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MATERIALS IN CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENTS
| A- Excellent B- Good C-Poor D- Not Recommended |
MEDIUM |
METALICS |
NOT METALLIC |
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| Bronze Aluminium |
Carbon Steel |
ANSI 316 | Cast Iron |
Buna-N | PTFE | Viton | Nylon | |
| Oil | B | B | B | B | B | B | C | A |
| Animal Oil | A | - | A | A | - | A | A | A |
| Coconut Oil | B | - | C | B | - | B | A | A |
| Coal Tar Oil | A | - | B | B | - | A | D | A |
| Cutting Oil | A | - | B | A | - | - | A | A |
| Hidraulic Oil | A | - | A | A | - | A | A | A |
| Aceite de Lena (?) | B | - | B | A | - | C | A | A |
| Linseed oil | A | A | A | B | B | B | A | A |
| Lubricating oil | A | - | A | A | - | B | A | A |
| Corn Oil | B | A | C | B | B | B | A | A |
| Mineral Oil | A | A | B | A | B | A | A | A |
| Olive oil | A | - | B | A | - | A | A | A |
| Palm Oil | A | - | C | B | - | A | B | A |
| Fish Oil | B | - | B | A | - | A | A | A |
| Pine Oil | A | - | B | A | - | A | A | A |
| Castor Oil | A | - | B | A | - | A | A | A |
| Drying Oils | C | D | C | B | C | B | A | A |
| Soybean Oil | B | A | C | A | B | A | A | A |
| Transformers Oil | A | - | A | A | - | A | A | A |
| Vegetable Oil | A | - | B | A | - | B | A | A |
| Acetaldehyde | B | - | C | A | - | A | D | A |
| Amyl acetate | B | A | C | B | B | B | D | A |
| Copper Acetate | D | - | D | A | B | C | A | |
| Ethyl acetate | B | A | B | B | D | B | D | A |
| Methyl Acetate | A | A | B | A | - | A | D | A |
| Lead acetate | D | - | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Sodium Acetate | B | B | C | B | - | C | B | A |
| Acetylene | A | A | A | A | - | A | A | |
| Acetone | A | A | A | A | - | A | D | A |
| Acetic Acid (raw)Wood Vinegar | B | - | C | A | - | A | D | A |
| Acetic Acid(Evap) | B | - | D | A | - | A | C | A |
| Acetic Acid (pure) | B | - | C | A | - | A | D | A |
| Acetic Acid (gases) | B | - | D | A | - | A | C | A |
| Acetic Acid - 10 % | B | - | C | A | - | A | D | A |
| Acetic Acid - 80 % | B | - | C | A | - | A | D | A |
| Arsenic acid | D | D | D | B | D | D | A | A |
| Benzoic Acid | B | B | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Boric acid | B | A | D | B | D | A | A | A |
| Hydrobromic Acid | D | - | D | D | - | C | C | A |
| Butyric Acid | A | C | D | B | D | B | B | A |
| Carbolic Acid | A | C | D | B | D | B | D | A |
| Carbonic acid | A | D | D | B | D | A | A | A |
| Hydrocyanic Acid | A | C | A | C | A | |||
| Citric acid | D | A | B | B | A | A | ||
| Hydrochloric acid (gas) | D | D | D | C | B | A | ||
| Chloroacetic Acid | C | D | D | D | D | C | D | A |
| Chlorosulfonic Acid (dry) | B | B | B | B | D | A | D | A |
| Chlorosulfonic Acid (wet) | D | C | D | D | D | C | D | A |
| Chromic Acid | C | D | D | C | D | B | D | A |
| Stearic Acid | A | D | C | B | D | B | A | A |
| Hydrofluoric Acid | C | D | D | B | A | |||
| Fluorisilicic Acid | D | B | D | B | D | A | A | |
