LDPE Chemical Resistance Chart
Side by Side Material Comparison Chemical Resistance Chart (Note: Large File)
| Reagent (20C) | LDPE |
| Inorganic acids | E |
| Organic acids | E |
| Oxidizing agents conc. | B |
| Alcohols | E |
| Aldehydes | B |
| Amines | B |
| Bases | E |
| Ketones | B |
| Ethers | B |
| Esters | E |
| Glycols | E |
| Aliphatic hydrocarbons | B |
| Aromatic hydrocarbons | B |
| Halogenated hydrocarbons | B |
| Mineral oils | S |
| Vegetable oils | B |
| Lubricating oils | B |
Chemical resistance chart
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E
= excellent resistance: no etching
B=Good
res. little etching after 30 days exposure to reagent. |
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| Reagent | LDPE | |
| 20C | 50C | |
| Actaldehyde | B | N |
| Acetone | E | E |
| Acetic acid | E | E |
| Aluminum hydroxide | E | B |
| Ammonium chlodide | E | E |
| Ammonium hydroxide 5% | E | E |
| Ammonium hydroxide 28% | E | B |
| Amyl chloride | N | N |
| Aniline | E | B |
| Banzaldehyde | E | B |
| Benzene | S | N |
| Boric acid | E | E |
| Bromine | N | N |
| Bromoform | N | N |
| Butadiene | N | N |
| Butyl acetate | B | S |
| Butyl Alcohol | E | B |
| Butyric acid | N | N |
| Calcium hydroxide | E | E |
| Calcium hypochloride | E | E |
| Carbon disulphide | N | N |
| Carbon tetrachloride | S | N |
| Cellosolve | E | B |
| Chlorine in air | B | N |
| Chlorine (moist) | B | N |
| Chloroform | S | N |
| Citric add. | E | E |
| Cresol | N | N |
| Cyclohexane | B | S |
| p-dichlorobenzene | S | N |
| Diethylene glycol | E | E |
| Diethylene formamide | E | E |
| Dioxane | B | S |
| Ethyl acetate | E | E |
| Ethyl alcohol | E | B |
| Ethyl chloride | S | N |
| Ethylene chloride | B | N |
| Ethylene oxide | B | S |
| Ethyl ether | S | N |
| Formaldehyde | E | B |
| Formic acid | E | B |
| Gasoline | S | N |
| Hexane | E | E |
| Hydrochloric acid 35% | E | E |
| Hydrofluoric acid | E | E |
| Hydrogen peroxide | E | B |
| Kerosene | S | N |
| Lactic acid | E | E |
| Methyl alcohol | E | E |
| Methyl ethyl ketone | E | B |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | B | S |
| Methylene chloride | S | N |
| Mineral oil | B | N |
| Nitric acid 1-10% | E | E |
| Nitric acid 50% | B | B |
| Nitric acid 65% | N | N |
| Nitrobenzene | N | N |
| Perchloric acid | B | N |
| Petroleum ether | S | N |
| Phenol | B | N |
| Phosphoric acid 85% | E | E |
| Potassium bichromate | E | B |
| Potassium hydroxide conc. | E | E |
| Potassium permanganate | E | B |
| Propane | N | N |
| Propylene glycol | N | N |
| Silver nitrate | E | E |
| Sodium hydroxide conc. | B | S |
| Sodium hypochloride | E | E |
| Sulfuric acid 20% | E | E |
| Sulfuric acid 98% | E | E |
| Tetrahydrofuran | E | B |
| Thionil chloride | S | N |
| Toluene | N | N |
| Trichloroacetic acid | S | N |
| sim-trichloroethane | N | N |
| Trichloroethylene | N | N |
| Turpentine | S | N |
| Urea | E | E |
| Xylene | B | N |