“CF” CarboFib Material Chemical Compatibility Chart

“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.

Chemical Compatibility
ACETALDEHYDE A
ACEAMIDE A
ACETATE SOLVENT A
ACETIC ACID D
ACETIC ACID 20% D
ACETIC ACID 80% D
ACETIC ACID, GLACIAL B
ACETIC ANHYDRIDE A1
ACETONE A
ACETYL BROMIDE D
ACETYL CHLORIDE (DRY) B
ACETYLENE A
ACRYLONITRILE A1
ADIPIC ACID N/A
ALCOHOLS: AMYL A1
ALCOHOLS: BENZYL B1
ALCOHOLS: BUTYL D
ALCOHOLS: DIACETONE A
ALCOHOLS: ETHYL A1
ALCOHOLS: HEXYL A
ALCOHOLS: ISOBUTYL A1
ALCOHOLS: ISOPROPYL D
ALCOHOLS: METHYL B1
ALCOHOLS: OCTYL A
ALCOHOLS: PROPYL D
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE B1
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE 20% D
ALUMINUM FLUORIDE A1
ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE A1
ALUMINUM NITRATE A1
ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE 10% D
ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE 100% D
ALUMINUM SULFATE A2
ALUMS A
AMINES D
AMMONIA 10% A
AMMONIA NITRATE D
AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS A1
AMMONIA, LIQUID B1
AMMONIUM ACETATE A
AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDE N/A
AMMONIUM CARBONATE A1
AMMONIUM CASEINATE N/A
AMMONIUM CHLORIDE B
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE A
AMMONIUM NITRATE A1
AMMONIUM OXALATE N/A
AMMONIUM PERSULFATE D
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC C1
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOBASIC B
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, TRIBASIC B
AMMONIUM SULFATE A1
AMMONIUM SULFITE A1
AMMONIUM THIOSULFATE N/A
AMYL ACETATE B2
AMYL ALCOHOL A1
AMYL CHLORIDE C1
ANILINE A2
ANILINE HYDROCHLORIDE D
ANTIFREEZE D
ANTIMONY TRICHLORIDE D
AQUA REGIA (80% HCI, 20% HNO3) D
AROCHLOR 1248 A1
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS N/A
ARSENIC ACID C1
ARSENIC SALTS A
ASPHALT A
BARIUM CARBONATE A1
BARIUM CHLORIDE A
BARIUM CYANIDE A1
BARIUM HYDROXIDE A1
BARIUM NITRATE A1
BARIUM SULFATE A1
BARIUM SULFIDE A1
BENZALDEHYDE A1
BENZENE A1
BENZENE SULFONIC ACID D
BENZOIC ACID D
BENZOL D
BENZONITRILE N/A
BENZYL CHLORIDE A2
BLEACHING LIQUORS C
BORAX (SODIUM BORATE) A
BORIC ACID B
BROMINE D
BUTADIENE C1
BUTANE A2
BUTANOL (BUTYL ALCOHOL) B1
BUTYL AMINE A2
BUTYL ETHER A2
BUTYL PHTHALATE A2
BUTYLACETATE A
BUTYLENE B1
BUTYRIC ACID C1
CALCIUM BISULFATE N/A
CALCIUM BISULFIDE A
CALCIUM BISULFITE A2
CALCIUM CARBONATE A
CALCIUM CHLORATE N/A
CALCIUM CHLORIDE A1
CALCIUM HYDROXIDE A2
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE D
CALCIUM NITRATE A1
CALCIUM OXIDE B
CALCIUM SULFATE D
CARBOLIC ACID (PHENOL) D
CARBON BISULFIDE A
CARBON DIOXIDE (DRY) A1
CARBON DIOXIDE (WET) A1
CARBON DISULFIDE B1
CARBON MONOXIDE A1
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE D
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (DRY) N/A
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (WET) N/A
CARBONATED WATER A
CARBONIC ACID A1
CHLORIC ACID D
CHLORINATED GLUE N/A
CHLORINE (DRY) D
CHLORINE WATER C1
CHLORINE, ANHYDROUS LIQUID D
CHLOROACETIC ACID D
CHLOROBENZENE (MONO) D
CHLOROBROMOMETHANE C
CHLOROFORM A
CHLOROSULFONIC ACID D
CHROMIC ACID 10% D
CHROMIC ACID 30% D
CHROMIC ACID 5% D
CHROMIC ACID 50% D
CHROMIUM SALTS B
CITRIC ACID A1
CITRIC OILS N/A
CLOROX BLEACH A
COPPER CHLORIDE D
COPPER CYANIDE D
COPPER FLUOBORATE N/A
COPPER NITRATE D
COPPER SULFATE >5% D
COPPER SULFATE 5% D
CRESOLS D
CRESYLIC ACID D
CUPRIC ACID D
CYANIC ACID N/A
CYCLOHEXANE A
CYCLOHEXANONE A
DIACETONE ALCOHOL A1
DICHLOROBENZENE D
DICHLOROETHANE A1
DIESEL FUEL A
DIETHYL ETHER A1
DIETHYLAMINE A
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL A1
