Material Seletion Guide
| Chemiacl agents | Iron | 316SS | AL Bronze | Monel | EPDM | NBR | Viton | Natural Rubber |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Acetaidihyde Acetic acid 50% 50℃ Acetic acid-Anhydirde Acetone Acetylene |
U U U G G |
E E E E E |
U U U E E |
F F F E - |
G G U G U |
U U U U F |
- U U U U |
F F F E - |
|
Acrylonitrile Air(Duy) Alcohol-Amyl Alcohol-Butyl Alcohol-Ethyl |
G E F F U |
E E E E E |
E E E E E |
E E E E E |
U E - - E |
U E F F G |
U - G - G |
U - - - G |
|
Alcohol-Methyl Alum-Ammonium Alum-Chrome Alum-Potassium Alumina |
U U U U G |
E G G G G |
E - - - G |
E - - - G |
E - - - E |
G G G - E |
U G G - G |
G F F - G |
|
Aluminum Chloride Aluminum Fluoride Aluminum Hydroxide Aluminum Sulphate Amines |
U U U U U |
U G G G E |
U - - U - |
E G - - - |
E - - - - |
E G G E F |
E G G - - |
E - - - - |
|
Ammonia, Anhydrous Ammonia gas 150° Ammonia solutions Ammonia Chloride 50% 180°F Ammonia Hydroxide |
F U F U U |
E E E G E |
U U U U U |
- - G G F |
E G E - E |
G - G - U |
U - U - G |
- - G - U |
|
Ammonia Nitrate 5% 60°F Ammonia Phosphate Ammonia Sulphate Amyl Acetate Amylchloride |
F U U F F |
E G G E E |
U U U E E |
G G G G - |
- E E - U |
E E E U U |
- - E F U |
- G - U U |
|
Anillne 90% 70°F Asphalt Barium Carbonate 60°F Barium chloride Barium Hydroxide |
F E U U F |
E E - - E |
F E G - U |
- E G G - |
G - E E - |
U U E E E |
G E - E - |
U U - E U |
|
Barium Sulphate Barium Sulphate Beer (beverage) Beer sugar solution Benzaldehyde |
U F U U F |
E E E E E |
G U U U E |
G - - - - |
E - E - G |
E E - E U |
E - - - U |
E - - - U |
|
Benzene(benzol) 70°F Benzoic Acid 5% Borax Boric acid 5% 200°F Brine |
F U U U U |
E E E E - |
E - U F - |
G G E G G |
U - - E E |
U F G E E |
G - - - - |
U - G - - |
|
Bromine-Gas Bromine-Water Butadiene Butane-Butyleae Butyl Acetate |
U U F G G |
U U E E E |
U U E E E |
F F - E - |
U U - U E |
U U G G U |
G G G G U |
U U - U U |
|
Butyric Acid 5% Calcium carbonate 60°F Calcium chlorate 20% Calcium chloride Calcium chloride solution |
U F - F F |
E - E G E |
- - - F F |
- E G G - |
U E - E E |
U E - E E |
U E - E E |
U E - G G |
|
Calcium Hydroxide 50% 175°F Calcium Hypochlorite Calcium Sulphate Carbon Dioxide Carbon Tetrachloride |
F - F F U |
E G E E G |
U - E E F |
E - G - G |
E - E G U |
E F E G U |
E - E E E |
E - E G U |
|
Carbonic Acid Chlorine gas-dry 70°F Chlorobenzene 90% Chromin Acid 5% 70°F Citric acid 5% 150°F |
U U F U U |
G G E E E |
- F E U F |
G F E - G |
- U U U E |
E U U U G |
- E G E E |
- U U U U |
|
Coffee(food) Copper Sulphate Cyclohexane Deztrose(food) Diacetone |
U F F U U |
E E E E - |
U U E - E |
- U - - - |
E E U - E |
U E E E U |
E E E - U |
E G U - U |
|
Dichloroethane Diesel Fuels Diethyl Amine Dowtherms Drilling Mud |
U F F G G |
F E E E E |
- G E E - |
- E - - E |
U U F U U |
U E U U E |
G E U E - |
U - F U U |
|
Ethers Ethyl Acetate Ethyl Dhloride 5% Ethyl Glycol Ethylene Oxide |
U F F G G |
E E E E E |
E - E E - |
G E G E - |
U G E E U |
U U E E U |
- U E E U |
U U F G U |
|
Fats Ferric Chloride Ferric Nitrate Ferric Sulphate 5% Ferric Sulphate |
E U U U F |
E - E G E |
E U - U U |
- E E E - |
U - G - G |
E F F E E |
- - - E G |
- - - - G |
|
Fluorine Fluosillicic Acid Formaldehyde 70°F Formic acid 5% 150°F Freon |
U U U U F |
U G E E E |
U E E E E |
G - G G E |
- - E - U |
G E G U G |
- - E U G |
- - - U U |
|
Fruit Juices(food) Fuel Oil Gallic Acid 5% 200°F Gasoline Glucose |
U F U F U |
E E E E E |
U E - G G |
- G - G G |
G U - U - |
G F G E E |
- E G E E |
- U - U - |
|
Glycerine/Glycerol Heptane Hexane Hydrobromic Acid 200°F Hydrochloric Acid 15% 60°F |
F F F U U |
E E E U U |
G E E U U |
G - - U U |
- U U U E |
E E G U U |
E E E U E |
- U U U - |
|
Hydrochloric Acid 37% 60°F Hydrochloric Acid 20% Hydrochloric Acid 20-60% Hydrogen Hydrogen Peroxide 90% |
U U U F U |
U U U E G |
U U U G U |
U F U - E |
U - - E - |
U U U E U |
E E E E G |
U U U E U |
|
Hydrogen Sulfide lodine Solution Iso-octane Isopropyl Alcohol Sopropyl Ether |
