“CF” CarboFib 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

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 “CF” fiber tweezer tips.

ChemicalCompatibility
ACETALDEHYDEA
ACEAMIDEA
ACETATE SOLVENTA
ACETIC ACIDD
ACETIC ACID 20%D
ACETIC ACID 80%D
ACETIC ACID, GLACIALB
ACETIC ANHYDRIDEA1
ACETONEA
ACETYL BROMIDED
ACETYL CHLORIDE (DRY)B
ACETYLENEA
ACRYLONITRILEA1
ADIPIC ACIDN/A
ALCOHOLS: AMYLA1
ALCOHOLS: BENZYLB1
ALCOHOLS: BUTYLD
ALCOHOLS: DIACETONEA
ALCOHOLS: ETHYLA1
ALCOHOLS: HEXYLA
ALCOHOLS: ISOBUTYLA1
ALCOHOLS: ISOPROPYLD
ALCOHOLS: METHYLB1
ALCOHOLS: OCTYLA
ALCOHOLS: PROPYLD
ALUMINUM CHLORIDEB1
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE 20%D
ALUMINUM FLUORIDEA1
ALUMINUM HYDROXIDEA1
ALUMINUM NITRATEA1
ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE 10%D
ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE 100%D
ALUMINUM SULFATEA2
ALUMSA
AMINESD
AMMONIA 10%A
AMMONIA NITRATED
AMMONIA, ANHYDROUSA1
AMMONIA, LIQUIDB1
AMMONIUM ACETATEA
AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDEN/A
AMMONIUM CARBONATEA1
AMMONIUM CASEINATEN/A
AMMONIUM CHLORIDEB
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDEA
AMMONIUM NITRATEA1
AMMONIUM OXALATEN/A
AMMONIUM PERSULFATED
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASICC1
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOBASICB
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, TRIBASICB
AMMONIUM SULFATEA1
AMMONIUM SULFITEA1
AMMONIUM THIOSULFATEN/A
AMYL ACETATEB2
AMYL ALCOHOLA1
AMYL CHLORIDEC1
ANILINEA2
ANILINE HYDROCHLORIDED
ANTIFREEZED
ANTIMONY TRICHLORIDED
AQUA REGIA (80% HCI, 20% HNO3)D
AROCHLOR 1248A1
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONSN/A
ARSENIC ACIDC1
ARSENIC SALTSA
ASPHALTA
BARIUM CARBONATEA1
BARIUM CHLORIDEA
BARIUM CYANIDEA1
BARIUM HYDROXIDEA1
BARIUM NITRATEA1
BARIUM SULFATEA1
BARIUM SULFIDEA1
BENZALDEHYDEA1
BENZENEA1
BENZENE SULFONIC ACIDD
BENZOIC ACIDD
BENZOLD
BENZONITRILEN/A
BENZYL CHLORIDEA2
BLEACHING LIQUORSC
BORAX (SODIUM BORATE)A
BORIC ACIDB
BROMINED
BUTADIENEC1
BUTANEA2
BUTANOL (BUTYL ALCOHOL)B1
BUTYL AMINEA2
BUTYL ETHERA2
BUTYL PHTHALATEA2
BUTYLACETATEA
BUTYLENEB1
BUTYRIC ACIDC1
CALCIUM BISULFATEN/A
CALCIUM BISULFIDEA
CALCIUM BISULFITEA2
CALCIUM CARBONATEA
CALCIUM CHLORATEN/A
CALCIUM CHLORIDEA1
CALCIUM HYDROXIDEA2
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITED
CALCIUM NITRATEA1
CALCIUM OXIDEB
CALCIUM SULFATED
CARBOLIC ACID (PHENOL)D
CARBON BISULFIDEA
CARBON DIOXIDE (DRY)A1
CARBON DIOXIDE (WET)A1
CARBON DISULFIDEB1
CARBON MONOXIDEA1
CARBON TETRACHLORIDED
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (DRY)N/A
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (WET)N/A
CARBONATED WATERA
CARBONIC ACIDA1
CHLORIC ACIDD
CHLORINATED GLUEN/A
CHLORINE (DRY)D
CHLORINE WATERC1
CHLORINE, ANHYDROUS LIQUIDD
CHLOROACETIC ACIDD
CHLOROBENZENE (MONO)D
CHLOROBROMOMETHANEC
CHLOROFORMA
CHLOROSULFONIC ACIDD
CHROMIC ACID 10%D
CHROMIC ACID 30%D
CHROMIC ACID 5%D
CHROMIC ACID 50%D
CHROMIUM SALTSB
CITRIC ACIDA1
CITRIC OILSN/A
CLOROX BLEACHA
COPPER CHLORIDED
COPPER CYANIDED
COPPER FLUOBORATEN/A
COPPER NITRATED
COPPER SULFATE >5%D
COPPER SULFATE 5%D
CRESOLSD
CRESYLIC ACIDD
CUPRIC ACIDD
CYANIC ACIDN/A
CYCLOHEXANEA
CYCLOHEXANONEA
DIACETONE ALCOHOLA1
DICHLOROBENZENED
DICHLOROETHANEA1
DIESEL FUELA
DIETHYL ETHERA1
DIETHYLAMINEA
DIETHYLENE GLYCOLA1
DIMETHYL ANILINEA
DIMETHYL FORMAMIDEA
DIPHENYLN/A
DIPHENYL OXIDEN/A
DYESA
EPSOM SALTS (MAGNESIUM SULFATE)A1
ETHANED
ETHANOLA1
ETHANOLAMINEA
ETHERA
ETHYL ACETATEA2
ETHYL BENSOATEN/A
ETHYL CHLORIDEA1
ETHYL ETHERA1
ETHYL SULFATEN/A
ETHYLENE BROMIDEN/A
ETHYLENE CHLORIDEA
