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HEMICAL
ESISTANCE
HART
Reagent
ABS Acetal HDPE LDPE
PC
PP
Santo- Sili-
Reagent
ABS Acetal HDPE LDPE
PC
PP
Santo- Sili-
prene
cone
prene cone
- Fluoborate Bath 100ºF
–
C
–
–
–
A
–
–
Nickel Nitrate
A
–
B
A
D
A2
–
–
- Chromium Plating:
Nickel Sulfate
B
A
B
A
A
A
–
A
- Barrel Chrome Bath 95ºF
–
D
–
–
–
A
–
–
Nitrating Acid ( < 1% Acid)
–
–
–
–
–
C
–
–
Nitrating Acid ( < 15% H 2 SO 4 )
- Black Chrome Bath 115ºF
–
D
–
–
–
A
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
C
–
–
- Chromic-Sulfuric Bath 130ºF
–
D
–
–
–
A
–
–
Nitrating Acid ( > 15% H 2 SO 4 )
–
D
–
–
–
C
–
–
- Fluoride Bath 130ºF
–
D
–
–
–
A
–
–
Nitrating Acid ( < 15% HNO 3 )
–
–
–
–
–
C
–
–
- Fluosilicate Bath 95ºF
–
D
–
–
–
D
–
–
Nitric Acid (5-10%)
B
D
A
B
A
A
D
C
- Copper Plating (Cyanide):
Nitric Acid (20%)
B
D
B
C
B
1
A
2
D
D
- Cooper Strike Bath 120ºF
–
A
–
–
–
A
–
–
Nitric Acid (50%)
C
D
D
B
1
B
B
D
D
- High-Speed Bath 180ºF
–
B
–
–
–
A
–
–
Nitric Acid (Concentrated)
D
D
D
C
1
C
1
D
D
D
- Rochelle Salt Bath 150ºF
–
B
–
–
–
A
–
–
Nitrobenzene
D
C
D
C
1
D
B
1
–
D
- Copper Plating (Acid):
Nitrogen Fertilizer
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
- Copper Fluoborate Bath 120ºF
–
C
–
–
–
A
–
–
Nitromethane
D
A
D
A
D
B
2
–
D
- Copper Sulfate Bath R.T.
–
A
–
–
–
A
–
–
Nitrous Acid
D
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Copper Plating (Misc):
Nitrous Oxide
–
–
–
C
–
D
–
–
- Copper Pyrophosphate
–
A
–
–
–
A
–
–
Oils:
- Copper (Electroless)
–
D
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Aniline
D
D
–
–
–
A
–
D
- Gold Plating:
- Anise
–
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
- Acid 75ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Bay
–
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
- Cyanide 150ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Bone
–
D
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Neutral 75ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Cinnamon
–
D
D
D
D
D
–
–
- Indium Sulfamate Plating R.T.