F U F F F |
G U E E E |
F U E E E |
- E E E E |
E - U - U |
U U E G E |
U F E E E |
U U - - U |
|
Kerosene Lactic Acid 5% Lubricating Oil Magnesium Chloride 4% Magnesium Hydroxide |
E U E F F |
E G E G E |
E U E F G |
E G E G - |
U - U E E |
E F E E G |
E - E E E |
U - U E G |
|
Magnesium Sulphate Mercuric Chioride 3% Mercuriy Methane Methyl Acetate |
F U E U F |
E F E E E |
E U U E E |
E G E - - |
E E E U F |
E E E E U |
E - E E U |
G - E U U |
|
Methyl Acetone Methyl Chloride Methyl Etherl Kotone Milk(food) Mineral Oil |
F G E U F |
E E E E F |
E E E - - |
- - - - - |
G U U E U |
U U U E E |
U E U E E |
U U U E U |
|
Molasses(food) Napthalene Natural gas Nickel Chloride Nitric acid less 40% 70°F |
U F G U U |
E E E F - |
U E E - U |
- - - - U |
E U U - U |
- U E E U |
- G E - E |
- U U - U |
|
Nitric acid more 40% 70°F Nitrobenzene Oleum Olive Oil Oxalic Acid |
U U U - U |
U E F E G |
U - - - U |
U - - - - |
U U U G G |
U U U E U |
F G E E G |
U U U U U |
|
Oxygen 200°F Oxygen 300°F Palmitic acid Perchloroethlene Petroleum |
E E U F U |
E E E E G |
E E G - E |
E E - - G |
E U - U U |
G U E F E |
E G - E E |
F U - U U |
|
Phenol Phosphoric Acid 5% Phosphoric Acid 85% 70°F Picric Acid 80% Potassium Cyanide |
U U U U F |
E G G E E |
- U U - U |
E G - F - |
U F F U - |
U F F - E |
E E - - E |
U F F - - |
|
Potassium Hydroxide 5% Potassium Nitrate Potassium Phosphate Potassium Sulfide Potassium Sulfite |
F F U U U |
E E G E E |
U F - - - |
E G - - - |
- E - - G |
E E E E F |
E E E - - |
- E - - - |
|
Propane Resins Sea Water 70°F Soap Solution(Slearate) Sodium Acetate 5% |
F U U U U |
E E G E E |
E E G E E |
- - E G G |
U - E E E |
E - G E G |
E G E E U |
- F - - - |
|
Sodium Bisulfate Sodium Carbonate Sodium Chloride 30% 180°F Sodium Cyanide Sodium Fluoride 5% 60°F |
U U U U U |
E E E E - |
- G E U F |
- E E - G |
- E E - - |
E E E E - |
E E E E E |
- E E - - |
|
Sodium Hydroxide 50% 122°F Sodium Hydroxide 50% 176°F Sodium Hypochlorite 50% 60°F Sodium Nitrate Sodium Perborate |
U U U U U |
G G G E E |
U U U G - |
G G E G - |
E G G E - |
U U U G G |
U U E - E |
G U U G - |
|
Sodium Peroxide Sodium Phosphate 5% Sodium Sillicate Sodium Sulfitde 70% Sodium Sulfite |
U U U U U |
E E E E - |
U - G U U |
- G G - G |
E E E - G |
G E E - E |
E E E - E |
G E E - - |
|
Sodium Sulphate 80% 60°F Steam 300°F Steraric Acid 90% 200°F Sulphur (Molten) Sulphur Dioxide |
U U U U U |
F E E G E |
G G F U F |
G E F U E |
E E - E G |
E U G - U |
E U - E E |
G U - - U |
|
Sulphur Trioxide Sulfuric Acid 10% Sulfuric Acid 50% Sulfuric Acid 93% 70°F Sulphurous Acid 80% 100°F |
U U U U U |
E G U U U |
- U U U U |
- U U U U |
- E F U U |
U U U U U |
E E E E E |
U F U U U |
|
Tannic Acid 10% 150°F Tar Tartaric Acid 150°F Thinner Toluol and Toluene |
U F U U U |
E E E E E |
G E G E E |
- E - E - |
- U - U U |
U U E U U |
E G - U G |
F U G U U |
|
Tributyl Phosphate Trichloroethylene Tricresyl Phosphate Triethanolamine Turpermtine |
U - U U U |
E E U - E |
- E U - G |
- - - G - |
U U G E U |
U U U G U |
F E E U E |
F U U U U |
|
Vinegar 70°F Water-Demineralized Water-distilled Water Fresh Water Minera |
U U U F F |
E E E E E |
- E U E E |
- E - E E |
G E E E E |
E G G G G |
E E - - - |
- G - E - |
|
Water-Sewage Whiskey and Wines Xylene, Xylol Zinc Chloride 5% 160°F Zinc Sulphate 25% 180°F |
U U F U U |
E E E F E |
E G E U E |
E E - G G |
E E U E - |
G E U E E |
- - E E - |
- - U E - |
| Feature of Rubber |
Commom Name |
ASTM Code |
Max Temp |
Abrasion | Aging | Sun light Abrasion Aging Resistance |
Water Resistance |
Oil Resistance | Solvent | Strong Acid | Weak Acid | Strong Alkali | Weak Alkali |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buna-N Neoprene Natural Rubber EPT Silicon Viton |
NBR CR NR EPDM(EPT) SI FPM |
70℃ 70℃ 65℃ 80℃ 130℃ 150℃ |
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△ × × × △ ○ |
× × × ○ × ◎ |
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◎Excellent ○Good △Fair ×Poor (The table shows only relatively comparison befween rubbers)