| Formic acid (Cold) | D | B | D | B | D | B | D | A |
| Formic acid (warm) | D | C | D | B | D | B | D | A |
| Phosphoric Acid 10% (cold) | D | D | D | B | D | B | B | A |
| Phosphoric Acid 10% (warm) | D | D | D | D | D | C | B | A |
| Phosphoric Acid 50% (cold) | D | D | D | B | D | C | B | A |
| Phosphoric Acid 50% (warm) | D | D | D | D | D | C | B | A |
| Phosphoric Acid 85% (cold) | D | D | B | A | D | A | C | A |
| Phosphoric Acid 85% (warm) | D | D | C | A | D | A | C | A |
| Phthalic Acid |
B | B | C | B | D | A | C | A |
| Gallic Acid | A | A | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Greasy (Fat)
Acid |
B | D | B | B | B | A | ||
| Hydrofluosilicic Acid | D | D | D | C | D | B | A | A |
| Lactic Acid(cold diluted) | A | C | D | A | D | C | B | A |
Lactic Acid (warm diluted) |
A | C | D | A | D | C | B | A |
Lactic Acid (cold concentrated) |
B | C | D | B | D | D | C | A |
| Lactic Acid (warm concentrated) | C | D | D | B | D | D | B | A |
| Acido Linoleico (?) | C | D | C | B | D | D | C | A |
| Acido Maleico (?) | B | B | B | B | D | A | A | A |
| Malic Acid | B | B | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Muriatic Acid | D | D | D | D | D | C | B | A |
| Nicotinic Acid | D | D | D | D | D | C | B | A |
| Nitric Acid 10% | D | D | D | A | D | D | C | A |
| Nitric Acid 30% | D | B | D | A | D | D | C | A |
| Nitric Acid 80% | B | B | D | A | D | D | D | A |
| Nitric Acid 100% | B | D | A | A | D | D | D | A |
| Anhydrous Nitric Acid | B | A | A | D | A | |||
| Nitrous Acid 10% | D | D | B | D | C | A | ||
| Oleic Acid | B | B | C | B | D | B | A | A |
| Oxalic Acid | C | B | D | B | D | B | C | A |
| Palmitic Acid | B | B | C | B | C | B | B | A |
| Picric Acid | C | D | D | B | D | A | C | A |
| Pyrogallic Acid | B | B | B | B | D | B | A | A |
| Salicilic Acid | C | B | D | A | D | A | A | A |
| Hydrosulphuric Acid (dry) | B | B | A | A | C | A | ||
| Hydrosulphuric Acid (wet) | C | C | B | D | B | C | A | |
| Sulphuric Acid 0-7% | B | A | D | B | D | A | B | A |
| Sulphuric Acid 20% | D | A | D | D | D | B | C | A |
| Sulphuric Acid 50% | D | B | D | D | D | B | C | A |
| Sulphuric Acid 100% | D | D | B | A | D | A | D | A |
| Sulfphurous Acid | C | D | D | B | D | D | C | A |
| Tannic Acid | C | A | C | B | D | B | A | A |
| Tartaric Acid | B | D | D | B | D | B | C | A |
| Ethyl Acrylate | C | B | C | A | D | B | A | |
| Acrinolitrilo | B | A | A | A | D | A | ||
| Acrilonitrilo (?) | A | A | B | A | D | A | A | A |
| Carbonated Water | A | A | D | A | D | A | A | A |
| Distilled Water (gas) | A | C | A | A | A | A | ||
| Fresh Water | D | C | A | B | A | |||
| Aqua Fortis orNitric | B | D | A | A | A | A | ||
| Salt Water | B | A | A | A | D | B | B | A |
| Air | A | A | A | A | B | A | A | A |
| Acetone Alcohol | A | B | A | A | A | D | A | |
| Amyl Alcohol | B | B | A | C | A | A | ||
| Butyl Alcohol | B | B | A | C | A | A | ||
| Ethyl Alcohol | B | A | B | B | B | B | A | A |
| Methyl Alcohol | B | A | B | B | B | A | A | A |
