Chemical resistace of major polymers
A= Very good B=Good C=Moderate D= Not recommended
Chemicals CPVC Epoxy PP PE PVC Phenolic PA Acetal
Acetaldehyde D A A C D A A A
Acetamide - A A A D D A B
Acetic Acid 80% C C A D D D D C
Acetone D D A B D D A C
Acetylene C A A A A A A -
Alcohols: Amyl A D B B A A A A
Benzyl A A A D D A A A
Butyl A A A A A C A A
Ethyl A A A B C A A B
Isopropyl A A A A A A B A
Methyl A B A A A A A C
Aluminum Sulfate A A A A A A A C
Ammonia A A A C A A B D
Ammonia Nitrate B A A - B A D C
Aniline C C C B C D C A
Anti-Freeze A A D - A A D A
Aromatic Hydrocarbons D A D C D A - A
Arsenic Acid A A A B A A C D
Barium Carbonate A A A B A - A A
Barium Sulfate B C B B B - A A
Benzaldehyde D A A A D D C A
Benzene C C C C C A A A
Benzoic Acid A A C B A C C B
Benzol - A A C - A D A
Borax A A B A B D A A
Boric Acid A A A A A A B A
Butadiene A A D D C - A A
Butane C A C C C - A A
Butylene A A - B C A B A
Calcium Sulfate A A A B A D D D
Carbon Bisulfide A A C - D - A A
Carbon Dioxide A A A C A A A A
Carbon Disulfide C C D C D A B A
Carbonic Acid A B B B A A A B
Chloric Acid A - - - A - D D
Chlorine, anhidrous B C B B C D D A
Chloroform D C C C D A D B
Chromic Acid 50% C D B A C C D D
Citric Acid B A A A B A A B
Clorox (Bleach) A A D - A D A D
Copper Sulfate A A A B A A C D
Cyanic Acid - A - - - D - D
Diesel Fuel A A A C A - A A
Ethane - A C - D - D -
Ethylene Glycol A C A A A A B B
Fatty Acids B A B A B D A A
Ferric Chloride A A B A A A C D
Ferric Sulfate A A B A A D A D
Fluorine A D D C D - D -
Formaldehyde 100% A A C B A B D A
Formic Acid A C A B A C C D
Gasoline C A C C C A A B
Grease - A - - A D - D
Heptane A A C B C D A A
Hydrazine D A C - - A - D
Hydrocloric Acid 20% A A B A A A D C
Hydrocloric Acid 100% A - B - B - D C
Hydrogen Peroxyde 30% A B B C A D D D
Hydrogen Peroxyde 100% A A B C C D D D
Iodine D C C A D - D D
Magnesium Hydroxide A A A A A D B A
Mercury A A B A B D A A
Oleum 100% D D D D D C D D
Petrolatum - A D B B - D B
Phenol A C B B C D C D
Phosphoric Acid A B B B B D B D
Picric Acid D A B - D D C A
Potassium Carbonate A A A A A A A A
Silver Nitrate A A A B A A A A
Sodium Bicarbonate A A A A A A A A
Stearic Acid B B A B B D A A
Sulfuric Acid 105 A A A A A D D D
Sulfuric Acid >75% C C C B D D D -
Tannic Acid A A A B A - C B
Toluene D B C C D A A D
Zinc Sulfate A A A A A A A C