DIMETHYL ANILINE A
DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE A
DIPHENYL N/A
DIPHENYL OXIDE N/A
DYES A
EPSOM SALTS (MAGNESIUM SULFATE) A1
ETHANE D
ETHANOL A1
ETHANOLAMINE A
ETHER A
ETHYL ACETATE A2
ETHYL BENSOATE N/A
ETHYL CHLORIDE A1
ETHYL ETHER A1
ETHYL SULFATE N/A
ETHYLENE BROMIDE N/A
ETHYLENE CHLORIDE A
ETHYLENE CHLOROHYDRIN D
ETHYLENE DIAMINE D
ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE A1
ETHYLENE GLYCOL A
ETHYLENE OXIDE A1
FATTY ACIDS A1
FERRIC CHLORIDE A
FERRIC NITRATE A1
FERRIC SULFATE A1
FERROUS CHLORIDE D
FERROUS SULFATE D
FLUOBORIC ACID D
FLUORINE D
FLUOSILICIC ACID D
FORMALDEHYDE 100% D
FORMALDEHYDE 40% A
FORMIC ACID D
FREON 113 N/A
FREON 12 A1
FREON 22 B
FREON TF D
FREON 11 D
FUEL OILS A1
FURAN RESIN N/A
FURFURAL B
GALLIC ACID A
GASOLINE (HIGH-AROMATIC) A
GASOLINE, LEADED, REF. A2
GASOLINE, UNLEADED A2
GLUCOSE A
GLUE, P.V.A. A1
GLYCERIN A1
GLYCOLIC ACID N/A
GOLD MONOCYANIDE N/A
GREASE N/A
HEPTANE A
HEXANE B
HYDRAULIC OIL (PETRO) A1
HYDRAULIC OIL (SYNTHETIC) A1
HYDRAZINE N/A
HYDROBROMIC ACID 100% D
HYDROBROMIC ACID 20% D
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 100% D
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 20% D
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 37% D
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, DRY GAS A1
HYDROCYANIC ACID B
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 GAS A2
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 10% C1
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 100% D
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 30% D
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 50% D
HYDROGEN SULFIDE (AQUA) C1
HYDROGEN SULFIDE (DRY) C1
HYDROQUINONE D
HYDROXYACETIC ACID 70% N/A
INK C
IODINE A
IODINE (IN ALCOHOL) C
IODOFORM N/A
ISOOCTANE A1
ISOPROPYL ACETATE B1
ISOPROPYL ETHER A1
ISOTANE D
JET FUEL (JP3, JP4, JP5) C
KEROSENE A
KETONES A2
LACQUER THINNERS A1
LACQUERS A1
LACTIC ACID B
LATEX A1
LEAD ACETATE A
LEAD NITRATE N/A
LEAD SULFAMATE B1
LIGROIN D
LINOLEIC ACID N/A
LITHIUM CHLORIDE N/A
LITHIUM HYDROXIDE N/A
LUBRICANTS A1
LYE: Ca(OH)2 CALCIUM HYDROXIDE A2
LYE: KOH POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE C
LYE: NaOH SODIUM HYDROXIDE A
MAGNESIUM BISULFATE A1
MAGNESIUM CARBONATE N/A
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE A1
MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE B1
MAGNESIUM NITRATE A1
MAGNESIUM OXIDE N/A
MAGNESIUM SULFATE (EPSOM SALTS) A1
MALEIC ACID A
MALEIC ANHYDRIDE N/A
MALIC ACID A
MANGANESE SULFATE A2
MASH A
MELAMINE A
MERCURIC CHLORIDE (DILUTE) D
MERCURIC CYANIDE A2
MERCUROUS NITRATE N/A
MERCURY A
METHANE A
METHANOL (METHYL ALCOHOL) B1
METHYL ACETATE A2
METHYL ACETONE A
METHYL ACRYLATE N/A
METHYL ALCOHOL 10% B1
METHYL BROMIDE B1
METHYL BUTYL KETONE D
METHYL CELLOSOLVE C
METHYL CHLORIDE B1
METHYL DICHLORIDE C
METHYL ETHYL KETONE A1
METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE N/A
METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE B2
METHYL ISOPROPYL KETONE A
METHYL METHACRYLATE N/A
METHYLAMINE N/A
METHYLENE CHLORIDE C1
MINERAL SPIRITS A
MONOCHLOROACETIC ACID D
MONOETHANOLAMINE A
MORPHOLINE A2
MOTOR OIL A2
NAPHTHA A
NAPHTHALENE A1
NATURAL GAS N/A
NICKEL CHLORIDE C1
NICKEL NITRATE A1
NICKEL SULFATE A1
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
NITROBENZENE B1
NITROGEN FERTILIZER N/A
NITROMETHANE B1
NITROUS ACID N/A
NITROUS OXIDE C
OILS: ANILINE A
OILS: ANISE N/A
OILS: BAY N/A
OILS: BONE N/A
OILS: CREOSOTE D
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: TRANSFORMER A1
OILS: TURBINE A