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Citric
D
A
–
A
A
A
–
–
- Castor
A
A
–
–
–
A
–
A
- Clove
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
- Iron Plating:
- Coconut
A
A
–
A
–
A
1
–
A
- Ferrous Am Sulfate Bath 150ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Cod Liver
A
B
–
–
–
A
1
–
B
- Ferrous Chloride Bath 190ºF
–
–
–
–
–
C
–
–
- Corn
B
A
–
A
–
A
2
–
A
- Ferrous Sulfate Bath 150ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Cottonseed
A
A
–
A
–
A
–
A
- Fluoborate Bath 145ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Creosote
–
D
–
C
–
C
–
D
- Sulfamate 140ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Crude Oil
A
A
D
–
–
A
–
–
- Sulfate-Chloride Bath 160ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Diesel Fuel (20, 30, 40, 50)
–
D
–
A
–
A
1
–
D
Plating Solutions, continued
- Fuel (1, 2, 3, 5A, 5B, 6)
D
D
–
B
B
B
–
C
Lead Fluoborate Plating
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Ginger
–
A
–
–
–
–
–
–
- Nickel Plating:
- Hydraulic Oil (Petro)
–
B
–
C
–
D
–
B
- Electroless 200ºF
–
–
–
–
–
D
–
–
- Hydraulic Oil (Synthetic)
–
–
–
A
–
D
–
B
- Fluoborate 100-170ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Lemon
C
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
- High-Chloride 130-140ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Linseed
–
A
–
A
–
A
–
A
- Watts Type 115-160ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Mineral
A
A
A
B
1
B
A
–
C
- Rhodium Plating 120ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Olive
A
A
A
A
1
A
2
A
–
D
- Silver Plating 80-120ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Orange
–
D
C
C
1
C
1
A
–
D
- Tin-Fluoborate Plating 100ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Palm
A
A
–
A
–
–
–
–
- Tin-Lead Plating 100ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Peanut
–
A
–
A
–
D
–
A
- Zinc Plating:
- Peppermint
D
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
- Acid Chloride 140ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Pine
D
A
B
D
A
B
–
D
- Acid Fluoborate Bath R.T.
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Rapeseed
–
A
–
D
–
D
–
D
- Acid Sulfate Bath 150ºF
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Rosin
–
–
–
B
2
–
A
2
–
–
- Alkaline Cyanide Bath R.T.
–
–
–
–
–
A
–
–
- Sesame Seed
A
D
–
–
–
A
–
–
Potash (Potassium Carbonate)
A
B
B
A
1
–
A
–
–
- Silicone
A
A
A
A
–
A
–
C
Potassium Bicarbonate
A
–
B
A
–
A
–
A
1
- Soybean
A
A
–
A
1
–
A
1
–
A
Potassium Bromide
A
1
A
B
A
A
1
A
–
A
1
- Sperm (whale)
A
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
Potassium Chlorate
A
B
B
A
1
A
1
A
–
B
- Tanning
–
D
–
–
–
–
–
–
Potassium Chloride
A
A
A
A
1
A
A
–
A
- Transformer
–
A
–
C
1
–
B
–
B
Potassium Chromate
–
C
–
A
–
A
–
–
- Turbine
–
A
–
C
–
B
1
–
D
Potassium Cyanide Solutions
A
C
–
A
–
A
–
A
Oleic Acid
D
A
C
C
2
–
B
1
–
D
Potassium Dichromate
B
1
A
B
