Hydroquinone	Fair	Good	Good	Fair
	Methyl Ethyl Ketone	NR	Good	Good	NR
	Methyl Isobutyl Ketone	Fair	Good	Good	Fair
SOLVENTS, CHLORINATED
	Carbon Terachloride	Good	Fair	NR	Fair
	Chlorobenzene	Fair	Fair	Poor	Poor
	Chloroform	Good	Good	Poor	Poor
	Methyl Chloride	Good	Good	Fair	Poor
	Perchlorethylene	Good	Poor	NR	NR
	Trichlorethylene TCE	Fair	Fair	Poor	NR
SOLVENTS, PETROLEUM
	Butylene	Good	Good	Fair	Good
	Gasoline	Good	Good	Fair	Fair
	Hexane	Good	Fair	Poor	Fair
	Kerosene	Good	Good	Fair	Fair
	Naphtha	Good	Good	Fair	Poor
	Pentene	Good	Good	Fair	Poor
	Mineral Sprits	Good	Good	Fair	Poor
SOLVENTS, MISC.
	Acrylonitrile	Fair	Good	Good	Fair
	Amyl Acetate	Fair	Fair	Poor	Poor
	Butyl Acetate	Fair	Fair	Poor	Poor
	Dimethyl Formamide	NR	Fair	Fair	Poor
	Ethyl Acetate	Fair	Good	Fair	Poor
	Ethyl Ether	Good	Good	Good	Poor
	Ethyl Formate	Good	Good	Fair	Poor
	Freon 11-12-21-22	Fair	Good	Poor	Fair
	Furfural	Fair	Good	Good	Fair
	Methyl Bromide	Fair	Good	Fair	Poor
	Nitro Benzene	Fair	Fair	Poor	Poor
	Propyl Acetate	Good	Good	Fair	Fair
MISC. CHEMICALS
	Animal Fats	Good	Good	Poor	Good
	Carbon Disulfide	Good	Fair	Poor	Fair
	Castor Oil	Good	Good	Poor	Good
	Cotton Seed Oil	Good	Good	Poor	Good
	Creosote	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Dibutyl Phthalate	Good	Good	Poor	NR
	Epoxy Resins, Dry	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Ethylene Glycol	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Glycerine	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Hydraulic Fluid Ester Base	Good	Good	Poor	Poor
	Hydrogen Peroxide 30%	Good	Good	Good	Fair
	Lacquer Thinner	Good	Good	Fair	Fair
	Linseed Oil	Good	Good	Poor	Fair
	Mineral Oils	Good	Good	Fair	Fair
	Paint & Varnish Removers	Good	Good	Fair	Poor
	Pine Oil	Good	Good	Poor	Good
	Plating Solutions	Good	Good	Good	Good
	Printing Inks	Good	Good	Good	Fair
	Tricresyl Phosphate	Fair	Good	Fair	NR
	Tung Oil	Good	Good	Poor	Fair
	Turpentine	Good	Good	Fair	Good
	Vegetable Oils	Good	Good	Fair	Fair
OXIDES	Nitrous Oxide	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good
OXIDES	Carbon Dioxide	Good	Good	Good	Good
SALTS, INORGANIC
SALTS, INORGANIC	Copper Sulfate	Good	Good	Good	Good