Sigma Chemical Resistance Chart

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CHEMICAL If your chemical resistance requirement is not listed please contact the Technical Team.
A = Suitable for application
RESISTANCE B = Suitability depends on conditions
C = Not Suitable
N10 N26 N28 N30 N34 N45 N48 N49 HDS-1 Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma
Acid Graftec 500 511 533 588/600
Acetaldehyde B B A B B A B B B A A A A
Acetamide A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Acetic Acid A A B A A B A A A A A A A
Acetic Acid Glacial B B B B B B A B B A A A A
Acetic Anhydride B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Acetone B B B B B B A B B A A A A
Acetonitrile C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Acetyl Chloride C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Acetylene A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Acrylic Acid B C B B B B A B B A A A A
Acrylonitrile C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Adipic Acid A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Air A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Allyl Chloride B C B B B B B B B A A A A
Alum A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Aluminium Acetate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Aluminium Chloride A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Aluminium Fluoride B C A A
Aluminium Hydroxide (Solid) A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Aluminium Sulphate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Ammonia Gas B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Ammonium Carbonate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Ammonium Chloride A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Ammonium Hydroxide A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Ammonium Sulphate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Amyl Acetate B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Amyl Alcohol A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Aniline C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Aqua Regia C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Asphalt A B A A A A C A A A A A A
Aviation Fuel A B A A A A B A A A A A A
Barium Chloride A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Benzaldehyde B C C B B C B B B A A A A
Benzene A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Benzoic Acid A B B B B B A A B A A A A
Benzonitrile C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Benzyl Alcohol B C C B B C B B B A A A A
Benzyl Chloride B C B B B B A B B A A A A
Black Sulphate Liquor B B A A
Blast furnace gas A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Bleach (solution) B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Boiler feed water A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Borax A A A A A A A A A A A A A
The information on compatibility should only be used as a general guide to the selection of the most suitable material. If in doubt contact the Technical Team.
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C = Not Suitable
Acid Graftec 500 511 533 588/600
Boric Acid A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Brine A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Bromine C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Bromine Trifluoride C C C C
Butadiene B C B B B B C B B A A A A
Butane A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Butanol A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Butyl Acetate A B B B B B B A B A A A A
Butyl Alcohol A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Butyl Methacrylate C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Butyric Acid A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Calcium Chloride A A A A A A B A A A A A A
Calcium Hydroxide A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Calcium Hypochlorite A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Calcium Sulphate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Carbolic Acid C C C C C C B C C A A A A
Carbon Dioxide A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Carbon Disulphide B C C C C C B C C A A A A
Carbon Monoxide A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Carbon Tetrachloride B C B B B B C B B A A A A
Castor Oil A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Caustic Potash B B A A
Caustic Soda <25% A B B B B B A B B B C A A
Caustic Soda <50% B B B B B B B B B B C A A
Caustic Soda >50% B C C C C C C C C B C A A
Chlorine Dioxide C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Chlorine Wet C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Chlorine Dry B B C B B C B B B A A A A
Chlorine Liquid B B C B B C B B B A A A A
Chlorine Trifluoride C C C C
Chloroacetic Acid C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Chlorobezene B C C B B C C B B A A A A
Chloroform B C B B B B B B B A A A A
Chlortrifluoride C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Chromic Acid C C C C C C A C C A A A A
Citric Acid A A B A A B A A A A A A A
Condensation Water A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Copper Acetate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Copper Sulphate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Creosote B C B B B B B B B A A A A
Cresol B B B B B B C B B A A A A
Crude Oil A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Cyclohexane B C B B B B B B B A A A A
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C = Not Suitable
Acid Graftec 500 511 533 588/600
