Chemical Resistance Table
This chart rates the 2 basic product families we offer in a variety of fluids to show chemical resistance. For more specific information on other conditions that can impact chemical resistance see our page on environmental conditions.
Samples of both polyether and polyester were immersed for seven days at 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The rating was based on the volume change according to the following key:
(1) = Excellent (2) = Good (3) = Fair (4) = Poor
Chemical | Ether | Ester | Chemical | Ether | Ester |
Acetaldehyde | 4 | 4 | Acetic Acid | 4-3 | |
Acetic Anhydride | 4 | 4 | Acetone | 4 | 4 |
Acetyl Bromide | 4-3 | 4 | Acetyl Chloride | 3-4 | 4 |
Acetylene | 2-3 | 3 | Adipic Acid | 1 | 2 |
Aluminum Chloride | 2 | 2 | Aluminum Sulphate | 2 | 2 |
Aluminum Sulfide | 2 | 2 | Ammonia | 2 | 2-3 |
Ammonium Acetate | 3-4 | 3-4 | Ammonium Carbonate | 2 | 2 |
Ammonium Hydroxide | 1-2 | 2 | Ammonium Nitrate | 2 | 2-3 |
Ammonium Persulfate | 2 | 2 | Ammonium Sulfate | 2 | 2 |
Ammonium Sulfide | 2 | 2 | Ammonium Thiocyanide | 2 | 2 |
Amyl Acetate | 4 | 4 | Amyl Alcohol | 3 | 3-4 |
Amyl Chloride | 3 | 3 | Aniline | 4 | 4 |
Aniline Hydrochloride | 4 | 4 | Animal Fats & Oil | 2-3 | 2-3 |
Antimony Salts | 2 | 2 | Aqua Regia | 4 | 4 |
Arsenic Salts | 2-1 | 2 | ASTM Oil #1 | 1-2 | 1 |
ASTM Oil #2 | 2 | 1 | ASTM #3 | 2 | 1 |
ASTM Reference Fuel A | 1 | 1-2 | ASTM Reference Fuel B | 2 | 2 |
Atlantic Oil | 1 | 2 | Barium Carbonate | 2 | 2 |
Barium Hydroxide | 1 | 4 | Benzaldehyde | 3-2 | 4 |
Benzene | 4 | 3-4 | Benzen (Gasoline Aromatic) | 2-3 | 3 |
Benzoic Acid | 2-3 | 2-3 | Boric Acid | 1 | 2 |
Bromine | 2-3 | 2-3 | Bunker Oil | 1-2 | 2 |
Butane | 1 | 3 | Butyl Acetate | 4 | 4 |
Butyl Alcohol | 2 | 2 | Calcium Carbonate | 2 | 2 |
Calcium Nitrate | 1 | 2 | Calcium Hydroxide | 1 | 2 |
Carbon Dioxide | 2 | 1 | Calcium Sulfate | 2 | 2 |
Carbon Monoxide | 1 | 1 | Carbon Disulfide | 2-3 | 2-3 |
Caster Oil | 1-2 | 2 | Carbon Tetrachloride | 3 | 4 |
Chloroacetic Acid | 3-4 | 4 | Chlorine | 2-3 | 2-3 |
Chromic Acid | 3-4 | 4 | Chloroform | 4 | 4 |
Citric Acid | 2 | 2 | Chromium Potassium Sulfate | 2 | 2 |
Cresol (meta) | 4 | 4 | Cottonseed Oil | 1 | 2 |
Cupric Nitrate | 2 | 2 | Cupric Sulphate | 1 | 2 |
Cyclohexanone | 4 | 4 | Cyclohexane | 2 | 2 |
Dibutyl Phthalate | 3-4 | 4 | Dibutyl Ether | 2 | 2 |
Dichlorobenzene (Ortho) | 3 | 3 | Dodecyl Mercaptan | 2 | 2 |
Diester Oil | 2 | 2 | Dimethyl Acetamide | 4 | 4 |
Dimethyl Formamide | 4 | 4 | DTE Oil (heavy, medium) | 2 | 2-3 |
Etner | 2-3 | 2-3 | Ethyl Acetate | 4 | 4 |
Ethyl Alcohol (Etnanol) | 3 | 2-3 | Ethyl Bromide | 3 | 3-4 |
Ethyl Chloride | 3 | 3-4 | Ethylene Glycol | 2 | 2-3 |
Esso # 90 Lub. Oil | 1 | 2 | Ferric Chloride | 2 | 2 |
Ferric Nitrate | 2 | 2 | Ferrous Chloride | 2 | 2 |
Ferrous Sulfate | 2 | 2 | Formaldenyde | 3 | 2 |
