Chemical Resistance Data For Polyethylenes

R = Resistant          LR = Low Resistance         NR – Not Resistant

AgentLDPE/ LLDPEHDPE
23oC60oC23 oC60oC
Acetaldehyde(100%)LRNRLRNR
Acetic acid ( 10%)RRRR
Acetic acid ( 50%)RLRRLR
Acetic anhydrideNRNRNRNR
AirRRRR
Alum ( all kinds)RRRR
Aluminium chloride (all conc.)RRRR
Aluminium Floride (all conc.)RRRR
Aluminium sulphate (all conc.)RRRR
Ammonia (100% dry gas)RRRR
Ammonium carbonateRRRR
Ammonium chloride (sat.sol’n)RRRR
Ammonium fluoride (sat. sol’n)RRRR
Ammonium hydroxide (10%)RRRR
Ammonium nitrate (sat sol’n)RRRR
Ammonium persulphate (sat.sol’n)RRRR
Ammonium sulphate (sat sol’n)RRRR
Amyl acetate ( 100%)NRNRNRNR
Amyl acetate alcoholRRRR
Amyl chloride ( 100%)NRNRNRNR
Anililne ( 100%)NRNRNRNR
Aqua regiaNRNRNRNR
Aromatic hydrocarbonsNRNRNRNR
Arsenic acid ( all conc.)RRRR
Ascorbic acid ( 10%)RRRR
Barium carbonate (sat.sol’n)RRRR
Barium chloride(sat.sol’n)RRRR
Barium hydroxideRRRR
Barium sulphate (sat.sol’n)RRRR
Barium sulphide (sat.sol’n)RRRR
BeerRRRR
BenzeneNRNRNRNR
Benzoic acid ( all conc.)RRRR
Bismuth carbonate (sat sol’n)RRRR
Borax ( sat’d)RRRR
Boric acid ( all conc.)RRRR
Boron trifluorideRRRR
Brass plating solutionsRRRR
BrineRRRR
Bromine ( liquid)NRNRNRNR
Butanediol ( 10%)RRRR
Butanediol ( 100%)RRRR
Butanediol ( 60%)RRRR
Butyl Alcohol ( 100%)RRRR
Butyric acid ( all conc.)NRNRNRNR
Cadmium plating solutionsRRRR
Calcium disulfideRRRR
Calcium carbonate (sat. sol’n)RRRR
Calcium chlorate (sat sol’n)RRRR
Calcium chloride (sat son’n)RRRR
Calcium hydroxide (all conc.)RRRR
Calcium hypochlorite (bleach sol.)RRRR
Calcium nitrate ( 50%)RRRR
Calcium oxide ( sat sol’n)RRRR
Calcium sulphateRRRR
Camphor oilNRNRNRNR
Carbon dioxide (all conc.)RRRR
Carbon disulfideNRNRNRNR
Carbon monoxide
Carbon tetrachlorideNRNRNRNR
Carbonic acidRRRR
Castor oil ( all conc.)RRRR
Chemical photographic solutionRRRR
Chlorine ( 100% dry gas)LRLRLRLR
Chlorine water (2% sat.sol’n)RRRR
ChlorobanzeneNRNRNRNR
ChloroformNRNRNRNR
Chlorosulphonic acid (100%)NRNRNRNR
CiderRRRR
Citric acid ( sat’d)RRRR
Coconut oil alcoholRRRR
CoffeeRRRR
Cola concentratesRRRR
Copper chloride ( sat.)RRRR
Copper cyanide ( sat.)RRRR
Copper fluoride ( 2%)RRRR
Copper nitrate ( sat.)RRRR
Copper plating solutionsRRRR
Copper sulfate ( sat.)RRRR
Corn oilRRRR
Cotton oilRRRR
Cytric acid ( sat.)RRRR
Detergent syntheticRRRR
Dextrin ( sat.sol’n)RRRR
Dextrose ( sat.sol’n)RRRR
Diazo saltsRRRR
DibutylphtalateLRLrLRLR
Dichlorobenzene (ortho-para)NRNRNRNR
Diethyl ketoneLRLRLRLR