ETHYLENE CHLOROHYDRIND
ETHYLENE DIAMINED
ETHYLENE DICHLORIDEA1
ETHYLENE GLYCOLA
ETHYLENE OXIDEA1
FATTY ACIDSA1
FERRIC CHLORIDEA
FERRIC NITRATEA1
FERRIC SULFATEA1
FERROUS CHLORIDED
FERROUS SULFATED
FLUOBORIC ACIDD
FLUORINED
FLUOSILICIC ACIDD
FORMALDEHYDE 100%D
FORMALDEHYDE 40%A
FORMIC ACIDD
FREON 113N/A
FREON 12A1
FREON 22B
FREON TFD
FREON 11D
FUEL OILSA1
FURAN RESINN/A
FURFURALB
GALLIC ACIDA
GASOLINE (HIGH-AROMATIC)A
GASOLINE, LEADED, REF.A2
GASOLINE, UNLEADEDA2
GLUCOSEA
GLUE, P.V.A.A1
GLYCERINA1
GLYCOLIC ACIDN/A
GOLD MONOCYANIDEN/A
GREASEN/A
HEPTANEA
HEXANEB
HYDRAULIC OIL (PETRO)A1
HYDRAULIC OIL (SYNTHETIC)A1
HYDRAZINEN/A
HYDROBROMIC ACID 100%D
HYDROBROMIC ACID 20%D
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 100%D
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 20%D
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 37%D
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, DRY GASA1
HYDROCYANIC ACIDB
HYDROCYANIC ACID (GAS 10%)N/A
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 100%D
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 20%C1
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 50%D
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 75%D
HYDROFLUOSILICIC ACID 100%D
HYDROFLUOSILICIC ACID 20%D
HYDROGEN GASA2
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 10%C1
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 100%D
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 30%D
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 50%D
HYDROGEN SULFIDE (AQUA)C1
HYDROGEN SULFIDE (DRY)C1
HYDROQUINONED
HYDROXYACETIC ACID 70%N/A
INKC
IODINEA
IODINE (IN ALCOHOL)C
IODOFORMN/A
ISOOCTANEA1
ISOPROPYL ACETATEB1
ISOPROPYL ETHERA1
ISOTANED
JET FUEL (JP3, JP4, JP5)C
KEROSENEA
KETONESA2
LACQUER THINNERSA1
LACQUERSA1
LACTIC ACIDB
LATEXA1
LEAD ACETATEA
LEAD NITRATEN/A
LEAD SULFAMATEB1
LIGROIND
LINOLEIC ACIDN/A
LITHIUM CHLORIDEN/A
LITHIUM HYDROXIDEN/A
LUBRICANTSA1
LYE: Ca(OH)2 CALCIUM HYDROXIDEA2
LYE: KOH POTASSIUM HYDROXIDEC
LYE: NaOH SODIUM HYDROXIDEA
MAGNESIUM BISULFATEA1
MAGNESIUM CARBONATEN/A
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDEA1
MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDEB1
MAGNESIUM NITRATEA1
MAGNESIUM OXIDEN/A
MAGNESIUM SULFATE (EPSOM SALTS)A1
MALEIC ACIDA
MALEIC ANHYDRIDEN/A
MALIC ACIDA
MANGANESE SULFATEA2
MASHA
MELAMINEA
MERCURIC CHLORIDE (DILUTE)D
MERCURIC CYANIDEA2
MERCUROUS NITRATEN/A
MERCURYA
METHANEA
METHANOL (METHYL ALCOHOL)B1
METHYL ACETATEA2
METHYL ACETONEA
METHYL ACRYLATEN/A
METHYL ALCOHOL 10%B1
METHYL BROMIDEB1
METHYL BUTYL KETONED
METHYL CELLOSOLVEC
METHYL CHLORIDEB1
METHYL DICHLORIDEC
METHYL ETHYL KETONEA1
METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDEN/A
METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONEB2
METHYL ISOPROPYL KETONEA
METHYL METHACRYLATEN/A
METHYLAMINEN/A
METHYLENE CHLORIDEC1
MINERAL SPIRITSA
MONOCHLOROACETIC ACIDD
MONOETHANOLAMINEA
MORPHOLINEA2
MOTOR OILA2
NAPHTHAA
NAPHTHALENEA1
NATURAL GASN/A
NICKEL CHLORIDEC1
NICKEL NITRATEA1
NICKEL SULFATEA1
NITRATING ACID (<15% HNO3)N/A
NITRATING ACID (>15% H2SO4)N/A
NITRATING ACID (S1% ACID)N/A
NITRATING ACID (S15% H2S04)N/A
NITRIC ACID (20%)D
NITRIC ACID (50%)D
NITRIC ACID (5-10%)D
NITRIC ACID (CONCENTRATED)D
NITROBENZENEB1
NITROGEN FERTILIZERN/A
NITROMETHANEB1
NITROUS ACIDN/A
NITROUS OXIDEC
OILS: ANILINEA
OILS: ANISEN/A
OILS: BAYN/A
OILS: BONEN/A
OILS: CREOSOTED
OILS: DIESEL FUEL (20, 30, 40,  50)A
OILS: FUEL (1, 2, 3, 5A, 5B, 6)A
OILS: HYDRAULIC OIL (PETRO)A1
OILS: HYDRAULIC OIL (SYNTHETIC)A1
OILS: TRANSFORMERA1
OILS: TURBINEA
OLEIC ACIDA
OLEUM 100%D
OLEUM 25%D
