Chemical resistance

Erecommended; little or no effect on hose compound, suitable for continuous service

Grecommended; minor effect on hose compound, may be suitable for continuous service, suitable for intermittent service

Cconditional or questionable; moderate to severe effect on hose compound, may be suitable for limited applications

Xnot recommended

Ino data available

 

EPDM

Nitrile

Urethan

acetaldehyde 50%

G

X

X

acetic acid. Glacial

G

C

X

acetic acid 30%

G

G

X

acetic anhydride

C

C

X

acetone

G

X

X

acetyl chloride

X

X

X

acetylene

G

E

X

adipic acid

G

E

I

aluminum acetate

G

G

X

aluminum chloride

G

E

C

aluminum fluoride

G

E

C

aluminum hydoxide

I

I

I

aluminum nitrate

G

E

C

aluminum sulfate

G

E

X

ammonia anhydrous

Use anhydrous ammonia hose only

ammonia gas (cold)

G

E

C

ammonia gas (hot)

C

X

X

ammonium carbonate

G

X

X

ammonium chloride

G

E

E

ammonium hydroxide

G

G

X

ammonium nitrate

G

E

X

ammonium nitrite

G

E

I

ammonium phosphate

G

E

I

ammonium sulfate

G

E

E

amly acetate

X

X

X

amyl alcohol

G

G

X

aniline

G

X

X

aniline dyes

G

X

X

aniline hydrochloride

C

G

X

animal fats

C

E

E

arsenic acid

G

E

C

arsenic trichloride

X

E

I

asphalt

I

G

G

barium chloride

G

E

E

barium sulfate

G

E

E

barium sulfide

G

E

E

beer

G

E

G

benzene

X

X

C

benzoic acid

X

C

I

benzyl alcohol

G

X

X

benzyl benzoate

C

X

I

benzyl chloride

X

X

X

boric acid

G

E

E

brine

G

E

G

bromine-anhydrous

X

X

X

bromine trifluoride

X

X

X

bromine water

G

X

X

bromotoluene

X

X

I

bunker oil

X

E

G

butadiene

X

X

X

butane

X

E

E

butter

G

E

E

butyl acetate

X

X

X

butyl alcohol

C

E

X

butyl aldehyde

C

X

I

butyl amine

G

C

X

butyl benzoate

C

X

I

butyl cellosolve

G

C

X

butyl stearate

X

G

I

 

EPDM

Nitrile

Urethan

calcium acetate

G

G

X

calcium bisulfite

X

X

E

calcium carbonate

E

E

I

calcium chloride

G

E

E

calcium hydroxide

G

E

E

calcium hypochlorite

G

G

X

calcium nitrate

G

E

E

calcium sulfide

G

E

E

carbitol

C

G

X

carbolic acid (phenol)

C

X

C

carbon bisulfite

X

C

I

carbon dioxide

C

E

E

carbonic acid

G

G

E

carbon monoxide

G

E

E

carbon tetrachloride

X

C

X

carbon tetrafluoride

I

I

E

castor oil

C

E

E

caustic soda

     

(sodium hydroxide)

G

G

C

cellosolve

C

X

I

cellosolve acetate

C

X

X

chlorine (dry)

X

X

X

chlorine (wet)

X

X

X

chlorine dioxide

X

X

X

chloroacetone

G

X

X

chloroacetic acid

G

X

X

chlorobenzene

X

X

X

chlorobutadiene

X

X

X

chloroform

X

X

X

chlorotoluenen

X

X

X

chrome plating solutions

C

X

I

chromic acid

G

X

X

citric acid

G

E

G

cobalt

G

E

I

coconut oil

X

E

G

cod liver oil

G

E

E

coke oven gas

X

X

X

copper acetate

G

G

X

copper chloride

G

E

E

copper cyanide

G

E

E

copper sulfate

G

E

E

corn oil

X

E

E

cottonseed oil

C

E

E

creosote (coal tar)