| Propyl Alcohol | A | A | B | A | B | A | A | A |
| Isopropyl Alcohol | B | A | B | B | B | B | C | A |
| Alcohols | B | B | B | D | B | A | A | |
| Coal Tar | A | A | A | A | B | A | B | A |
| Chromium Alum | C | B | B | A | D | C | B | A |
| Chromium Alum | C | B | C | B | D | B | A | A |
| Sodium Aluminate | A | C | B | A | A | A | ||
| Sodium Aluminate |
A | B | A | A | A | |||
| Ammonia Anhydrous | B | D | A | A | B | B | B | A |
| Acetic Anhydride | B | D | B | A | C | A | ||
| Carbonico Anhydride | A | A | A | A | B | A | ||
| Phthalic Anhydride | B | A | C | B | D | A | C | A |
| Sulphur Trioxide (dry) | A | B | A | A | C | A | ||
| Sulphur Dioxide (dry) | A | B | A | A | C | A | ||
| Aniline | C | D | C | B | A | B | D | A |
| Aniline(colors) | C | C | A | A | C | A | ||
| Liquid asphalt | C | B | B | A | B | A | C | A |
| Nitrogen | A | A | A | A | B | A | A | A |
| Sulphur | A | D | C | B | D | A | D | A |
| varnishes | A | C | A | A | C | A | ||
| Benzine (with lead traces) | A | A | A | A | C | A | ||
| Leadfree Benzine | A | A | A | A | C | A | ||
| Aviation Gasoline | A | A | A | A | C | A | ||
| Benzine (for engines) | A | A | A | A | C | A | ||
| Benzine (acid) | A | B | A | A | C | A | ||
| Benzol or Benzene | B | A | B | B | B | A | D | A |
| Benzaldehyde | A | C | A | A | D | A | D | A |
| Ammonium Bicarbonate | B | C | B | B | B | A | ||
| Sodium Bicarbonate
(Baking Soda) |
B | B | C | B | D | B | A | A |
| Potassium | A | C | B | B | A | A | ||
| Biphosphate |
B | A | A | B | A | A | ||
| Bisulphasphate Magnesium |
B | B | A | B | A | |||
| Sodium Bisulphate10 % |
D | B | D | A | D | B | A | A |
| Calcium Bisulphate | C | D | B | B | A | A | ||
| Calcium Bisulphate | C | D | D | B | D | D | A | A |
| Calcium Bisulphate | D | B | D | A | D | B | A | A |
| Potassium Bisulphite | B | A | C | B | B | B | A | A |
| Borax |
C | B | C | B | D | A | A | A |
| Sodium Bisulphite 10% | C | C | D | D | D | A | D | A |
| Bromine (dry) |
D | D | D | D | D | B | D | A |
| Potassium Bromide |
C | B | D | A | D | B | A | A |
| Sodium Bromide10% |
B | A | C | B | B | B | A | A |
| Butadiene | A | A | B | A | D | C | C | A |
| Butane | A | A | B | B | B | B | A | A |
| Butylene | A | A | A | A | B | A | D | A |
| Ammonium Carbonate | B | B | B | B | B | A | ||
| Barium Carbonate | B | B | B | B | D | B | A | A |
| Calcium Carbonate |
C | B | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Potassium Carbonate | C | B | B | B | B | B | A | A |
| Sodium Carbonate | C | A | B | B | B | B | A | A |
| Wax | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||
| Beer | A | B | D | A | D | A | A | A |
| Mercuric Cyanide |
D | D | D | A | D | B | A | A |
| Potassium Cyanide |
D | D | B | B | D | B | A | A |
| Sodium Cyanide | D | D | B | B | D | B | A | A |
| Chlorine Gas (dry) | B | B | B | B | D | B | C | A |
| Chlorine (wet) | D | D | D | D | D | C | D | A |
| Chlorobenzene (dry) | B | A | B | A | B | C | D | A |
| Chloroform (dry) | D | B | B | A | D | A | D | A |
| Chlorotoluene | A | B | B | A | D | A | ||
