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 CHEMICAL RESISTANCE DATA - UPDATED MARCH 2002
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A=Good, B=Fair, C=Poor
Resin in contact for 24h
No load applied
LAPEX A
(PES)
LAPEX R
(PPSU)

LATENE HD
(PE HD)

LATENE
(PPh)
LATENE
(PPc)

LATAMID 6
(PA 6)

LATAMID 66
(PA 66)
°C
°C
°C
°C
°C
°C
°C

Conc.

23

60

100

23

60

100

23


60


75

23

60


100


23

60

100

23

60

100

23

60

100
INORGANIC ACIDS Hydrocloric Acid 10% A B C A     A A   A A A A A   C C C C C C
  35% A B   A     A A   A B C A A   C C C C C C
Nitric Acid
10% B C C A     A A   A A A A A   C C C C C C
  35% B C C B     B C C B B C A B   C C C C C C
Sulfuric Acid 10% A A   A     A A   A A   A A   C C C C C C
  35% A A   A     A B   B C C A A   C C C C C C
Hydrofluoric Acid
10% A B         A A   A A   A A   C C C C C C
  50% B C C       A A   A B   A A   C C C C C C
Chromic Acid 10% A B         A A   A A   A A   C C C C C C
  50% C C         A A   A C C A B   C C C C C C
Aqua Regia
10%       A     C C C B C C B C C C C C      
  50% C C C A     C C C B C C C C C C C C      
ORGANIC ACIDS Acetic Acid
10% A A   A     A A   A A   A A   B C C B C C
  50% A A   A     A B   A A   A A   C C C C C C
Citric Acid 10% A A         A A   A A   A A   A A A A A A
  50% A           A B   A A         C C C C C C
Formic Acid 10% A B   A     A A   A A   A A   B C C B C C
  50% B C C       A A   A B   A A   C C C C C C
Tartaric Acid 10% A A         A A   A A   A A   A     A    
  50%             A A   A A   A A   B     B    
Acrylic Acid 10%             A A               C C C      
  50%                               C C C      
ALKALIES Ammonia 10% A B         A A   A A   A A   A B   A B  
  50% A B         A A   A A   A A         A B  
Sodium Hydroxide 10% A A   A     A A   A A A A A   A   C A B C
  50% A A         A A   A A A A A   A     B    
Potassium Hydroxide 10% A A   A     A A   A A A A A   A   C A   C
  50% A C         A A   A A   A A   A   C B    
Ammonium Hydroxide 10% A B         A A   A A   A A   C C C B C C
  50% B B         A A   A B   A B   C C C     C
ALCOHOLS Butyl Alcohol (Butanol) -       A     A A   A A A A A A B     A B B
Methyl Alcohol (Methanol) - A B   B     A A   A A   A A   B     B C C
Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol) 85% A B   B     A B   A A A A A   B     B C C
Cyclohexanol - A B         A A   B C C             B    
Ethylene glycol - A A A A     A A   A A A A A   B     A    
Isopropyl Alcohol (Isopropanol)   B C   A     A A   A A   A A   B     B    
Glycolic Alcohol (Glycerol) - A A   A     A A   A A   A A              
KETONES Acetone         C C C C C C A C C A A   A     B C C
Cyclohexanone   C C C       B C C C C C B C C A     A A A
Formaldehyde
37% B C C A     A A   A A B A A   B C C A   B
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
  C C C C C C C C C A B   A A   B     A A A
ESTERS Ethyl Acetate   C C C C C C A A   A A   A B   A     A A A
Ethylene Oxide               A A                          
ETHERS Dioxane   B C C       A A   C C C A B   A     A A A
Ethylene Oxide   A A         A B   A A   B B   B   C A    
HALOGENATED
ORGANIC
COMPOSITES
Chloroform
  C C C       B C C C C C C C C C C C B C C
Methylene Chloride   C C C C C C B C C A C C B C C B     C C C
Perchloroethylene