X

E

X

cresol

X

X

X

cresylic acid

X

X

X

cumene

X

X

I

cyclohexane

X

E

G

cyclohexanol

X

C

I

cyclohexanone

G

X

X

p-cymene

X

X

I

decalin

X

X

I

denatured alcohol

G

E

X

detergent solution

G

E

C

(non-hydrocarbon)
diacetone

G

X

X

diacetone alcohol

G

X

X

dibenzyl ether

C

X

G

dibutyl amine

G

X

X

dibutyl ether

X

X

G

dibutyl phthalate

C

X

C

dibutyl sebecate

C

X

X

dichlorobezene

X

X

X

dichloroethylene

X

X

X

dichloro-isopropyl ether

X

X

G

diesel oil

X

E

C

diethylamine

G

G

C

diethylamine bezene

X

X

X

diethyl ether

X

X

G

diethylene glycol

G

E

X

diethyl sebecate

C

G

I

diisobutylene

G

G

I

diisopropyl bezene

X

X

I

diisopropyl ketone

G

X

X

dimethyl formamide

G

G

I

dimethyl phthalate

G

X

I

dinitrotoluene

X

X

I

dioctyl phthalate

C

C

I

dioctyl sebecate

C

X

I

dipentene

X

G

I

diphenyl – (phenylbezene)

X

X

I

dowtherm oil

X

X

C

dry cleaning fluids

X

C

X

 

EPDM

Nitrile

Urethan

ethane

X

E

C

ethanolamine

G

G

C

ethyl acetate

G

X

X

ethyl acetoacetate

G

X

X

ethyl alcohol (ethanol)

G

E

X

ethyl benzene

X

X

X

ethyl benzoate

G

X

X

ethyl cellulose

C

G

G

ethyl chloride

X

E

C

ethyl ether

X

C

C

ethyl formate

C

X

I

ethyl pentochloro-benzene

X

X

C

ethyl silicate

G

E

I

ethylene

C

E

I

ethylene chloride

X

X

X

ethylene chlorohydrin

C

X

X

ethylene diamine

G

E

X

ethylene dichloride

X

X

X

ethylene glycol

G

E

C

ethylene tricholoride

X

X

X

fatty acids

X

G

E

ferric chloride

G

E

E

ferric nitrate

G

E

E

ferric sulfate

G

E

E

fish oil

X

E

I

fluoroboric acid

G

E

I

fluorobenzene

X

X

I

fluorolube

G

E

I

flurosilicic acid

C

E

I

formaldehyde

G

C

X

formic acid

G

G

X

freon, all types

Use freon hoses only

fuel oil

X

E

G

furfural

G

X

C

 

EPDM

Nitrile

Urethan

gallic acid

G

G

X

gasoline

X

E

G

gelatin

G

E

C

glucose

G

E

C

glycerine

G

E

E

glycols

G

E

C

green sulfate liquor

G

G

E

hexane

X

E

G

hexyl alcohol

X

E

X

hydraulic oil (petroleum)

X

E

E

hydrobromic acid

G

X

X

hydrochloric acid 37%

G

C

X

hydrocyanic acid

G

G

I

hydrocyanic acid-(conc.)
cold

G

X

X

hydrofluoric
acid-anhydrous

G

X

X

hydrofluosilic acid

C

E

I

hydrogen gas

G

E

E

hydrogen peroxide 10%

I

I

I

hydrogen peroxide >10%

I

I

I

iodine

X

X

I

isobutyl alcohol

G

G

X

isooctane

X

E

G

isopropyl acetate

C

X

X

isopropyl alcohol

G

G

C

isopropyl chloride

X

X

X

isopropyl ether

X

G

G

kerosene

X

E

G

lacquer solvents

X

X

X

lactic acid (cold)

G

E

I

lard

C

E

E

lavender oil

X

G

X

lead acetate

G

G

X

lead nitrate

G

E

I

lead sulfamate

G

G

I

linseed oil

X

E

G

liquefied petroleum gas

X

E

E

lubricating oils -
(petroleum)

X

E

G

lye

G

G

X

lye solutions

E

I

I

magnesium chloride

G

E

E

magnesium hydroxide

G

G

X

magnesium sulfate

G

E

E

maleic acid

G

X

I

maleic anhydride

C

X

I

malic acid

G

E

I

merculy

G

E

G

mesityl oxide

C

X

X

methane

X

E

C

methyl acetate

G

X

X

methyl alcohol (methanol)

G

E

X

methyl bromide

X

X

X

methyl butyl ketone

     

(propyl acetone)

G

X

X

methyl cellosolve

C

G

X

methyl chloride

X

X

X

methyl ethyl ketone – (mek)

C

X

X

methyl isobutyl ketone

C

X

X

methyl oleate

C

X

I

methylene bromide

X

X

I

methylene chloride

X

X

I

milk

G

E

X

mineral oil

X

E

E

monochlorobenzene

X

X

X

monoethanolamine

G

X

I

monomethylether

X

E

I

monovinyl acetylene

G

E

I

 

EPDM

Nitrile

Urethan

naphtha

X

G

C

naphthalene

X

X

G

napthenic acid

X

G

I

natural gas

X

E

G

nickel acetate

G

G

X

nickel chloride

G

E

C

nickel sulfate

G

E

C

nitric acid-conc.