Cyclohexanol A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Cyclohexanone C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Dibenzyl Ether C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Dibutyl Phthalate B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Diesel Oil A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Diethanolamine B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Diethylamine B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Di-iso Butyl Ketone B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Dimethyl Formamide C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Dimethylamine B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Dioxane B B C B B C C B B A A A A
Diphyl (Dowtherm A) A A A A A A B A A A A A A
Ethane A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Ethanol A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Ethyl Acetate B C B B B B B B B A A A A
Ethyl Acrylate C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Ethyl Alcohol A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Ethyl Chloride (Dry) B C C B B C C B B A A A A
Ethyl Ether A B A A A A B A A A A A A
Ethylbenzene B C B B B B B B B A A A A
Ethylene A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Ethylene Chloride C C C C C C A C C A A A A
Ethylene Glycol A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Fluorine Dioxide C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Fluorine Gaseous C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Fluorine Liquid C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Formaldehyde B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Formamide B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Formic Acid 10% A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Formic Acid 85% B C B B B B A B B A A A A
Freons (see refrigerants)
Fuel Oil A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Gas (LPG) A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Gas (Natural Gas) A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Gas Oil A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Gasoline A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Generator Gas A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Glucose A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Glycerine A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Glycol A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Green Sulphate Liquor B B A A
Heating Oil A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Heptane A B A A A A A A A A A A A
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C = Not Suitable
Acid Graftec 500 511 533 588/600
Hexane A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Hydraulic Oil A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Hydrochloric Acid (20%) B C B B B B A B B A A A A
Hydrochloric Acid (37%) C C C C C C A C C A A A A
Hydrofluoric Acid <65% C C C C C C C C C C C A B
Hydrofluoric Acid >65% C C C C C C C C C C C A B
Hydrofluorosillic Acid C B C C C C C C C C C B A
Hydrofluosilicic Acid C C A A
Hydrogen A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Hydrogen Chloride (Dry) B C B B B B B B B A A A A
Hydrogen Fluoride C B C C C C C C C C C C A
Hydrogen Peroxide 6% B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Hydrogen Sulphide B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Isoctane A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Isopropyl Acetate B A B B B B B B B A A A A
Isopropyl Alcohol A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Isopropyl Ether B C B B B B B B B A A A A
Kerosene A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Lactic Acid B B B B B B A B B A A A A
Linseed Oil A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Liquid Petroleum Gas A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Lithium Elemental C C C C
Lubricating Oil A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Machine Oil A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Magnesium Sulphate A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Maleic Acid B C B B B B A B B A A A A
Maleic Anhydride C A C C C C C C C A A A A
Methane A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Methanol A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Methyl Alcohol A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Methyl Chloride B B B B B B B B B A A A A
Methyl Ethyl Ketone B C B B B B A B B A A A A
Methyl Methacrylate C B C C C C C C C A A A A
Methylated Spirits A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Methylene Chloride C B C C C C C C C A A A A
Mineral Oil A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Mobiltherm 600 A B A A A A B A A A A A A
Mobiltherm 603/605 A C A A A A B A A A A A A
Molten Alkali Metals C B C C C C C C C C C C C
Motor Oil A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Naphtha A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Naphthalene B A B B B B B B B A A A A
Natural Gas A A A A A A A A A A A A A
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C = Not Suitable
Acid Graftec 500 511 533 588/600
Nickel Chloride A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Nickel Sulphate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Nitric Acid <30% B C C C C C B B C A A A A
Nitric Acid >30% C C C C C C B C C A A A A
Nitric Acid Red Fuming C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Nitrogen A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Octane A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Oleic Acid A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Oleum C C C C C C C C C A A C A
