“KD”® Ceramic 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 “KD”® Ceramic Tweezer Tips
| Chemical | Compatibility |
|---|---|
| ACETIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| ACETIC ACID 20% | A – EXCELLENT |
| ACETIC ACID 80% | A – EXCELLENT |
| ACETIC ACID, GLACIAL | A – EXCELLENT |
| ACETIC ANHYDRIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| ACETONE | A – EXCELLENT |
| ALCOHOLS: AMYL | A – EXCELLENT |
| ALCOHOLS: BENZYL | A – EXCELLENT |
| ALCOHOLS: BUTYL | A – EXCELLENT |
| ALCOHOLS: ETHYL | A – EXCELLENT |
| ALCOHOLS: ISOPROPYL | A – EXCELLENT |
| ALCOHOLS: METHYL | A – EXCELLENT |
| ALCOHOLS: PROPYL | A – EXCELLENT |
| ALUMINUM CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| ALUMINUM CHLORIDE 20% | A – EXCELLENT |
| ALUMINUM SULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| AMMONIA 10% | A – EXCELLENT |
| AMMONIA, LIQUID | A – EXCELLENT |
| AMMONIUM CARBONATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| AMMONIUM CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| AMMONIUM NITRATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| AMMONIUM PERSULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| AMMONIUM SULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| AMYL ACETATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| AMYL ALCOHOL | A – EXCELLENT |
| AMYL CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| ANILINE | A – EXCELLENT |
| ANTIMONY CHLORIDE | B – GOOD |
| BARIUM CARBONATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| BARIUM CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| BARIUM HYDROXIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| BARIUM SULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| BARIUM SULFIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| BENZALDEHYDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| BENZENE | A – EXCELLENT |
| BENZENE SULFONIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| BENZOIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| BENZOL | A – EXCELLENT |
| BORIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| BROMINE | A – EXCELLENT |
| CALCIUM CARBONATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| CALCIUM CHLORATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| CALCIUM CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| CALCIUM HYDROXIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE | A – EXCELLENT |
| CALCIUM NITRATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| CALCIUM SULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| CARBOLIC ACID (PHENOL) | A – EXCELLENT |
| CARBON DIOXIDE (WET) | A – EXCELLENT |
| CARBON TETRACHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (DRY) | A – EXCELLENT |
| CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (WET) | A – EXCELLENT |
| CARBONIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| CHLORINE WATER | A – EXCELLENT |
| CHLOROBENZENE (MONO) | A – EXCELLENT |
| CHLOROBROMOMETHANE | A – EXCELLENT |
| CHLOROFORM | A – EXCELLENT |
| CHLOROSULFONIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| CHROMIC ACID 10% | A – EXCELLENT |
| CHROMIC ACID 30% | A – EXCELLENT |
| CHROMIC ACID 5% | A – EXCELLENT |
| CHROMIC ACID 50% | A – EXCELLENT |
| CIDER | A – EXCELLENT |
| CITRIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| COPPER CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| COPPER CYANIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| COPPER NITRATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| COPPER SULFATE 5% | A – EXCELLENT |
| CYCLOHEXANONE | A – EXCELLENT |
| DETERGENTS | A – EXCELLENT |
| DICHLOROETHANE | A – EXCELLENT |
| ETHANOL | A – EXCELLENT |
| ETHANOLAMINE | A – EXCELLENT |
| ETHYL ACETATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| ETHYL CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| ETHYLENE GLYCOL | A – EXCELLENT |
| FATTY ACIDS | A – EXCELLENT |
| FERRIC SULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| FERROUS SULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| FLUOBORIC ACID | C – FAIR |
| FLUOSILICIC ACID | C – FAIR |
| FREON 113 | A – EXCELLENT |
| FREON TF | A – EXCELLENT |
| FREON® 11 | A – EXCELLENT |
| FRUIT JUICE | A – EXCELLENT |
| GASOLINE (HIGH AROMATIC) | A – EXCELLENT |
| GASOLINE, LEADED, REF. | A – EXCELLENT |
| GLYCERIN | A – EXCELLENT |
| HYDROCHLORIC ACID 100% | C – FAIR |
| HYDROCHLORIC ACID 20% | C – FAIR |
| HYDROCHLORIC ACID 37% | C – FAIR |
| HYDROFLUORIC ACID 75% | C – FAIR |
| HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 100% | A – EXCELLENT |
| HYDROGEN SULFIDE (AQUA) | A – EXCELLENT |
| INK | A – EXCELLENT |
| KEROSENE | A – EXCELLENT |
| KETONES | A – EXCELLENT |
| LACTIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| LEAD ACETATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| LYE: Ca(OH)2 CALCIUM HYDROXIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| LYE: KOH POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE | D – SEVERE EFFECT |
| LYE: NaOH SODIUM HYDROXIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| MAGNESIUM CARBONATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE | A2 – EXCELLENT |
| MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| MAGNESIUM NITRATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| MANGANESE SULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| MERCURIC CHLORIDE (DILUTE) | A – EXCELLENT |
| MERCURIC CYANIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| MERCUROUS NITRATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| MERCURY | A – EXCELLENT |
| METHANOL (METHYL ALCOHOL) | A – EXCELLENT |
| METHYL ALCOHOL 10% | A – EXCELLENT |
| METHYL ETHYL KETONE | A – EXCELLENT |
| MILK | A – EXCELLENT |
| MOLASSES | A – EXCELLENT |
| MOTOR OIL | A – EXCELLENT |
| NAPHTHALENE | A – EXCELLENT |
| NICKEL CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| NICKEL NITRATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| NICKEL SULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| NITRIC ACID 20% | A – EXCELLENT |
| NITRIC ACID 50% | A – EXCELLENT |
| NITRIC ACID 5-10% | A – EXCELLENT |
| NITRIC ACID, CONCENTRATED | A – EXCELLENT |
| OILS: CASTOR | A – EXCELLENT |
| OILS: COTTONSEED | A – EXCELLENT |
| OILS: LINSEED | A – EXCELLENT |
| OILS: MINERAL | A – EXCELLENT |
| OILS: OLIVE | A – EXCELLENT |
| OLEIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| OXALIC ACID, COLD | A – EXCELLENT |
| PARAFFIN | A – EXCELLENT |
| PERCHLOROETHYLENE | A – EXCELLENT |
| PHENOL 10% | A – EXCELLENT |
| PHENOL, CARBOLIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| PHOSPHORIC ACID >40% | A – EXCELLENT |
| PHOSPHORIC ACID <40% | A – EXCELLENT |
| PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER | A – EXCELLENT |
| PLATING SOLUTIONS, INDIUM SULFAMATE PLATING R.T. | A – EXCELLENT |
| PLATING SOLUTIONS, LEAD FLUOBORATE PLATING | A – EXCELLENT |
| PLATING SOLUTIONS, RHODIUM PLATING 120ºF | A – EXCELLENT |
| POTASH (POTASSIUM CARBONATE) | D – SEVERE EFFECT |
| POTASSIUM BICARBONATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| POTASSIUM BROMIDE | C – FAIR |
| POTASSIUM CHLORATE | B – GOOD |
| POTASSIUM CHROMATE | B – GOOD |
| POTASSIUM CYANIDE SOLUTIONS | D – SEVERE EFFECT |
| POTASSIUM DICHROMATE | B – GOOD |
| POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE | B – GOOD |
| POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE | B – GOOD |
| POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (CAUSTIC POTASH) | D – SEVERE EFFECT |
| POTASSIUM HYPOCHLORITE | D – SEVERE EFFECT |
| POTASSIUM IODIDE | B – GOOD |
| POTASSIUM NITRATE | B – GOOD |
| POTASSIUM OXALATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| POTASSIUM SULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| POTASSIUM SULFIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| PROPYLENE GLYCOL | A – EXCELLENT |
| PYRIDINE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SOAP SOLUTIONS | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM ACETATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM BICARBONATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM BISULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM BISULFITE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM BORATE (BORAX) | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM CARBONATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM CHLORATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM CYANIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM FERROCYANIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM FLUORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM HYDROXIDE 20% | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM HYDROXIDE 50% | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM HYDROXIDE 80% | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE <20% | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 100% | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM NITRATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM SILICATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM SULFATE | A – EXCELLENT |
| SODIUM SULFIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| STANNIC CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| STANNOUS CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| STARCH | A – EXCELLENT |
| SULFURIC ACID <10% | A – EXCELLENT |
| SULFURIC ACID 10-75% | A – EXCELLENT |
| SULFURIC ACID 75-100% | A – EXCELLENT |
| SULFURIC ACID (HOT CONCENTRATED) | A – EXCELLENT |
| TANNIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| TARTARIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| TETRAHYDROFURAN | A – EXCELLENT |
| TOLUENE (TOLUOL) | A – EXCELLENT |
| TRICHLOROACETIC ACID | A – EXCELLENT |
| TRICHLOROETHYLENE | A – EXCELLENT |
| TRICRESYLPHOSPHATE | D – SEVERE EFFECT |
| TRIETHYLAMINE | B – GOOD |
| TURPENTINE | A – EXCELLENT |
| UREA | B – GOOD |
| URIC ACID | D – SEVERE EFFECT |
| VEGETABLE JUICE | A – EXCELLENT |
| VINEGAR | A – EXCELLENT |
| VINYL ACETATE | B – GOOD |
| VINYL CHLORIDE | A – EXCELLENT |
| WATER, ACID, MINE | A – EXCELLENT |
| WATER, DEIONIZED | B – IONIZED |
| WATER, FRESH | A – EXCELLENT |
| WATER, SALT | B – GOOD |
| WEED KILLERS | B – GOOD |
| WHISKEY & WINES | A – EXCELLENT |
| XYLENE | A – EXCELLENT |
| ZINC CHLORIDE | D – SEVERE EFFECT |
| ZINC SULFATE | D – SEVERE EFFECT |
| Chemical | Compatibility |
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.