TABLE 9

Corrosion resistance of constructional materials?

Code desagnalion

for corrosion reriafance

Code designatron

B
b
c
d
e
f

A = acceptable, can be used successfully

C = caution, resistance varies widely depending on conditions; used when some
corrosion is permissible
X = unsuitable
Blank = information lacking

=
=
=
=
=
=

for gasket materials

asbestos, white (compressed or woven)

asbestos.
blue (compressed or woven)
asbestos (compressed and rubber-bonded)
asbestos (woven and rubber-frictioned)
CR-S or natural rubber
Teflon

-i-

and
steel

cast
ion
(Niresist)

C
X
C
A
X
X
X
A
C
A

Iron

Acetic acid. crude

Acetic acid, pure
Acetic anhydride
AC&?e
Aluminum chloride
Aluminum sulfate
AIUUM
Ammonia (gas)
Ammonium chloride
Ammonium hydroxide
Ammonium phosphate
(monobasic)
Ammonium phosphate
(dibasic)
Ammonium phosphate
(tribaaic)
Ammonium sulfate
Aniline

II

Nonmetals

Metals

itainless

stee I

18-8

18-8
MO

Nickel

Monel

Red
brass

AIUminum

C
X
C
A
C
C
C
A
A
A

C
C
A
A
X
C
C
C
C
A

C
A
A
A
X
A
A
A
C
A

C
C
A
A
C
C
C
A
A
C

C
A
A
A
C
C
A
A
A
C

C
s
x
A
A
X
s
x
C
X

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
C
C

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

A
C
A

A
C
A

A
C
A

A
A
A

X
C
X

C
A
...

A
A
. .

Indusglass

Carbon
(Karbate)

A
A
A
A
A
A
A

Phenolic
resins
(Haw)

I\crylic
zsins
; :Lucite)

A
A
A
C
A
A
A
A
A
A

A
X
x
X
...
A
A

...

-4
A
A

A
A
A

.
A

A
C

Vinylidene
:hloride
[Saran)

C
X
C
C
A
A
A
C
A
C

A
A

Acceptable
nonmetallic~
gasket
materials

b,
b.
b,
B,
P,
a,
L.
L,
3,
I.

c. d,
c, 4
c, d,
8, f
c, e,
c, d.
e, d.
f
c. 4
c, d,

f
f
f
f
e, f
e. f
e. f
f

>, c: d, e. f
b, c, d, e, f

.
A

A
C

Benzene. benzol
Boric acid
Bromine
Calcium chloride
Calcium hydroxide
Calcium hypochlorite
Carbon tetrachloride
Carbonic acid
Chloracetie
acid
Chlorine, dry
Chlorine. wet
Chromic acid
Citric acid
Copper sulfate
Ethanol
Ethylene glycol
Fatty acids
Ferric
chloride
Ferric sulfate
Ferrous sulfate
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
GlyCerOl

Hydrocarbons (aliphatic)
Hydrochloric acid
Hydrofluoric acid
Hydrogen peroxide
Lactic acid
Magnesium chloride
Magnesium sulfate
Methanol
Nitric acid
Oleie acid
Oxalic acid
Phenol (carbolic acid)
Phosphoric acid
Potassium hydroxide
Sodium bisulfate

A
X
X
C
A
x
C
C
x
A
x
C
x
s
A
A
C
x
X
C
C
s
A
A
X
C
C
x
C
A
A
s
C
C
C
C
C
X

A
C
C
A
A
C
C
C
A
x
C
C
C
A
A
C
x
x
A
C

A
A
s
x
C
C
A
A
C
C
C
4
C
C
C

A
A
C
C
A
C
C
A
x
C
s
C
C
A
A
A
A
x
C
A
A
C
A
s
s
C
C
C
A
A
C
A
C
C
C
A
A

A
A
C
C
A
A
A
A
s
A
s
C
A
A
A
A
A
C
A
A
A
C
A
A
x
s
C
A
C
A
A
C
A
C
A
A
A
A

A
A
C
A
C
A
A
C
A
s
C
C
C
A
A
A
s
C
A
A
C
A
A
C
C
C
C
A
A

.4
9

A
C
A
C

A
A
C
A
A
C
A
A
C
A
s
C
A
C
A
A
A
x
C
A
A
C
A
A
C
C
C
C
A
A
A
x
A
A
-4
C

A
A

A
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
s
A
x
s
C
x
A
A
C
X
S
C
C
S
A
A
X
X
C
A
C
A
A
S
C
C
C
S
S
C

A
A
C
C
C
A
C
A
S
C
A
x
A
A
A
x
C
C
A
S
4

S
x

A
C
C
A
A
C
A
C
A
S
x
C

A
A
A
A

A
A
C
A

A
A
X
A

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
x
A

A
A
A

C
A
A
A
A
A
X
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
IA
A
A
C
A
A
C
A
A
A
A

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
A

A
C
X
A
A
A
A
A
C
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
A
A
A
A
A

A
...
A
A
.

.
.

X
A
X
A

A
A
A
A

A
X
A

C
C
A
. .
X
X
A
A
.
A
C
A
A
A
C
A
A
C
C
C
C
C
A
A
A
C
A

A
C

A
A
C
A

. .

