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CHEMICAL AGENTS
BEHAVIOUR
REAGENT CONCENTRATIONS
TEMP
°C PVC PP PE PVDF
Ammonia Technically
pure
Gaseous
20
40
60
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
0
Acetic anhydride
Technically pure
20
-
+
+
-
Sulphur
dioxide
20
- - - 0
Aniline
Technically
pure
20
-
0 0 -
Liquid anti-freeze
Technically pure
20
+
+
+
+
CHEMICAL AGENTS
BEHAVIOUR
REAGENT CONCENTRATIONS
TEMP°C PVC PP PE PVDF
Petrol
Traces of lead and
aromatics
20
40
60
+
+
+
+
+
0
0
-
+
+
+
Potassium
bromate
Saturated,
aqueous 20
+ + + +
Borax All,
aqueous
20
+ + + +
Liquid bromine
Technically pure
20
- - - +
Butadiene Technically
pure
20
+ + + +
Gaseous butane
Technically pure
20
+ + + +
Cyclohexane Technically
pure 20
- + + +
Chlorine Technically
pure
20
0 - - +
Chlorobenzene Technically
pure 20
- 0
+
+
Chloroform
Humid 97% gaseous
20
- -
0
+
Ethylene chloride
Technically pure
20
- 0 0 +
Chloromethane Technically
pure
20
- 0
-
+
Vinyl chloride
Technically pure
20
- +
dichlorotulene Technically
pure
20
- -
0
+
Dimethylamine Technically
pure
20
0 + + 0
1,4-dioxane Technically
pure
20
- +
0
0
Dioctyl phthalate
Technically pure
20
- 0
+
Ethane Technically
pure
20
+ + + +
Ether Technically
pure
20
- 0
+
+
Ethyl benzene
Technically pure
20
- 0
+
Ethylediamine Technically
pure
20
0 + + +
Phenol
Up to 10% aqueous
20
+ + + +
Dry fluorine
Technically pure
20
0 - - -
Ammonium
fluoride
50% aqueous
20
+ + + +
Formaldehyde 40%
aqueous
20
+ + + +
Sodium phosphate Aqueous, saturated,
cold
20
+ + + +
Phosgene Technically
pure
20
- 0
Diesel fuel
20
+ +
0 +
Glycerine Technically
pure
20
+ + + +
Hydrogen Technically
pure
20
+ + + +
Ammonium
hydroxide
Aqueous, saturated,
cold
20
+ + + 0
Iodine
20
- + + +
Sodium iodide
Aqueous
20
+ + + +
Calcium
hypochlorite
Aqueous, saturated,
cold
20
+ + + +
Sodium
hypochlorite
12.5% active
chlorine, aqueous
20
+ 0 0 0
Isoctane Technically
pure
20
+ + + +
Mercury Pure
20
+ + + +
Methane Technically
pure
20
+ + + +
+ Resistant - Not resistant 0 Partially resistant
