PVC
Please see the list below for full Chemical Resistance specifications.
pvc chemical resistance chart
Chemical Resistance Charts
| Chemical | PVC |
|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | good |
| Acetic acid | good |
| Acetone | poor |
| Acrylonitrile | good |
| Ammonia anhyrous | good |
| Ammonium hydroxide | good |
| Ammonium sulfate | good |
| Amyl acetate | good |
| Amyl alcohol-fusel oil | best |
| Animal fats | good |
| Aniline | good |
| Battery acid | good |
| Benzaldehyde | fair |
| Benzene (benzol) | poor |
| Benzol (benzene) | poor |
| Benzyl alcohol | best |
| Benzyl chloride | fair |
| Butane | fair |
| Butter | good |
| Buttermilk | best |
| Butyraldehyde | fair |
| Butyl acetate | good |
| Butyl alcohol | good |
| Calcium chloride | good |
| Calcium hypochlorite | good |
| Carbolic acid | best |
| Carbon disulfide | good |
| Carbon tetracholoride | fair |
| Carbonic acid | good |
| Castor oil | good |
| Caustic potash | good |
| Caustic soda | good |
| Chlorine water | good |
| Chloroacetone | poor |
| Chloroform | fair |
| Chlorothene | fair |
| Chlorox | best |
| Citric acid | best |
| Coal tar solvents | fair |
| Coconut oil | good |
| Copper chloride | good |
| Copper sulfate | good |
| Cottonseed oil | good |
| Cutting oil | fair |
| Cyclohexane | poor |
| Chemical | PVC |
|---|---|
| Cyclohexanone | poor |
| Diacetone alcohol | good |
| Dibenzyl ether | good |
| Dibutyl phthalate | good |
| Dictylphthalate | fair |
| Diesel fuel | good |
| Diethanolamine | good |
| Diisobutylene | poor |
| Ethyl acetate | fair |
| Ethyl alcohol | best |
| Ethylene glycol | good |
| Ethyl ether | poor |
| Ethyl formate | fair |
| Ferric chloride | good |
| Formaldehyde | good |
| Formic acid | best |
| Furfural | good |
| Fuse oil-amyl alcohol | best |
| Gasoline (cracked) | fair |
| Gasoline (SR) | fair |
| Glycerine | good |
| Grease (all kinds) | good |
| Hexane | fair |
| Hydraulic fluids petroleum based | fair |
| Hydraulic fluids phosphate ester | poor |
| Hydraulic fluids silicate ester | good |
| Hydraulic fluids water glycol | good |
| Hydrobromic acid | good |
| Hydrochloric acid | good |
| Hydrofluoric acid | good |
| Hydrofluoric acid (hot) | good |
| Hydrogen peroxide | best |
| Hydrogen sulfide | good |
| Hylene | fair |
| Isoprophyl alcohol | good |
| Kerosene (coal tar) | fair |
| Kerosene (pet) | fair |
| Lactic acid | best |
| Lard oil | good |
| Linseed oil | good |
| Malic acid | best |
| Methyl acetate | fair |
| Methyol alcohol | best |
| Methyl cellosolve | good |
| Methyl chloride | fair |
| Chemical | PVC |
|---|---|
| Methyl ethyl ketone | poor |
| Milk | best |
| Mineral oil | good |
| Monoethanolomine | good |
| Morpholine | good |
| Naptha | fair |
| Nitric acid | good |
| Nitrobenzene | poor |
| Octyl alcohol | best |
| Oleic acid | best |
| Olive oil | good |
| Paint remover | fair |
| Perchlorethylene | poor |
| Perchloric acid | good |
| Petroleum oils | good |
| Petroleum solvent | fair |
| Phosphoric acid 20% | good |
| Pine oil | good |
| Potassium dichromate | good |
| Potassium hydroxide | good |
| Potassium permaganate | fair |
| Propane | good |
| Propyl acetate | fair |
| Propyl alcohol | best |
| Silicone oil 220 | good |
| Skydrol 500 | poor |
| Soaps | good |
| Sodium chloride | good |
| Sodium hydroxide | good |
| Stearic acid | best |
| Sulfuric acid | good |
| Tannic acid | best |
| Tide | good |
| Tin chloride | good |
| Toluene | poor |
| Toluol | poor |
| Trichlorethylene | fair |
| Tricresol phosphate | good |
| Triethanolamine | good |
| Trinitrotolulene | good |
| Trinitrotolual (TNT) | good |
| Tung oil | good |
| Turpentine | good |
| Water | best |
| Xylol | poor |