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Check our chemical chart to
ensure your gloves will resist the
chemicals in a specific environment.
Check our chemical chart to
ensure your gloves will resist the
chemicals in a specific environment.
The Glove Nation Chemical Resistance Chart
.
General
Properties
Latex
Vinyl (PVC)
Nitrile
Cut Resistance
Excellent
Good
Excellent
Tear Resistance
Excellent
Poor
Good
Puncture
Resistance
Good
Poor
Excellent
Abrasion
Resistance
Good
Good
Excellent
Flexibility
(Stretching)
Excellent
Poor
Good
Heat Resistance
Good
Fair
Excellent
Garden Chemicals
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Household
Chemicals
Good
Good
Good
Automotive
Chemicals
Poor
Good
Excellent
Painting &
Refinishing Resistance
Poor
Good
Excellent
Chemical
Resistance
Latex
Vinyl (PVC)
Nitrile
Acetaldehyde
Excellent
Poor
Fair
Acetic Acid
Excellent
Fair
Good
Acetone
Excellent
Poor
Poor
Ammonium Hydroxide
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Amyl Acetate
Poor
Fair
Fair
Aniline
Good
Poor
Excellent
Animal Fats
Fair
Poor
Excellent
Asphalt
Poor
Poor
Excellent
Benzylic Alcohol
Fair
Excellent
Excellent
Bleach
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Boric Acid
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Brake Fluid
Fair
Fair
Excellent
Butyl Acetate
Poor
Fair
Fair
Carbon
Tetrachloride
Poor
Fair
Good
Chloracetone
Excellent
Poor
Poor
Chromic Acid 50%
Poor
Good
Fair
Citric Acid 10%
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Cresote
Fair
Excellent
Excellent
Cutting Oil
Poor
Excellent
Excellent
Cyclohexane
Poor
Poor
Excellent
Diesel Fuel
Poor
Poor
Excellent
Diethanolamine
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Diethyl Ether
Fair
Fair
Excellent
Dioctyl Phtalate
(DOP)
Fair
Poor
Good
Ethyl Acetate
Good
Poor
Poor
Ethyl Alcohol
(Ethanol)
Excellent
Fair
Excellent
Ethylene Glycol
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Fertilizers
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Fish (Shell Fish)
Fair
Fair
Excellent
Fluorides
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Formaldehyde 37%
(Formalin)
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Fuel Oil
Poor
Fair
Excellent
Gasoline
Poor
Fair
Excellent
Hexane
Poor
Fair
Excellent
Household
Detergents
Good
Good
Good
Hydraulic Fluid
Excellent
Good
Excellent
Hydrochloric Acid
30%
Fair
Good
Excellent
Hydrofluoric Acid
30%
Good
Good
Excellent
Hydrogen Peroxide
Good
Poor
Excellent
Kerosene
Poor
Fair
Excellent
Linseed Oil
Poor
Good
Excellent
Methyl Alcohol
(Methanol)
Excellent
Good
Excellent
Methyl Ethyl
Ketone (MEK)
Fair
Poor
Poor
Methyl Formate
Fair
Fair
Fair
Mineral Oils
Poor
Fair
Excellent
Naptha
Poor
Fair
Excellent
Napthalene
Poor
Fair
Good
Nitric Acid 20%
Good
Fair
Fair
Nitrobenzene
Poor
Poor
Fair
Oleic Acid
Fair
Fair
Excellent
Perchloroethylene
Poor
Poor
Good
Phosphoric Acid
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Photo Developer
Fixer
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Pine Oil
Poor
Fair
Excellent
Potassium
Hydroxide 50% KOH
Excellent
Excellent
Fair
Poultry
Fair
Poor
Excellent
Propylene
Dichloride
Poor
Poor
Fair
Silicates
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Sodium Hydroxide
50% NaOH
Excellent
Fair
Fair
Sodium
Hypochlorite
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Stearic Acid
Good
Good
Good
Sulphuric Acid
(Concentrated)
Poor
Good
Poor
Sulphuric Acid
(Diluted)
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Tetrahydrofuran
(THF)
Fair
Poor
Poor
Tolulene (Toluol)
Poor
Fair
Fair
Trinitrobenzene
Poor
Fair
Good
Turpentine
Poor
Good
Excellent
Vegetable Oil
Poor
Fair
Excellent
Weed Killer
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Wood Preservatives
Poor
Fair
Excellent
Xylene
Poor
Poor
Good
Chart Rating Legend
Excellent -
Ideal!
Good -
Suitable
Fair -
Useable; Not Ideal
Poor -
Not Recommended