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Chemical Resistance Reference Chart


This chart provides a guideline for the chemical resistance of the glass and plastic materials used in National Scientific labware. Because so many factors can affect chemical resistance, test your product under your actual conditions of use. For the chemical compatibility of Target HPLC Syringe Filters, see the chart on pp. 86-88. Effects of Chemicals on Plastics. Chemicals can affect the strength, flexibility, surface appearance, color, dimensions, and weight of a plastic. These changes are caused by: (1) an attack on the polymer chain resulting in oxidation, reaction of functional groups, and depolymerization; (2) dissolution in a solvent and solvent absorption or permeation that causes softening and swelling; and (3) stress cracking from a stress-cracking agent. Environmental stress cracking is the failure of a plastic in the presence of certain types of chemicals, but it is not a result of a chemical attack. Simultaneous presence of three factors causes stress cracking: tensile stress in the plastic, its inherent stress-cracking susceptibility, and a stress-cracking agent. Common stress-cracking agents are detergents, surface active chemicals, lubricants, oils, ultrapure water, and plating additives such as brighteners and wetting agents. Relatively small concentrations of stress-cracking agent may be sufficient to cause cracking. Mixing and/or diluting certain chemicals in plastic labware can be potentially dangerous. The combining of different chemicals or two or more compounds of classes may produce a synergistic or undesirable chemical effect, resulting in an increased temperature that can affect chemical resistance (as temperature increases, resistance to attack decreases), causing product failure. Other factors that also affect chemical resistance include pressure, internal or external stresses (e.g., centrifugation), length of exposure, and concentration of the chemical. Always pre-test your specific usage and follow correct lab safety procedures. Attention: Please be aware that, although several polymers may have excellent resistance to various flammable organic chemicals and solvents, OSHA H CFR 29 1910.106 for flammable and combustible materials or other local regulations may restrict the volume of solvents that may legally be stored in an enclosed area. Effects of Chemicals on Glass. Clear borosilicate and amber 51 expansion glass exhibit a high degree of chemical resistance with a few exceptions: Some chemicals can etch the surface of glass. Surface etching does not usually affect the dimensional characteristics of glass, but it can release chemical components into the sample solution.

Key to Chart on Following Pages


E No damage after 30 days of constant exposure G Little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure F Some effect after seven days of constant exposure N Immediate damage may occur. Not recommended for continuous use S Surface etching possible First letter of each pair applies to minimum temperature conditions; the second to maximum temperature conditions.

PLASTIC RESIN CODE HDPE LDPE TPX PP

DESCRIPTION High-density polyethylene Low-density polyethylene Polymethylpentene Polypropylene