Oxalic Acid B C B B B B B B B A A A A
Oxygen (BAM Approval) C C C C A C C A A C A A A
Palmitic Acid A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Paraffin A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Pentane A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Perchlorethylene B C C B B C B B B A A A A
Perchloric Acid C C C C C C B C C A A A A
Petroleum A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Phenol C C C C C C B C C A A A A
Phosgene C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Phosphoric Acid <45% B C B B B B A B B B B B B
Phosphoric Acid >45% B C C C C C A B C B B B B
Phthalic Acid A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Phthalic Anyhydride C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Potassium Acetate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Potassium Carbonate A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Potassium Chlorate A A A A A A C A A A A A A
Potassium Chloride A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Potassium Cyanide A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Potassium Dichromate <20% A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Potassium Elemental C C C C
Potassium Hydroxide <50% B B B B B B B B B C C A A
Potassium Hydroxide >50% B C C C C C C C C C C A A
Potassium Hypochlorite B B C B B C B B B A A A A
Potassium Nitrate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Potassium Pemanganate A A A A A A B A A A A A A
Producer Gas A A A A A A B A A A A A A
Propane A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Pyridine C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Rape Seed Oil A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Refrigerant R11 A C A A A A C A A A A A A
Refrigerant R112 A C A A A A B A A A A A A
Refrigerant R113 A A A A A A A A A A A A A
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C = Not Suitable
Acid Graftec 500 511 533 588/600
Refrigerant R114B2 A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Refrigerant R123 B C B B B B C B B A A A A
Refrigerant R125 B A B B B B C B B A A A A
Refrigerant R13B1 A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Refrigerant R134A A B A A A A C A A A A A A
Refrigerant R141A A C A A A A C A A A A A A
Refrigerant R141B A C A A A A C A A A A A A
Refrigerant R152A A A A A A A C A A A A A A
Refrigerant R22 B B B B B B C B B A A A A
Refrigerant R402B A B A A A A C A A A A A A
Refrigerant R502 A B A A A A C A A A A A A
Refrigerant R507 A B A A A A C A A A A A A
Salicylic Acid B B B B B B A B B A A A A
Santotherm 66 A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Sea Water A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Silicone Oil A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Silver Nitrate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Soap A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Sodium Aluminate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Sodium Bicarbonate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Sodium Bisulphite A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Sodium Chloride A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Sodium Elemental C C C C
Sodium Hydroxide <25% A B B B B B A B B B C A A
Sodium Hydroxide <50% B B B B B B B B B B C A A
Sodium Hydroxide >50% B C C C C C C C C B C A A
Sodium Metaphosphate A B A A
Sodium Phosphate, Dibasic B B A A
Sodium Phosphate, Monobasic A A A A
Sodium Phosphate, Tribasic B B A A
Sodium Silicate A A A A A A A A A B B A A
Sodium Sulphide A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Sodium Sulphate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Starch A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Steam A B B B A B B A A A A A A
Stearic Acid A B B A A B B A A A A A A
Styrene C C C C C C C C C A A A A
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C = Not Suitable
Acid Graftec 500 511 533 588/600
Sugar A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Sulphur B B C B B C B B B A A A A
Sulpher Dioxide Dry B C B B B B A B B A A A A
Sulphur Trioxide C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Sulphuric Acid (Fuming) C C C C C C C C C A A C A
Sulphuric Acid 30% C C C C C C A C C A A B A
Sulphuric Acid 50% C C C C C C B C C A A B A
Sulphuric Acid 96% C C C C C C B C C A A B A
Sulphurous Acid B C C B B C A B B A A A A
Tannic Acid A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Tar A B A A A A C A A A A A A
Tartaric Acid A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Tetrachloroethylene B C C B B C A B B A A A A
Thermal Oil A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Toluene B C B B B B B B B A A A A
Transformer Oil A B A A A A B A A A A A A
Transmission Oil A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Trichloroethylene B C C B B C B B B A A A A
Triethanolamine A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Turpentine A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Urea A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Vegetable Oil A C A A A A A A A A A A A
Vinyl Acetate B C C B B C B B B A A A A
Vinyl Chloride C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Vinyl Bromide C C C C C C C C C A A A A
Water A A A A A A A A A A A A A
White Spirit A B A A A A A A A A A A A
Xylene A B A A A A B A A A A A A
Zinc Chloride A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Zinc Sulphate A A A A A A A A A A A A A
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