OLEIC ACID A
OLEUM 100% D
OLEUM 25% D
OXALIC ACID (COLD) B2
OZONE D
PALMITIC ACID A
PARAFFIN A1
PENTANE A1
PERCHLORIC ACID D
PERCHLOROETHYLENE C1
PETROLATUM D
PETROLEUM A1
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 ANHYDRIDE N/A
PHOSPHORUS N/A
PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE N/A
PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER N/A
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOLUTIONS A1
PHTHALIC ACID B1
PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE N/A
PICRIC ACID C1
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ANTIMONY PLATING 130°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ARSENIC PLATING 110°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, BRASS PLATING:    HIGH SPEED BRASS BATH 110°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, BRASS PLATING:   REGULAR BRASS BATH 100°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, BRONZE PLATING:   Cu-Cd BRONZE BATH R.T. A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, BRONZE PLATING:  Cu-Sn BRONZE BATH 100°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, BRONZE PLATING:   Cu-Zn BRONZE BATH 100°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CADMIUM PLATING:   CYANIDE BATH 90°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CADMIUM PLATING:   FLUOBORATE BATH 100°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CHROMIUM PLATING:   BARREL CHROME BATH 95°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CHROMIUM PLATING:   BLACK CHROME BATH 115°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CHROMIUM PLATING:   CHROMIC-SULFURIC BATH 130°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, CHROMIUM PLATING:   FLUORIDE BATH 130°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING:   COPPER FLUOBORATE BATH 120°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING:  COPPER SULFATE BATH R.T. D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (CYANIDE): COPPER STRIKE BATH 120°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (CYANIDE):  HIGH-SPEED BATH 180°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (CYANIDE): ROCHELLE SALT BATH 150°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (MISC):   COPPER (ELECTROLESS) A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (MISC):   COPPER PYROPHOSPHATE A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, GOLD PLATING: ACID 75°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, GOLD PLATING: CYANIDE 150°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, GOLD PLATING: NEUTRAL 75°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, INDIUM SULFAMATE PLATING R.T. D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING: FERROUS AM SULFATE BATH 150°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING:   FERROUS CHLORIDE BATH 190°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING:   FERROUS SULFATE BATH 150°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING:   FLUOBORATE BATH 145°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING:    SULFAMATE 140°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, IRON PLATING:   SULFATE-CHLORIDE BATH 160°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, LEAD FLUOBORATE D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, NICKEL PLATING:   ELECTROLESS 200°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, NICKEL PLATING:   FLUOBORATE 100-170°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, NICKEL PLATING:   HIGH-CHLORIDE 130-160°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, NICKEL PLATING:   SULFAMATE 