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Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene
Chemicals A Acetic acid (glacial acetic acid) Acetic acid, a. (c.f. vinegar) Acetic acid butyleste Acetic anhydride Acetone Acetate s. Ethyl acetate Alum of all types, a. Aluminium salts, a. Ammonia gas Ammonia, a. Ammonia, a. Ammonium acetat, a. Ammonium carbonate, a. Ammonium chloride, a. Ammonium nitrate, a. Ammonium phosphate, a. Ammonium sulfate, a. Amyl alcohol, absolut (Fermentatin amyl alcohol) Aniline B Barium salts Benzaldehyde Benzaldehyde, a. Benzene Benzoic acid Benzoic acid, a. Boric acid Boric acid, a. Bromine, liquid Bromine vapours Bromine vapours Bromine water Butane, liquid Butane, gaseous n-Butanol Butyl acetate s. acetic acid butyleste C Calcium chloride, a. Calcium nitrate, a. Carbon disulphide Carbon tetrachloride Chlorine, liquid Chlorine, gaseous, humid Chlorine, gaseous, dry Chlorine water Chlorobenzene Chloroform Chlorosulphonic acid Chromic salts (bi- and trivalent), a. Chromium trioxide, a. (Chromic acid) Citric acid, a. Copper Salt , a. Cresol Cresol, a. Cyclohexane Cyclohexanol D Dekalin Diethylether Dimethylformamide 1,4-Dioxane Dybuthyl Phthalate s. plasticizer E Ether s. Diethylether Ethyl acetate Ethyl alcohol, undenatured Ethyl alcohol, a., undenatured Ethyl benzene
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Ethyl chloride Ethylene chloride 2-ethylhexanol F Formic acid Formic acid Formic acid Formic acid Formaldehyde, a. Formaldehyde, a. Formaldehyde, a. G Glycerine Glycerine, a.
Glycol Glycol, a.
H Heptane Hexane Hydrochloric acid
Hydrofluoric acid Hydrogen chloride, gaseous (c.f. hydrochloric acid) Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen sulphide I Iron salt Isooctane Isopropyl alcohol L Lactic acid, a.
M Magnesium salts, a. Mercury Mercury salts, a. Methyl ethyl ketone Methyl alcohol (methanol) Methyl alcohol, a. Methylene chloride Mineral oils s. technical commodities and drugs N Naphthalene Nickel salts Nitric acid Nitrobenzene O Octane s. Isooctane Oleic acid Oxalic acid Ozone (<0,5 ppm.) P Petrol, s. fuels Perchlorethylene s. Tetrachloroethylene Phenol (aqueous phase) (phenol phase) Phosphorus pentoxide Phosphoric acid
Potassium carbonate, a. (potash) Potassium chlorate, a. Potassium chloride Potassium dichromate, a. Potassium hydroxide solution
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C.S. 100 Conc. 10 100 100 high 90 30 10 3 low
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Potassium iodide, a. Potassium nitrate, a. Potassium permanganate, a. Potassium persulphate, a. Potassium sulphate, a. Propane, liquid Propane, gaseous Pyridine S Silver salts Sodium bisulphate, a. Sodium carbonate, a. Sodium carbonate, a. Sodium carbonate, a. (Natron) Sodium chlorate, a. Sodium chloride, a. (common salt) Sodium chlorite, a. Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) Sodium hydroxide solution
Sodium hypochlorite, a. Sodium nitrate, a. Sodium nitrite, a. Sodium perborate, a. Sodium phosphate, a. Sodium sulphate, a. ( Glauber's salt ) Sodium sulphide, a. Sodium sulphite Sodium thiosulphate, a. (fixing salt)
Stannous chloride Stearic acid Sulphur Sulphur dioxide Sulphuric acid
Succinic acid T Tartaric acid, a. Tetrachloroethene Tetrachloroethylene (Perchlorethylene) Tetrahydrofurane Tetralin Thiophene Toluol Trichloroethylene U Urea W Water X Xylene Z Zinc salts, a.
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10 C.S. C.S. (6,4) C.S. (0,5) C.S. C.S. 100 100 100
C.S. C.S. (S) C.S. (S) 10 C.S. 25 C.S. 5 100 50 25 10 5 C.S. C.S. (1,4) C.S. C.S. C.S.
