|
General Information
Guide |
Latex (Natural
Rubber) |
Vinyl
(P.V.C.) |
Nitrile (Synthetic
Rubber) |
|
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 Chemicals |
Poor |
Good |
Excellent |
Chart Rating Legend | |
|
Excellent |
Ideal
for the application. |
|
Good |
Suitable
for the application. |
|
Fair |
Usable,
but not suitable for application. |
|
Poor |
Not
Recommended for the
application. |
|
Chemical Resistance
Chart |
Latex (Natural
Rubber) |
Vinyl (P.V.C.) |
Nitrile (Synthetic
Rubber) |
|
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 |
Fair |
|
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
Acohol (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 |
|
Naphtha |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Naphthalene |
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 |