“MZ” 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 “MZ” Ceramic Tweezer Tips
ChemicalCompatibility
| 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 TRICHLORIDE | 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 |
| 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% | A – EXCELLENT |
| 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 – GOOD |
| 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 |