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Equistar Technical Tip tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Acetaldehyde Acetic Acid (Glacial) Acetic Anhydride Acetic Acid Acetic Acid Acetic Acid Acetone Acetone Acrylic Emulsions Allyl Alcohol Allyl Chloride Aluminum Chloride Aluminum Chloride Aluminum Fluoride Aluminum Hydroxide Aluminum Sulfate Alums (all types) Ammonia Ammonium Carbonate Ammonium Chloride Ammonium Carbonate Ammonium Chloride Ammonium Fluoride Ammonium Hydroxide Ammonium Hydroxide Ammonium Metaphosphate Ammonium Nitrate Ammonium Persullitt Ammonium Persulfate Ammonium Sulfate Ammonium Sulfide Ammonium Thiocyanate Ammonium Thiocyanst Amyl Acetate Amyl Alcohol Amyl Chloride Concentration 100% Conc. 1-10% 10-60% 80-100% 100% Dilute Conc. Conc. Conc. Conc. Conc. 100% Dry Gas Satd Conc. Satd 20% 35% Satd Satd Satd Satd Satd Satd Satd Satd 100% 100% 100% LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F O U O U U U S S S O O U S S U U S S U U U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U U S S U U HDPE Resins 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O U S S S = satisfactory (no attack) O = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C Page 1 of 12 Equistar Technical Tip tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Aniline Aniline Hydrochloride Antimony Chloride Aqua Acid Aqua Regis Arsenic Acid Barium Carbonate Barium Chloride Barium Hydroxide Barium Sulfide Beer Benzene Benzene Sulfonic Acid Benzoic Acid Benzoic Acid Benzene Sulfonic Acid Bismuth Carbonate Black Liquor Bleach Lye Borax Borax Boric Acid Boric Acid Bromic Acid Bromic Acid Borax Cold Bromic Acid Bromine Liquid Bromine Water Butanediol Butanediol Butanediol Butyl Alcohol Butyric Acid Calcium Bisulfide Concentration 100% Satd 100% Satd Satd Satd Satd Satd All Conc. Satd 10% Satd Cold Satd Conc. Dilute 10% 100% Satd 10% 100% 100% 60% 10% 100% Conc. LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F S U U U U U U O U S S S S S S S S S S S S U U S S O O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U U S S S S U U U U S S S S S S S S U U S S HDPE Resins 70F 140F S U O U S S S S S S S O U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O U S S S = satisfactory (no attack) O = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C Page 2 of 12 Equistar Technical Tip tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Calcium Carbonate Calcium Chlorate Calcium Chloride Calcium Hydroxide Calcium Hydroxide Calcium Hypochlorite Calcium Nitrate Calcium Nitrate Calcium Sulfate Camphor Oil Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Carbon Disulfide Carbon Disulphide Carbon Monoxide Carbon Tetrachloride Carbonic Acid Caster Oil Chloracetic Acid Chlorine Moist Gas Chlorine Liquid Chlorine Water Chlorobenzene Chloroform Chlorosulfonic Acid Chrome Alum Chromic Acid Chromic Acid Chromic Acid & Sulfuric Acid Chromic Acid Cider Citric Acid Coconut Oil Alcohols Cola Concentrates Concentration Satd Satd Satd Satd Bleach Soln Satd 50% 100% Dry 100% Wet Cold Satd Conc. 100% 2% Satd Sol 100% Satd 10-20% 20% 50% Satd LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U U S S S S S S U U U U S S U U S S S S U U O U U U U U U U U U U U S S S O S S S O S O S S S S S S S S HDPE Resins 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S S U U S S O U O U U U U U S S S O S O S S S S S S S = satisfactory (no attack) O = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C Page 3 of 12 Equistar Technical Tip tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Copper Chloride Copper Cyanide Copper Fluoride Copper Nitrate Copper Sulfate Copper Sulfate Cottonseed Oil Cottonseed Oil Cresol Cresylic Acid Cuprous Chloride Cyclohexane Cyclohexanone Cyclohexanol Detergents, Synthetic Developers Photographic Dextrin Dextrose Diazo Salts Dibutylphthalate Diethylene Glycol Diethylene Glycol Diglycolic Acid Dimethylamine Dioctyl Phthalate Disodium Phosphate Emulsions, Photographic Ethyl Acetate Ethyl Alcohol Ethyl Alcohol Ethyl Butyrate Ethyl Chloride Ethyl Ether Ethylene Chloride Concentration Satd Satd 2% Satd Dilute Satd 100% 100% 50% Satd 100% 100% Satd Satd 100% Satd 100% 35% 100% 100% 100% LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U U S S S S U U U U S S S S S S S S S S S S O O O U S S S S U U O U S S S S O O S S S S O U U U U U U U HDPE Resins 