Formic Acid | 3-4 | 4 | Freon, 12 or 113 | 1 | 2 |
Fuel Oil | 2 | 2 | Gasoline | 2 | 2-3 |
Glycerine (Glycerol) | 1 | 2 | Glycolic Acid | 2 | 2-3 |
Greases | 1-2 | 2 | Heptane | 1 | 2 |
Hexane | 1 | 2 | Hydrazine | 4 | 4 |
Hydrobromic Acid | 2 | 2 | Hydrocarbon Oil | 1 | 2 |
Hydrochloric Acid, 20% | 2 | 2-3 | Hydrofluoric Acid | 2-3 | 3 |
Hydrogen | 1-2 | 2 | Hydrogen Peroxide | 2 | 2 |
Hydrogen Sulfide | 3-4 | 4 | Hydrolodic Acid | 2 | 2 |
Iodine Solution | 1 | 2 | Isooctane | 2 | 2 |
Isopropyl Alcohol (Isopropanol) | 2-3 | 3 | Isopropyl Ether | 2 | 2-3 |
JP-4 Oil | 2-3 | 3 | JP- 5 & 6 | 2-3 | 3 |
Kersene | 2 | 2-3 | Lactic Acid | 2 | 2 |
Lead Acetate | 2 | 2 | Linseed Oil | 2 | 2-3 |
Lubrication Oil | 2 | 2-3 | Magnesium Hydroxide | 1 | 1-2 |
Magnesium Salts | 2 | 2 | Malaic Acid | 3-4 | 4 |
Mercury | 1-2 | 2 | Methyl Alcohol (methanol) | 4 | 3 |
Methyl Ethyl Ketone | 4 | 4 | Methylene Chloride | 4 | 4 |
Mil- D- 5606 Oil | 3 | 3-4 | Mil- L- 7808 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
Mineral Oil | 1 | 1 | Mobil Arctic Oil | 1 | 2 |
Naphthalene | 2 | 2-3 | Natural Gases | 2 | 2 |
Nickel Salts | 3 | 3-4 | Nitric Acid | 4 | 4 |
Nitrobenzene | 4 | 4 | Nitrogen | 1 | 1 |
Oleic Acid | 1-2 | 2 | Oxalic Acid (5%) | 1 | 1-2 |
Oxygen | 1 | 1 | Ozone | 1 | 1 |
Palmitic Acid | 1 | 2 | Paints | 1-2 | 2 |
Perchloric Acid | 4 | 4 | Perchloroethylene | 3-4 | 4 |
Petroleum | 1-2 | 2 | Phenol (carbolic acid) | 4 | 4 |
Phosphoric Acid (dil.) | 2-3 | 3 | Phosphoric Acid (conc.) | 3 | 4 |
Potassium Cyanide | 1 | 2 | Potassium Salts | 2 | 2 |
Propane | 2 | 2 | Propyl Alcohol | 2-3 | 3 |
Propylene Glycol | 2 | 2 | Pydraul Oil | 4 | 4 |
SAE # 10 Oil | 4 | 4 | Seawater | 1-2 | 2 |
Silicic Acid | 2-1 | 2 | Skydrol Oil (500) | 2-3 | 2-3 |
Silver Nitrate | 2 | 2 | Soap | 2-3 | 2-3 |
Sodium Acetate | 1-2 | 2 | Sodium Bicarbonate | 2 | 2 |
Sodium Bisulfate | 2 | 2 | Sodium Borate | 2 | 2 |
Sodium Carbonate | 2 | 2 | Sodium Chlorate | 2 | 2 |
Sodium Chloride | 2 | 2 | Sodium Cyanide | 2 | 2 |
Sodium Dichromate | 2 | 2 | Sodium Ferrocyanide | 2 | 2 |
Sodium Flouride | 2 | Sodium Hydrosulfite | 2 | 2 | |
Sodium Hydroxide, 45% | 2 | 2 | Sodium Nitrate | 2 | 2 |
Sodium Silicate | 1-2 | 2 | Sodium Sulfate | 2 | 2 |
Sodium Sulfide | 2 | 2 | Sodium Hypochlorite, 5% | 4 | 4 |
Sperry Oil | 2 | 2-3 | Steam | 4 | 4 |
Stoddard Solvent | 1 | 2 | Styrene | 2 | 2 |
Sulfur Dioxide | 2 | 2-3 | Sulfuric Acid, 10-50% | 3-4 | 4 |
Tannic Acid, 10% | 1 | 2 | Tartaric Acid | 1 | 2-3 |
Tin Salts | 2 | 2 | Titanium Salts | 2 | 2 |
Toluene | 4 | 4 | Transformer Oil | 2-3 | 3 |
Trichloroacetic Acid | 4 | 4 | Trichloroethylene | 4 | 4 |
Tricresyl Phosphate | 3-4 | 4 | Triethanol Amine | 2 | 2 |
Trisodium Phosphate | 2 | 2 | Turpentine | 3 | 2 |
Urea | 2 | 2 | Varnish | 2 | 2-3 |
Vegetable | 1 | 2 | Water | 2 | 2 |
Xylene | 3 | 3-4 | Xylol | 3-4 | 4 |
Zinc Chloride | 2 | 2 | Zinc Sulfate | 2 | 2 |