A
A
1
A
–
A
Oleum 25%
–
D
–
D
–
D
–
D
Potassium Ferricyanide
B
B
1
–
A
2
–
A
2
–
–
Oleum 100%
D
D
–
D
–
D
–
D
Potassium Ferrocyanide
–
–
–
A
1
–
A
–
–
Oxalic Acid (cold)
A
B
A
A
2
–
A
2
A
B
Potassium Hydroxide
A
A
A
A
D
A
B
C
(Caustic Potash)
Ozone
B
C
A
C
1
A
1
B
D
A
Potassium Hypochlorite
–
–
–
C
1
–
–
–
–
Palmitic Acid
A
A
–
–
–
B
1
A
D
Potassium Iodite
B
–
B
B
1
–
A
2
–
–
Paraffin
A
A
B
B
A
1
A
1
–
–
Potassium Nitrate
B
A
B
A
A
1
A
–
A
Pentane
–
B
–
D
A
D
B
D
Potassium Oxalate
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Perchloric Acid
–
C
D
B
–
C
D
D
Potassium Permanganate
B
1
A
A
A
A
2
A
1
–
–
Perchloroethylene
D
B
D
D
D
D
D
D
Potassium Sulfate
B
B
B
A
2
A
1
A
–
A
Petrolatum
–
B
–
B
–
D
–
D
Potassium Sulfide
B
–
–
A
2
–
A
–
A
Petroleum
B
B
D
C
1
–
B
1
C
D
Propane (liquefied)
–
A
D
C
1
C
1
A
–
D
Phenol (10%)
D
B
D
B
B
1
B
1
D
D
Propylene
B
–
–
–
–
–
–
D
Phenol (Carbolic Acid)
D
D
D
D
D
B
–
D
Propylene Glycol
B
B
A
B
2
B
1
A
2
–
A
Phosphoric Acid ( < 40%)
B
D
A
A
A
A
2
A
C
Pyridine
–
B
D
B
1
D
A
2
A
D
Phosphoric Acid (>40%)
C
D
A
B
1
A
A
2
C
D
Pyrogallic Acid
–
D
–
–
–
A
D
–
Phosphoric Acid (crude)
C
D
B
B
1
A
B
2
–
D
Resorcinal
A
–
–
B
2
B
1
A
2
–
–
Phosphoric Acid (molten)
D
D
D
–
–
D
–
–
Rosins
–
B
B
B
1
–
A
2
–
A
Phosphoric Acid Anhydride
–
D
A
–
D
A
–
–
Rum
–
A
–
–
–
A
–
A
Phosphorus
–
B
–
B
–
A
–
–
Rust Inhibitors
–
A
–
–
–
A
–
–
Phosphorus Trichloride
D
D
A
B
C
–
–
–
Salad Dressing
–
A
–
–
–
A
–
–
Photographic Developer
B
D
–
A
A
2
A
–
B
Salicylic Acid
A
D
–
B
2
A
1
A
1
–
–
Photographic Solutions
–
D
A
A
A
1
A
2
–
A
Salt Brine (NaCi saturated)
–
–
A
A
A
A
A
A
1
Phthalic Acid
B
C
B
B
2
–
A
–
B
1
Sea Water
–
A
A
A
2
A
2
A
A
A
1
Phthalic Anhydride
B
C
–
–
A
1
D
–
–
Shellac (Bleached)
–
A
–
A
1
–
A
–
–
Picric Acid
A
A
D
A
D
B
1
D
D
Shellac (Orange)
–
A
–
A
1
–
A
–
–
Plating Solutions
Silicone
D
A
–
–
A
2
A
–
C
- Antimony Plating 130ºF
–
A
–
–
–
A
–
–
Silver Bromite
–
C
–
A
–
–
–
–
- Arsenic Plating 110ºF
–
A
–
–
–
A
–
–
Silver Nitrate
B
A
A
A
A
2
A
1
–
A
- Brass Plating:
Soap Solutions
A
A
B
D
A
1
A
A
A
- Regular Brass Bath 100ºF
–
A
–
B
–
A
–
–
Soda Ash (see Sodium Carbonate)
B
A
A
B
A
A
–
A
- High-Speed Brass Bath 110ºF
–
A
–
B
–
A
–
–
Sodium Acetate
B
B
A
A
A
1
A
–
D
- Bronze Plating:
Sodium Aluminate
–
B
–
–
–
–
–
–
- Cu-Cd Bronze Bath R.T.
–
A
–
–
–
A
–
–
Sodium Benzoate
A
–
B
A
2
A
2
A
2
–
–
- Cu-Sn Bronze Bath 160ºF
–
B
–
–
–
A
–
–
Sodium Bicarbonate
A
A
A
A
2
A
2
A
–
A
- Cu-Zn Bronze Bath 100ºF
–
A
–
–
–
A
–
–
Sodium Bisulfate
A
B
B
A
2
A
1
A
–
A
- Cadmium Plating:
- Cyanide Bath 90ºF
–
A
–
–
–
A
–
–
A- No effect
D- Severe effect;
- Satisfactory to 72 °F (22 °C)
Explanation of
footnotes:
not recommended
2- Satisfactory to 120 °F (48 °C)
B- Minor effect
3- Satisfactory to 90 °F (32 °C)
– No data available
C- Moderate effect
4- Satisfactory to 200 °F (93 °C)
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