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Reference compatibility data for common chemical media and engineering plastics.

Note: + Compatible;　(+) Limited compatibility;　- Not recommended. Results are affected by concentration, temperature, and contact time.

Chemical Medium	PEEK	PPS	PSU	PTFE	ETFE	PVDF	PMMA	POM	PP
Acetamide acetic acid 50%				+	+	+		+
Acetone	+	+	-	+	+	(+)	-	+	+
Formic acid 10%	+	+		+	+	+	+	-	+
Ammonia solution 10%	+	+	(+)	+	+	+	-	(+)	+
Cyclohexanol				+	+	(+)	-	+	+
Gasoline	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	(+)
Benzene		(+)	-	+	+	+	-	+	(+)
Boric acid solution 10%	+			+	+	+	+	+	+
Butyl acetate		+	(+)	+	+	+	-	+	(+)
Calcium chloride solution 10%	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	(+)	+
Chlorobenzene		(+)		+	+		-	+	+
Chloroform		(+)	-	+	+	+	-	-	(+)
Chlorinated biphenyl 50%				+	+			(+)
Cyclohexylamine		+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Cyclohexanone		+		+	+	(+)	(+)	+	+
Decahydronaphthalene				+	+		(+)	+	+
Diesel		+	+	+	+	+	(+)	+	(+)
Formamide		+		+	+		-	-	+
Dioctyl phthalate		(+)	+	+	+		(+)	+	+
Dioxane		+		+	+	+	-	+	+
Concentrated acetic acid	-	+	+	+	(+)		-	-	+
Acetic acid 10%	+	+	+	+		+	+	(+)	+
Acetic acid 5%	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	(+)	+
Ethanol 96%	+	+	+	+	+	+	(+)	+	+
Ethyl acetate			-	+	+	+	-	+	+
Diethyl ether			+	+	+	+	-	+	+
Vinyl chloride			(+)	+	+		-	-	+
Hydrofluoric acid 40%				+	+		(+)	-	+
Formaldehyde solution 30%	+	+		+	+	+		-	+
Freon	-	+	+	+	+		-	+	-
Fruit juice				+	+		-		+
Ethylene glycol	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ethylene glycol solution 40%	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Glycerol			+	+	+	+	(+)	+	+
Fuel oil		+		+	+	+	(+)	+	(+)
Octane			+	+	+			+	+
Isopropanol		+	(+)	+	+	+	(+)	+	+
Iodine tincture				+	+		+	(+)	+
Potassium hydroxide solution 50%	+	+		+	+	-	-	-	+
Potassium hydroxide solution 10%		+		+	+	(+)	-	-	+
Potassium dichromate solution 10%				+	+	+	+	(+)	+
Copper sulfate solution 1%	+	+		+	+	+	+	-	+
Xylene	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-
Linseed oil		+		+	+	+	+	+	+
Methanol		+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+
Methyl ethyl ketone	+	+	-	+	+	(+)	-	+	+
Dichloromethane		(+)	-	+	+	+	-	(+)	-
Sodium bisulfite solution 10%	+	+		+	+	+	+	-	+
Sodium carbonate solution 10%	+	+		+	+	+	+	(+)	+
Sodium chloride solution 10%	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sodium nitrate solution 10%		+		+	+	+		+	+
Sodium thiosulfate 10%		+		+	+	+		+	+
Soda solution 50%	+	+		+	+	+	-	-	+
Nitrobenzene		(+)		+	+		-	(+)	+
Oxalic acid solution 10%	+		+	+	+	+	+	(+)	+
Ozone				+	+	+	-	-
Paraffin oil				+	+	+	+	+	+
Tetrachloroethylene		(+)	-	+	+	+	(+)	+	-
Petroleum		+		+	+	+	-	+	+
Phenol solution		(+)		+	+	+	-	-	+
Concentrated phosphoric acid	+	+	+	+	+	+			+
Phosphoric acid solution 10%	+	+		+	+		+	-
Propanol				+	+	+	+	+	+
Pyridine		(+)		+	+	+	-	(+)	(+)
Salicylic acid				+	+	+		(+)
Nitric acid solution 2%	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+
Hydrochloric acid solution 36%	+	(+)	(+)	+	+	+	+	-	+
Hydrochloric acid solution 2%	+	(+)	+	+	+	+	+	-	+
Sulfur dioxide				+	+	+	-	+	+
Sulfuric acid solution 98%			-	+	+	(+)	-	-	+
Sulfuric acid solution 2%	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+
Saturated hydrogen sulfide solution	+			+	+		+	-	+
Silicone oil				+	+	+	+	+	+
Soda solution 10%				+	+	+	+	+	+
Styrene				+	+		-	+	(+)
Tar				+	+			+	+
Tetrahydrofuran		+		+	+	+	-	-	(+)
1,2,3,4-Tetrahydronaphthalene				+	+		-	+	-
Ink				+	+	+	+		+
Toluene	+	(+)	-	+	+	+	-	+	+
Triethanolamine		(+)		+	+		-	-	(+)
Trichloroethylene	+	(+)	-	+	+	+	-	-	(+)
Aminocarboxylate complexing agent 10%				+	+
Hydrogen peroxide 30%	(+)	(+)	(+)	+	+	+	+	-	+
Tartaric acid	+			+	+	+	+	(+)	+

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