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pH Values<br />

The scientific shorthand for indicating the level of acidity<br />

or alkalinity of a substance is the pH value. The scale is<br />

logarithmic, making lye, at 13, ten times as alkaline as<br />

ammonia at 12.<br />

ACIDIC<br />

ALKALINE / CAUSTIC<br />

Battery<br />

Acid<br />

Lemon<br />

Juice<br />

Acid Rain<br />

Vinegar<br />

Seawater and Baking<br />

Soda<br />

Distilled<br />

Water<br />

Ammonia<br />

Lye<br />

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14<br />

Severe Medium Mild to Medium Medium Severe<br />

Service Service Service Service Service<br />

Common Oxidizers<br />

Oxidizers act as a catalyst and cause hydrocarbons to combine<br />

with oxygen and cause breakdown of the fiber. Here is<br />

a partial listing of the most commonly used strong oxidizers.<br />

(A complete listing is available from Garlock Applications<br />

Engineering.)<br />

(a) Fluorine, used as an oxidizer or rocket fuel.<br />

(b) Sulfur Trioxide, used to make sulfuric acid.<br />

(c) Aqua Regia (nitric and hydrochloric acid), used to dissolve<br />

metals.<br />

(d) Sodium Peroxide, used in dyeing, paper and oxy-gen<br />

generation.<br />

(e) Oleum (fuming sulfuric), used in detergent and explosive<br />

manufacturing.<br />

(f) Perchloric Acid, used in the manufacturing of explosives,<br />

esters and medicine.<br />

(g) Sulfuric Acid, greater than 75% and over 250°F, the most<br />

widely-used industrial chemical.<br />

(h) Chloric Acid, greater than 10% and over 200°F, ignites<br />

organic materials on contact.<br />

(i) Ferric Chloride, greater than 50% and over 200°F, used<br />

for sewage treatment, photography, medicine, etching,<br />

feed additives and oxidizing disinfectant.<br />

(j) Nitric Acid, used in fertilizer, explosives, etching, medicine,<br />

dyeing and drugs.<br />

(k) Chlorous Acid, greater than 10% and over 200°F.<br />

(I) Iodine, greater than 5% and over 200°F, used in soaps,<br />

medicine, some lubricants, dyes and salt.<br />

(m) Hydrofluoric Acid, greater than 40% and over 200°F,<br />

used for pickling, purification, dissolving ores, cleaning<br />

castings, etching, cleaning stone and brick, and<br />

fermentation.<br />

(n) Sodium Hypochlorite, greater than 5%, used in textiles,<br />

water purification and bleaching pulp and paper.<br />

(o) Sodium Chlorate, greater than 5%, used as bleach for<br />

paper pulp, medicine and leather textiles.<br />

(p) Calcium Chlorate, greater than 5%, used in pyrotechnics<br />

and photography.<br />

A-29

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