| LDPE & HDPE resistence listed by chemical |
| 1.4-dioxane |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. LDPE at 50C
shows some effect after 7 days of constant exposure. |
| Acetaldehyde |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. HDPE at 50C
shows some effect after 7 days of constant exposure.
LDPE - imediate damage
may occur. |
| Acetic Acid 5 % |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Acetic
Acid, glacial 50% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. LDPE at 50
C - immediate damage may occur. |
| Acetone |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
- damage may occur. Not recommended for continuous use. |
| Allyl
Alcohol |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Aluminum salts |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Amino
acids |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Ammonia |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Ammonium
carbonate, saturated |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Ammonium phosphate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Ammonium
sulphate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Amyl chloride |
HDPE at 20C shows
some effect after 7 days of constant exposure. HDPE at 50C and LDPE at
20C-50C - immediate damage may occur. Not recommended for continuous use. |
| Aniline |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. HDPE at 50C
shows some effect after 7 days of constant exposure. |
| Benzene |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
- damage may occur. Not recommended for continuous use. |
| Benzyl
alcohol |
LDPE
and HDPE at 50C -
immediate damage may occur. HDPE at 20C
shows some effect after 7 days of constant exposure. |
| Boric acid |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Bromine |
LDPE
and HDPE at 50C -
immediate damage may occur. HDPE at 20C
shows some effect after 7 days of constant exposure. |
| Butyric
acid |
LDPE
and HDPE at 50C -
immediate damage may occur. HDPE at 20C
shows some effect after 7 days of constant exposure. |
| Calcium
chloride |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Calcium hydroxide saturated |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Calcium
sulphate |
No
further data is available at this time. |
| Carbon tetrachloride |
HDPE
at 20C shows little or no damage after
30 days. LDPE at 20C and HDPE at 50C show some effect after 7 days of
constant exposure. LDPE at 50C not recommended. |
| Chlorobenzene |
Immediate
damage may occur. Not recommended for continuous use. |
| Cloroform |
HDPE
and LDPE at 20C show some effect after 7 days. At -50C - immediate damage
may occur. Not recommended for continuous use. |
| Chlorine
10% in water |
HDPE
and LDPE at 20C shows little or no damage after
30 days. LDPE at 50C shows damage and is not recommended. |
| Chromic acid 10% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Chromic
acid 50% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Citric acid 10% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Cresol |
HDPE
at 20C shows some effect after 7 days. LDPE at 20C-50C and HDPE at 50C
show immediate damage and are not recommended for continuous use. |
| Cyclohexane |
LDPE
and HDPE at 50C -
immediate damage may occur. HDPE and LDPE
at 20C show some effect after 7 days of constant exposure. |
| Diethyl
ketone |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
- damage may occur. Not recommended for continuous use. |
| Dimethylsulfoxide |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Ethanol
95% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Ethyl acetate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Ethyl
benzene |
HDPE
at 20C shows some effect after 7 days. LDPE at 20C-50C and HDPE at 50C
show immediate damage and are not recommended for continuous use. |
| Ethylene glycol |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Ethylene
oxide |
HDPE
at 20C shows little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure.
LDPE
at 20C and LDPE/ HDPE at 50C show some effect after 7 days. |
| Ferric chloride |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Fluoride |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Fluorine |
HDPE
at 20C shows little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure.
LDPE
at 20C shows some effect after 7 days. Neither HDPE or LDPE are recommended
at 50C. |
| Formaldehyde
10% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Formaldehyde
40% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Glycerol |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Heating oil |
No
further data is available at this time. |
|
Hexane |
HDPE
at 20C shows little or no damage after 30 days continuous use and at 50
C shows some effect after 7 days. LDPE not recommended at any temperature.
|
| Hydrochloric acid 5% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Hydrochloric
acid 20% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Hydrochloric acid 35% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Hydrocyanic
acid |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Hydrofluoric acid |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Hydrofluoric acid 4% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Hydrofluoric acid 48% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Hydrogen
peroxide 3% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Hydrogen peroxide 30% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Isobutyl
alcohol |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Isopropyl acetate |
No
further data is available at this time. |
| Isopropyl
alcohol |
LDPE
and HDPE at 20C-50C show little or no damage after 30 days of constant
exposure. |
| Kerosene |
LDPE
and HDPE at 20C show some effect after 7 days. HDPE and LDPE not recommended at 50C, as
immediate damage may occur. |
| Lactic
Acid 10 % |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Lactic Acid 90 % |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Lead
acetate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Metallic salts, dissolved |
No
further data is available at this time. |
| Methanoic
acid 100% |
No
further data is available at this time. |
| Methanol |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Methyl
ethyl ketone |
Immediate
damage may occur. Not recommended for continuous use. |
| Methyl
propyl ketone |
HDPE
at 20C shows some effect after 7 days.
