Chemical Compatibility Guide

r = Recommended
Aluminum Brass Perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R FKM/Fluorocarbon (Viton) PBT Polyester (Valox)

Chemical Compatibility Guide for GPI Flowmeters

Metals

Plastics

Journals, Shafts

O-Rings

Acetic Acid Acetone Alcohols: Isobutyl Alcohols: Isopropyl Alcohols: Methyl Ammonia, Anhydrous Ammonia, Liquid Ammonium Hydroxide Antifreeze Boric Acid Butyl Acetate Calcium Chloride Calcium Hypochlorite Carbon Tetrachloride (wet) Carbonic Acid Chlorine Water Chlorine, Anhydrous Liquid Clorox Bleach (Sodium Hypochlorite) Detergents Diesel Fuel Ethanol Ethylene Dichloride Ethylene Glycol Ferric Chloride Freon 113 Fuel Oils (#1 and #2) Gasoline, Unleaded Heptane Hydraulic Oil (Petro) Hydraulic Oil (Synthetic) Hydrochloric Acid 20% Hydrochloric Acid 37% Hydrochloric Acid 100% Hydrofluoric Acid 20% Hydrofluoric Acid 100% Hydrogen Peroxide 10% Hydrogen Peroxide 30% Hydrogen Peroxide 100% Isopropyl Acetate Kerosene Ketones

N R R R R N N N R R R R N R R R N X R R R N R N X R R R R R N N N R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R N R N N N R N N N R R R R R N X R R R R R N N N N N R R R N R R

N R X X R N X N X X R X X R N N N X X R R R R N X R X R R R X X N X X X X N X R X

N R R R R R R R X R R N N R R N N R R R R R R N X R R R R R N N N N R R R R N R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R N N R R R R R R N X R R R R R N N N N R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R X R R R R R R R N R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

N N R R R R R R R R N N R X R R N R R R N N R R R R N N R R R R N R N R R R N R N

X N X R X X X N X R R X X X X X X R R R X X R X X R R X R R R X N R N R X X X R X

N R X R R X R N X R R R X X R N X N R R R X R N X R R X X X N N N N N N N N X R X

N R R R R N N N N R R N N R R N R N R R R R R N R R R R R X N N N N N N N N N R N

R R X X R R R R X R R R R R R N N N R R X R R R R R R R N X N N N R N R R N X R R

N N X X R R R R X R R R R R R R R R R R X R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R N R N

R R R R R R R R X R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R X R R R X R N N R R R R R R R R R R R R R N R R N N R R R R R R

R R R R R X R R X R R R R R R R R X R R R R R R X R R R R R R R R X R N N N R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R X N R R R R R R R R R R R R R N N R N N R X X R R R

N R R R R R R N R R R R N X R R X N X R R R R N R R R R R R N N N N N N N N R R R

X R X R R X X R R R R R R X X R N X R R X X R X R X R X R R R R R R R R R R X R X

R R R R R R R R X R R R R R R R N R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R N R R N N N R R R N R R X R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R N R N

R R R R R R R R X R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

EPDM

PEEK

PVC

X = Unknown or Not Applicable

Rulon 641

Nylon 6,6

CD4MCu

n = Not Recommended
Bronze

R R R R R R R R R R R R R N R N R R R N R N R R N N N N N R N R N N N R R N R N R

N N R R R R N N R R N R N N N N N N R R N N R R R R R R R N X R N N N N N N N R N

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Ceramic / Sapphire

Carbon - Graphite

Tungsten Carbide

Buna-N (Nitrile)

Acetal (Delrin)

Ferrite (MnZn)

PVDF (Kynar)

PTFE (Teflon)

PPS (Ryton)

Hastelloy-C

304 SS

316 SS

Chemical Compatibility Guide

r = Recommended
Aluminum Brass Perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R FKM/Fluorocarbon (Viton) PBT Polyester (Valox)

