TDI PEEK Tweezers Chemical Compatibility Chart

"CP" PEEK Material Chemical Compatibility Chart

RATINGS:

A = Excellent
B = Good - Minor Effect, slight corrosion or discoloration.
C = Fair - Moderate Effect, not recommended for continuous use. Softening, loss of strength, swelling may occur.
D = Severe Effect, not recommended for ANY use.
N/A = Information Not Available

ACIDS
ALCOHOLS
ALDEHYDES & KETONES
BASES

ESTERS
ETHERS
HALOGENATED ORGANICS
HYDROCARBONS

INORGANIC REAGENTS
MISCELLANEOUS REAGENTS
ORGANO-NITROGEN COMPOUNDS

ACIDS
CHEMICAL	23°C (73°F)	100°C (212°F)	200°C (392°F)
ACETIC ACID, 10% CONC.	A	A	N/A
ACETIC ACID, CONC.	A	A	A
ACRYLIC ACID	A	A	N/A
AQUA REGIA	C	C	C
BENZENE SULPHONIC ACID	C	N/A	N/A
BENZOIC ACID	A	A	N/A
BORIC ACID	A	A	N/A
CARBOLIC ACID	A	N/A	N/A
CARBONIC ACID	A	A	N/A
CHLORACETIC ACID	A	A	N/A
CHLOROSULFONIC ACID	C	C	C
CHROMIC ACID, 40% CONC.	A	N/A	N/A
CHROMIC ACID, CONC.	C	C	C
CITRIC ACID	A	A	N/A
FORMIC ACID	B	B	N/A
HYDROBROMIC ACID (100%)	C	C	C
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, 10% CONC.	A	A	N/A
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, CONC.	A	B	N/A
HYDROCYANIC ACID	A	A	N/A
HYDROFLUORIC ACID (40%)	C	C	N/A
HYDROFLUORIC ACID (70%)	C	C	N/A
LACTIC ACID	A	A	N/A
MALEIC ACID	A	A	N/A
NITRIC ACID, 10% CONC.	A	A	N/A
NITRIC ACID, 30% CONC.	B	N/A	N/A
NITRIC ACID, 50% CONC.	C	C	C
NITRIC ACID, CONC.	C	C	C
NITROUS ACID, 10%	A	N/A	N/A
OLEIC ACID	A	N/A	N/A
OLEUM	C	C	C
OXALIC ACID	A	A	N/A
PERCHLORIC ACID	A	A	N/A
PHOSPHORIC ACID, 10% CONC.	A	A	A
PHOSPHORIC ACID, 50% CONC.	A	A	A
PHOSPHORIC ACID, 80% CONC.	A	A	N/A
PHTHALIC ACID	A	A	N/A
PICRIC ACID	A	A	N/A
SILICIC ACID	A	A	N/A
SULPHURIC ACID, <40% CONC.	B	B	B
SULPHURIC ACID, >40% CONC.	C	C	C
SULPHUROUS ACID	A	A	N/A
TANNIC ACID, 10% CONC.	A	A	N/A
BASES
CHEMICAL	23°C (73°F)	100°C(212°F)	200°C (392°F)
AMMONIA, 880	A	N/A	N/A
AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS	A	A	A
AMMONIA, AQUEOUS	A	A	A
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, 10% CONC.	A	N/A	N/A
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, CONC.	A	N/A	N/A
CALCIUM HYDROXIDE	A	N/A	N/A
HYDRAZINE	A	A	N/A
MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE	A	N/A	N/A
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, 10% CONC.	A	N/A	N/A
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, 70% CONC.	A	N/A	N/A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE, 10% CONC.	A	A	A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE, 50% CONC.	A	A	A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CONC.	N/A	N/A	N/A
INORGANIC REAGENTS
CHEMICAL	23°C (73°F)	100°C (212°F)	200°C (392°F)
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
ALUMINUM SULPHATE	A	A	N/A
ALUM, SATURATED	A	A	N/A
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE (10% CONC.)	A	A	N/A
AMMONIUM NITRATE	A	A	N/A
ANTIMONY TRICHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
BARIUM SALTS (CHLORIDE, SULFIDE)	A	N/A	N/A
BLEACH	A	A	N/A
BRINE	A	A	N/A
BROMINE	C	C	C
BROMINE (DRY)	C	C	C
BROMINE (WET)	C	C	C
BROMINE WATER, SATURATED	A	A	N/A
CALCIUM BISULPHIDE	A	A	N/A
CALCIUM CARBONATE	A	N/A	N/A
