ABC Industries, Inc. Chemical Resistance Chart
The following information pertains to ABC’s full line of industrial ventilation products, THU (Thermoplastic Urethane), THE (Thermoplastic Elastomer) and THP (Polyvinylchloride) are all ThermoHose™ products. For information on EnviroDuct™, Flovent™, and FloFlex™, which are manufactured with PVC laminates, refer to THP column for the appropriate information.
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Chemical Name |
THU |
THE |
THP |
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Acetaldehyde |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Acetic Acid 20% |
Poor |
Good |
Good |
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Acetic Anhydride |
Poor |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Acetone |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Acetyl Bromide |
Fair |
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Acetyl Chloride |
Fair |
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Acetylene |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Adipic Acid |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Air |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Aluminum Chloride |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Aluminum Sulfate |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Aluminum Sulfide |
Good |
Good |
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Ammonia (Solution) |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Ammonium Acetate |
Good |
Good |
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Ammonium Hydroxide |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Ammonium Nitrate |
Good |
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Ammonium Persulfate |
Good |
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Ammonium Sulfate |
Good |
Good |
|
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Ammonium Sulfide |
Good |
Good |
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Ammonium Thiocyanide |
Good |
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Amyl Acetate |
Poor |
Fair |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Amyl Alcohol |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
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Amyl Chloride |
Fair |
|
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Aniline |
Poor |
|
Good |
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Aniline Hydrochloride |
Poor |
|
Good |
|
Animal Fats & Oils |
Fair |
Fair-Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Antimony Salts |
Good |
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Arsenic Salts |
Good |
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ASTM Oil No. 1 |
Good |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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ASTM Oil No. 2 |
Good |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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ASTM Oil No. 3 |
Good |
Good |
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Barium Carbonate |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Barium Hydroxide |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Banzaldehyde |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Good |
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Benzene |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
|
Benzine |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Benzoic Acid |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
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Boric Acid |
Good |
Good |
Good |
|
Brake Fluid A |
Poor |
Fair |
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Bromine (Vapor) |
Fair |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Good |
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Bunker Oil |
Good |
Good |
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Butane |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Butyl Acetate |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Good |
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Butyl Alcohol |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Calcium Carbonate |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Calcium Hydroxide |
Good |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Calcium Nitrate |
Good |
Good |
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Calcium Sulfate |
Good |
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Carbon Dioxide |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Carbon Disulfide |
Fair |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Carbon Tetrachloride |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Good |
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Castor Oil |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Chlorine |
Good |
|
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Chloroacetic Acid |
Poor |
|
Good |
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Chloroform |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Chromic Acid |
Poor |
|
Good |
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Chromium Potassium Sulfate |
Good |
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Citric Acid |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Cottonseed Oil |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Cresol |
Poor |
|
Good |
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Cupric Chloride |
Good |
Good |
|
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Cupric Nitrate |
Good |
Good |
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Cupric Sulfate |
Good |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Cyclohexanone |
Not Recommended for this Application |
|
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Dibutyl Phthalate |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Dibutyl Ether |
Good |
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Dichlorobenzene |
Fair |
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Dodecyl Mercaptan |
Good |
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Diester Oil |
Good |
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Dimethyl Acetamide |
Poor |
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Dimethyl Formamide |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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DTE Oil |
Good |
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Ether |
Fair |
|
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Ethyl Acetate |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Ethyl Alcohol |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
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Ethyl Bromide |
Poor |
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Ethyl Chloride |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Ethylene Glycol |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
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Ferric Chloride |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Ferric Nitrate |
Good |
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Ferrous Chloride |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Ferrous Sulfate |
Good |
|
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Formaldehyde |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Good |
|
Formic Acid |
Poor |
Good |
Good |
|
Freon |
Poor |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Fuel Oil |
Good |
Fair |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Gasoline - 100 Octane |
Fair |
Fair |
Good |
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Glycerine |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Glycolic Acid |
Fair |
|
Good |
