Chemical Compatibility Calculator

The DWK Life Sciences chemical compatibility calculator makes it easy to determine the suitability of plastics with chemicals. Simply select the chemical and polymer you’re working with and our handy tool will do the rest.


CHEMICAL

Select Chemical

  • All Chemicals
  • Acetaldehyde
  • Acetic Acid (Glacial)
  • Acetic Anhydride
  • Acetone
  • Ammonium Chloride (10%)
  • Ammonium Hydroxide (30%)
  • Amyl Acetate
  • Aniline (Phenylamine)
  • Aqua Regia
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Benzene
  • Benzoic Acid
  • Boric Acid (10%)
  • Butyl Acetate
  • Butyric Acid (Butanoic acid)
  • Calcium Hydroxide (Saturated)
  • Carbon Disulphide
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chloroform
  • Citric Acid (1M)
  • Cresol
  • Cyclohexane
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dichlorobenzene
  • Diethyl Ether
  • Diethylene Glycol
  • Dimethyl Formamide (DMF)
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)
  • Dioxane
  • Ethyl Acetate (Ethyl Ester)
  • Ethyl Alcohol (Absolute Ethanol)
  • Ethyl Chloride (Chloroethane)
  • Ethylene Chloride
  • Ethylene Oxide (Pure)
  • Ethylene Oxide (Gas)
  • Formaldehyde (Formalin) 40%
  • Formic Acid (50%)
  • Formic Acid (100%)
  • Glycerine (Glycerol)
  • Hexane
  • Hydrobromic Acid (69%)
  • Hydrochloric Acid (5%)
  • Hydrochloric Acid (35%)
  • Hydrofluoric Acid (48%)
  • Hydrogen Peroxide (30%)
  • Lactic Acid (85%)
  • Methyl Acetate
  • Methyl Alcohol (Methanol)
  • Methyl Ethyl Ketone (Butanone)
  • Methylene Chloride (Dichloro Methane)
  • Mineral Oil
  • Nitric Acid (10%)
  • Nitric Acid (70%)
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Oxalic Acid (10%)
  • Perchloric Acid (70%)
  • Phenol (100%)
  • Phosphoric Acid (85%)
  • Picric Acid
  • Potassium Hydroxide (30%)
  • Potassium Permanganate
  • Propylene Glycol
  • Pyridine
  • Salicylic Acid
  • Silver Nitrate
  • Sodium Hydroxide (50%)
  • Sodium Hypochlorite (15%)
  • Sulphuric Acid (20%)
  • Sulphuric Acid (60%)
  • Sulphuric Acid (98%)
  • Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroacetic Acid
  • Trichloroethylene
  • Turpentine
  • Xylene
  • Zinc Chloride (10%)
  • Zinc Sulphate (10%)

POLYMER

Select Polymer

  • All Polymers
  • LDPE
  • HDPE
  • PP
  • PMP (TPX)
  • PVC
  • PC
  • PS
  • SAN
  • PMMA
  • PTFE
  • POM
  • PBT

How to read the results?


Excellent

continuous exposure to the substance does not cause damage within 30 days

Good

continuous exposure to the substance causes minor damage within 7 – 30 days

Poor

not suitable for continuous exposure to the substance. Immediate damage may occur

No Data

no information available

Temperature ºC:


