“DG” Delrin 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 “DG” fiber fully molded tweezers.

CHEMICALCompatibility
ACETALDEHYDEA
ACE AMIDEA
ACETATE SOLVENTN/A
ACETIC ACIDD
ACETIC ACID 20%C
ACETIC ACID 80%D
ACETIC ACID, GLACIALD
ACETIC ANHYDRIDED
ACETONEA
ACETYL BROMIDEN/A
ACETYL CHLORIDE (DRY)D
ACETYLENEA
ACRYLONITRILEN/A
ADIPIC ACIDN/A
ALCOHOLS: AMYLA
ALCOHOLS: BENZYLA
ALCOHOLS: BUTYLA
ALCOHOLS: DIACETONEA
ALCOHOLS: ETHYLA1
ALCOHOLS: HEXYLA
ALCOHOLS: ISOBUTYLA
ALCOHOLS: ISOPROPYLA
ALCOHOLS: METHYLA
ALCOHOLS: OCTYLA
ALCOHOLS: PROPYLA
ALUMINUM CHLORIDEN/A
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE 20%C
ALUMINUM FLUORIDEC
ALUMINUM HYDROXIDEA
ALUMINUM NITRATEB1
ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE 10%C
ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE 100%C
ALUMINUM SULFATEB1
ALUMSN/A
AMINESD
AMMONIA 10%D
AMMONIA NITRATEC
AMMONIA, ANHYDROUSD
AMMONIA, LIQUIDD
AMMONIUM ACETATEN/A
AMMONIUM BIFLUORIDED
AMMONIUM CARBONATED
AMMONIUM CASEINATED
AMMONIUM CHLORIDEB
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDEC
AMMONIUM NITRATEA2
AMMONIUM OXALATEB
AMMONIUM PERSULFATED
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASICB2
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOBASICB
AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, TRIBASICB
AMMONIUM SULFATEB1
AMMONIUM SULFITES
AMMONIUM THIOSULFATEB
AMYL ACETATEB1
AMYL ALCOHOLA
AMYL CHLORIDEA
ANILINEA1
ANILINE HYDROCHLORIDEN/A
ANTIFREEZED
ANTIMONY TRICHLORIDEN/A
AQUA REGIA (80% HCI, 20% HNO3)D
AROCHLOR 1248N/A
AROMATIC HYDROCARBONSA
ARSENIC ACIDD
ARSENIC SALTSN/A
ASPHALTB2
BARIUM CARBONATEA
BARIUM CHLORIDEA
BARIUM CYANIDEB
BARIUM HYDROXIDED
BARIUM NITRATEB2
BARIUM SULFATEB2
BARIUM SULFIDEA
BENZALDEHYDEA
BENZENEA1
BENZENE SULFONIC ACIDN/A
BENZOIC ACIDB
BENZOLA
BENZONITRILEN/A
BENZYL CHLORIDEA
BLEACHING LIQUORSN/A
BORAX (SODIUM BORATE)B
BORIC ACIDA
BROMINED
BUTADIENEA
BUTANEA
BUTANOL (BUTYL ALCOHOL)A
BUTYL AMINEC1
BUTYL ETHERD
BUTYL PHTHALATEN/A
BUTYLACETATEA
BUTYLENEA
BUTYRIC ACIDA
CALCIUM BISULFATEN/A
CALCIUM BISULFIDED
CALCIUM BISULFITED
CALCIUM CARBONATEA
CALCIUM CHLORATEA
CALCIUM CHLORIDED
CALCIUM HYDROXIDED
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITED
CALCIUM NITRATED
CALCIUM OXIDEA
CALCIUM SULFATED
CARBOLIC ACID (PHENOL)D
CARBON BISULFIDEA
CARBON DIOXIDE (DRY)A
CARBON DIOXIDE (WET)A
CARBON DISULFIDEA1
CARBON MONOXIDEA
CARBON TETRACHLORIDEB1
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (DRY)N/A
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (WET)A1
CARBONATED WATERA
CARBONIC ACIDB1
CHLORIC ACIDD
CHLORINATED GLUED
CHLORINE (DRY)D
CHLORINE WATERD
CHLORINE, ANHYDROUS LIQUIDA1
CHLOROACETIC ACIDD
CHLOROBENZENE (MONO)D
CHLOROBROMOMETHANEN/A
CHLOROFORMA
CHLOROSULFONIC ACIDD
CHROMIC ACID 10%D
CHROMIC ACID 30%D
CHROMIC ACID 5%D
CHROMIC ACID 50%D
CHROMIUM SALTSN/A
CITRIC ACIDB1
CITRIC OILSB
CLOROX BLEACHD
COPPER CHLORIDEA
COPPER CYANIDEA
COPPER FLUOBORATEB
COPPER NITRATEA
COPPER SULFATE >5%D
COPPER SULFATE 5%D
CRESOLSD
CRESYLIC ACIDD
CUPRIC ACIDN/A
CYANIC ACIDD
CYCLOHEXANEA1
CYCLOHEXANONEA
DIACETONE ALCOHOLN/A
DICHLOROBENZENEN/A
DICHLOROETHANEA1
DIESEL FUELA
DIETHYL ETHERN/A
DIETHYLAMINEB
DIETHYLENE GLYCOLA1
DIMETHYL ANILINED
DIMETHYL FORMAMIDED
DIPHENYLN/A
DIPHENYL OXIDED
DYESC
EPSOM SALTS (MAGNESIUM SULFATE)B
