Chemical Compatibility of the Tubing Materials

Name
1: excellent; 2: good; 3: fair; 4: not recommended
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LFL
Tygon ST
R-3603
PharMed Tygon HC
F-4040-A
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MH
2075
Tygon SI
Silicone
Platinum
Silicone
Peroxide
Norprene
A-60-G
Magnesium Sulfate, 25% in w 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Maleic Acid, 30% in w 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 3 1
Malic Acid, 36% in w 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4
Manganese Salts 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mercuric Chloride, 6% in w 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mercuric Cyanide, 8% in w 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mercury 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mercury Salts 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Methane Gas 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Methanol 4 4 1 2 1 2 2 1 4
Methyl Acetate 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 2 4
Methyl Bromide 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4
Methyl Chloride 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Methyl Methacrylate 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Methylene Chloride 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4
Milk 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mineral Oil 3 3 4 1 4 4 4 4 1
Mineral Spirits 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 1
Molasses 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Monoethanolamine 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4
Motor Oil 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 1
Naphtha 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 1
Naphthalene 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 1
Natural Gas 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Nickel Chloride, 40% in w 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Nickel Nitrate, 75% in w 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Nickel Salts 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Nickel Sulfate, 25% in w 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Nitric Acid, 10% in w 1 1 1 4 1 3 3 1 1
Nitric Acid, 35% in w 1 1 1 4 1 4 4 1 3
Nitric Acid, 68-71% in w 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 4
Nitrobenzene 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Nitromethane 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Nitrous Acid, 10% in w 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1
Nitrous Oxide 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Oils, Animal 4 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 1
Oils, Essential 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 1
Oils, Hydraulic (Phosphate Ester) 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 1
Oils, Hydrocarbon 4 4 4 1 4 2 2 4 1
Oils, Vegetable 4 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 1
Oleic Acid 4 4 3 2 3 2 2 3 1
Oleum, 25% in w 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1
Ortho Dichlorobenzene 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Oxalic Acid, 12% in w 2 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 4
Oxygen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Flurane
F-5500-A
(Viton)
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