CALCIUM CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE	A	A	N/A
CALCIUM NITRATE	A	N/A	N/A
CALCIUM SULPHATE	A	A	N/A
CARBON DIOXIDE (DRY)	A	N/A	N/A
CARBON MONOXIDE (GS)	A	A	A
CHLORINE (GAS-DRY)	A	A	C
CHLORINE (GAS-WET)	C	C	N/A
CHLORINE (LIQUID)	C	C	C
CHLORINE (WET)	C	C	C
COPPER ACETATE	A	A	N/A
COPPER CARBONATE	A	A	N/A
COPPER CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
COPPER CYANIDE	A	A	N/A
COPPER FLUORIDE	A	A	N/A
COPPER NITRATE	A	A	N/A
COPPER SULPHATE	A	A	N/A
CUPRIC FLUORIDE	A	A	N/A
CUPRIC SULPHATE	A	A	N/A
CUPROUS CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
ETHYLENE NITRATE	A	N/A	N/A
FERRIC CHLORIDE	B	B	N/A
FERRIC NITRATE	A	N/A	N/A
FERRIC OXIDE	A	A	N/A
FERRIC SULPHATE	A	N/A	N/A
FERROUS CHLORIDE	A	N/A	N/A
FERROUS NITRATE	A	N/A	N/A
FERROUS SULPHATE	A	N/A	N/A
FLUORINE	C	C	C
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE	A	N/A	N/A
HYDROGEN SULPHIDE (GAS)	A	A	A
IODINE	B	N/A	N/A
LEAD ACETATE	A	A	N/A
LIME	A	A	N/A
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
MAGNESIUM SULPHATE	A	A	N/A
MERCURIC CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
MERCUROUS CHLORIDE	A	N/A	N/A
MERCURY	A	A	N/A
NICKEL ACETATE	A	A	N/A
NICKEL CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
NICKEL NITRATE	A	A	N/A
NICKEL SALTS	A	N/A	N/A
NICKEL SULPHATE	A	A	N/A
NITROGEN	A	N/A	N/A
NITROUS OXIDE	A	N/A	N/A
OXYGEN	A	N/A	N/A
OZONE	A	B	N/A
PHOSPHOROUS CHLORIDES	A	A	N/A
PHOSPHOROUS PENTOXIDE	A	A	N/A
POTASSIUM ALUMINIUM SULPHATE	A	A	N/A
POTASSIUM BICARBONATE	A	N/A	N/A
POTASSIUM BROMIDE	A	A	N/A
POTASSIUM CARBONATE	A	N/A	N/A
POTASSIUM CHLORATE	A	A	N/A
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
POTASSIUM DICHROMATE	A	N/A	N/A
POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE	A	N/A	N/A
POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE	A	N/A	N/A
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE	A	A	N/A
POTASSIUM NITRATE	A	A	N/A
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE	A	N/A	N/A
POTASSIUM SULPHATE	A	A	N/A
POTASSIUM SULPHIDE	A	N/A	N/A
SILICONE FLUIDS	A	A	N/A
SILVER NITRATE	A	A	N/A
SODIUM ACETATE	A	N/A	N/A
SODIUM BICARBONATE	A	N/A	N/A
SODIUM CARBONATE	A	A	N/A
SODIUM CHLORATE	A	A	N/A
SODIUM CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE	A	A	N/A
SODIUM NITRATE	A	A	N/A
SODIUM NITRITE	A	N/A	N/A
SODIUM PEROXIDE	A	A	N/A
SODIUM SALTS	A	N/A	N/A
SODIUM SILICATE	A	A	N/A
SODIUM SULPHATE	A	A	N/A
SODIUM SULPHIDE	A	A	N/A
SODIUM SULPHITE	A	A	N/A
SODIUM (HOT)	C	C	C
STANNIC CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
STANNOUS CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
STEAM	A	A	A
SULPHUR	A	A	N/A
SULPHUR CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
SULPHUR DICHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
SULPHUR DIOXIDE	A	A	A
SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE (GAS)	A	N/A	N/A
SULPHUR TRIOXIDE	A	A	N/A
TAR	A	N/A	N/A
TETRAETHYL LEAD	A	N/A	N/A
WATER, DISTILLED	A	A	N/A
WATER	A	A	A
WATER, SEA/SALT	A	A	N/A
ZINC CHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
ZINC SULPHATE	A	A	N/A
ALCOHOLS
CHEMICAL	23°C (73°F)	100°C (212°F)	200°C (392°F)
BENZYL ALCOHOL	A	N/A	N/A
BUTANOL	A	N/A	N/A
CYCLOHEXANOL	A	N/A	N/A