APPEARANCE Opaque Translucent Transparent Translucent

TEMP TEMP MAX C MIN C 120 -35 100 175 135 -40 0 -20

AUTOCLAVABLE No No Yes Yes

DRY HEAT No No No No

GAMMA Yes Yes Yes No

MICROWAVABLE Yes Yes Yes Yes

ETHYLENE OXIDE Yes Yes Yes Yes

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CHEMICAL 1,4-Dioxane 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane 2-Methoxyethanol 2-Propanol Acetaldehyde Acetamide, Sat. Acetic Acid, 5% Acetic Acid, 50% Acetic Acid, Glacial Acetic Anhydride Acetone Acetonitrile Acetophenone Acrylonitrile Adipic Acid Alanine Allyl Alcohol Aluminum Chloride Aluminum Hydroxide Aluminum Salts Amino Acids Ammonia (pure) Ammonia, 25% Ammonium Acetate, Sat. Ammonium Chloride Ammonium Glycolate Ammonium Hydroxide, 5% Ammonium Hydroxide, 30% Ammonium Oxalate Ammonium Salts Amyl Alcohol Amyl Chloride Aniline Aqua Regia Arsenic Acid Benzaldehyde Benzenamine Benzene Benzoic Acid, Sat. Benzyl Acetate Benzyl Alcohol Boric Acid Bromine Bromobenzene Bromoform Butadiene Butyl Acetate Butyl Chloride Butyric Acid Calcium Chloride Calcium Hydroxide, Conc. Calcium Hypochlorite, Sat. Carbazole Carbon Disulfide Carbon Tetrachloride Caustic Potash Caustic Soda, 1% Caustic Soda Cedarwood Oil Cellosolve Acetate Chlorine Water Chlorine, 10% (Moist) Chlorine, 10% in air Chlorine, wet gas Chloroacetic Acid Chlorobenzene Chloroform Chromic Acid, 10% Chromic Acid, 20% Chromic Acid, 50% Chromic:Sulfuric www.nationalscie LDPE GF FN EG EE GN EE EE GF GN NN NN EE NN EE EG EE EE EE EG EE EE EE EE EE EE EG EE EG EG EE EE NN EG NN GF EG EG NN EE EG NN EE NN NN NN NN GF NN NN EE EE EE EE NN FN EE EE GG NN EG GN GN GN GN EE NN FN EE EE EE NN ntific. HDPE GG FN EE EE GF EE EE EG GG FF NN EE FF EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE FN GF NN EE GN GF NN EE EE FN EE FN NN NN FN GF NN FN EE EE EE EE NN GF EE FF GF FN EE GF GF EF GF EE NN FN EE EE EE NN com PP FN FN GE EE GN EE EE EE EG GF GN EG FN EG EE EE EE EE EG EE EE EE EE EE EE EG EE EG EG EE EF NN EG NN EE EG EG NN EG EG GG EE NN NN NN NN FN NN NN EE EE EE EE NN GF EE EE EE NN FN FN FN FN FN EG NN NN EE GG GF NN TPX GF FN EE EE GN EE EE EE GG EG EE FN GN FN EE EE EG EE EG EE EE EE EE EE EE EG EE EG EG EE GF FF GF NN EE EF GF NN EE EG GG EE NN NN NN NN FF FN NN EE EE EG EE NN NN EE EE EE NN EG NN NN GN NN EG NN NN EE EE GG