| Aluminum Chloride (dry) | B | D | B | A | D | A | B | A |
| Ammonium Chloride |
C | B | C | C | D | B | B | A |
| Barium Chloride |
D | C | C | C | D | B | A | A |
| Calcium Chloride |
C | B | C | B | C | A | A | A |
| Copper Chloride |
D | D | D | C | D | C | A | A |
| Tin Chlorider | D | D | D | C | A | A | ||
| Ethyl Chloride
(dry) |
B | B | B | A | B | B | C | A |
| Ethyl Chloride (wet) | D | C | D | B | D | B | C | A |
| Ferric Chloride | D | D | D | D | D | D | A | A |
| Ferrous Chloride | D | D | D | D | D | C | A | A |
| Magnesium Chloride | D | B | C | B | C | B | A | A |
| Mercury Chloride | D | D | D | C | D | B | A | |
| Methyl Chloride | D | A | B | A | B | B | C | A |
| Methylene Chloride | A | A | B | A | B | B | D | A |
| Nickel Chloride | D | D | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Potassium Chloride |
B | A | C | C | D | B | A | A |
| Sodium Chloride | B | A | C | B | B | A | A | A |
| Zinc Chloride | D | D | D | D | D | B | B | A |
| Glue | A | A | B | B | A | A | ||
| Sodium Chromate | D | D | B | A | C | B | A | A |
| Diethylamine | A | B | A | A | D | A | B | A |
| Solvent | A | - | B | A | B | A | ||
| Oil Solvent | A | - | A | A | A | D | A | |
| Chlorides Solvent | D | - | C | B | B | D | A | |
| Rubbers Solvent | A | - | A | A | A | D | A | |
| Dowtherms(?) | A | A | B | A | D | A | D | A |
| Asphalt Emulsion |
C | B | B | A | B | A | B | A |
| Wax Emulsion | A | A | A | A | A | |||
| Milky Emulsion | A | B | A | A | ||||
| Styrene | A | A | A | A | D | A | ||
| Ethane | A | B | B | B | D | B | A | A |
| Isopropylic Ether | A | A | A | A | C | A | ||
| Ethers |
A | A | A | D | C | A | ||
| Muds | B | B | A | A | A | A | ||
| Phenol | A | B | D | B | D | B | D | A |
| Potash Ferricyanide | B | B | C | B | D | B | A | A |
| Potash | B | B | C | B | D | B | A | A |
| Ferrocyanide | D | D | D | B | A | |||
| Sodium Fluoride | C | D | D | B | D | A | A | A |
| Formaldehyde (cold) | A | A | A | A | D | A | B | A |
| Formaldehyde (warm) |
B | B | D | C | D | B | B | A |
| Formiato of Methy | C | B | C | B | D | B | D | A |
| Sodium Phosphate
(bibasic) |
B | B | D | B | C | A | A | |
| Sodium Phosphate (tribasic) | B | D | B | D | C | A | A | |
| Freon (dry) |
D | B | C | B | D | B | A | A |
| Fuel Oil | D | C | C | B | D | B | B | A |
| Furfural | B | B | A | A | C | A | ||
| Illuminating Gas | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||
| Coke Oven Gas | A | B | C | A | B | B | B | A |
| Liquid Gas |
A | A | B | B | A | A | ||
| Natural Gas | B | B | A | A | A | A | ||
| Synthesis Gas | B | B | B | A | A | A | ||
| Nitrous Gases | B | D | A | D | A | |||
| Gasoline (engine) | A | A | B | A | C | A | ||
| Lead Gasoline | A | C | A | C | A | |||
| Leadfree Gasoline | B | D | A | C | A | |||
| Gelatine | A | D | D | A | D | A | A | A |
| Glycerine | A | B | B | A | A | B | A | A |
| Glycol | A | B | B | B | A | B | A | |
| Ethylene Glycol |
A | A | B | B | B | B | A | A |
| Propylene Glycol | A | B | B | B | B | B | A | A |