ETHANOL	A	A	N/A
ETHYLENE GLYCOL	A	A	B
ETHYLENE GLYCOL, 50% CONC.	A	A	A
GLYCEROL	A	N/A	N/A
GLYCOLS	A	A	N/A
ISOPROPANOL	A	N/A	N/A
METHANOL	A	A	N/A
PROPANOL	A	N/A	N/A
ALDEHYDES AND KETONES
CHEMICAL	23°C (73°F)	100°C (212°F)	200°C (392°F)
ACETALDEHYDE	A	A	N/A
ACETONE	A	A	N/A
BENZALDEHYDE	A	N/A	N/A
CYCLOHEXANONE	A	N/A	N/A
FORMALDEHYDE	A	A	N/A
FORMALIN	A	N/A	N/A
METHYLETHYL KETONE (MEK)	A	B	C
N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE (NMP)	A	N/A	N/A
ESTERS
CHEMICAL	23°C (73°F)	100°C (212°F)	200°C (392°F)
ALIPHATIC ESTERS	A	A	N/A
AMYL ACETATE	A	A	N/A
BUTYL ACETATE	A	N/A	N/A
DIBUTYL PHTHALATE	A	N/A	N/A
DIMETHYL PHTHALATE	A	N/A	N/A
DIOCTYL PHTHALATE	A	N/A	N/A
ETHLYL ACETATE	A	N/A	N/A
OILS (DI-ESTER & PHOSPHATE ESTER BASED)	A	A	N/A
ETHERS
CHEMICAL	23°C (73°F)	100°C (212°F)	200°C (392°F)
DIETHYLETHER	A	A	N/A
DIOXANE	A	N/A	N/A
ETHYLENE OXIDE (Et0)	A	N/A	N/A
TETRAHYDROFURAN (THF)	A	N/A	N/A
ORGANO-NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL	23°C (73°F)	100°C (212°F)	200°C (392°F)
ACETONITRILE	A	N/A	N/A
ANILINE	A	B	N/A
DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE (DMF)	A	N/A	N/A
DIETHYLAMINE	A	N/A	N/A
NITROBENZENE	A	N/A	N/A
PYRIDINE	A	A	N/A
HALOGENATED ORGANICS
CHEMICAL	23°C (73°F)	100°C (212°F)	200°C (392°F)
1,2 DICHLOROETHANE	A	N/A	N/A
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE	A	A	N/A
CHLOROBENZENE	A	A	N/A
CHLOROFORM	A	A	N/A
DIBROMOETHANE	A	N/A	N/A
DICHLOROBENZENE	A	N/A	N/A
FREON* (ARKLONE®) TRICHLOROTRIFLUOROETHANE	A	N/A	N/A
FREON 114, 1, 1 DICHLORO, 1,2,2,2 TETRAFLUOROETHANE	A	N/A	N/A
FREON 12, DICHLORIDIFLUOROMETHANE	A	N/A	N/A
FREON 22, CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE	A	A	N/A
FREON 134a	A	N/A	N/A
FREON 502	A	A	N/A
GENKLENE®* (1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE)	A	N/A	N/A
METHYLENE CHLORIDE	A	N/A	N/A
PERCHLOROETHYLENE	A	A	N/A
TRICHLOROETHYLENE	A	A	N/A
HYDROCARBONS
CHEMICAL	23°C (73°F)	100°C (212°F)	200°C (392°F)
ACETYLENE	A	A	N/A
AROMATIC SOLVENTS	A	A	N/A
AVIATION HYDRAULIC FLUID	A	N/A	N/A
BENZENE	A	A	N/A
BRAKE FLUID (MINERAL)	A	A	A
BRAKE FLUID (POLYGLYCOL)	A	A	A
BUTANE	A	N/A	N/A
CRUDE OIL	A	N/A	N/A
CYCLOHEXANE	A	A	N/A
DIESEL OIL	A	N/A	N/A
DOWTHERM* G	B	N/A	N/A
DOWTHERM* HT	B	N/A	N/A
DOWTHERM* LF	B	N/A	N/A
FUEL OIL	A	N/A	N/A
GAS (MANUFACTURED)	A	N/A	N/A
GAS (NATURAL)	A	N/A	N/A
GASOLINE	A	N/A	N/A
HEPTANE	A	N/A	N/A
HEXANE	A	N/A	N/A
HYDRAULIC FLUID	A	N/A	N/A
IO-OCTANE	A	N/A	N/A
KEROSENE	A	N/A	N/A
LUBRICATING OIL	A	N/A	N/A
METHANE (GAS)	A	A	A
MOTOR OIL	A	A	A
NAPHTHA	A	A	N/A
NAPHTHALENE	A	A	N/A
OILS (PETROLEUM)	A	A	N/A
OILS (VEGETABLE)	A	A	N/A
PENTANE	A	N/A	N/A
PETROLEUM ETHER	A	A	N/A
PROPANE	A	N/A	N/A
SKYDROL* HYDRAULIC FLUID	A	N/A	N/A
STYRENE (LIQUID)	A	N/A	N/A
TOLUENE	A	N/A	N/A
TRANSFORMER OIL	A	A	N/A
VASELINE*	A	N/A	N/A
XYLENE	A	N/A	N/A
MISCELLANEOUS REAGENTS
CHEMICAL	23°C (73°F)	100°C (212°F)	200°C (392°F)
ADHESIVES (NOT CYANOACRYLATES)	A	N/A	N/A
CREOSOTE	A	N/A	N/A
DETERGENT SOLUTIONS (NON-PHENOLIC)	A	A	N/A
FATTY ACIDS	A	A	N/A
MINERAL OIL	A	N/A	N/A
SOAP SOLUTION	A	N/A	N/A
TALLOW	A	A	N/A
TURPENTINE	A	N/A	N/A
UREA	A	A	N/A
WAX	A	N/A	N/A
YEAST	A	A	N/A

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