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Technical commodities and drugs A Alum Antifreeze (automotive) Aqua regia Asphalt Astm D 380-59 B Battery acid Bleaching solution (12,5% effective chlorine) Bone oil Borax, a. Brake fluid, a. C Chlorinated lime (aqueous slurry) Chrome bath, techn. Chromo-sulphuric acid Cresol solution D Detergent, synthetic
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Diesel oil Diesel oil s. fuels Dixan solution, ready for use
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Engine oils (automotive) (c.f. two-stroke oils and oils according to Astm)" F Farmalin Fixing salt (c.f. sodium thiosulphate) Floor wax Fuels Furniture polish H Heating oils Hydrogen peroxide s. chemicals I Ink L Lanolin Linseed oil Litex Lysol M Marlipal MG Marlon, 42% WAS Marlophen 83 Marlophen 89
Marlophen 810
Marlophen 820
Mineral oil (free from aromatic compounds) Mothballs O Oleum P Paraffin Paraffin oil Pectin Petrol, regular Petrol, s. fuels Petrol, super Petroleum Petroleum ether Photographie customary development Pine needle oil Plasticizer
Dybuthyl Phthalate (Vestinol C ) Dibutylsebazat Dihexylphthalat (Vestinol H ) Dinonyladipat (Vestinol NA) Dinonylphthalat Dioktyladipat (Vestinol N) (Vestinol AO) Dioktylphthalat (Vestinol AH) Trikesylphosphat Trioktylphosphat R Regular petrol in accordance with DIN 51635 S Sagrotan Sea water Shoe polish Silicone oils Soda s. sodium carbonate Soft soap Spruce needle oil Strychnine T Tar Transformer oil
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Turpentine oil Two-stroke oil Typewriter oil W Washing-up liquid White spirit Water glass
Pharmaceutics and cosmetics A Aspirin C Camphor H Hair shampoo I Iodine tincture DAB 6 M Menthol Mercury ointment N Nail polish Nail polish remover P Perfume Q Quinine S Soap, soap bar Soap solution
Sulphur ointment T Toothpastes V Vaseline
Food and semi-luxuries A Apple juice Apple puree B Beef tallow Beer Bitter almond flavour Brandy Butter Butter milk C Cake Cheese Cinnamon, Powder Cinnamon, Sticks Citric acid s. chemicals Cloves (Spice) Cloves oil Coca-Cola Cocoa, ready-to-drink Coconut oil Cod-liver oil Coffee (beans and ground) Coffee, Powder Coffee, ready-to-drink Cooking oil, animal Cooking oil, vegetable Corn oil Cream, whipped cream E Egg (raw and boiled) F Fish, pickled Flour
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Fruit juice Fruit salad G Gin Grapefruit juice Gravy H Honey Horseradish, ready-to-serve J Jam Jelly L Lard Lemon flavour Lemon juice Lemon peel Lemon peel oil Lemonades Linseed oil s. technical commodities and drugs Liqueurs M Margarine Mashed potatoes Mayonnaise Milk Milk-foods Mustard O Olive oil Orange juice Orange peel Orange peel oil P Palm kernel oil Paprika (spice) Peanut oil Pepper Peppermint oil Pineapple juice Potatoe salad Pudding Q Quark R Rum Rum flavour S Salt water Salt, dry Salted herrings Sauerkraut, ready-to-serve Sausage Semolina Soda water Soya oil Starch, starch solution Sugar beet molasses Sugar solution Sugar, dry T Tea, ready-to-drink Tealeaves Tomato juice Tomato ketchup V Vanilla Vegetables, ready-to-eat Vinegar Vinegar essence W Whisky Wine, Mulled wind
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LEGEND
Resistances: + = RESISTANT X = GOOD RESISTANCE/
SUITABILITY O = LIMITED RESISTANT
= LOW RESISTANT - = NOT RESISTANT D = DISCOLORED S = SOLUBLE
Concentration: A. = AQUEOUS SOLUTION C.S. = COLD SATURATED EA. = EACH
Temperature: H.P. (HIGH PRESSURE POLYETHYLENE) FROM -10 TO +60 C H PE = SOFT AND ELASTIC B.P. (LOW PRESSURE POLYETHYLENE) FROM -40 TO +80 C N PE = TOUGH-HARD AND STIFF
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