ETHANEA1
ETHANOLA1
ETHANOLAMINED
ETHERA1
ETHYL ACETATEA
ETHYL BENSOATEN/A
ETHYL CHLORIDEA1
ETHYL ETHERA1
ETHYL SULFATEN/A
ETHYLENE BROMIDEN/A
ETHYLENE CHLORIDEA1
ETHYLENE CHLOROHYDRIND
ETHYLENE DIAMINED
ETHYLENE DICHLORIDEB1
ETHYLENE GLYCOLB
ETHYLENE OXIDED
FATTY ACIDSA
FERRIC CHLORIDED
FERRIC NITRATED
FERRIC SULFATED
FERROUS CHLORIDED
FERROUS SULFATED
FLUOBORIC ACIDA1
FLUORINED
FLUOSILICIC ACIDA1
FORMALDEHYDE 100%A
FORMALDEHYDE 40%A2
FORMIC ACIDA2
FREON 113A
FREON 12B
FREON 22A
FREON TFA
FREON 11D
FUEL OILSA
FURAN RESIND
FURFURALA
GALLIC ACIDN/A
GASOLINE (HIGH-AROMATIC)B
GASOLINE, LEADED, REF.A
GASOLINE, UNLEADEDA
GLUCOSEA
GLUE, P.V.A.A
GLYCERINA
GLYCOLIC ACIDA
GOLD MONOCYANIDEA
GREASED
HEPTANEA
HEXANEA
HYDRAULIC OIL (PETRO)B
HYDRAULIC OIL (SYNTHETIC)N/A
HYDRAZINEB
HYDROBROMIC ACID 100%D
HYDROBROMIC ACID 20%C
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 100%C
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 20%C
HYDROCHLORIC ACID 37%C
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, DRY GASN/A
HYDROCYANIC ACIDB
HYDROCYANIC ACID (GAS 10%)C
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 100%D
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 20%D
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 50%D
HYDROFLUORIC ACID 75%D
HYDROFLUOSILICIC ACID 100%A
HYDROFLUOSILICIC ACID 20%B
HYDROGEN GASN/A
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 10%D
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 100%D
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 30%D
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 50%D
HYDROGEN SULFIDE (AQUA)C
HYDROGEN SULFIDE (DRY)N/A
HYDROQUINONEA
HYDROXYACETIC ACID 70%A
INKB
IODINED
IODINE (IN ALCOHOL)D
IODOFORMN/A
ISOOCTANEN/A
ISOPROPYL ACETATED
ISOPROPYL ETHERD
ISOTANEN/A
JET FUEL (JP3, JP4, JP5)A1
KEROSENEA2
KETONESD
LACQUER THINNERSD
LACQUERSD
LACTIC ACIDB
LATEXB
LEAD ACETATEB
LEAD NITRATEN/A
LEAD SULFAMATEA
LIGROINB
LINOLEIC ACIDB
LITHIUM CHLORIDEA
LITHIUM HYDROXIDEN/A
LUBRICANTSA
LYE: Ca(OH)2 CALCIUM HYDROXIDED
LYE: KOH POTASSIUM HYDROXIDEA
LYE: NaOH SODIUM HYDROXIDEC
MAGNESIUM BISULFATEN/A
MAGNESIUM CARBONATEA
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDEB1
MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDEA
MAGNESIUM NITRATEA
MAGNESIUM OXIDEA
MAGNESIUM SULFATE (EPSOM SALTS)B
MALEIC ACIDA
MALEIC ANHYDRIDED
MALIC ACIDA
MANGANESE SULFATEA1
MASHA
MELAMINEA
MERCURIC CHLORIDE (DILUTE)B
MERCURIC CYANIDEN/A
MERCUROUS NITRATEN/A
MERCURYA
METHANEA
METHANOL (METHYL ALCOHOL)A
METHYL ACETATEB
METHYL ACETONED
METHYL ACRYLATEB
METHYL ALCOHOL 10%A
METHYL BROMIDED
METHYL BUTYL KETONED
METHYL CELLOSOLVED
METHYL CHLORIDEB
METHYL DICHLORIDED
METHYL ETHYL KETONEC
METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDEN/A
METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONEN/A
METHYL ISOPROPYL KETONEN/A
METHYL METHACRYLATED
METHYLAMINED
METHYLENE CHLORIDEB
MINERAL SPIRITSA
MONOCHLOROACETIC ACIDD
MONOETHANOLAMINED
MORPHOLINEN/A
MOTOR OILB
NAPHTHAA1
NAPHTHALENEA1
NATURAL GASB
NICKEL CHLORIDEA
NICKEL NITRATEN/A
NICKEL SULFATEA
NITRATING ACID (<15% HNO3)N/A
NITRATING ACID (>15% H2SO4)D
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
NITROBENZENEC
NITROGEN FERTILIZERN/A
NITROMETHANEA
NITROUS ACIDN/A
NITROUS OXIDEN/A