OXALIC ACID (COLD)B2
OZONED
PALMITIC ACIDA
PARAFFINA1
PENTANEA1
PERCHLORIC ACIDD
PERCHLOROETHYLENEC1
PETROLATUMD
PETROLEUMA1
PHENOL (10%)D
PHENOL (CARBOLIC ACID)D
PHOSPHORIC ACID (>40%)B1
PHOSPHORIC ACID (CRUDE)B1
PHOSPHORIC ACID (MOLTEN)N/A
PHOSPHORIC ACID (<40%)B1
PHOSPHORIC ACID ANHYDRIDEN/A
PHOSPHORUSN/A
PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDEN/A
PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPERN/A
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOLUTIONSA1
PHTHALIC ACIDB1
PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDEN/A
PICRIC ACIDC1
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ANTIMONY PLATING 130°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ARSENIC PLATING 110°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, BRASS PLATING:    HIGH SPEED BRASS BATH 110°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, BRASS PLATING:   REGULAR BRASS BATH 100°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, BRONZE PLATING:   Cu-Cd BRONZE BATH R.T.A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, BRONZE PLATING:  Cu-Sn BRONZE BATH 100°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, BRONZE PLATING:   Cu-Zn BRONZE BATH 100°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CADMIUM PLATING:   CYANIDE BATH 90°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CADMIUM PLATING:   FLUOBORATE BATH 100°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CHROMIUM PLATING:   BARREL CHROME BATH 95°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CHROMIUM PLATING:   BLACK CHROME BATH 115°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CHROMIUM PLATING:   CHROMIC-SULFURIC BATH 130°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CHROMIUM PLATING:   FLUORIDE BATH 130°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING:   COPPER FLUOBORATE BATH 120°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING:  COPPER SULFATE BATH R.T.D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (CYANIDE): COPPER STRIKE BATH 120°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (CYANIDE):  HIGH-SPEED BATH 180°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (CYANIDE): ROCHELLE SALT BATH 150°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (MISC):   COPPER (ELECTROLESS)A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (MISC):   COPPER PYROPHOSPHATEA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, GOLD PLATING: ACID 75°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, GOLD PLATING: CYANIDE 150°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, GOLD PLATING: NEUTRAL 75°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, INDIUM SULFAMATE PLATING R.T.D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING: FERROUS AM SULFATE BATH 150°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING:   FERROUS CHLORIDE BATH 190°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING:   FERROUS SULFATE BATH 150°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING:   FLUOBORATE BATH 145°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING:    SULFAMATE 140°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING:   SULFATE-CHLORIDE BATH 160°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, LEAD FLUOBORATED
