Chemical Resistance of typical FPU Products

 

PC1

PC5

PC15

 

PC1

PC5

PC15

 

PC1

PC5

PC15

Alkalies

 

 

 

Juices

 

 

 

Organic acids

 

 

 

Aluminium hydroxide

E

E

E

Grapefruit juice

G

G

G

Acetic acid 5%

F

G

 

Ammonia

E

E

E

Vegetable juice

G

G

G

Acetic acid 10%

F

F

 

Potassium hydroxide

F

G

G

Wine

G

G

G

Acetic acid 30%

NR

F

 

Oil & Fat

 

 

 

Salts

 

 

 

Acetic acid 60%

NR

NR

 

Diesel oil

E

E

E

Sodium chloride 3%

G

E

E

Acetic acid 80%

NR

NR

 

Cod liver oil

E

E

E

Sodium chloride 10%

G

E

E

Citric acid 30%

NT

NT

 

Mineral oil

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Lactic acid 1%

NT

G

 

Castor oil

E

E

E

 

 

 

 

Oxalic acid 10%

NT

NT

 

Solvents

 

 

 

Acids

 

 

 

Others

 

 

 

Acetone

F

E

F

Chromic acid 5%

NT

NT

NT

Glycerin

NT

NT

 

Petrol

G

E

G

Chromic acid 10%

NT

NT

NT

Water

E

E

 

Benzene

G

E

G

Chromic acid 20%

NT

NT

NT

Distill. Water

E

E

 

n-Butanol

G

E

G

Chromic acid 40%

NT

NT

NT

Sea water

E

E

 

n-Butyl-Ether

G

E

G

Phosphoric acid 5%

G

G

G

 

 

 

 

Di-n-Butyl-Ether

G

E

G

Phosphoric acid 10%

F

G

G

 

 

 

 

Chloroform

G

E

G

Phosphoric acid 20%

NR

G

F

 

 

 

 

Cyclohexane

G

E

G

Phosphoric acid 45%

NR

F

NR

 

 

 

 

D B E

NT

NT

NT

Phosphoric acid conc.

NR

NR

NR

 

 

 

 

Ethyl acetate

G

E

G

Nitric acid 5%

F

G

F

 

 

 

 

Ethanol

G

E

G

Nitric acid 10%

F

G

F

 

 

 

 

Ethyleneglycol

G

E

G

Nitric acid 20%

NR

G

F

 

 

 

 

2-Ethoxy ethanol

G

E

G

Nitric acid 30%

NR

F

F

 

 

 

 

Isopropanol

G

E

G

Nitric acid 40%

NR

F

NR

 

 

 

 

White spirits

G

E

G

Nitric acid 60%

NR

F

NR

 

 

 

 

Methanol

G

E

G

Hydrochloric acid 5%

F

G

G

 

 

 

 

Dichloro-methane

NT

NT

NT

Hydrochloric acid 10%

F

G

G

 

 

 

 

Methylisobutyl ketone

G

E

G

Hydrochloric acid 20%

NR

G

F

 

 

 

 

Perchlorethylene

NT

E

NT

Hydrochloric acid 30%

NR

F

F

 

 

 

 

Petroleum

G

E

G

Hydrochloric acid 37%

NR

F

NR

 

 

 

 

n-Propylacetat

G

E

G

Sulphuric acid 5%

G

G

G

 

 

 

 

n-Propanil

G

E

G

Sulphuric acid 10%

G

G

G

 

 

 

 

Turpentine oil

G

E

G

Sulphuric acid 20%

G

G

G

 

 

 

 

Toluene

F

G

G

Sulphuric acid 30%

F

G

G

 

 

 

 

Trichlorethylene

NT

NT

NT

Sulphuric acid 40%

F

G

G

 

 

 

 

Xylene

G

E

G

Sulphuric acid 60%

F

G

G

 

 

 

 

PM, PTB, PNB, TPM

NT

NT

NT

Sulphuric acid 80%

NR

G

G

 

 

 

 

PMA

NR

NR

NR

Sulphuric acid conc.

NR

F

F

 

 

 

 

E = Excellent
G = Good
F = Fair
NR = Not recommended
NT = Not tested