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U U S S S S S S S S S S O O S S S S O U S = satisfactory (no attack) O = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C Page 4 of 12 Equistar Technical Tip tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Ethylene Chlorohydrin Ethylene Dichloride Ethylene Glycol Ferric Chloride Ferric Nitrate Ferric Sulfate Ferrous Chloride Ferrous Sulfate Fish Solubles Fluoboric Acid Fluorine Fluosilicic Acid Fluosilicic Acid Fluoboric Acid Fluorine Fluosilicic Acid Fluosilicic Acid Formaldehyde Formic Acid Formic Acid Formic Acid Fructose Fruit Pulp Fuel Oil Furfural Furfuryl Alcohol Gallic Acid Gasoline Gin Glucose Glycerine Glycol Glycolic Acid Grape Sugar Heptane Concentration Satd Satd Satd Satd 32% Conc. 32% Conc. 40% 20% 50% 100% Satd 100% Satd 30% Satd Aq. 100% LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F U U U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S S S O S S S U S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S O U U U U U S S U S U U S S S S S S S S S S U U HDPE Resins 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U O U S S U S S S S S S S S S = satisfactory (no attack) O = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C Page 5 of 12 Equistar Technical Tip tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Hydrobromic Acid Hydrocyanic Acid Hydrochloric Acid Hydrochloric Acid Hydrochloric Acid Hydrochloric Acid Hydrofluoric Acid Hydrofluoric Acid Hydrofluoric Acid Hydroflurosllicic Hydrogen Hydrogen Bromide Hydrogen Chloride Gas Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen Phosphide Hydrogen Sulfide Hydroquinone Hypochlotous Acid Inks Iodine (in KI Soln) Lactic Acid Lactic Acid Lead Acetate Latex Lead Acetate Lead Tetra-Ethyle Linseed Oil Lube Oil Magnesium Carbonate Magnesium Chloride Magnesium Hydroxide Concentration 50% Sad 10% 30% 35% Conc. 40% 60% 75% 31.1% 100% 10% Dry 30% 90% 100% Conc. 10% 90% Satd 100% Satd 100% Satd Satd Satd LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S O S U S S S S S S S S S S O U S S S S S S S S S S S O U O U S S S S S S HDPE 70F S S S S S S S S S Resins 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S = satisfactory (no attack) O = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C Page 6 of 12 Equistar Technical Tip tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Magnesium Nitrate Magnesium Sulfate Maleic Acid Mercuric Chloride Mercuric Cyanide Mercurous Nitrate Mercury Methyl Alcohol Methyl Bromide Methyl Chloride Methyl Ethyl Ketone Methylene Chloride Methylsufuric Acid Milk Mineral Oils Molasses Naphtha Naphtha Naphthalene Nickel Chloride Nickel Nitrate Nickel Nitrate Nickel Sulfate Nicotinic Acid Nitric Acid Nitric Acid Nitric Acid Nitric Acid Nitrobenzene Octyl Cresol Oils and Fats Oleic Acid Oleum Orange Extract Oxalic Acid Concentration Satd Satd Satd Satd Satd Satd 100% 100% 100% Comm. 100% 100% Satd Con. Conc. Satd 100% 0-30% 30-50% 70% 95-98% 100% Conc. Conc. Dilute Dilute LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O U O U U U U U S S S S O U S S S U S U U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S O U U U U O U O U O U U U S S S S HDPE Resins 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S O U U U U S S S U S S S S S S S S S O S O U U U U U U S S S = satisfactory (no attack) O = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C Page 7 of 12 Equistar Technical Tip tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Oxalic Acid Oxygen Ozone Perchloric Acid Petroleum Ether Phenol Phosphoric Acid Phosphoric Acid Phosphoric Acid Phosphorus (Yellow) Phosphorus Pentoxide Phosphorus Trichloride Photographic Solutions Pickling Baths Hydrochloric Acid Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric-Nitaric Pickling Baths, Sulfuric Acid Hydrochloric Acid Sulfuric-Nitric Picric Acid Plating Solutions Brass Cadmium Chromium Copper Gold Indium Lead Nickel Rhodium Silver Tin Zinc Concentration Satd 100% 100% 10% 90% 0-30% Over 30% 90% 100% 100% 1% LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F S S S O U S S U U U U S S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S HDPE Resins 70F 140F S S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S = satisfactory (no attack) O = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C Page 8 of 12 Equistar Technical Tip tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Plating Solutions Brass Cadmium Chromium Copper Gold Indium Lead Nickel Rhodium Silver Tin Zinc Plating Solutions Brass Cadmium Chromium Copper Gold Indium Lead Nickel Rhodium Silver Tin Zinc Potassium Bicarbonate Potassium Borate Potassium Bromate Potassium Bromide Potassium Carbonate Potassium Chlorate Potassium Chloride Potassium Chromate Potassium Cyanide Potassium Dichromate Potassium Ferricyanide Concentration Satd 1% 10% Satd Satd Satd 40% Satd 40% Satd LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F S S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S HDPE Resins 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S = satisfactory (no attack) O = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C Page 9 of 12 Equistar Technical Tip tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Potassium Ferri/Ferro Cyanide Potassium Fluoride Potassium Hydroxide Potassium Nitrate Potassium Petborate Potassium Perchlorate Potassium Perchlorate Potassium Permanganate Potassium Persulfate Potassium Sulfate Potassium Sulfide Potassium Sulfite Potassium Persullate Propargyl Alcohol Propyl Alcohol Propylene Dichloride Propylene Glycol Rayon Coagulating Bath Sea Water Selenic Acid Shortening Silicic Acid Silver Nitrate Sol'n Soap Solution Sodium Acetate Sodium Benzoate Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Bisulfate Sodium Bisulfite Sat'd Sodium Borate Sodium Bromide Oil Soln Sodium Carbonate Sodium Chlorate Sodium Chloride Sodium Cyanide Concentration 20% Conc. Satd Satd Satd 10% 20% Satd Conc. Conc. Conc. Satd 100% Conc. Satd 35% Satd Satd Satd Conc. Satd Satd LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S HDPE Resins 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S = satisfactory (no attack) O = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C Page 10 of 12 Equistar Technical Tip tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Sodium Cyanide Sodium Dichromate Sodium Ferricyanide Sodium Fluoride Sodium Hydroxide Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium Nitrate Sodium Sulfate Sodium Sulfide Sodium Sulfide Sodium Sulfide Sodium Sulfite Stannic Chloride Stannous Chloride Starch Solution Stearic Acid Sulfur Sulfur Dioxide Sulfur Dioxide Sulfur Trioxide Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid Sulfuric Acid Fuming Sulfurous Acid Tallow Tannic Acid Tanning Extracts Tartaric Acid Tartaric Acid Tetralin Tetrahydrofuran Toluene Tetrachloroethylene Concentration Satd Satd Satd Conc. 25% Satd Soln 25% to Satd Satd Satd Satd Satd 100% Colloidal Dry, 100% Wet, 100% 0-50% 70% 80% 96% 98% Conc. 10% Comm. 10% Satd 100% 100% LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S U O U O U U U S S S O S S S S S S U U U U U U U U U U HDPE 70F S S S S S S S S Resins 140F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S O S U O U O U U U S S S S U U S = satisfactory (no attack) O = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C Page 11 of 12 Equistar Technical Tip EQUISTAR A Lyondell Company tech.topic Chemical Resistance of Polyethylene Chemical or Solvent Tetrah drofurane Transformer Oil Trichloroacetic Acid Trichloroethylene Triethanolamine Trisodium Phosphate Turpentine Urea Urea Urine Vinegar Vanilla Extract Wetting Agents Whiskey Wines Xylene Yeast Zinc Chloride Zinc Sulfate Concentration LDPE & MDPE 70F 140F HDPE Resins 70F 140 10% 100% Sat'd Upt to 30% Comm. Sat'd Sat'd U U U U S U S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U U U U S S S S S S S S S S S S S = satisfactory (no attack) 0 = slight attack U = unsatisfactory 70F = 21C, 140F = 60C LYONDELL The information on this document is, to our knowledge, true and accurate. However, since the particular uses and the actual conditions of use of our products are beyond our control, establishing satisfactory performance of our products for the intended application is the customer's sole responsibility. ALL uses of Equistar products and any written or oral information, suggestions or technical advice from Equistar are without warranty, express or implied, and are not an inducement to use any process or product in conflict with any patent. Equistar materials are not designed or manufactured for use in implantation in the human body or in contact with internal body fluids or tissues. 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