Diethylene glycolRRRR
Diglycolic acidRRRR
DimethylamineNRNRNRNR
Ethyl acetate ( 100%)LRLRLRLR
Ethyl alcohol ( 100%)RRRR
Ethyl alcohol ( 100%)RRRR
Ethyl alcohol ( 35%)RRRR
Ethyl benezeneNRNRNRNR
Ethyl chlorideNRNRNRNR
Ethyl etherNRNRNRNR
Ethylene glycolRRRR
Ferric chloride ( sat.sol’n)RRRR
Ferric nitrate ( sat.sol’n)RRRR
Ferrons chloride (sat.sol’n)RRRR
Ferrous sulphateRRRR
Fluoboric acidRRRR
Fluosilicic acid ( 32%)RRRR
Fluosilicic acid ( conc.)RLRRLR
Formic acid ( all conc.)RRRR
Fructose ( sat’d)RRRR
Fruit pulpRRRR
Furfural ( 100%)NRNRNRNR
Futuryl alcohol ( 100%)NRNRNRNR
Gallic acid ( sat’d)RRRR
GasolineNRNRNRNRE
GlucoseRRRR
GlycerineRRRR
GlycolRRRR
Glycolic acid ( 30%)RRRR
Gold plating solutionsRRRR
HexachlorobenezeneRRRR
Hexanol tertiaryRRRR
Hydrobromic acid ( 50%)RRRR
Hydrochloric acid (all conc.)RRRR
Hydrochloric acid (dry gas)RRRR
Hydrocyanic acidRRRR
Hydrofluoric acid ( 40%)RRRR
Hydrofluoric acid ( 60%)RRRR
Hydrogen ( 100%)RRRR
Hydrogen sulphideRRRR
HydroquinoneRRRR
Hypochlorous acid (conc.)RRRR
Iodine ( in ki sol’n)LRLRLRLR
Lead acetateRRRR
Lead nitrateRRRR
Lead plating ( sol’n)RRRR
Lead plating ( sol’n)RRRR
LeavenRRRR
Liquid chlorideNRNRNRNR
LyeRRRR
Magnesium carbonate (sat’d)RRRR
Magnesium chloride (sat’d)RRRR
Magnesium hydroxide (sat’d)RRRR
Magnesium nitrate (sat’d)RRRR
Magnesiumsulphate (sat’d)RRRR
MercuryRRRR
Methyl alcohol ( 100%)RRRR
Methyl chloride ( 100%)RRRR
MilkRRRR
Mineral oilsLRNRRLR
n-Butyl acetate ( 100%)LRNRNRNR
n-Butylalcohol ( 100%)RRRR
n-HeptaneNRNRNRNR
n-OctaneRRRR
n-Propyl alcoholRRRR
NaphthaLRNRLRNR
NaphthaleneNRNRNRNR
Niket chlorideRRRR
Nicket nitrateRRRR
Nicket plating solutionsRRRR
Nicket sulphateRRRR
Nictine ( dilluted)RRRR
Nitric acid ( 0.30%)RRRR
Nitric acid ( 30.50%)RRRR
Nitric acid ( 70%)RRRR
Nitric acid ( 95-98%)NRNRNRNR
Nitrobenezene ( 110%)NRNRNRNR
Oxanlic acid ( sat’d)RRRR
Perchlore-ethyleneNRNRNRNR
Potassium bicarbonateRRRR
Potassium bromideRRRR
Potassium carbonateRRRR
Potassium chlorateRRRR
Potassium chlorideRRRR
Potassium chromate (40%)RRRR
Potassium cyanideRRRR
Potassium dichromate (40%)RRRR
Potassium terri cyanide IIRRRR
Potassium terri cyanide IIIRRRR
Potassium fluorideRRRR
Potassium hydroxide (conc.)RRRR
Potassium nitrateRRRR
Potassium perchlorate (10%)RRRR
Potassium permanganate (20%)RRRR
Potassium persulphateRRRR
Potassium sulphate (conc)RRRR
Potassium sulphite (conc.)RRRR
Propargyl alcoholRRRR
Propylene dichloride (100%)NRNRNRNR
Propylene glycolRRRR
PyridineRRRR
ResorcinolRRRR
Salicylic acid ( sat’d)RRRR