NN GLASS EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE SS EE EE SS SS EE EE EE SS SS EE EE EE EE EE SS EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE SS EE EE EE EE SS SS SS EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE CHEMICAL Cinnamon Oil Citric Acid, 10% Copper Sulfate Cresol Cyclohexane Cyclohexanone Cyclopentane Decahydronapthtalene Decalin Diacetone Diacetone Alcohol Dibutylphthalate Diethyl Benzene Diethyl Ether Diethyl Ketone Diethyl Malonate Diethylamine Diethylene Dioxide Diethylene Glycol Diethylene Glycol Ethyl Ether Dimethyl Acetamide Dimethyl Formamide Dimethylsulfoxide Dioxane Dipropylene Glycol DMSO Ethanol, 40% Ether Ethyl Acetate Ethyl Alcohol (Absolute) Ethyl Alcohol, 40% Ethyl Alcohol, 96% Ethyl Benzene Ethyl Benzoate Ethyl Butyrate Ethyl Chloride Ethyl Chloride, Liquid Ethyl Cyanoacetate Ethyl Lactate Ethylene Chloride Ethylene Glycol Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether Ethylene Oxide Ethylene Oxide Gas Ethylene Oxide, 100% EtO Gas EtO Fatty Acids Fluorides Fluorine Formaldehyde, 10% Formaldehyde, 40% Formalin, 10% Formalin, 40% Formic Acid Formic Acid, 3% Formic Acid, 100% Formic Acid, 50% Formic Acid, 85% Freon TF Fuel Oil Gasoline Glutaraldehyde Glutaraldehyde Disinfectant Glycerine Glycerol Hexane Hydrazine Hydrobromic Acid, 69% Hydrochloric Acid, 5% Hydrochloric Acid, 20% LDPE NN EE EE NN FN NN NN GF GF NN FN FN NN NN NN EE NN GF EE EE FN EE EE GF EE EE EG NN EE EG EG EG NN FF GN FN FN EE EE NN EE EG FF GG FF GG GF EG EE FN EE EG EE EG GG EG GG GG GG EG FN NN EG EG EE EE NN NN EE EE EE HDPE NN EE EE FN FN FN FN EG EG NN EE FN FN FN NN EE FN GG EE EE EE EE EE GG EE EE EE FN EE EE EE EG FN GG GF NN FF EE EE NN EE EE GF GG GF EE GF EE EE GN EE EG EE EG EE EE EE EE EE EG GF FN EE EE EE EE GF NN EG EE EE PP NN EE EE GF GN FN FN NN NN GF GF GN NN FN GG EE GN NN EE EE EE EE EE NN EE EE EE NN GN EE EE EE NN GF GN FN FN EE EE NN EE GF FN GG FN EE FN EG EE NN EE EE EE EE EG EE EG EG EG EG EF FN EE EE EE EE GF NN EG EE EE TPX NN EE EE NN NN GF FN FN FN FF EE GG NN NN GF EG FF FN EE EE FG EE EE FN EE EE EG FN FN EG EG EG NN GF FN FN FN EE EE NN EE EE FN GG FN GG FN EG EE FN EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE FN GF GF FF FF EE EE FN NN EE EE EE GLASS EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE