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Grease |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Heptane |
Good |
|
Good |
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Hexane |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Hydrazine |
Poor |
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Hydrobromic Acid |
Good |
|
Good |
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Hydrocarbon Oil |
Good |
Good |
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Hydrochloric Acid |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
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Hydrocyanic Acid |
Fair |
|
Good |
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Hydrofluoric Acid |
Fair |
|
Good |
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Hydrogen |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Hydrogen Peroxide |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Hydrogen Sulfide |
Poor |
Good |
Good |
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Hydrolodic Acid |
Good |
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Iodine Solution |
Good |
|
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Isooctane |
Good |
Good |
Poor |
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Isopropanal |
Fair |
Good |
Fair |
|
Isopropyl Ether |
Good |
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JP-4 Oil |
Fair |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Kerosene |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Lactic Acid |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Lead Acetate |
Good |
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Linseed Oil |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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LOX |
Good |
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Lubricating Oil |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Magnesium Salts |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Maleic Acid |
Poor |
|
Good |
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Mercury |
Good |
|
Good |
|
Methanol |
Fair |
Fair |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Methyl Ethyl Ketone |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Methylene Chloride |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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MIL-D-5606 Oil |
Poor |
Good |
Good |
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MIL-L-7808-B Oil |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Mineral Oil |
Good |
Good |
Fair |
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Motor Oil 20W Detergent |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Motor Oil 20 W Non-Detergent |
Good |
Good |
Good |
|
Naphtha |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Natural Gas |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Nickel Salts |
Poor |
|
Good |
|
Nitric Acid (up to 40%) |
Poor |
Good |
Good |
|
Nitrobenzene |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Nitrogen |
Good |
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Oleic Acid |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Oxygen |
Good |
|
Good |
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Ozone |
Good |
|
Good |
|
Perchloric Acid |
Poor |
|
Good |
|
Perchlorethylene |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
|
Petroleum |
Good |
|
Poor |
|
Phenol |
Poor |
|
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Phosphoric Acid |
Fair |
|
Good |
|
Potassium Cyanide |
Good |
|
Good |
|
Potassium Salts |
Good |
|
Good |
|
Propane |
Good |
|
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Propyl Alcohol |
Fair |
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Not Recommended for this Application |
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Propylene Glycol |
Good |
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Pydraul Oil |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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SAE No. 10 Oil |
Good |
Good |
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Seawater |
Good |
Good |
Good |
|
Silicic Acid |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Good |
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Skydrol Oil-Type B |
Poor |
|
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Silver Nitrate |
Good |
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Soap |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
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Sodium Acetate |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Sodium Bicarbonate |
Good |
Good |
|
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Sodium Bisulfate |
Good |
|
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Sodium Borate |
Good |
|
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Sodium Carbonate |
Good |
Good |
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Sodium Chlorate |
Good |
Good |
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Sodium Cloride |
Good |
Good |
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Sodium Cyanide |
Good |
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Sodium Dichromate |
Good |
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Sodium Ferrocyanide |
Good |
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Sodium Flouride |
Fair |
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Sodium Hydrosulfite |
Good |
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Sodium Hydroxide |
Good |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Sodium Nitrate |
Good |
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Sodium Silicate |
Good |
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Sodium Sulfate |
Good |
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Sodium Sulfide |
Good |
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Sperry Oil |
Good |
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Steam |
Good |
Good |
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Styrene |
Good |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Sulfur Dioxide |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
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Sulfuric Acid - 20% |
Poor |
Good |
Good |
|
Tannic Acid |
Poor |
Good |
Good |
|
Tartaric Acid |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
|
Tin Salts |
Good |
|
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Titanium Salts |
Good |
|
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Toluene |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
|
Transformer Oil |
Fair |
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Transmission Oil |
Good |
Good |
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Trichloroacetic Acid |
Poor |
|
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Trichloroethylene |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
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Tricresyl Phosphate |
Poor |
Fair |
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Triethanol Amine |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Trisodium Phosphate |
Good |
Good |
Good |
|
Turpentine |
Good |
Fair |
Good |
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Urea |
Good |
|
Good |
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Varnish |
Fair |
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Vegetable Oil |
Good |
Good |
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Water 23 x C |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Water 70 x C |
Good |
Good |
Good |
|
Xylene |
Poor |
Not Recommended for this Application |
Not Recommended for this Application |
|
Zinc Chloride |
Good |
Good |
Good |
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Zinc Sulfate |
Good |
Good |
Good |