Sea waterRRRR
Selenic acidRRRR
Silver nitrate ( sol’n)RRRR
Silver plating solutionsRRRR
Soap solution ( all conc.)RRRR
Sodium acetateRRRR
Sodium benezoate (35%)RRRR
Sodium bicarbonateRRRR
SodiumbisulphateRRRR
Sodium bisulphiteRRRR
Sodium borateRRRR
Sodium bromideRRRR
Sodium carbonateRRRR
Sodium chlorateRRRR
Sodium chlorideRRRR
Sodium cyanideRRRR
Sodium dichromateRRRR
Sodium ferro/terri cyanideRRRR
Sodium fluorideRRRR
Sodium hydroxideRRRR
SodiumhypochloriteRRRR
Sodium nitrateRRRR
Sodium phosphate (mono)RRRR
Sodium phosphate ( tri)RRRR
Sodium sulphateRRRR
Sodium sulphideRRRR
Sodium sulphiteRRRR
Stannic chlorideRRRR
Stannous chlorideRRRR
Starch ( sat.sol’n)RRRR
Steraric acid ( 100%)RRRR
Sulphuric acid ( 0.50%)RRRR
Sulphuric acid ( 70%)RLRRLR
Sulphuric acid ( 80%)RNRRNR
Sulphuric acid ( 96%)LRNRLRNR
Sulphuric acid (98% conc.)LRNRLRNR
Sulphuric acid ( tuming)NRNRNRNR
Sulphuous acidRRRR
Tannic acid ( sat’d)RRRR
TetrahydrofuraneNRNRLRNR
Tin plating solutionsRRRR
Titanium tetrachlorideNRNRNRNR
TolueneNRNRNRNR
TrichloroethyleneNRNRNRNR
Triethylene glycolRRRR
TurpentineNRNRLRLR
Urea ( 30%)RRRR
Vanila ExtractRRRR
VinegarRRRR
WaterRRRR
Wetting agentsRRRR
WhiskyRRRR
WinesRRRR
XyleneNRNRNRNR
Zinc bromideRRRR
Zinc chlorideRRRR
Zinc oxideRRRR
Zinc sterateRRRR
Zinc sulphateRRRR
AgentLDPE/ LLDPEHDPE
23oC60oC23 oC60oC
Acetaldehyde(100%)LRNRLRNR
Acetic acid ( 10%)RRRR
Acetic acid ( 50%)RLRRLR
Acetic anhydrideNRNRNRNR
AirRRRR
Alum ( all kinds)RRRR
Aluminium chloride (all conc.)RRRR
Aluminium Floride (all conc.)RRRR
Aluminium sulphate (all conc.)RRRR
Ammonia (100% dry gas)RRRR
Ammonium carbonateRRRR
Ammonium chloride (sat.sol’n)RRRR
Ammonium fluoride (sat. sol’n)RRRR
Ammonium hydroxide (10%)RRRR
Ammonium nitrate (sat sol’n)RRRR
Ammonium persulphate (sat.sol’n)RRRR
Ammonium sulphate (sat sol’n)RRRR
Amyl acetate ( 100%)NRNRNRNR
Amyl acetate alcoholRRRR
Amyl chloride ( 100%)NRNRNRNR
Anililne ( 100%)NRNRNRNR
Aqua regiaNRNRNRNR
Aromatic hydrocarbonsNRNRNRNR
Arsenic acid ( all conc.)RRRR
Ascorbic acid ( 10%)RRRR
Barium carbonate (sat.sol’n)RRRR
Barium chloride(sat.sol’n)RRRR
Barium hydroxideRRRR
Barium sulphate (sat.sol’n)RRRR
Barium sulphide (sat.sol’n)RRRR
BeerRRRR
BenzeneNRNRNRNR
Benzoic acid ( all conc.)RRRR
Bismuth carbonate (sat sol’n)RRRR
Borax ( sat’d)RRRR
Boric acid ( all conc.)RRRR
Boron trifluorideRRRR
Brass plating solutionsRRRR
BrineRRRR
Bromine ( liquid)NRNRNRNR
Butanediol ( 10%)RRRR
Butanediol ( 100%)RRRR
Butanediol ( 60%)RRRR
Butyl Alcohol ( 100%)RRRR
