Which products are compatible and offer chemical resistance with PVC?
The chemical resistance of PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride – to common products is indicated in the table below.
| Chemical product | Resistant |
| Acetic acid 25-50% | R23 |
| Alcohol – Butyl | R |
| Isopropyl Alcohol | R |
| Alum (aluminum sulfate) | R |
| Aluminum Chloride, Aqueous | R |
| aluminum potassium sulfate | R |
| Ammonium Disulfide | R |
| 10% Ammonium Hydroxide | R |
| Ammonium nitrate | R |
| Ammonium persulphate | R |
| ammonium phosphate | R |
| ammonium sulfate | R |
| barium carbonate | R |
| barium chloride | R |
| Barium sulphate | R |
| barium sulfide | R |
| Beer | R |
| Benzene | N |
| Benzoic acid | R |
| Benzilic alcohol | N |
| Butyric acid 0-50% | R23 |
| Cadmium Cyanide | R |
| Calcium Disulfide | N |
| Calcium carbonate | R |
| Calcium Chlorate | R |
| Calcium chloride | R |
| Calcium hydroxide | R |
| Calcium Hypochlorite | R |
| Calcium nitrate | R |
| Calcium sulfate | R |
| Carbon dioxide | R |
| Carbon monoxide | R |
| Carbonic acid | R |
| Cloro – 0-20 ppm | R23 |
| Chlorine, liquid | N |
| Chlorinated Water | R |
| Chloroacetic Acid 0-50% | R |
| Citric acid | R |
| Coconut oil | R |
| Café | R |
| coke oven gas | R |
| Copper Chloride | R |
| copper cyanide | R |
| Copper Fluoride | R |
| Copper Nitrate | R |
| Copper sulphate | R |
| Corn oil | R |
| corn syrup | R |
| cottonseed oil | R |
| crude oil | R |
| Cyclohexane | N |
| diesel fuel | R |
| Dioctylophthalate | N |
| Dipropilenoglicol | R |
| Ethylene glycol | R |
| Fatty acids | R |
| ferric chloride | R |
| Ferric nitrate | R |
| ferric sulfate | R |
| Ferrous Chloride | R |
| Ferrous Nitrate | R |
| Ferrous sulphate | R |
| Fish oil | R |
| Fluoboric Acid | R |
| Fluorsilicic Acid 30% | R |
| Formaldehyde | R |
| Formic acid | R23 |
| JP-4.5 fuel | R |
| Natural gas | R |
| Gasoline | R |
| Gasohol | R |
| gasoline, sour | R |
| Glycol, Acid | R |
| Glucose | R |
| Glycerin | R |
| Glycol | R |
| Glycolic Acid | R |
| Heptane | R |
| n-hexano | R23 |
| Hydraulic oil (petroleum) | R23 |
| Hydrobromic acid 20% | R |
| hydrocyanic acid | R |
| hydrosulfuric acid | R23 |
| Hydrogen | R |
| hydrogen cyanide | R |
| hydrogen fluoride | N |
| Hydrogen Peroxide 50% | R |
| Dry, Wet Hydrogen Sulfide | R |
| Hypochlorous acid | R |
| Iodo I 2 | N |
| Kerosene | R |
| Lactic acid 25% | R |
| lead acetate | R |
| Magnesium Carbonate | R |
| Magnesium chloride | R |
| Magnesium Nitrate | R |
| magnesium sulfate | R |
| malic acid | R |
| Mercury Chloride | R |
| Mercurous Nitrate | R |
| Methane | R |
| Methanol | R |
| Milk | R |
| Mineral oil | R |
| Motor oil | R |
| Oil | R |
| Naphthalene | R |
| Nickel Chloride | R |
| Nickel Nitrate | R |
| Nickel sulfate | R |
| Nicotine | R |
| Nitric acid | R |
| nitro benzene | N |
| Nitro Glycerin | N |
| Oleic acid | R |
| Olive oil | R |
| Oxalic acid 50% | R |
| Phosphoric acid | R |
| Picric Acid, Alcoholic | N |
| Potassium aluminum sulfate | R |
| potassium bicarbonate | R |
| Potassium carbonate | R |
| Potassium chloride | R |
| Potassium ferrocyanide | R |
| Potassium nitrate | R |
| 10% Potassium Permanganate | R |
| potassium persulfate | R |
| Potassium Sulfate | R |
| Pyridine | N |
| Silver nitrate | R |
| soaps | R |
| sodium acetate | R |
| Sodium benzoate | R |
| Sodium Bisulfate | R |
| Sodium Bisulfite | R |
| Sodium Bromide | R |
| Sodium carbonate | R |
| Sodium Chlorate | R |
| Sodium Chloride | R |
| sodium chlorite | N |
| Sodium Cyanide | R |
| Sodium Dichromate | R |
| sodium phosphate | R |
| Sodium Ferricyanide | R |
| Sodium hydroxide | R |
| Sodium hypochlorite | R23 |
| Sodium Metaphosphate | R |
| Sodium Nitrate | R |
| Sodium Silicate | R |
| Sodium Sulfate | R |
| Sodium Sulfide | R |
| Sodium Sulphite | R |
| Sodium thiosulfate | R |
| stannic chloride | R |
| Stannous Chloride | R |
| Stearic acid | R |
| sugar, sucrose | R |
| Sulfamic Acid | N |
| Sulfuric acid 0-80% | R |
| Sulfuric Acid 90% | R23 |
| Sulfuric acid > 93% | N |
| Sulfurous Acid | R |
| High Oil | R |
| tannic acid | R |
| Tartaric acid | R |
| Toluene (Toluol) | N |
| Transformer Oil | R |
| Trichloroacetic Acid 50% | R |
| Trissodium phosphate | R |
| Urea | R |
| vegetable oils | R |
| Vinegar | R |
| Deionized water | R |
| Demineralized water | R |
| Distilled water | R |
| Fresh water | R |
| Water – Salt | R |
| Water - Sea | R |
| White Liqueur – Cellulose Mill | R |
| Wine | R |
| Xylene (xylene) | N |
| Zinc Chloride | R |
| Zinc Nitrate | R |
| Zinc sulfate | R |
CAUTION: Variations in chemical behavior during handling due to factors such as temperature, pressure and concentrations can cause equipment to fail, even if it has passed the initial test.
NOTES: THE INFORMATION IN THIS TABLE HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY REPUTABLE SOURCES AND SHOULD BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE IN SELECTING EQUIPMENT FOR CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY. ALWAYS TEST YOUR EQUIPMENT UNDER THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF YOUR APPLICATION BEFORE PERMANENT INSTALLATION.
THE CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR RATINGS LISTED IN THIS TABLE APPLY TO A 48-HOUR EXPOSURE PERIOD. WE HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS BEYOND THAT PERIOD. WE DO NOT WARRANT (EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED) THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS TABLE IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE OR THAT ANY MATERIAL IS FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.
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