Chemical Compatibility Guide for GPI Flowmeters

Metals

Plastics

Journals, Shafts

O-Rings

Ceramic / Sapphire

Carbon - Graphite

Tungsten Carbide

Lacquer Thinners Lacquers Lye: NaOH Sodium Hydroxide Magnesium Hydroxide Methanol (Methyl Alcohol) Methyl Ethyl Ketone Motor Oil Nitrating Acid (> 15% H2S04) Nitric Acid (5-10%) Nitric Acid (50%) Nitric Acid (Concentrated) Oils: Fuel (1, 2, 3, 5A, 5B, 6) Oils: Hydraulic Oil (Petro) Oils: Mineral Oils: Transformer Phosphoric Acid (< 40%) Phosphoric Acid (> 40%) Potassium Chloride Potassium Hydroxide (Caustic Potash) Potassium Hypochlorite Propane (Liquefied) Propylene Glycol Salt Brine (NaCI Saturated) Sea Water Soap Solutions Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Chloride Sodium Hydroxide (20%) Sodium Hydroxide (50%) Sodium Hydroxide (80%) Sodium Hypochlorite (< 20%) Sodium Hypochlorite (100%) Sulfuric Acid (< 10%) Sulfuric Acid (75-100%) Toluene (Toluol) Trichloroethylene Vinegar Water, Deionized Water, Distilled Water, Salt Xylene

R R N R R R R X R R R R R R X R R R N N R R R R R R R R N N N N R R R R R X R R R

R R N N R R R N R N N N R R R N N N N N R R R R N N N N N N N N N N R N N N N N R

R X N N R R X X N N N R R R X N N N N X R X X N R N N R N N N N X X R X N R R N R

R R R R R R R N R R R R R R R N N R R N R R R N R R R R R N N N N N R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R N R R R R R R R N N R R R R R R N R R R R R R N N R N R R R R R R R

R R N R R R X R R R R R R R X R R R R R R R R R R R R R N R R R R R R R R R R R R

N N R R R N R N R R R R R R R R R R R R R N R R R R R R R R R R R N N N R R R R N

X X X X X R R X X X R X R R R X X R N X X R X R X R R X X N X X X X N X R X R X N

X X X R R R R X R N N R R R X N N R R X R R X X R X R R R R N N N N R R N X X X R

N N N R R N R N N N N N R R R N N R R X R R X R R R R R R N N N N X N N R X R R R

X X R R R R R N R N N R N R X R R R R R X X R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

X N N R R N R X R R R R R R R R R R R R R X R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

X R R R R R R N N N N R R R R R R R R X R R R R R R R R R R R R R N R R R X R R R

R R X R R R R X R R N R R R R R R R N X R X R R R R R R X R R N R N R R R R R R R

X R R R R R R R N N N R R R R R R R N N R R X R R R R R R R R R R R R X R R R R R

R R R R R X R N N N N R R R R N N N N N R R N N R R N N N N N N N N R R R X R R R

X X X X R R R X X N N X X R X N X X R X X R X X R R R X X N R R X N R R R X X X X

R R N R R R X R R R R R R R X R R R R R R R R R R R R R N R R R R R R R R R R R R

N N R R N N X X R R R R R R R R R R R X R R R R R R R N N N R R R R N R R R R R R

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

EPDM N N R R R R N R R N N N N N N R R R R R N R R R R R R R R R R R R R N N R R R R N

PEEK

PVC

X = Unknown or Not Applicable

Rulon 641

Nylon 6,6

CD4MCu

n = Not Recommended
Bronze

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Buna-N (Nitrile) N N R R R N R N N N N R R R R N N R R R R R R R R R R R R N R N R N N N R R R R N

Acetal (Delrin)

Ferrite (MnZn)

PVDF (Kynar)

PTFE (Teflon)

PPS (Ryton)

Hastelloy-C

304 SS

316 SS

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