100-140°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, NICKEL:    WATTS TYPE 115-160°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, RHODIUM 120°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, SILVER 80-120°F A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, FLUOBORATE 100°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, TIN-LEAD 100°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ZINC PLATING:   ACID CHLORIDE 140°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ZINC PLATING:   ACID FLUOBORATE BATH R.T. D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ZINC PLATING:   ACID SULFATE BATH 150°F D
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ZINC PLATING:  ALKALINE CYANIDE BATH R.T. A
POTASH (POTASSIUM CARBONATE) A
POTASSIUM BICARBONATE A1
POTASSIUM BROMIDE A1
POTASSIUM CHLORATE C1
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE A1
POTASSIUM CHROMATE B
POTASSIUM CYANIDE SOLUTIONS A1
POTASSIUM DICHROMATE B1
POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE B1
POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE B1
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (CAUSTIC POTASH) C1
POTASSIUM HYPOCHLORITE B1
POTASSIUM IODIDE A1
POTASSIUM NITRATE B1
POTASSIUM OXALATE N/A
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE D
POTASSIUM SULFATE A1
POTASSIUM SULFIDE A
PROPANE (LIQUEFIED) A1
PROPYLENE N/A
PROPYLENE GLYCOL A
PYRIDINE C1
PYROGALLIC ACID N/A
RESORCINAL D
ROSINS A1
RUST INHIBITORS N/A
SALICYLIC ACID A1
SALT BRINE (NaCI SATURATED) A
SEA WATER A2
SHELLAC (BLEACHED) A1
SHELLAC (ORANGE) A1
SILICONE A1
SILVER BROMIDE N/A
SILVER NITRATE A1
SOAP SOLUTIONS A1
SODA ASH (SEE SODIUM CARBONATE) B
SODIUM ACETATE B1
SODIUM ALUMINATE A1
SODIUM BENZOATE B1
SODIUM BICARBONATE A
SODIUM BISULFATE A1
SODIUM BISULFITE C1
SODIUM BORATE (BORAX) A1
SODIUM BROMIDE B1
SODIUM CARBONATE B1
SODIUM CHLORATE D
SODIUM CHLORIDE A1
SODIUM CHROMATE C
SODIUM CYANIDE A1
SODIUM FERROCYANIDE N/A
SODIUM FLUORIDE B
SODIUM HYDROSULFITE A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (20%) A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (50%) A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (80%) C
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE (<20%) D
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE (100%) D
SODIUM HYPOSULFATE N/A
SODIUM METAPHOSPHATE A1
SODIUM METASILICATE N/A
SODIUM NITRATE A1
SODIUM PERBORATE B1
SODIUM PEROXIDE A1
SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE A1
SODIUM SILICATE A1
SODIUM SULFATE A
SODIUM SULFIDE A1
SODIUM SULFITE D
SODIUM TETRABORATE A
SODIUM THIOSULFATE (HYPO) B
SORGHUM A
STANNIC CHLORIDE B1
STANNIC FLUOBORATE N/A
STANNOUS CHLORIDE C1
STEARIC ACID A2
STODDARD SOLVENT A
STYRENE A1
SUGAR (LIQUIDS) A1
SULFATE (LIQUORS) B1
SULFUR CHLORIDE A1
SULFUR DIOXIDE C1
SULFUR DIOXIDE (DRY) B1
SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE B
SULFUR TRIOXIDE D
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 ACID D
SULFURYL CHLORIDE N/A
TALLOW A1
TANNIC ACID C1
TANNING LIQUORS A1
TARTARIC ACID B2
TETRACHLOROETHANE C1
TETRACHLOROETHYLENE A1
TETRAHYDROFURAN A
TIN SALTS N/A
TOLUENE (TOLUOL) A1
TRICHLOROACETIC ACID C
TRICHLOROETHANE C1
TRICHLOROEETHYLENE C1
TRICHLOROPROPANE N/A
TRICRESYLPHOSPHATE A2
TRIETHYLAMINE A1
TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE A
TURPENTINE B
UREA A
URIC ACID A
URINE B
VINYL ACETATE N/A
VINYL CHLORIDE A1
WATER, ACID, MINE A
WATER, DEIONIZED A1
WATER, DISTILLED A1
WATER, FRESH A1
WATER, SALT A2
WHEY N/A
WHITE WATER (PAPER MILL) A
XYLENE A2
ZINC CHLORIDE A
ZINC HYDROSULFITE A
ZINC SULFATE A