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General Chemical Resistance
of Elastomers
|
COMPOUND |
CHEMICAL
GROUP |
GENERALLY
RESISTANT TO |
GENERALLY
ATTACKED BY |
|
Buna-N |
Butadiene Acrylonitrile Copolymer |
Many Hydrocarbons, Fats, Oils, Greases, Hydraulic Fluids, Chemicals |
Ozone Ketones, Esters, Aldehydes, Chlorinated and Nitro Hydrocarbons |
|
Polyurethane |
Urethane Polymer |
Ozone, Hydrocarbons,
Moderate Chemicals, Fats, Oils, Greases |
Concentrated Acids,
Ketones, Esters, Chlorinated and Nitro Hydrocarbons |
|
EPDM |
Ethylene Propylene Copolymer and Terpolymer |
Animal and Vegetable Oils, Ozone, Strong and Oxidizing Chemicals |
Mineral Oils and Solvents, Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
|
Fluoroelastomer |
Fluorocarbon Polymer |
All Aliphatic, Aromatic and Halogenated Hydrocarbons, Acids,
Animal and Vegetable Oils |
Ketones, Low Mole Weight Esters and Nitro Containing Compounds |
|
Silicone |
Organic Silicone Polymer |
Moderate or Oxidizing Chemicals, Ozone, Concentrated Sodium Hydroxide |
Many Solvents, Oils,
Concentrated Acids, Dilute Sodium Hydroxide |
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