Chemical Resistance Chart

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CHEMICAL RESISTANCE CHART
All Sempermed protective gloves comply with current
work. In principle, tests and certificates may only be
standards and EU Guidelines. Please note that the
taken as general indications and do not exempt the
product characteristics are directly dependent on the
user from the responsibility to ensure that the glove
conditions of use and on the purity of the chemical
affords the protection requirements for the intended
substances concerned. When working with materials
purpose. If in doubt, please consult your distributor or
harmful to the skin, please always check the glove for
contact Sempermed directly.
any defects such as holes or tears before starting to
CHEMICAL
BREAKTHROUGH TIME ACCORDING TO EN 374-3 IN MINUTES
SEMPERGUARD LATEX
SEMPERGUARD VINYL
SEMPERGUARD NITRILE
Acetone
2 min.
immediate
immediate
Acetic Acid (10%)
>480 min.
>480 min.
>480 min.
Acetonitrile
2 min.
immediate
immediate
Ammonia (25%)
n.t.
n.t.
16 min.
Benzalkonium chloride
>480 min.
>480 min.
n.t.
Chlorhexidin
>480 min.
>480 min.
>480 min.
Chloroform
immediate
n.t.
immediate
Cyclohexanol
10 min.
60 min.
250 min.
Dichlormethane
immediate
immediate
immediate
Diesel fuel
24 min.
41 min.
389 min.
Diethyl ether
n.t.
n.t.
immediate
Diethylamine
n.t.
n.t.
immediate
Dimethyl sulfoxide
2 min.
immediate
4 min.
Ethanol (20%)
n.t.
n.t.
10 min.
Ethanol (80%)
2 min.
2 min.
9 min.
Ethidium bromide (1%)
>480 min.
>480 min.
>480 min.
Formaldehyde (37%) in 10% methanol
1 min.
1 min.
10 min.
Glutaraldehyde (5%)
>480 min.
240 min.
>480 min.
Hexaquart S
>480 min.
>480 min.
>480 min.
Hydrochloric acid (37%)
13 min.
14 min.
24 min.
Isopropyl alcohol (80%)
1 min.
2 min.
10 min.
Linseed oil
immediate
2 min.
2 min.
Methanol
1 min.
2 min.
6 min.
N-Heptane
n.t.
n.t.
13 min.
Nitric acid (10%)
428 min.
>480 min.
>480 min.
Petrol (CAS: 8032-32-4)
n.t.
n.t.
60 min.
Phenol (10%)
4 min.
immediate
30 min.
Phosphoric acid (30%)
>480 min.
>480 min.
>480
min.
Potassium hydroxide (30%)
>480 min.
>480 min.
>480 min.
Sodium hydroxide (30%)
428 min.
>480 min.
>480 min.
Sulfuric acid (30%)
>480 min.
>480 min.
>480 min.
Toluene
immediate
n.t.
immediate
Trichlorethane
immediate
immediate
immediate
Xylene
immediate
immediate
6 min.
not recommended
61-120 min.
1-11 min. – splash protection only /
121-240 min.
change glove on contact
241–480 min.
11-30 min.
> 480 min.
31-60 min.
n.t.
not tested
EN 374-3
The test according to EN 374-3 indicates how long the glove will afford protection against defined test chemicals (time to penetration):
The pictogram on the left denotes that the glove is waterproof and may offer suitable protection against weak chemical hazards.

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