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Technical annexes
Properties of the plasticmaterials
Resistance to chemical agents
Plastic materials generally used to manufacture our products:
b
b
ABS.
b
b
Polycarbonate.
b
b
PVC (polyvinyl chloride).
b
b
Bayblend
®
= PC + ABS.
b
b
Polyester.
b
b
Altuglas.
b
b
Polypropylene.
b
b
Polystyrene.
b
b
Polyamide 6 and 12.
b
b
SBS.
Resistance to ABS Polycar-
bonate
PVC Bayblend
®
Polyester Altuglas Polypro-
pylene
Poly-
styrene
Polyamide
6
Polyamide
12
SBS
Acetone
–
–
–
–
–
O 100 +
– 100 +
+
+
Hydrochloric acid 15 + 10 + 30 + 20 + 30 + sat
+ 10 +
O 10 – 10 + 10 +
Citric acid
10 + sat + 10 + 100 + sat
+ sat
+
+ 10 O
+ 10 +
Lactic acid
80 + 10 + 90 + 10 – 100 + 20 + 90 +
O 50 O
+ sat +
90 –
+
Nitric acid
30 + 10 + 50 + 10 + 20 + 10 +
25/
O 2 O
– 50 +
100 –
+ 100 – 50
10 –
Phosphoric acid 85 + 100 + sat +
+ 100 + 10 + sat
+
O 2 O 50 +
+
95 –
10 –
Sulphuric acid
50 + 50 + 96 + 30 + 70 + 30 + 96 +
O 3 – 10 + 96 +
100 –
Alcohol
O 96 + 96 +
– 50 O 50 O 96 +
+ 96 O 96 +
+
Pure aniline
O
– 100 –
–
O
– 100 +
100 O 100 O
Benzene
+ 100 –
–
+
–
O 100 O
100 +
+
–
Liquid bromine
100 –
–
–
100 –
100 –
–
Liquid chlorine
– 100 –
– sat
+
– 100 –
100 O
– 50 +
Sea water
+ 100 + 100 +
+ 100 + 100 +
– 100 +
100 + sat +
Petrol
+ 100 + 100 O
– 100 + 100 O
–
– 100 +
+
–
Ether
– 100 O 100 –
– 100 O
+
100 + 100 +
–
Hexane
O
+
O
O
–
100 +
100 + 100 +
–
Oil and greases
+ 100 + 100 +
O 100 + 100 O 100 +
–
+ 100 +
–
Aromatic
hydrocarbon
O
–
–
–
–
+ –
–
–
+
–
Fuel oil
O 100 O 100 +
– 100 + 100 – 100 +
100 + 100 +
–
Naphthalene
100 O
– 100 + 100 – 100 +
100 + 100 +
Nitrobenzene
–
– 100 –
–
– 100 O
–
O
–
Phenol
–
– sat O
– 20 O
– sat
+
–
– 10 O
Mineral salts
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Iodine solution
O
–
+
–
+
Toluene
–
– 100 –
–
+
O 100 O
– 100 + 100 +
–
Trichloroethylene
–
– 100 –
–
–
– 100 O
– 100 – 100 O
–
Urea
sat
+ sat +
+
sat
+
10 + sat
+ sat O
For other chemical agents, please contact us.
All this information is taken from the best sources and provided for information purposes only, with no commitment on our behalf.
The table shows:
b
b
The concentration of the chemical agent in %;
sat = saturation.
b
b
The resistance of the material:
+: Resistant.
O: Limited resistance.
–: Not resistant.