OILS: ANILINED
OILS: ANISED
OILS: BAYD
OILS: BONED
OILS: CREOSOTED
OILS: DIESEL FUEL (20, 30, 40, 50)D
OILS: FUEL (1, 2, 3, 5A, 5B, 6)D
OILS: HYDRAULIC OIL (PETRO)B
OILS: HYDRAULIC OIL (SYNTHETIC)N/A
OILS: TRANSFORMERA
OILS: TURBINEA
OLEIC ACIDA
OLEUM 100%D
OLEUM 25%D
OXALIC ACID (COLD)B
OZONEC
PALMITIC ACIDA
PARAFFINA
PENTANEB
PERCHLORIC ACIDC
PERCHLOROETHYLENEB
PETROLATUMB
PETROLEUMB
PHENOL (10%)B
PHENOL (CARBOLIC ACID)D
PHOSPHORIC ACID (>40%)D
PHOSPHORIC ACID (CRUDE)D
PHOSPHORIC ACID (MOLTEN)D
PHOSPHORIC ACID (<40%)D
PHOSPHORIC ACID ANHYDRIDED
PHOSPHORUSB
PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDED
PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPERD
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOLUTIONSD
PHTHALIC ACIDC
PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDEC
PICRIC ACIDA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, ANTIMONY PLATING 130°FA
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°FB
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°FC
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°FC
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING: COPPER SULFATE BATH R.T.A
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (CYANIDE): COPPER STRIKE BATH 120°FA
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (CYANIDE): HIGH-SPEED BATH 180°FB
PLATING SOLUTIONS, COPPER PLATING (CYANIDE): ROCHELLE SALT BATH 150°FB
PLATING SOLUTIONS,COPPER PLATING (MISC): COPPER (ELECTROLESS)D
PLATING SOLUTIONS,COPPER PLATING (MISC): COPPER PYROPHOSPHATEA
PLATING SOLUTIONS,GOLD PLATING: ACID 75°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,GOLD PLATING: CYANIDE 150°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,GOLD PLATING: NEUTRAL 75°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,INDIUM SULFAMATE PLATING R.T.N/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,IRON PLATING: FERROUS AM SULFATE BATH 150°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,IRON PLATING: FERROUS CHLORIDE BATH 190°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,IRON PLATING: FERROUS SULFATE BATH 150°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,IRON PLATING: FLUOBORATE BATH 145°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,IRON PLATING: SULFAMATE 140°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,IRON PLATING: SULFATE-CHLORIDE BATH 160°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,LEAD FLUOBORATEN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,NICKEL PLATING: ELECTROLESS 200°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,NICKEL PLATING: FLUOBORATE 100-170°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,NICKEL PLATING: HIGH-CHLORIDE 130-160°FNA
PLATING SOLUTIONS,NICKEL PLATING: SULFAMATE 100-140°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,NICKEL: WATTS TYPE 115-160°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,RHODIUM 120°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,SILVER 80-120°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,FLUOBORATE 100°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,TIN-LEAD 100°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,ZINC PLATING: ACID CHLORIDE 140°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,ZINC PLATING: ACID FLUOBORATE BATH R.T.N/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,ZINC PLATING: ACID SULFATE BATH 150°FN/A