LDPE at 20C-50C and HDPE at
50C - Immediate
damage may occur. Not recommended for continuous use. |
| Methylene
chloride |
HDPE
at 20C shows some effect after 7 days.
LDPE at 20C-50C and HDPE at
50C - Immediate
damage may occur. Not recommended for continuous use. |
| Mineral oil |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. LDPE at 50C
may show immediate damage and is not recommended. |
| n-amyl
acetate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. LDPE at 50C
shows some effect after 7 days or constant exposure. |
| n-butyl alcohol |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| n-octane |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Nitric acid 50 % |
LDPE
at 20C shows little or damage after 30 days. HDPE at 20C and LDPE at 50C
show effect after 7 days. HDPE at 50C shows immediate damage and is not
recommended. |
| Nitric
acid 70 % |
HDPE
and LDPE at 20C show some effect after 7 days. Both at 50C show immediate
damage and are not recommended. |
| Oleic acid |
HDPE at 20C-50C show
little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. LDPE at 20C-50C
shows
immediate damage and is not recommended. |
| Oxalic
acid |
LDPE at 20C shows some
effect after 7 days.
HDPE at 20C
and both HDPE and LDPE at 50C show little or no damage after 30 days. |
| Ozone |
HDPE and LDPE at
20C show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. HDPE
and LDPE at 50C show
immediate damage and are not recommended. |
| Perchloric
acid |
HDPE and LDPE at
20C show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. HDPE
and LDPE at 50C show
immediate damage and are not recommended. |
| Perchloric ethylene
|
HDPE and LDPE at
20C-50C show
immediate damage and are not recommended. |
| Phenol |
HDPE and LDPE at
20C-50C show
immediate damage and are not recommended. |
| Phosphoric acid 10% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Phosphoric
acid 85% |
HDPE and LDPE at
20C show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. LDPE
at 50C shows
immediate damage and is not recommended. |
| Phosphorous
trichloride |
HDPE and LDPE at
20C show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. LDPE
at 50C has
no data available. HDPE at 50C shows some
effect after 7 days. |
| Potassium
acetate |
No
further data is available at this time. |
| Potassium bromide |
No
further data is available at this time. |
| Potassium
carbonate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Potassium hydroxide
5 % |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Potassium
hydroxide concentrated |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Potassium permanganate
|
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Propylene
glycol |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Pyridine |
Immediate
damage may occur. Not recommended for continuous use. |
| Salicylic
acid, saturated |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Silver
acetate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Silver
nitrate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Sodium
carbonate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Sodium
chloride, saturated |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Sodium dichromate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Sodium hydroxide 1% |
LDPE at 20C-50C shows
little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. HDPE at 20C-50C
shows some
effect after 7 days. |
| Sodium hydroxide 50% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Sodium hypochlorite
15% |
HDPE at 20C-50C show
little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. LDPE at 20C is
suitable but at 50C shows some
effect after 7 days. |
| Sodium nitrate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Sodium
sulphate |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Sucrose |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Sulphide |
No
additional information is available at this time. |
| Sulfuric acid 6% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Sulfuric acid 20% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Sulfuric acid 60% |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Sulfuric acid 98% |
LDPE at 20C-50C shows
little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. HDPE at 20C shoes
effect after 7 days and is not recommended for use at 50C. |
| Tannic acid |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Tetrahydrofuran |
HDPE and LDPE at
20C show some
effect after 7 day
of constant exposure.HDPE and LDPE at 50C show
immediate damage and are not recommended. |
| Toluene |
LDPE at 20C show
some
effect after 7 day
of constant exposure. HDPE at 20C-50C and LDPE at 50C show
immediate damage and are not recommended. |
| Trichloracetic acid
|
HDPE and LDPE at
20C show some
effect after 7 day
of constant exposure.HDPE and LDPE at 50C show
immediate damage and are not recommended. |
| Trichlorethane |
Immediate
damage may occur. Not recommended for continuous use. |
| Turpentine oil |
HDPE and LDPE at
20C show some
effect after 7 day
of constant exposure. HDPE and LDPE at 50C show
immediate damage and are not recommended. |
| Urea |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
| Xylene |
HDPE at 20C shows
some
effect after 7 day
of constant exposure. LDPE at 20-50C and HDPE at 50C show
immediate damage and are not recommended. |
| Zinc chloride |
LDPE and HDPE at 20C-50C
show little or no damage after 30 days of constant exposure. |
