Tweezer Material Compatibility Chart

CF, DG & DL MATERIALS CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY CHART

RATINGS:

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

EXPLANATION OF FOOTNOTES:

1 = Satisfactory to 72°F (22°C)
2 = Satisfactory to 120°F (48°C)

The chart below provides an alphabetical list of chemicals along with our best general
recommendations regarding their compatibility with our fiber material tweezer tips.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Z

(No chemicals on chart beginning with "Q" or "Y")

CHEMICAL	CF	DG & DL
ACETALDEHYDE	A	A
ACE AMIDE	A	A
ACETATE SOLVENT	A	N/A
ACETIC ACID	D	D
ACETIC ACID 20%	D	C
ACETIC ACID 80%	D	D
ACETIC ACID, GLACIAL	B	D
ACETIC ANHYDRIDE	A1	D
ACETONE	A	A
ACETYL BROMIDE	D	N/A
ACETYL CHLORIDE (DRY)	B	D
ACETYLENE	A	A
ACRYLONITRILE	A1	N/A
ADIPIC ACID	N/A	N/A
ALCOHOLS: AMYL	A1	A
ALCOHOLS: BENZYL	B1	A
ALCOHOLS: BUTYL	D	A
ALCOHOLS: DIACETONE	A	A
ALCOHOLS: ETHYL	A1	A1
ALCOHOLS: HEXYL	A	A
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
ALCOHOLS: ISOBUTYL	A1	A
ALCOHOLS: ISOPROPYL	D	A
ALCOHOLS: METHYL	B1	A
ALCOHOLS: OCTYL	A	A
ALCOHOLS: PROPYL	D	A
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE	B1	N/A
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE 20%	D	C
ALUMINUM FLUORIDE	A1	C
ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE	A1	A
ALUMINUM NITRATE	A1	B1
ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE 10%	D	C
ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE 100%	D	C
ALUMINUM SULFATE	A2	B1
ALUMS	A	N/A
AMINES	D	D
AMMONIA 10%	A	D
AMMONIA NITRATE	D	C
AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS	A1	D
AMMONIA, LIQUID	B1	D
AMMONIUM ACETATE	A	N/A
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE	N/A	D
AMMONIUM CARBONATE	A1	D
AMMONIUM CASEINATE	N/A	D
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE	B	B
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE	A	C
AMMONIUM NITRATE	A1	A2
AMMONIUM OXALATE	N/A	B
AMMONIUM PERSULFATE	D	D
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC	C1	B2
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOBASIC	B	B
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, TRIBASIC	B	B
AMMONIUM SULFATE	A1	B1
AMMONIUM SULFITE	A1	S
AMMONIUM THIOSULFATE	N/A	B
AMYL ACETATE	B2	B1
AMYL ALCOHOL	A1	A
AMYL CHLORIDE	C1	A
ANILINE	A2	A1
ANILINE HYDROCHLORIDE	D	N/A
ANTIFREEZE	D	D
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
ANTIMONY TRICHLORIDE	D	N/A
AQUA REGIA (80% HCI, 20% HNO3)	D	D
AROCHLOR 1248	A1	N/A
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS	N/A	A
ARSENIC ACID	C1	D
ARSENIC SALTS	A	N/A
ASPHALT	A	B2
BARIUM CARBONATE	A1	A
BARIUM CHLORIDE	A	A
BARIUM CYANIDE	A1	B
BARIUM HYDROXIDE	A1	D
BARIUM NITRATE	A1	B2
BARIUM SULFATE	A1	B2
BARIUM SULFIDE	A1	A
BENZALDEHYDE	A1	A
BENZENE	A1	A1
BENZENE SULFONIC ACID	D	N/A
BENZOIC ACID	D	B
BENZOL	D	A
BENZONITRILE	N/A	N/A
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
BENZYL CHLORIDE	A2	A
BLEACHING LIQUORS	C	N/A
BORAX (SODIUM BORATE)	A	B
BORIC ACID	B	A
BROMINE	D	D
BUTADIENE	C1	A
BUTANE	A2	A
BUTANOL (BUTYL ALCOHOL)	B1	A
BUTYL AMINE	A2	C1
BUTYL ETHER	A2	D
BUTYL PHTHALATE	A2	N/A
BUTYLACETATE	A	A
BUTYLENE	B1	A
BUTYRIC ACID	C1	A
CALCIUM BISULFATE	N/A	N/A
CALCIUM BISULFIDE	A	D
CALCIUM BISULFITE	A2	D
CALCIUM CARBONATE	A	A