G

X

X

nitric acid-dilute

G

X

C

nitrobenzene

G

X

X

nitroethane

C

X

X

nitromethane

C

X

I

nitrogen

G

E

E

nitrous oxide

I

E

I

octachlorotoluene

X

X

X

octyl alcohol

X

G

X

oleic acid

X

C

G

oleum

G

G

C

olive oil

C

E

E

o-dichlorobenzene

X

X

I

oxalic acid

G

G

I

oxygen

G

G

E

ozone

G

X

E

palmitic acid

C

E

E

peanut oil

X

E

G

perchloric acid

C

X

X

perchloroethylene

X

G

X

petroleum

X

E

G

phenol (carbolic acid)

G

X

C

phenylbezene

X

X

I

phenyl hydrazine

C

X

I

phorone

X

X

I

phosphoric acid-20%

G

G

E

phosphoric acid-80%

G

X

I

phosphoric thrichloride

G

X

I

picric acid

G

G

G

pine oil

X

E

I

polyvinyl acetate
emulsion

G

I

I

potassium acetate

G

G

X

potassium chloride

G

E

E

potassium cupro cyanide

E

E

E

potassium cyanide

G

E

E

potassium dichromate

G

E

G

potassium hydroxide

G

G

X

potassium nitrate

G

E

E

potassium sulfate

G

E

E

propane

X

E

C

propyl acetate

C

X

I

propyl alcohol (propanol)

G

E

X

propyl nitrate

G

X

I

propylene

X

X

X

pyranol (transformer oil)

X

X

G

pyridine

G

X

G

 

EPDM

Nitrile

Urethan

salammoniac

G

E

E

salicylic acid

G

G

I

salt water

G

E

E

sewage

G

E

X

silicone greases

G

E

E

silicone oils

G

E

E

silver nitrate

G

G

E

skydrol 500 & 7000

G

X

X

soap solutions

G

E

C

soap ash

G

E

E

sodium acetate

G

G

X

sodium bicarbonate

G

E

E

sodium bisulfite

G

E

E

sodium borate

G

E

E

sodium chloride (brine)

G

E

E

sodium cyanide

G

E

E

sodium hydroxide

G

G

X

sodium hypochlorite

C

G

X

sodium metaphosphate

G

E

I

sodium nitrate

G

G

E

sodium perborate

G

G

I

sodium peroxide

G

G

X

sodium phosphate

G

E

E

sodium silicate

G

E

E

sodium sulfate

G

E

E

sodium thiosulfate

G

G

E

soybean oil

X

E

G

stannic chloride

G

E

I

stearic acid

G

G

E

styrene

X

X

C

sucrose solution

G

E

X

sulfur

G

X

I

sulfur chloride

X

C

I

sulfur dioxide-dry

E

X

I

sulfur dioxide-liquid

G

X

I

sulfur dioxide-wet

E

X

I

sulfuric trioxide

C

X

I

sulfuric acid 10%

G

C

C

sulfuric acid 10-75%

G

X

X

sulfurous acid

G

G

X

tannic acid

G

E

E

tar bituminous

X

G

I

tartaric acid

C

E

E

terpioneol

X

G

G

tertiary butyl alcohol

C

G

X

tetrachloroethylene

X

X

X

tetraethyl lead

X

G

I

totulene

X

X

X

toluol

X

X

I

transformer oil

X

E

E

transmission fluid A

X

E

E

trichloroethane

X

X

X

trichloroacetic acid

C

G

I

trichloroethylene

X

X

X

tricresyl phosphate

X

X

C

triethanol amine

G

G

X

trinitrotoluene

X

X

I

turbine oil

X

G

E

turpentine

X

E

X

vegetable oils

X

E

G

vinegar

G

G

X

vinyl chloride

X

X

X

water

G

E

G

whiskey, wine

G

E

G

white oil

X

E

E

wood oil

X

E

C

xylene

X

X

X

zinc chloride

G

E

E

zinc sulfate

G

E

I