Butyric acid ( all conc.)NRNRNRNR
Cadmium plating solutionsRRRR
Calcium disulfideRRRR
Calcium carbonate (sat. sol’n)RRRR
Calcium chlorate (sat sol’n)RRRR
Calcium chloride (sat son’n)RRRR
Calcium hydroxide (all conc.)RRRR
Calcium hypochlorite (bleach sol.)RRRR
Calcium nitrate ( 50%)RRRR
Calcium oxide ( sat sol’n)RRRR
Calcium sulphateRRRR
Camphor oilNRNRNRNR
Carbon dioxide (all conc.)RRRR
Carbon disulfideNRNRNRNR
Carbon monoxide
Carbon tetrachlorideNRNRNRNR
Carbonic acidRRRR
Castor oil ( all conc.)RRRR
Chemical photographic solutionRRRR
Chlorine ( 100% dry gas)LRLRLRLR
Chlorine water (2% sat.sol’n)RRRR
ChlorobanzeneNRNRNRNR
ChloroformNRNRNRNR
Chlorosulphonic acid (100%)NRNRNRNR
CiderRRRR
Citric acid ( sat’d)RRRR
Coconut oil alcoholRRRR
CoffeeRRRR
Cola concentratesRRRR
Copper chloride ( sat.)RRRR
Copper cyanide ( sat.)RRRR
Copper fluoride ( 2%)RRRR
Copper nitrate ( sat.)RRRR
Copper plating solutionsRRRR
Copper sulfate ( sat.)RRRR
Corn oilRRRR
Cotton oilRRRR
Cytric acid ( sat.)RRRR
Detergent syntheticRRRR
Dextrin ( sat.sol’n)RRRR
Dextrose ( sat.sol’n)RRRR
Diazo saltsRRRR
DibutylphtalateLRLrLRLR
Dichlorobenzene (ortho-para)NRNRNRNR
Diethyl ketoneLRLRLRLR
Diethylene glycolRRRR
Diglycolic acidRRRR
DimethylamineNRNRNRNR
Ethyl acetate ( 100%)LRLRLRLR
Ethyl alcohol ( 100%)RRRR
Ethyl alcohol ( 100%)RRRR
Ethyl alcohol ( 35%)RRRR
Ethyl benezeneNRNRNRNR
Ethyl chlorideNRNRNRNR
Ethyl etherNRNRNRNR
Ethylene glycolRRRR
Ferric chloride ( sat.sol’n)RRRR
Ferric nitrate ( sat.sol’n)RRRR
Ferrons chloride (sat.sol’n)RRRR
Ferrous sulphateRRRR
Fluoboric acidRRRR
Fluosilicic acid ( 32%)RRRR
Fluosilicic acid ( conc.)RLRRLR
Formic acid ( all conc.)RRRR
Fructose ( sat’d)RRRR
Fruit pulpRRRR
Furfural ( 100%)NRNRNRNR
Futuryl alcohol ( 100%)NRNRNRNR
Gallic acid ( sat’d)RRRR
GasolineNRNRNRNRE
GlucoseRRRR
GlycerineRRRR
GlycolRRRR
Glycolic acid ( 30%)RRRR
Gold plating solutionsRRRR
HexachlorobenezeneRRRR
Hexanol tertiaryRRRR
Hydrobromic acid ( 50%)RRRR
Hydrochloric acid (all conc.)RRRR
Hydrochloric acid (dry gas)RRRR
Hydrocyanic acidRRRR
Hydrofluoric acid ( 40%)RRRR
Hydrofluoric acid ( 60%)RRRR
Hydrogen ( 100%)RRRR
Hydrogen sulphideRRRR
HydroquinoneRRRR
Hypochlorous acid (conc.)RRRR
Iodine ( in ki sol’n)LRLRLRLR
Lead acetateRRRR
Lead nitrateRRRR
Lead plating ( sol’n)RRRR
Lead plating ( sol’n)RRRR
LeavenRRRR
Liquid chlorideNRNRNRNR
LyeRRRR
Magnesium carbonate (sat’d)RRRR
Magnesium chloride (sat’d)RRRR
Magnesium hydroxide (sat’d)RRRR
Magnesium nitrate (sat’d)RRRR
Magnesiumsulphate (sat’d)RRRR
MercuryRRRR