PLATING SOLUTIONS,ZINC PLATING: ALKALINE CYANIDE BATH R.T.N/A
POTASH (POTASSIUM CARBONATE)B
POTASSIUM BICARBONATEC
POTASSIUM BROMIDEA
POTASSIUM CHLORATEB
POTASSIUM CHLORIDEA
POTASSIUM CHROMATEC
POTASSIUM CYANIDE SOLUTIONSC
POTASSIUM DICHROMATEA
POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDEB1
POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDEN/A
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (CAUSTIC POTASH)A
POTASSIUM HYPOCHLORITEN/A
POTASSIUM IODIDEN/A
POTASSIUM NITRATEA
POTASSIUM OXALATEN/A
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATEA
POTASSIUM SULFATEB
POTASSIUM SULFIDEN/A
PROPANE (LIQUEFIEDA
PROPYLENEN/A
PROPYLENE GLYCOLB
PYRIDINEB
PYROGALLIC ACIDD
RESORCINALN/A
ROSINSB
RUST INHIBITORSA
SALICYLIC ACIDD
SALT BRINE (NaCI SATURATED)N/A
SEA WATERA
SHELLAC (BLEACHED)A
SHELLAC (ORANGE)A
SILICONEA
SILVER BROMIDEC
SILVER NITRATEA
SOAP SOLUTIONSA
SODA ASH (SEE SODIUM CARBONATE)A
SODIUM ACETATEB
SODIUM ALUMINATEB
SODIUM BENZOATEN/A
SODIUM BICARBONATEA
SODIUM BISULFATEB
SODIUM BISULFITEC
SODIUM BORATE (BORAX)N/A
SODIUM BROMIDEA
SODIUM CARBONATEA1
SODIUM CHLORATEA
SODIUM CHLORIDEA1
SODIUM CHROMATED
SODIUM CYANIDEA
SODIUM FERROCYANIDEA
SODIUM FLUORIDEN/A
SODIUM HYDROSULFITEN/A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (20%)A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (50%)A
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (80%)D
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE (<20%)D
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE (100%)D
SODIUM HYPOSULFATEN/A
SODIUM METAPHOSPHATEB
SODIUM METASILICATED
SODIUM NITRATEA
SODIUM PERBORATEB
SODIUM PEROXIDED
SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATEB
SODIUM SILICATEC
SODIUM SULFATEB
SODIUM SULFIDEB
SODIUM SULFITEN/A
SODIUM TETRABORATEB
SODIUM THIOSULFATE (HYPO)C1
SORGHUMA
STANNIC CHLORIDEC
STANNIC FLUOBORATEC
STANNOUS CHLORIDEN/A
STEARIC ACIDA
STODDARD SOLVENTA
STYRENEA
SUGAR (LIQUIDS)A
SULFATE (LIQUORS)D
SULFUR CHLORIDED
SULFUR DIOXIDEB
SULFUR DIOXIDE (DRY)B
SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDEN/A
SULFUR TRIOXIDEN/A
SULFUR TRIOXIDE (DRY)D
SULFURIC ACID (<10%)D
SULFURIC ACID (10-75%)D
SULFURIC ACID (75-100%)N/A
SULFURIC ACID (COLD CONCENTRATED)N/A
SULFURIC ACID (HOT CONCENTRATED)N/A
SULFUROUS ACIDC
SULFURYL CHLORIDEA
TALLOWA
TANNIC ACIDB
TANNING LIQUORSB
TARTARIC ACIDB
TETRACHLOROETHANEA
TETRACHLOROETHYLENEA
TETRAHYDROFURANA
TIN SALTSN/A
TOLUENE (TOLUOL)C1
TRICHLOROACETIC ACIDN/A
TRICHLOROETHANEA
TRICHLOROEETHYLENED
TRICHLOROPROPANEA
TRICRESYLPHOSPHATEC
TRIETHYLAMINED
TRISODIUM PHOSPHATEA
TURPENTINEA2
UREAA
URIC ACIDN/A
URINEA
VINYL ACETATEN/A
VINYL CHLORIDEN/A
WATER, ACID, MINEA1
WATER, DEIONIZEDN/A
WATER, DISTILLEDB
WATER, FRESHA2
WATER, SALTA
WHEYA
WHITE WATER (PAPER MILL)B
XYLENEA
ZINC CHLORIDEC
ZINC HYDROSULFITEC
ZINC SULFATEC
CHEMICALCompatibility

This document contains information based on average values as obtained from the results of laboratory tests and observations made on material. TDI International, Inc. declines all responsibility from an improper use of the product described in this document.

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