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40 MIL POLYETHYLENE CHEMICAL RESISTANCE Use this Chart as a General Guide Only. Test each chemical first before storing in plastic. The first letter of each pair represents ...
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40 MIL POLYETHYLENE CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
Use this Chart as a General Guide Only. Test each chemical first before storing in plastic. The first letter of each pair represents the resistance rating at 20 degrees Celsius; the second at 50 degrees Celsius.
E β No Damage after 30 days of constant exposure.
G β Little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure.
F β Some effect after seven days of constant exposure. Depending on the plastic, the effect may be cracking, crazing, and loss of strength or discoloration. Solvents may cause softening, swelling and permeation losses with HDPE; the solvent effects on these materials are normally reversible.
N β Not recommended for continuous use. Immediate damage may occur. Depending on the plastic, the effect will be severe cracking, crazing, loss of strength, discoloration, deformation, dissolution or permeation loss.
EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS ON PLASTICS
Chemicals can affect the weight, strength, color, dimensions, flexibility and surface appearance of plastics. The basic models of interaction that cause these changes are: (1) chemical attack on the polymer chain, with resultant reduction in physical properties, including oxidation reaction of functional groups in, or on, the chain, with resultant reduction in physical properties, including oxidation; reaction of functional groups, in or on the chain; and depolymerization; (2) physical change, including absorption of solvents, resulting in softening and swelling of the plastic; permeation of solvent through the plastic; or dissolution in a solvent; and (3) stress-cracking from the interaction of a "stress-cracking agent" with molded-in or external stresses.
The reaction combination of compounds of two or more classes may cause a synergistic or undesirable chemical effect. Other factors affecting chemical resistance include temperature, pressure, internal or external stresses (such as centrifugation), and length of exposure to and concentration of the chemical. As temperature increases, resistance to attack decreases.
| CHEMICAL VFPE | CHEMICAL VFPE | CHEMICAL VFPE |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde GF Acetamide, sat. EE Acetic Acid, 5% EE Acetic Acid, 50% EE Acetone NN Acetonitrile EE Acrylonitrile EE Adipic acid EE Alanine EE Allyl Alcohol EE Aluminum Hydroxide EE Aluminum Salts EE Amino Acids EE Ammonia EE Ammonium Acetate, sat. EE Ammonium Glycolate EE Ammonium Hydroxide, 5% EE Ammonium Hyrdoxide, 30% EE Ammonium Oxalate EE Ammonium Salts EE n-Amyl Acetate EG Amyl Chloride FN Aniline EG Banzaldehyde EE Benzene NN Benzoic Acid, sat. EE Benzyl Acetate EE Benzyl Alcohol FN Bromine FN Bromobenzene FN Bromoform NN Butadiene FN n-Butyl Acetate EG n-Butyl Alcohol EE sec-Butyl Alcohol EE tert-Butyl Alcohol EE Butyric Acid FN Calcium Hypochlorite, Sat. EE Cabazole EE Carbon Disulfide NN Carbon tetrachloride GF Cedarwood oil FN Cellosolve Acetate EE Chlorine, 10% in air EF Chlorine, 10% (moist) GF Chloroacetic Acid EE p-Chloroacetophenone EE Chloroform FN Chromic Acid, 10% EE Chromic Acid, 50% EE Cinnamon Oil FN Citric Acid, 10% EE Cresol FN Cyclohexane FN | DeCalin EG o-Dichlorobenzene FF p-Dichlorobenzene GF Diethyl Benzene FN Diethyl Ether FN Diethyl Ketone NN Diethyl Malonate EE Diethylene Glycol EE Diethylene Glycol Ethyl Ether EE Dimethyl Formamide EE Dimethylsulfoxide EE 1,4-Dioxane GG Dipropylene Glycol EE Ether FN Ethyl Acetate EE Ethyl Alcohol (absolute) EE Ethyl Alcohol, 40% EE Ethyl Benzene GF Ethyl Benzoate GG Ethyl Butyrate GF Ethyl Chloride, liquid FN Ethyl Cyanoacetate EE Ethyl Lactate EE Ethylene Chloride GF Ethylene Glycol EE Ethylene Glycol Methyl Ether EE Ethylene Oxide GF Fluorides EE Fluorine GN Formaldehyde, 10% EE Formaldehyde, 40% EE Formic Acid, 3% EE Formic Acid, 50% EE Formic Acid, 98-100% EE Freon TF EG Fuel Oil GF Gasoline GG Glacial Acetic Acid EE Glycerine EE n-Heptane GF Hydrochloric Acid, 1-5% EE Hydrocloric Acid, 20% EE Hydrochloric Acid, 35% EE Hydrofluoric Acid, 4% EE Hydrofluoric Acid, 48% EE Hydrogen Peroxide, 3% EE Hydrogen Peroxide, 30% EE Hydrogen Peroxide, 90% EE Isobutyl Alcohol EE Isopropyl Acetate EG Isopropyl Alcohol EE Isopropyl Benzene GF Kerosene GG Lactic Acid, 3% EE Lactic Acid, 85% EE | Methoxyethyl Oleate EE Methyl Alcohol EE Methyl Ethyl Ketone NN Methyl Isobutyl Ketone NN Methyl Propyl Ketone EG Methylene Chloride FN Mineral Oil EE Nitric Acid, 1-10% EE Nitric Acid, 50% GN Nitric Acid, 70% GN Perchloroethylene NN Phenol, Chrystals GF Phosphoric Acid, 1-5% EE Phosphoric Acid, 85% EE Pine Oil EG Potassium Hydroxide, 1% EE Potassium Hydroxide, conc. EE Propane Gas FN Propylene Glycol EE Propylene Oxide EE Resorcinol, sat. EE Resorcinol, 5% EE Salicylaldehyde EE Salicylic Acid, powder EE Salicylic Acid, sat. EE Salt Solutions, metallic EE Silver Acetate EE Silver Nitrate EE Sodium Acetate, sat. EE Sodium Hydroxide, 1% EE Sodium Hydroxide, 50% to sat EE Sodium Hypochlorite, 15% EE Stearic Acid, crystals EE Sulfuric Acid, 1-6% EE Sulfuric Acid, 20% EE Sulfuric Acid, 60% EE Sulfuric Acid, 98% GG Sulfur Dioxide, liq., 46psi FN Sulfuric Dioxide, wet or dry EE Sulfur Salts GF Tartaric Acid EE Tetrahydrofuran GF Thionyl Chloride NN Toluene GG Tributyl Citrate EG Trichloroethane FN Trichloroethylene FN Triethylene Glycol EE Tripropylene Glycol EE Trupentine GG Undecyl Alcohol EG Urea EE Vinylidene Chloride FN Xylene GF Zinc Stearate EE |
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