Methyl alcohol ( 100%)RRRR
Methyl chloride ( 100%)RRRR
MilkRRRR
Mineral oilsLRNRRLR
n-Butyl acetate ( 100%)LRNRNRNR
n-Butylalcohol ( 100%)RRRR
n-HeptaneNRNRNRNR
n-OctaneRRRR
n-Propyl alcoholRRRR
NaphthaLRNRLRNR
NaphthaleneNRNRNRNR
Niket chlorideRRRR
Nicket nitrateRRRR
Nicket plating solutionsRRRR
Nicket sulphateRRRR
Nictine ( dilluted)RRRR
Nitric acid ( 0.30%)RRRR
Nitric acid ( 30.50%)RRRR
Nitric acid ( 70%)RRRR
Nitric acid ( 95-98%)NRNRNRNR
Nitrobenezene ( 110%)NRNRNRNR
Oxanlic acid ( sat’d)RRRR
Perchlore-ethyleneNRNRNRNR
Potassium bicarbonateRRRR
Potassium bromideRRRR
Potassium carbonateRRRR
Potassium chlorateRRRR
Potassium chlorideRRRR
Potassium chromate (40%)RRRR
Potassium cyanideRRRR
Potassium dichromate (40%)RRRR
Potassium terri cyanide IIRRRR
Potassium terri cyanide IIIRRRR
Potassium fluorideRRRR
Potassium hydroxide (conc.)RRRR
Potassium nitrateRRRR
Potassium perchlorate (10%)RRRR
Potassium permanganate (20%)RRRR
Potassium persulphateRRRR
Potassium sulphate (conc)RRRR
Potassium sulphite (conc.)RRRR
Propargyl alcoholRRRR
Propylene dichloride (100%)NRNRNRNR
Propylene glycolRRRR
PyridineRRRR
ResorcinolRRRR
Salicylic acid ( sat’d)RRRR
Sea waterRRRR
Selenic acidRRRR
Silver nitrate ( sol’n)RRRR
Silver plating solutionsRRRR
Soap solution ( all conc.)RRRR
Sodium acetateRRRR
Sodium benezoate (35%)RRRR
Sodium bicarbonateRRRR
SodiumbisulphateRRRR
Sodium bisulphiteRRRR
Sodium borateRRRR
Sodium bromideRRRR
Sodium carbonateRRRR
Sodium chlorateRRRR
Sodium chlorideRRRR
Sodium cyanideRRRR
Sodium dichromateRRRR
Sodium ferro/terri cyanideRRRR
Sodium fluorideRRRR
Sodium hydroxideRRRR
SodiumhypochloriteRRRR
Sodium nitrateRRRR
Sodium phosphate (mono)RRRR
Sodium phosphate ( tri)RRRR
Sodium sulphateRRRR
Sodium sulphideRRRR
Sodium sulphiteRRRR
Stannic chlorideRRRR
Stannous chlorideRRRR
Starch ( sat.sol’n)RRRR
Steraric acid ( 100%)RRRR
Sulphuric acid ( 0.50%)RRRR
Sulphuric acid ( 70%)RLRRLR
Sulphuric acid ( 80%)RNRRNR
Sulphuric acid ( 96%)LRNRLRNR
Sulphuric acid (98% conc.)LRNRLRNR
Sulphuric acid ( tuming)NRNRNRNR
Sulphuous acidRRRR
Tannic acid ( sat’d)RRRR
TetrahydrofuraneNRNRLRNR
Tin plating solutionsRRRR
Titanium tetrachlorideNRNRNRNR
TolueneNRNRNRNR
TrichloroethyleneNRNRNRNR
Triethylene glycolRRRR
TurpentineNRNRLRLR
Urea ( 30%)RRRR
Vanila ExtractRRRR
VinegarRRRR
WaterRRRR
Wetting agentsRRRR
WhiskyRRRR
WinesRRRR
XyleneNRNRNRNR
Zinc bromideRRRR
Zinc chlorideRRRR
Zinc oxideRRRR
Zinc sterateRRRR
Zinc sulphateRRRR
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