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CHEMICAL Hydrochloric Acid, 35% Hydrofluoric Acid, 4% Hydrofluoric Acid, 48% Hydrogen Peroxide, 3% Hydrogen Peroxide, 30% Hydrogen Peroxide, 90% Iodine Crystals Iso-Propanol, 100% Isobutanol Isobutyl Alcohol Isopropanol Isopropanol, 100% Isopropyl Acetate Isopropyl Alcohol Isopropyl Alcohol, 100% Isopropyl Benzene Isopropyl Ether Jet Fuel Kerosene Lacquer Thinner Lactic Acid, 3% Lactic Acid, 85% Lead Acetate Magnesium Chloride MEK Mercuric Chloride Methanol Mercury Methanol, 100% Methoxyethyl Oleate Methyl Acetate Methyl Alcohol Methyl Alcohol, 100% Methyl Ethyl Ketone Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Methyl Propyl Ketone Methyl-t-Butyl Ether Methylene Chloride MIBK Mineral Oil Mineral Spirits n-Amyl Acetate n-Butanol n-Butyl Acetate n-Butyl Alcohol n-Decane n-Heptane n-Octane Nitric Acid, 10% Nitric Acid, 20% Nitric Acid, 50% Nitric Acid, 70% Nitrobenzene Nitromethane o-Dichlorobenzene Oil, Cedarwood Oil, Cinnamon Oil, Mineral Oil, Pine Orange Oil Oxalic Acid, 10% Ozone p-Chloroacetophenone p-Dichlorobenzene Perchloric Acid Perchloric Acid, Concentrated (70%) Perchloroethylene Petroleum Phenol, 100% Phenol, 50% Phenol, Crystals LDPE EE EE EE EE EG EN NN EE EE EE EE EE GF EE EE FN NN FN FN NN EG EG EE EE NN EE EG EE EG EG EN EG EG NN NN NN NN NN NN GN FN GF EE GF EE FN NN EE EE EE GF EN NN NN FN NN NN GN GN FN EE GN EE FN GN GN NN NN NN NN FN HDPE EE EE EE EE EE EE NN EE EE EE EE EE EG EE EE FN FN FN FN FN EE EE EE EE NN EE EE EE EE EE FF EE NN NN FN FN FN NN EF FN EG EE GF EE FN FF EE EE GG FN FN NN FN NN FN FN EE FN GF EE GN EE NN GN GN NN GN NN NN GF PP EG EE EG EG EF EF EE EE EE EE EE EE GF EE EE FN NN FN FN FN EE EG EE EE EG EE EE EE EE EG GF EE EE EG GF GF FN FN GF EF FN GF EE GF EE FN FF EE EE FF FN NN NN FN FN NN NN EE EG GF EE FN EE GF GN GN NN NN NN NN GN TPX EG EE EG EE EG EG GN EG EG EG EG EE GF EG EG NN NN FN GF FF EG EG EE EE FN EE EG EE EG EG EE EG EG FN FF FF EE EN FF EG EE GF EG GF EG FN FF EE EE EE FN FN FN EF FN NN NN EG GF FF EE EE EE GF GN GN NN GF NN NN FG GLASS EE SS SS EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE CHEMICAL Phenol, Liquid Phosphoric Acid, 5% Phosphoric Acid, 85% Picric Acid Pine Oil Potassium Chloride Potassium Hydroxide, 01% Potassium Hydroxide, 30% Potassium Hydroxide, Concentrated Potassium Permanganate Propane Gas Proprionic Acid Propylene Glycol Propylene Oxide Pyridine Resorcinol, 5% Resorcinol, Sat. Salicylaldehyde Salicylic Acid, Powder Salicylic Acid, Sat. Salt Solutions, Metallic sec-Butanol sec-Butyl Alcohol Silicone Oil Silver Acetate Silver Nitrate Skydrol LD4 Sodium Acetate, Sat. Sodium Carbonate Sodium Dichromate Sodium Hydroxide, 1% Sodium Hydroxide, 10% Sodium Hydroxide, Concentrated (50%) Sodium Hypochlorite, 15% Stearic Acid Stearic Acid, Crystals Sulfur Dioxide Sulfur Dioxide, Liquid Sulfur Dioxide, Wet or Dry Gas Sulfur Salts Sulfuric Acid, 6% Sulfuric Acid, 20% Sulfuric Acid, 30% Sulfuric Acid, 60% Sulfuric Acid, 98% Sulfuric Acid, Concentrated (96%) Tartaric Acid TCA tert-Butanol tert-Butyl Alcohol Tetrahydrofuran THF Thionyl Chloride Tincture of Iodine Toluene Tributyl Citrate Trichloroacetic Acid Trichloroethane Trichloroethylene Triethylene Glycol Tripropylene Glycol Tris Buffer, Solution Trisodium Phosphate Turpentine Undecyl Alcohol Urea Vinylidene Chloride Xylene Zinc Chloride, 10% Zinc Stearate Zinc Sulfate, 10% LDPE NN EE EN NN GN EE EE EE EE EE NN FN EE EG NN EE EE EG EE EE EE EE EE EG EE EG GF EE EE EE EE EE GG EF EE EE NN NN EE FN EE EE EE EG GG GG EE FN EG EG FN FN NN EG FN GF FN NN NN EE EE EG EE FN EF EE NN NN EE EE EE HDPE NN EE EE NN FN EE FF EE EE EE EE EF EE EE NN EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EG EE EE EE FF EE EE EG GG EE EN FN EE GF EE EE EE EG FN FN EE FN EE EE FN FN NN GF NN EG FN NN NN EE EE EG EE FN EG EE FN FN EE EE EE PP NN EE EG NN EG EE EE EE EE EG NN EG EE EG EE EE EE EG EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EG EE EE EE EE EE EE FN EE EE EE NN EE FN EE EE EE GF FN FN EE GF EG EG GF GF NN EE NN GF GF NN NN EE EE EG EE FN EG EE NN NN EE EE EE TPX NN EE EG EE GF EE EE EE EE EE NN EF EE EG FN EE EE EG EE EG EE EG EG EE EE EE EG EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE NN NN EE FN EE EE EE EG GF GF EE EE EG EG FF FF NN NN FF GF EE NN NN EE EE EG EE FN EG EG NN NN EE EE EE GLASS EE EE EE EE EE EE SS SS SS EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE SS EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE SS SS SS EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE

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