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APPENDIX: CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY CHART
Key to Rating: A - Substantial Resistance, B - Moderate Resistance, C - Severe Effect, Blank - No Data
Corrosive Agent
Steel
304 SS
316 SS
C-20
Teflon
PVC
Viton
Buna-N
Fluoraz
Acetaldehyde
B
A
A
A
A
C
C
B
C
Acetate Solvents
B
A
A
A
A
C
C
C
C
AceticAcid,20%
B
A
A
A
A
A
C
A
C
Acetic Acid Concentrated to
l5O°F(66° C)
B
A
A
A
C
C
C
Acetic Acid Concentrated to
2l2°F(100 C )
C
B
A
A
A
C
C
C
Acetic Anhydride
C
B
A
A
A
C
C
A
C
Acetone
B
A
A
A
A
C
C
B
C
Alum
C
C
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
Aluminum Chloride
C
C
C
B
A
A
A
A
A
Aluminum Nitrate
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
Aluminum Sulfate
C
C
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
Ammonia Anhydrous
A
A
A
A
A
C
A
A
Ammonium Bicarbonate
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
Ammonium Bisulfite
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
Ammonium Bifluoride
C
B
B
A
A
A
A
Ammonium Hydroxide
C
A
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
Ammonium Nitrate
B
A
A
A
A
A
B
C
Ammonium Phosphate
C
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
Ammonium Sulfate
C
B
B
B
A
A
A
A
C
Ammonium Sulfite
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
Amyl Acetate Dry
A
A
A
A
A
C
C
C
C
Amyl Alcohol
A
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
B
Amyl Chloride
C
B
A
A
A
C
C
C
Aniline Chloride
C
B
A
A
A
B
Aniline Dyes
C
A
A
A
A
C
B
C
Animal Fats and Oils
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
A
Aqua Regia
C
C
C
C
A
B
C
Ascorbic Acid
C
A
A
A
A
Barium Chloride
C
C
C
B
A
A
A
A
A
Barium Sulfite
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Benzaldehyde
B
A
A
A
A
C
C
C
Benzene
A
A
A
A
A
C
B
C
C
Benzene Sulfonic Acid lO%
C
B
B
A
A
A
A
C
C
Benzoic Acid
C
B
B
A
A
A
C
A
Benzoyl Chloride
C
C
C
C
A
B
Boric Acid
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Bromine Anhydrous
C
C
C
B
A
C
A
C
C
Bromine Dilute
C
C
C
C
A
B
A
C
C
Bromine Trifluoride
C
C
B
B
A
C
C
Butadiene
C
A
A
A
A
A
C
Butane
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Butyric Acid 2O%
C
A
A
A
A
C
A
A
Butyric Acid, Concentrated
C
B
B
B
A
C
A
Calcium Bisulfite
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Calcium Carbonate
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Calcium Chlorate
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Calcium Chloride
C
B
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
Calcium Hydroxide
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Calcium Hypochlorite
C
C
C
C
A
A
A
C
A
Calcium Nitrate
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
Calcium Sulfite
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
Calcium Sulfate
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
Camphor Alcohol Sol
B
A
A
A
A
Carbon Disulfide
C
A
A
A
A
A
C
Carbon Tetrachloride Dry
B
A
A
A
A
C
C
Carbon Tetrachloride Wet
C
B
B
B
A
C
C
C
Carbon Water Slurries
C
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
Cesium, 260°F(127°C)
C
A
A
A
A
C
C
Chlorine, Anhydrous
A
A
A
A
A
C
C
C
Chlorine Water
C
C
C
A
A
A
A
C
C
Chloroacetic Acid
C
C
C
C
A
C
C
Chlorobenzene
C
A
A
A
A
C
A
B
Chloroform
B
A
A
A
A
C
A
C
Chlorosulfonic Acid
C
B
B
B
A
C
C
C
B
Choline Chloride
A
A
A
A
Chromic Acid to l5O°F(66°C)
C
B
B
B
A
C
A
Citric Acid
C
B
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
Copper Chloride
C
C
C
C
A
A
A
A
A
Copper Fluoride
C
B
B
B
A
A