| Glucose | A | A | B | A | B | A | A | A |
| Lac | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||
| Grease, Fat | A | A | B | A | A | A | ||
| Heptane | A | A | D | A | A | A | ||
| Hexane | A | A | B | B | A | A | A | |
| Hydrogen Gas (cold) | A | A | B | A | A | A | A | |
| Zinc Hydrosulfite | D | D | A | A | A | B | A | A |
| Ammonium Hydroxide(concentrated) | C | C | B | D | B | A | ||
| Barium Hydroxide | C | D | C | B | D | D | C | A |
| Calcium Hydroxide | D | A | C | B | B | B | A | A |
| Magnesium Hydroxide | C | B | C | A | B | A | A | A |
| Magnesium Hydroxide(warm) | D | D | B | A | B | A | A | A |
| Potassium Hydroxide(cold diluted) | D | D | B | A | C | A | B | A |
| Potassium Hydroxide (warm diluted) | D | D | A | A | C | A | A | A |
| Sodium Hydroxide ( cold) 20% | D | D | B | A | C | A | B | A |
| Sodium Hydroxide (warm) 20% | D | D | A | A | C | A | B | A |
| Sodium Hydroxide (cold) 50% | D | A | B | A | B | A | B | A |
| Sodium Hydroxide (warm) 50% | D | B | B | A | B | A | A | A |
| Sodium Hydroxide (cold)
70% |
D | B | A | A | B | A | B | A |
| Sodium Hydroxide (warm) 70% | D | C | B | A | C | A | A | |
| Calcium Hypochlorite | C | C | D | C | D | C | B | A |
| Sodium Hypochlorite | C | D | C | B | C | A | ||
| Sodium Hyposulfite | B | D | A | B | A | A | ||
| Isoctane | A | A | A | A | C | A | A | A |
| Fruit Juice | B | B | D | A | D | A | A | A |
| Lemmon Juice | C | D | B | A | A | A | ||
| Apple Juice | B | D | B | A | A | A | ||
| Tomato Juice | A | C | A | A | A | A | ||
| Kerosene | A | A | B | A | B | A | A | A |
| Milk | A | C | A | A | A | |||
| Mercury | C | D | D | A | A | B | A | A |
| Methane | A | A | A | A | B | B | A | A |
| Sodium Metaphosphate | A | B | B | B | C | A | A | A |
| Sodium Metasilicate (cold) | B | B | B | A | D | A | A | |
| Sodium Metasilicate (warm) | B | B | C | A | D | A | A | |
| Methylacetone | A | A | D | A | C | A | D | A |
| Methylamine | A | B | A | A | B | C | A | |
| Oil and Water Mixture | A | B | A | A | A | |||
| Ammonium Monophosphate | B | B | B | C | A | A | ||
| Mineral Naphtha | A | A | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Naphthalin | B | A | B | B | C | B | C | A |
| Ammonium Nitrate | B | D | A | A | D | D | A | A |
| Copper Nitrate | D | D | D | B | D | C | A | A |
| Ferric Nitrate | D | D | D | C | D | C | A | A |
| Nickel Nitrate | C | B | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Silver Nitrate | D | D | D | B | D | D | C | A |
| Sodium Nitrate | B | B | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Potassium Nitrate | A | A | B | B | D | B | C | A |
| Zinc Nitrate | C | A | D | C | A | A | ||
| Nitrobenzene | C | B | B | B | D | B | D | A |
| Ethylene Oxide | A | B | B | B | B | B | D | A |
| Nitrous Oxide | C | A | B | B | D | D | B | A |
| Oxygen | A | A | B | A | B | A | A | |
| Ozone (dry) | B | B | C | A | D | A | A | |
| Ozone (wet) | A | A | A | A | B | A | A | |
| Paraffin |
A | B | A | A | A | A | ||
| Paraformaldehyde | B | B | B | B | B | A | B | A |
