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CHEMICAL RESISTANCE CHART

Disclaimer *The below information is compiled from numerous sources and believed to be reliable to this date. Consideration Must be given to pump selection when the chemical is abrasive or viscous. Pressure should also be considered. Please consult the manufacturer/supplier for final selection, PUMPS INDIA does not take responsibility of any kind.

PUMP MATERIAL FOR THE VARIOUS CHEMICALS*	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
CHEMICALS	CONDITIONS	EPOXY	ALL IRON	ALL BRONZE	304 SS	316 SS	NICKEL CI	HAST.	PP	PVDF	TT
Acetaldehyde	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*
Acid accetic	Cold	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	*	*
Acid Benzoic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	*	*
Acid Citric	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	*	*	*	*
Acid Fatty	-	-	-	*	*	*	-	*	-	*	*
Acid Hydrochloric	Dil & Cold	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*	*
Acid Hydrofluric	Anhydrous with hydrocarbon	*	-	*	-	-	-	-	*	*	*
Acid Mine water	-	-	-	*	-	*	-	-	-	-	-
Acid Mixed	Sulphuric nitrate	-	*	-	*	*	*	-	-	-	*
Acid Nitric	dil	*	*	-	*	-	*	-	-	*	*
Acid Oxilic	Cold	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	*
Acid Phasphoric	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	*
Acid Sulphuric	Up 10% Sol.	-	*	-	-	-	*	-	-	*	*
Acid Sulphuric	Up 75% Sol.	*	*	-	-	-	*	-	-	*	*
Acid Sulphuric(oleum)	Fuming	-	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	*	*
Acid Sulphurous	-	*	-	*	-	*	-	-	*	-	*
Alcohols	-	*	-	*	-	-	-	*	*	*	*
Aluminum choloride	-	*	-	-	-	*	-	*	*	*	*
Aluminum sulphate	Pure Aq.Sol.	*	-	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ammonia anhyodrous	-	*	*	-	-	*	-	*	*	-	-
Ammonia Carbonate	Aq.Sol.	-	*	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	-
Ammonia Chloride	Aq.Sol.	-	*	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	-
Ammonia phoshate	Aq.Sol.	*	*	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	-
Ammonia sulphate	Aq.Sol.	*	*	-	-	*	*	-	*	*	-
Asphalts	-	*	-	-	-	*	-	-	*	-	*
Beer	-	-	-	*	*	*	-	*	*	-	-
Benzene	-	*	*	-	*	*	-	-	-	*	*
Benzol	-	*	*	-	*	*	-	-	-	*	*
Brine acidic	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	*	*	*	*
Brine alkaline	-	-	*	-	-	*	-	*	*	*	*
Brine chilling	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	*	*	*	*
Brine Sea Water	-	*	*	*	-	*	-	*	*	*	*
Butane	-	*	*	-	*	*	-	-	-	*	*
Calcium Chloride	-	*	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Calcium hypochlorite	Aq.Sol.	*	*	-	-	*	-	*	*	*	*
Cane Juice	-	*	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carbon bisulphide	-	-	*	*	*	*	-	-	-	-	-
Carbon tetrachloride	Aq.Sol.	-	*	*	*	*	-	*	-	*	*
Cellulose acetate	Aq.Sol.	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	-	*	-
Chlorobenzene	-	*	*	*	*	*	-	*	-	*	*
Chloroform	-	-	-	*	-	*	-	-	-	*	-
Copper chloride	Aq.Sol.	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	*	*	*
Copper sulphate	Aq.Sol.	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Ethane	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ethylene chloride	Cold	-	-	*	-	*	-	-	-	*	*
Ferric chloride	Aq.Sol.	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*
Ferrous chloride	Cold Aq.Sol.	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*
Ferrous sulphate	Aq.Sol.	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Fruit juices	-	-	-	*	*	*	-	-	*	*	-
Gasoline	-	*	*	-	*	*	-	*	-	*	-
Glcerol(Glycerine)	-	*	*	*	*	*	-	*	*	*	*
Heptane	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*
Hexane	-	*	*	-	*	*	-	*	-	*	*
Hydrogen peroxide	Aq.Sol.	-	-	*	*	*	-	*	*	*	*
Lime Water(milk of lime)	-	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magnesium chloride	Aq.Sol.	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	-	*	*
Magnesium Sulphate(Epsom salt)	Aq.Sol.	-	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	*	*
Milk	-	-	-	*	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Molasses	-	*	-	*	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Naptha	Liquid with dissolved H₂S	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	-	*	*
Nickel chloride	-	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Nickel sulphate	-	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Oil Coconut	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	-	*	*	*
Oil Crude	Cold or Hot	*	*	-	*	*	-	-	-	*	*
Oil Kerosene	-	*	*	-	*	*	-	-	-	*	*
Oil Linseed	-	*	*	*	*	*	-	-	-	-	-
Oil Lubricating	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oil Mineral	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*
Oil Oliver	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	*	-	-
Oil Palm	-	*	*	*	*	*	*	-	-	-	-
Oil Paraffin	Cold or Hot	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oil Petrolium ether	-	*	*	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	-
Oil Quenching	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oil Rapeseed	-	-	-	*	*	*	-	-	-	-	-
Oil Soyabean	-	*	*	*	*	*	-	-	*	-	-
Oil Turpentine	-	*	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phenol	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*	*
Potash	Plant liquor	-	-	*	*	*	*	-	*	*	-
Potash alum	Ag.Sol.	-	-	*	-	-	*	*	-	-	-
Potassium Chlorate	Aq.Sol.	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Potassium Hydroxide	Aq.Sol.	-	*	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Potassium Nitrate	Aq.Sol.	*	*	-	-	*	-	-	*	*	*
Potassium Permanganate	-	-	*	-	*	-	-	-	-	*	*
Propane	Aq.Sol.	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*
Sewage	-	*	*	*	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Silver Nitrate	Aq.Sol.	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Soap,Liquor	-	-	*	-	-	*	-	-	*	*	*
Soad ash	Cold	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	*	*	*
Soda ash	Hot	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Sodium bicorbonate	Aq.Sol.	-	*	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Sodium Carbonate	Aq.Sol.	-	*	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Sodium Chloride	<3.1% Cold	*	-	*	-	-	-	*	*	*	*
Sodium Chloride	>3.1% Cold	-	-	*	*	*	-	*	*	*	*
Sodium Hydroxide	Aq.Sol.	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	*	*	*
Sodium nitrate	Aq.Sol.	-	*	-	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Sodium silicate	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	*	*	*
Sodium sulphate	Aq.Sol.	-	-	*	*	*	-	-	*	*	*
Starch	-	*	-	*	*	*	*	-	-	-	-
Sugar	Aq.Sol.	-	-	*	*	*	*	-	*	*	-
Urea Solution	75% Sol.	-	-	-	-	*	-	-	*	*	*
Vegetable juices	-	-	-	*	-	*	-	-	-	-	-
Vinegar	-	-	-	*	-	*	*	-	*	*	*
Water boiler feed	Not evaporated pH 8.5	-	*	-	-	*	-	-	-	-	-
Water high make up	pH 8.5	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Water low make up	Evaporated	-	-	-	*	*	-	-	-	-	-

TT - Titanium
PP - Polypropylene
PVDF - Polyvinylidene Fluoride

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