Chemical Resistance of Plastics

E = excellent	This plastic is totally resistant to that substance.
G = good	Influence of that substance for an extended period of time does not cause any or only small defects.
P = partially resistant	If exposed to constant influence, the plastic might possibly lead to hairline cracks and a reduced mechanical strength or discoloration.
N = non-resistant	Plastics are not suitable for use in combination with this substance. Application is not recommended.
- = unknown	no tests available

	LD-PE		HD-PE		PP		PS		PC
temp.	20°C	60°C	20°C	60°C	20°C	60°C	20°C	60°C	20°C	60°C
1,4-dioxane	G	P	G	G	P	P	N	N	N	N
acetaldehyde	P	N	G	P	G	N	N	N	N	N
acetic acid up to 10%	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G
acetic acid up to 50%	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	P	P
acetone	P	N	P	P	E	G	N	N	N	N
allyl alcohol	P	P	E	E	-	-	E	P	-	-
aluminum salts	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	-	-
amino acids	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
ammonia, conc.	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	P	N	N
ammonium carbonate	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	P	N
ammonium phosphate	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	-	-
ammonium sulphate	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	E	G
amyl acetate	N	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	N
amyl chloride	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
aniline	N	N	G	G	G	P	N	N	N	N
benzene	N	N	P	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
benzine	P	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	P	P
benzyl alcohol	G	P	G	G	G	P	N	N	P	P
boric acid	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	E	E
bromine	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
butanol	E	P	E	E	E	P	G	G	N	N
butyric acid	P	N	G	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
calcium chloride	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
calcium hydroxide	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	N	N
calcium sulphate	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	E	E
carbon tetrachloride	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
chlorine in water	N	N	P	N	P	N	N	N	P	N
chlorobenzene	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
chromic acid up to 10%	E	E	E	E	E	P	E	E	G	P
chromic acid up to 50%	E	E	E	E	G	P	P	P	P	N
citric acid	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
cresol	N	N	P	N	G	P	N	N	N	N
cyclohexane	N	N	N	N	E	-	N	N	E	-
diethyl ketone	P	N	P	P	G	G	N	N	N	N
dimethylsulphoxide	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	N	N
ethanol up to 95%	P	P	-	-	E	E	E	E	N	N
ethyl acetate	P	N	E	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
ethyl benzene	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	P	P
ethylene glycol	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
ethylene oxide	P	P	G	P	P	P	N	N	P	N
fluoride	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	-	-
fluorine	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	-	-
formaldehyde up to 10%	E	E	E	E	E	E	P	N	E	G
formaldehyde up to 40%	G	P	E	G	E	G	N	N	P	P
glacial acetic acid	P	N	E	P	E	P	N	N	N	N
glycerine	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
heating oil	P	N	G	P	E	G	N	N	G	P
hexane	P	P	G	P	G	P	N	N	P	N
hydrochloric acid up to 5%	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
hydrochloric acid up to 20%	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	P	P
hydrochloric acid up to 35%	E	E	E	E	E	P	P	P	N	N
hydrocyanic acid	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	-	-
hydrofluoric acid up to 4%	E	G	E	E	E	G	G	P	G	P
hydrofluoric acid up to 40%	E	E	E	E	E	-	N	N	-	-
hydrofluoric acid up to 48%	E	G	E	E	E	G	N	N	N	N
hydrogen peroxide up to 3%	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	E	E
hydrogen peroxide up to 30%	E	P	E	E	E	P	E	G	E	E
isobutyl alcohol	E	P	E	E	E	E	G	G	E	E
isopropanol	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	P	-
isopropyl acetate	G	P	E	P	G	P	N	N	N	N
kerosene	N	N	N	N	G	P	N	N	P	P
lactic acidE	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	E	E
lactose	E	E	E	E	-	-	E	-	E	-
lead acetate	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	-	-
mercury	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	-
methanoic acid	E	G	E	E	E	N	P	P	P	N
methanol	E	P	E	E	E	P	P	N	N	N
methyl ethyl ketone	P	N	G	G	G	P	N	N	N	N
methyl propyl ketone	N	N	N	N	G	P	N	N	N	N
methylene chloride	P	P	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
mineral oil	P	N	E	P	E	E	E	E	G	P
nitric acid up to 10%	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	PP
nitric acid up to 50%	P	N	P	N	P	N	N	N	G	P
nitric acid up to 70%	P	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
n-octane	N	N	P	N	P	N	N	N	E	-
oleic acid	P	N	G	G	G	P	G	G	E	E
oxalic acid, sat.	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	E	E
ozone	N	N	P	N	P	P	N	N	N	N
perchloric acid	G	N	G	N	G	N	G	P	N	N
perchloroethylene	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
phenol up to 90%	P	N	G	G	G	P	N	N	N	N
phosphoric acid up to 10%	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	-	P	N
phosphoric acid up to 85%	E	E	E	E	E	G	E	P	N	N
phosphorous trichloride	N	N	N	N	G	P	N	N	N	N
potassium acetate	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	N	N
potassium bromide	E	E	E	E	E	E	P	-	E	G
potassium carbonate	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	P
potassium hydroxide, conc.	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	N	N
potassium permanganate	E	E	E	E	E	E	P	P	N	N
propylene glycol	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	P
pyridine	P	N	G	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
salicylic acid, sat.	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	E	G
silver acetate	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	-	-
silver nitrate	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	P	E	E
sodium carbonate	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	P
sodium chloride	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
sodium dichromate	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	-	-
sodium hydroxide up to 1%	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	-	-
sodium hydroxide up to 50%	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	N	N
sodium hypochlorite up to 15%	-	-	E	E	E	-	-	-	-	-
sodium nitrate	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	P	N
sodium sulphate	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	-
sucrose	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	-	-
sulphuric acid up to 6%	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
sulphuric acid up to 20%	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	E	G
sulphuric acid up to 60%	E	G	E	E	E	G	G	N	P	N
sulphuric acid up to 98%	P	N	P	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
tannic acid	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	G	N	N
tetrahydrofurane	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
toluene	N	N	P	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
trichloracetic acid	P	N	G	P	P	N	N	N	N	-
trichlorethane	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
turpentine	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	-	-
urea, sat.	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	G	N	N
xylene	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
zinc chlorideE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E