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
CALCIUM CHLORATE	N/A	A
CALCIUM CHLORIDE	A1	D
CALCIUM HYDROXIDE	A2	D
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE	D	D
CALCIUM NITRATE	A1	D
CALCIUM OXIDE	B	A
CALCIUM SULFATE	D	D
CARBOLIC ACID (PHENOL)	D	D
CARBON BISULFIDE	A	A
CARBON DIOXIDE (DRY)	A1	A
CARBON DIOXIDE (WET)	A1	A
CARBON DISULFIDE	B1	A1
CARBON MONOXIDE	A1	A
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE	D	B1
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (DRY)	N/A	N/A
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (WET)	N/A	A1
CARBONATED WATER	A	A
CARBONIC ACID	A1	B1
CHLORIC ACID	D	D
CHLORINATED GLUE	N/A	D
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
CHLORINE (DRY)	D	D
CHLORINE WATER	C1	D
CHLORINE, ANHYDROUS LIQUID	D	A1
CHLOROACETIC ACID	D	D
CHLOROBENZENE (MONO)	D	D
CHLOROBROMOMETHANE	C	N/A
CHLOROFORM	A	A
CHLOROSULFONIC ACID	D	D
CHROMIC ACID 10%	D	D
CHROMIC ACID 30%	D	D
CHROMIC ACID 5%	D	D
CHROMIC ACID 50%	D	D
CHROMIUM SALTS	B	N/A
CITRIC ACID	A1	B1
CITRIC OILS	N/A	B
CLOROX BLEACH	A	D
COPPER CHLORIDE	D	A
COPPER CYANIDE	D	A
COPPER FLUOBORATE	N/A	B
COPPER NITRATE	D	A
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
COPPER SULFATE >5%	D	D
COPPER SULFATE 5%	D	D
CRESOLS	D	D
CRESYLIC ACID	D	D
CUPRIC ACID	D	N/A
CYANIC ACID	N/A	D
CYCLOHEXANE	A	A1
CYCLOHEXANONE	A	A
DIACETONE ALCOHOL	A1	N/A
DICHLOROBENZENE	D	N/A
DICHLOROETHANE	A1	A1
DIESEL FUEL	A	A
DIETHYL ETHER	A1	N/A
DIETHYLAMINE	A	B
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL	A1	A1
DIMETHYL ANILINE	A	D
DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE	A	D
DIPHENYL	N/A	N/A
DIPHENYL OXIDE	N/A	D
DYES	A	C
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
EPSOM SALTS (MAGNESIUM SULFATE)	A1	B
ETHANE	D	A1
ETHANOL	A1	A1
ETHANOLAMINE	A	D
ETHER	A	A1
ETHYL ACETATE	A2	A
ETHYL BENSOATE	N/A	N/A
ETHYL CHLORIDE	A1	A1
ETHYL ETHER	A1	A1
ETHYL SULFATE	N/A	N/A
ETHYLENE BROMIDE	N/A	N/A
ETHYLENE CHLORIDE	A	A1
ETHYLENE CHLOROHYDRIN	D	D
ETHYLENE DIAMINE	D	D
ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE	A1	B1
ETHYLENE GLYCOL	A	B
ETHYLENE OXIDE	A1	D
FATTY ACIDS	A1	A
FERRIC CHLORIDE	A	D
FERRIC NITRATE	A1	D
FERRIC SULFATE	A1	D
FERROUS CHLORIDE	D	D
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
FERROUS SULFATE	D	D
FLUOBORIC ACID	D	A1
FLUORINE	D	D
FLUOSILICIC ACID	D	A1
FORMALDEHYDE 100%	D	A
FORMALDEHYDE 40%	A	A2
FORMIC ACID	D	A2
FREON 113	N/A	A
FREON 12	A1	B
FREON 22	B	A
FREON TF	D	A
FREON 11	D	D
FUEL OILS	A1	A
FURAN RESIN	N/A	D
FURFURAL	B	A
GALLIC ACID	A	N/A
GASOLINE (HIGH-AROMATIC)	A	B
GASOLINE, LEADED, REF.	A2	A
GASOLINE, UNLEADED	A2	A
GLUCOSE	A	A
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
GLUE, P.V.A.	A1	A
GLYCERIN	A1	A
GLYCOLIC ACID	N/A	A
GOLD MONOCYANIDE	N/A	A
GREASE	N/A	D
HEPTANE	A	A
HEXANE	B	A
HYDRAULIC OIL (PETRO)	A1	B
HYDRAULIC OIL (SYNTHETIC)	A1	N/A
HYDRAZINE	N/A	B
HYDROBROMIC ACID 100%	D	D
HYDROBROMIC ACID 20%	D	C
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 100%	D	C
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 20%	D	C
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 37%	D	C
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, DRY GAS	A1	N/A
HYDROCYANIC ACID	B	B
HYDROCYANIC ACID (GAS 10%)	N/A	C
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 100%	D	D
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 20%	C1	D