C
A
C
A

I&f

a, c, 4
b. f
b; c, d,
a, e. d.
b. e. d.
a. f
a. e. f
b, f
b, e, f
b, e, f
b. f
b. c. d.

e, f
e, f
e, f
f

e. f

b, c. d, e, f

8,
8.
a.
b,
b,

=, e. f
c. e, f
e. f
e, f
c, e, f

a.
b,
a,
a,
b,
b,
a.
a,
b.
b,
a,
b,
a,
b,
a,
b,
a,
b,

c, e, f
c. e. f
c, e, f
c, d. f
c, 4 f
f
e. f
b. c. d, e, f
c. e. f
c. e, f
c. e. f
f
e, f
c, 4 e. f
f
c, f
e, f
c. d, e, f

tFrom miscellaneous sources. For additional details, see Chemical Engineers Handbook, 6th ed., McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1984.
(C0ntinued)

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TABLE 9

Corrosion resistance of constructional materialst

(Continued)

Metals
T

Stainless stec ,I

Chemical

Iron
and
steel

Cast
iron
(Niresist)

Phe-

18-8

18-t I
MO

Nickel

Monel

Red
brazs

Alumi-

num

Industrial
glass

Carbon
(Karbate)

resins
(HaWI)

--

Sodium carbonate
Sodium chloride
Sodium hydroxide
Sodium hypochlorite
Sodium nitrate
Sodium sulfate
Sodium sulfide
Sodium sulfite
Sodium thiosulfate
Stearic acid
Sulfur
Sulfur dioxide
Sulfuric acid (98 % to
fuming)
Sulfuric acid (75-95 %)
Sulfuric acid (lo-75 %)
Sulfuric acid ( ~10 x )
Sulfurous acid
Trichloructhylene
Zinc chloride
Zinc sulfate

A
A
A
X
A
A
A
A
C
C
A
C

A
A
A
C
A
A
A
A

A
A

C
C
C
C

X
X
X
C
C
C

A
C
C

.
A
C
A

Vinylidene

4crylic
I resins
t [Lucite

ride
(Saran)

Acceptable
nonmetallic
gasket
materials

--

A
C
A
C
A
A
C
A
A
A
C
C

A
C
A
A
A
C
A
A
A
A
C
C

A
A
A
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
C

A
A
A
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
C
C

C
C
C
C
C

A
X
C
C
C
C
C

A
A
X
C
C
A
C
A

x
x
x
X
C
C
C
A

C
X
X
C
A
A
X
A

x
X
C
C
X
A
A
A

X
C
C
C
X
A
A
A

X
X
X
C
C
C
X
C

C
X
X
C
C
C
C
C

C
A
C
A
A

C
C
X
s

C
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
.
.

A
A
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

A
A
X
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

X
C
A
A
A
A
...
. .

X
X
C
C
A
A
A
. .

C
A
.

...
.

A
.

...

A
.
A

X
X
C
A
...
...
A
...

C
C
A
A
C
C
. .
. .

a,
a,
a,
a.

c, d, e, f
e. f
e. f
f

b, f

b. f
b. f
a. b, c, e, f
b, e, d. e, f
a, f
b. c, d, e, f
b, c. d, e. f

tFrom miscellaneous sources. For additional details, see Chemical Engineers Handbook, 6th ed., McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1984.

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10

Chemical resistance of plastics in various solvents?

Code drsimotion for chemical rvsistancv

Acetone
Alcohols, methyl
ethyl
butyl
Aniline
Benzene
Carbon tetracbloride
Cyclobernnone
Ethyl ncetate
Ethylene clictkvide
Ethyl ether
HeXane
Ii.XOSee

Lubricating oils
Nnpbttlalcne
Trietbanolsmine
Syhe

PVC
rigid

PVCplasticized

u
s
S
S
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
S
S
Sl
u
St
U

U
St
SI
SL
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
SI
S
U
s
u

'oly-

Polyethylene

Methacrylates

wopyl.
:ne

S
SI
SI
SI
S
U
U

U
S
S
S

U
SI
SI
Sl

U
U

SI
SI

U
U
S
F
S
S
S
S
u

u
U
S
I
S
S
s
S
U

U
U
u
s
s
S
u

u
Ii

Biennial Materials of Construction Reports published by

_-

Epoxies

Polyesters

S
SI
SI
SI
S
U
U

tFrom

_-

s = g&d to 25C
S, = good to 60C
S2 = good above 60C
F = fair
U = unsatisfactory

S
S
S
S
&

Polystyrene

:arbon

ABS
Polymers

S?
SZ
S2
S?
S?
S?
SZ
S?
S
S4
S?
S?
S?
S?
S?
82
S?

F
S
S
S
S
S
S
F
1~
S
S
s
P?
S

Acetal
PolYmers

SI
S,
SI
SI

henol.
vmalehyde

'oly-

:arbooate

S
SI
Sl
81

S
SI

U
F
F
F
U
S
S

S
Sl
S
S
S
S

U
S
S
S
S
S
S

U
U
SI
SI
S,
S,
F

S,

ClPolYether

u
U

Furan

S
S2
SZ
S2
F
S
SZ

F
S
S
S
U
S
S

S
SZ
SZ
S
S
SP
52
52
S

Saran

S
SI
SI
SI

S
S
S
S
S

U
F
S
u
F
S
U
SI
SI
S,
SI

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