PLATING SOLUTIONS, NICKEL PLATING:   ELECTROLESS 200°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, NICKEL PLATING:   FLUOBORATE 100-170°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, NICKEL PLATING:   HIGH-CHLORIDE 130-160°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, NICKEL PLATING:   SULFAMATE 100-140°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, NICKEL:    WATTS TYPE 115-160°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, RHODIUM 120°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, SILVER 80-120°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, FLUOBORATE 100°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, TIN-LEAD 100°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ZINC PLATING:   ACID CHLORIDE 140°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ZINC PLATING:   ACID FLUOBORATE BATH R.T.D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ZINC PLATING:   ACID SULFATE BATH 150°FD
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ZINC PLATING:  ALKALINE CYANIDE BATH R.T.A
POTASH (POTASSIUM CARBONATE)A
POTASSIUM BICARBONATEA1
POTASSIUM BROMIDEA1
POTASSIUM CHLORATEC1
POTASSIUM CHLORIDEA1
POTASSIUM CHROMATEB
POTASSIUM CYANIDE SOLUTIONSA1
POTASSIUM DICHROMATEB1
POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDEB1
POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDEB1
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (CAUSTIC POTASH)C1
POTASSIUM HYPOCHLORITEB1
POTASSIUM IODIDEA1
POTASSIUM NITRATEB1
POTASSIUM OXALATEN/A
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATED
POTASSIUM SULFATEA1
POTASSIUM SULFIDEA
PROPANE (LIQUEFIED)A1
PROPYLENEN/A
PROPYLENE GLYCOLA
PYRIDINEC1
PYROGALLIC ACIDN/A
RESORCINALD
ROSINSA1
RUST INHIBITORSN/A
SALICYLIC ACIDA1
SALT BRINE (NaCI SATURATED)A
SEA WATERA2
SHELLAC (BLEACHED)A1
SHELLAC (ORANGE)A1
SILICONEA1
SILVER BROMIDEN/A
SILVER NITRATEA1
SOAP SOLUTIONSA1
SODA ASH (SEE SODIUM CARBONATE)B
SODIUM ACETATEB1
SODIUM ALUMINATEA1
SODIUM BENZOATEB1
SODIUM BICARBONATEA
SODIUM BISULFATEA1
SODIUM BISULFITEC1
SODIUM BORATE (BORAX)A1
SODIUM BROMIDEB1
SODIUM CARBONATEB1
SODIUM CHLORATED
SODIUM CHLORIDEA1
SODIUM CHROMATEC
SODIUM CYANIDEA1
SODIUM FERROCYANIDEN/A
SODIUM FLUORIDEB
SODIUM HYDROSULFITEA
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (20%)A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (50%)A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (80%)C
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE (<20%)D
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE (100%)D
SODIUM HYPOSULFATEN/A
SODIUM METAPHOSPHATEA1
SODIUM METASILICATEN/A
SODIUM NITRATEA1
SODIUM PERBORATEB1
SODIUM PEROXIDEA1
SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATEA1
SODIUM SILICATEA1
SODIUM SULFATEA
SODIUM SULFIDEA1
SODIUM SULFITED
SODIUM TETRABORATEA
SODIUM THIOSULFATE (HYPO)B
SORGHUMA
STANNIC CHLORIDEB1
STANNIC FLUOBORATEN/A
STANNOUS CHLORIDEC1
STEARIC ACIDA2
STODDARD SOLVENTA
STYRENEA1
SUGAR (LIQUIDS)A1
SULFATE (LIQUORS)B1
SULFUR CHLORIDEA1
SULFUR DIOXIDEC1
SULFUR DIOXIDE (DRY)B1
SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDEB
SULFUR TRIOXIDED
SULFUR TRIOXIDE (DRY)A1
SULFURIC ACID (<10%)C1
SULFURIC ACID (10-75%)D
SULFURIC ACID (75-100%)D
SULFURIC ACID (COLD CONCENTRATED)D
SULFURIC ACID (HOT CONCENTRATED)D
SULFUROUS ACIDD
SULFURYL CHLORIDEN/A
TALLOWA1
TANNIC ACIDC1
TANNING LIQUORSA1
TARTARIC ACIDB2
TETRACHLOROETHANEC1
TETRACHLOROETHYLENEA1
TETRAHYDROFURANA
TIN SALTSN/A
TOLUENE (TOLUOL)A1
TRICHLOROACETIC ACIDC
TRICHLOROETHANEC1
TRICHLOROEETHYLENEC1
TRICHLOROPROPANEN/A
TRICRESYLPHOSPHATEA2
TRIETHYLAMINEA1
TRISODIUM PHOSPHATEA
TURPENTINEB
UREAA
URIC ACIDA
URINEB
VINYL ACETATEN/A
VINYL CHLORIDEA1
WATER, ACID, MINEA
WATER, DEIONIZEDA1
WATER, DISTILLEDA1
WATER, FRESHA1
WATER, SALTA2
WHEYN/A
WHITE WATER (PAPER MILL)A
XYLENEA2
ZINC CHLORIDEA
ZINC HYDROSULFITEA
ZINC SULFATEA

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