| Pentane | A | B | B | A | B | B | A | A |
| Sodium Perborate | A | B | B | B | D | B | C | A |
| Perchloroethylene (dry) | A | B | B | A | D | B | D | A |
| Potassium | B | A | B | B | B | A | A | A |
| Permanganate | A | D | B | B | D | B | A | A |
| Hydrogen Peroxide(diluted) | A | D | D | B | D | B | D | A |
| Sodium Peroxide |
C | D | C | B | B | B | C | A |
| Crude Oil (light) (?) | A | A | B | A | B | A | A | A |
| Crude Oil (heavy) (?) | A | C | B | A | D | A | A | A |
| Propane | A | B | B | B | D | B | A | A |
| Resin and Colophony |
A | A | C | A | D | A | C | A |
| Epson Salt | A | C | B | B | A | A | ||
| Pickle | B | B | C | B | D | A | A | A |
| Sodium Silicate | B | A | B | B | C | B | A | A |
| Sodium Silicate (warm) | C | D | C | B | D | B | A | |
| NH3 in Alcohol Solution 10% | A | B | B | B | A | A | ||
| Ammoniacal Solution | D | B | A | B | B | A | ||
| Fertilizer Solution | B | B | B | B | B | A | ||
| Soapy Solution (stearin) | C | B | A | A | D | A | A | A |
| Aluminum Sulfate (alum) | B | B | C | A | D | A | A | A |
| Ammonia Sulfate |
B | A | C | B | D | C | A | A |
| Barium Sulfate | D | B | C | B | D | A | A | A |
| Calcium Sulfate | B | C | B | B | A | A | ||
| Copper Sulfate | D | B | D | B | D | A | A | A |
| Ferric Sulfate | D | D | D | B | D | C | A | A |
| Ferrous Sulfate | D | D | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Ferrous Sulfate (saturated) |
C | D | C | A | D | A | C | A |
| Magnesium Sulfate | B | A | B | B | D | B | A | A |
| Nickel Sulfate | D | B | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Potassium Sulfate | A | A | B | B | D | B | A | A |
| Sodium Sulfate | B | B | B | A | B | A | A | A |
| Zinc Sulfate |
D | B | D | B | D | B | A | A |
| Barium Sulfate | D | C | D | C | A | A | ||
| Potassium Sulfite | B | B | B | A | D | B | D | A |
| Carbon Sulfide | A | B | B | A | A | |||
| Potassium Sulfide | B | B | B | A | D | B | A | A |
| Sodium Sulfide | C | C | B | B | D | A | A | A |
| Sodium Sulfide (warm) | D | C | B | B | A | |||
| Carbon Tetrachloride (dry) | B | A | B | A | D | B | D | A |
| Carbon Tetrachloride (wet) | C | B | D | B | D | C | D | A |
| Lead Tetraethyl | B | B | C | B | D | A | A | |
| Ink | C | D | A | B | A | A | ||
| Sodium Thiosulfate | B | C | B | A | D | A | A | A |
| Toluene | A | A | A | A | B | A | D | A |
| Turpentine | B | A | B | B | B | B | B | A |
| Tributyphosphate | A | A | A | A | D | A | C | A |
| Trichloroethylene | A | A | B | B | D | A | D | A |
| Antimony Trichloride | D | D | D | B | C | A | ||
| Urea |
B | B | C | B | D | A | A | |
| Vaseline (Petroleum Jelly) | B | B | C | B | D | A | A | A |
| Vinegar |
C | D | D | A | D | A | D | A |
| Whisky | A | A | B | A | B | A | D | A |
| Xylene | A | A | ||||||
| Iodine | D | D | D | D | D | D | B | A |
| Iodoform | C | D | B | A | D | C | A | |
| Potassium Iodide | D | B | C | B | B | B | A | A |
| A- Excellent B- Good C-Poor D- Not Recommended |
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