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 50%	D	D
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 75%	D	D
HYDROFLUOSILICIC ACID 100%	D	A
HYDROFLUOSILICIC ACID 20%	D	B
HYDROGEN GAS	A2	N/A
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 10%	C1	D
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 100%	D	D
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 30%	D	D
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 50%	D	D
HYDROGEN SULFIDE (AQUA)	C1	C
HYDROGEN SULFIDE (DRY)	C1	N/A
HYDROQUINONE	D	A
HYDROXYACETIC ACID 70%	N/A	A
INK	C	B
IODINE	A	D
IODINE (IN ALCOHOL)	C	D
IODOFORM	N/A	N/A
ISOOCTANE	A1	N/A
ISOPROPYL ACETATE	B1	D
ISOPROPYL ETHER	A1	D
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
ISOTANE	D	N/A
JET FUEL (JP3, JP4, JP5)	C	A1
KEROSENE	A	A2
KETONES	A2	D
LACQUER THINNERS	A1	D
LACQUERS	A1	D
LACTIC ACID	B	B
LATEX	A1	B
LEAD ACETATE	A	B
LEAD NITRATE	N/A	N/A
LEAD SULFAMATE	B1	A
LIGROIN	D	B
LINOLEIC ACID	N/A	B
LITHIUM CHLORIDE	N/A	A
LITHIUM HYDROXIDE	N/A	N/A
LUBRICANTS	A1	A
LYE: Ca(OH)2 CALCIUM HYDROXIDE	A2	D
LYE: KOH POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE	C	A
LYE: NaOH SODIUM HYDROXIDE	A	C
MAGNESIUM BISULFATE	A1	N/A
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
MAGNESIUM CARBONATE	N/A	A
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE	A1	B1
MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE	B1	A
MAGNESIUM NITRATE	A1	A
MAGNESIUM OXIDE	N/A	A
MAGNESIUM SULFATE (EPSOM SALTS)	A1	B
MALEIC ACID	A	A
MALEIC ANHYDRIDE	N/A	D
MALIC ACID	A	A
MANGANESE SULFATE	A2	A1
MASH	A	A
MELAMINE	A	A
MERCURIC CHLORIDE (DILUTE)	D	B
MERCURIC CYANIDE	A2	N/A
MERCUROUS NITRATE	N/A	N/A
MERCURY	A	A
METHANE	A	A
METHANOL (METHYL ALCOHOL)	B1	A
METHYL ACETATE	A2	B
METHYL ACETONE	A	D
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
METHYL ACRYLATE	N/A	B
METHYL ALCOHOL 10%	B1	A
METHYL BROMIDE	B1	D
METHYL BUTYL KETONE	D	D
METHYL CELLOSOLVE	C	D
METHYL CHLORIDE	B1	B
METHYL DICHLORIDE	C	D
METHYL ETHYL KETONE	A1	C
METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE	N/A	N/A
METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE	B2	N/A
METHYL ISOPROPYL KETONE	A	N/A
METHYL METHACRYLATE	N/A	D
METHYLAMINE	N/A	D
METHYLENE CHLORIDE	C1	B
MINERAL SPIRITS	A	A
MONOCHLOROACETIC ACID	D	D
MONOETHANOLAMINE	A	D
MORPHOLINE	A2	N/A
MOTOR OIL	A2	B
NAPHTHA	A	A1
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
NAPHTHALENE	A1	A1
NATURAL GAS	N/A	B
NICKEL CHLORIDE	C1	A
NICKEL NITRATE	A1	N/A
NICKEL SULFATE	A1	A
NITRATING ACID (<15% HNO3)	N/A	N/A
NITRATING ACID (>15% H2SO4)	N/A	D
NITRATING ACID (S1% ACID)	N/A	N/A
NITRATING ACID (S15% H2S04)	N/A	N/A
NITRIC ACID (20%)	D	D
NITRIC ACID (50%)	D	D
NITRIC ACID (5-10%)	D	D
NITRIC ACID (CONCENTRATED)	D	D
NITROBENZENE	B1	C
NITROGEN FERTILIZER	N/A	N/A
NITROMETHANE	B1	A
NITROUS ACID	N/A	N/A
NITROUS OXIDE	C	N/A
OILS: ANILINE	A	D
OILS: ANISE	N/A	D
CHEMICAL (Back to Top)	CF	DG & DL
OILS: BAY	N/A	D
OILS: BONE	N/A	D
OILS: CREOSOTE	D	D
OILS: DIESEL FUEL (20, 30, 40, 50)	A	D
OILS: FUEL (1, 2, 3, 5A, 5B, 6)	A	D
OILS: HYDRAULIC OIL (PETRO)	A1	B
OILS: HYDRAULIC OIL (SYNTHETIC)	A1	N/A
OILS: TRANSFORMER	A1	A
OILS: TURBINE	A	A
OLEIC ACID	A	A
OLEUM 100%	D	D
OLEUM 25%	D	D
OXALIC ACID (COLD)	B2	B
OZONE	D	C
PALMITIC ACID	A	A
PARAFFIN	A1	A
PENTANE	A1	B
PERCHLORIC ACID