LDPE HDPE PP PMP (TPX) PVC PC PS SAN PMMA PTFE POM PBT
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Acetaldehyde E P E G G P G P P P G P P P P P P P E E E E N N
Acetic Acid (Glacial) G P E E E P G G E P P P P P P P P P E E P P P N
Acetic Anhydride P P G G G G E G P P P P P P P P P P G G P P N N
Acetone G P P P G P E E P P P P P P P P P P E E E E G N
Ammonium Chloride (10%) E E E E E E E E E G G G E E E E G G E E N N N N
Ammonium Hydroxide (30%) E E E E E E E E E P P G G G G G G G E E E E N N
Amyl Acetate G P E G G P E G P P P P P P P P E E E E E E E N
Aniline (Phenylamine) E G E E E E E G P P P P P P P P P P E E G G G N
Aqua Regia P P P P P P P P P P P P P P G P P P E E E E P N
Benzaldehyde E G G P P G E G P P P P P P P P P P E E E E N N
Benzene P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P E E E G E N
Benzoic Acid E E E E E G E E E G E G G G E E E E E E N N P N
Boric Acid (10%) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E N
Butyl Acetate G G G G G G G G E P P P P P P P P P E E E G G N
Butyric Acid (Butanoic acid) P P G P P P P P E P P P P P P P P P E E N N E N
Calcium Hydroxide (Saturated) E E E E E E E E E E P P G G E E G P E E E E E N
Carbon Disulphide P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P E E E E N N
Carbon Tetrachloride G P G P G P P P E P P P P P G P P P E E G G N N
Chloroform G P G P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P E E P P P N
Citric Acid (1M) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E N E E N N N N
Cresol P P G P G G P P P P P P G P P P P P E E N N P N
Cyclohexane G P G P G P P P P P E G P P G P G N E E E E N N
Dibutyl Phthalate G P G P G P G G P P G P P P P P P P E E E E E N
Dichlorobenzene G P G P G P P P P P P P P P P P P P E E P P N N
Diethyl Ether P P G P G P P P E P P P P P P P P P E E E E E N
Diethylene Glycol E E E E E E E E G P G G E E E E P P E E E E P N
Dimethyl Formamide (DMF) E E E E E E E E P P P P P P P P P P E E E E E N
Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) E E E E E E E E P P P P N G P P P P E E N N E N
Dioxane G G G G P P G G P P P P P P P P P P E E G G G P
Ethyl Acetate (Ethyl Ester) E E E E G P G P P P P P P P P P P P G G N N P N
Ethyl Alcohol (Absolute Ethanol) E G E E E E E G E E E G E G P P P P E E E E E N
Ethyl Chloride (Chloroethane) G P P P G P G P P P P P P P P P P P E E N N N N
Ethylene Chloride G P P P G P G P G P P P P P P P P P E E P P N N
Ethylene Oxide (Pure) G G G G G P G P P P G P P P P P E E E E E E G N
Ethylene Oxide (Gas) G G E E E E G G G G E E E G G G E E E E N N N N
Formaldehyde (Formalin) 40% E G E G E E E E E E E E G G G P E G E E E E E N
Formic Acid (50%) G G E E E G E E E P G G G G E G N N E E N N G N
Formic Acid (100%) G G E E E G E E E P G P G G P P N N E E P P N N
Glycerine (Glycerol) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G G E N
Hexane P P G G G G G P E P G P P P E E E N E E E E E N
Hydrobromic Acid (69%) E E E G E G E E E E G G G G G G P P E E P P P N
Hydrochloric Acid (5%) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G N E E P P P N
Hydrochloric Acid (35%) E E E E E G E G E E G P E E E G P P E E P P P N
Hydrofluoric Acid (48%) E E E E E G E G G G G P P P E G P P E E P P G N
Hydrogen Peroxide (30%) E E E E E G E G E E E E E G E E G P E E E P E N
Lactic Acid (85%) E E E E E G E G E G E G E E E E E E E E E P E N
Methyl Acetate E P E E E G G P P P P P P P P P N N E E N N P N
Methyl Alcohol (Methanol) E G E E E E E G E E G G G G P P P P E E E E E N
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (Butanone) P P P P E E E P P P P P P P P P P P E E N N E N
Methylene Chloride (Dichloro Methane) P P E P E P E P P P P P P P P P P P E E P P P N
Mineral Oil G E E E E G E G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E N
Nitric Acid (10%) E E G G G G G G G E E G G E G G E N E E P P G N
Nitric Acid (70%) E P E P P P E P P P P P P P P P P P E E P P G N
Nitrobenzene P P P P P P E P P P P P P P P P P P E E G P E N
Oxalic Acid (10%) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E N
Perchloric Acid (70%) G P G P G P G P G P P P G G G G E E G G P P N N
Phenol (100%) P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P E E P P P N
Phosphoric Acid (85%) E P E E E G E G E G E G E G E E G P E E E P N N
Picric Acid P P P P P P E E P P P P G G E E N N E E N N N N
Potassium Hydroxide (30%) E E E E E E E E E E P P G G E E E E E E E E P N
Potassium Permanganate E E E E E G E E E G E E E G G G G P E E G G E N
Propylene Glycol E E E E E E E E G G G G E E E E N N E E E E N N
Pyridine P P P P E E G P P P P P P P P P P P E E E G N N
Salicylic Acid E E E E E E E E G G E G E G E G N N E E P P E N
Silver Nitrate E G E E E E E E E G E E E E E G N N E E G G N N
Sodium Hydroxide (50%) G G E E E E E E E E P P E G E G E P E E E E P N
Sodium Hypochlorite (15%) E G E G G P E E E E G G E G E E E E E E N N P N
Sulphuric Acid (20%) E E E E E E E E E G E G E E E G E E E E N N N N
Sulphuric Acid (60%) E G E G G G E G E G G G E G P P P P E E P P N N
Sulphuric Acid (98%) G G G G G E G G G P P P G G P P P P E E P P P N
Tetrahydrofuran (THF) G P G E G G G G P P P P P P P P P P E E G G E N
Toluene G P P P P P G G P P P P P P P P P P E E P P E N
Trichloroacetic Acid G P G P G G E E G P G P G P P P N N E E N N P N
Trichloroethylene P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P E E P P P P
Turpentine G P G P G P G P G G G P P P G P G P E E E E E N
Xylene P P G P P P G P P P P P P P P P P P E E E E P N
Zinc Chloride (10%) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G E N
Zinc Sulphate (10%) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E G P N N