CHEMICL RESISTNCE GUIDE FLOJET MOTOR SERIES This Chemical Resistance Guide is offered to assist in selecting pump materials that are most resistant to the chemicals that may be used with a FLOJET pump. The information is based on FLOJET laboratory tests, field testing programs and general data from industry sources. It should be used only as a guide in the selection of pump materials. Suitability for the application should be determined by actual use and is the full responsibility of the customer. No warranty, expressed or implied, can be extended by FLOJET where failure is caused by chemical attack on pump materials. Temperature, aeration, concentration and other factors may change the effect of the specific fluid on the pump materials. Data shown is based on results at ambient temperatures, unless otherwise noted. Flojet recommends the use of our Soak Test kit number F100-168, available for free upon your request. RTING SYSTEM The rating indicates little effect on the physical properties of the material (Generally Satisfactory). The B rating indicates minor to moderate effect (Generally Satisfactory But Should Be Qualified By Testing). The C rating indicates a change in the physical properties in excess of acceptable tolerances could occur (Generally Not Satisfactory, Must Be Qualified By Testing). The D rating indicates rapid physical deterioration, swelling of check valves, diaphragm or chemical attack on the pump housing material (Not Satisfactory). Where no rating is shown data is not currently available, pump materials should be qualified by testing. It is recommended that the pump be thoroughly flushed with water or other neutralizing agent after each use whenever possible. 17 949-859-4945 1-800-235-6538 www.flojet.com sales@flojet.com
cetaldehyde D C D B cetamide B B cetate Solvents (crude) D D D C V cetate Solvents (pure) D B D D C B cetic cid, Glacial D D C B B cetic cid, 10% C C B B cetic cid, 20% B C B B B cetic cid, 50% D C B cetic cid, 80% B D C C B cetic cid, pure D D C V V cetic nhydride C C D D C C cetone C D D B cetophenone C D C B cetyl Chloride D D D D C D B cetylene B B cetylene Tetrabromide D cetylesalicylic cid crylonitrile D D D D B dipic cid ero Lubriplate B ero Safe 2300 D D C lcohol - myl B C B D lcohol - Benzyl D D D B lcohol - Butyl B B lcohol - Diacetone B C D D lcohol - Ethyl B B C B lcohol - Hexyl B B lcohol - lsobutyl B lcohol - Isopropyl B B lcohol - Methyl C lcohol - Octyl B B B lcohol - Propyl B luminum Chloride, 20% C B B C luminum Chloride D B B C B luminum Citrate luminum Flouride C B C luminum Formate D D luminum Hydroxide B luminum Nitrate B luminum Oxychloride D luminum Phosphate luminum Potassium Sulfate 10% D B C luminum Potassium Sulfate D luminum Sulfate B B mines B D D D B B mmonia, 10% C C D mmonia, anhydrous D C D B mmonia, liquid B D C mmonia Nitrate D D C mmonium cetate mmonium lum B mmonium Bichromate mmonium Biflouride B mmonium Bisulfide mmonium Carbonate B C B B mmonium Casenite mmonium Chloride C B C B mmonium Dichromate mmonium Flouride B mmonium Flouride, 10% mmonium Flouride, 25% mmonium Hydroxide C B C B mmonium Metaphosphate mmonium Nitrate B D mmonium Oxalate B mmonium Persulfate C B C B D mmonium Phosphate, Dibasic C C mmonium Phosphate, Monobasic B C mmonium Phosphate, Tribasic B B mmonium Sulfate B B mmonium Thiosulfate myl cetate C D D D myl lcohol B B B B D myl Chloride D C D B D D nniline C C B B D D D B B B nti-freeze D D qua Regia B D C B D D D D rochlor D B C B B B romatic Hydrocarbons D D C D D B rsenic cid B B B sphalt B C B D D Barium Carbonate B B B Barium Chloride B Barium Cyanide D B C B Barium Hydroxide B B B B B Barium Nitrate B B B Barium Sulfate C Barium Sulfide B Beer Beer Sugar Liquid B Benzaldehyde C C D D D D C Benzalkonium Chloride Benzene C D D D D B B Benzoic cid B C C D B C B B Benzol D C D B Benzyl Benzonte D C Benzyl Chloride D D D D Black Liquor B B Bleach C D B Borax C B Boric cid B B Brake Fluid D C C Brewery Slop Brine Brine cid Bromic cid D B Bromine Dry D D D D Bromine Gas D D D D Bromine Liquid D D D D D D D Bromine Water C D D C D D Bromobenzene D Bromotoluene D Butadiene C D C D C Butane C D C B Butanediol D Butter B Buttermilk B Butylene B C B D D Butyl cetate B C D D D B B 949-859-4945 1-800-235-6538 www.flojet.com sales@flojet.com 18
Butyl crylate Pure D D Butyl crylate Saturated D D C D Butyl mine D D C B D B Butylebenzine D Butyl Benzorte D Butyric cid C B C C D B B B Calcium Bisulfate Calcium Bisulfide C B Calcium Bisulfite B D B Calcium Carbonate B B B Calcium Chlorate C Calcium Chloride B B B Calcium Hydroxide B B B Calcium Hyprochloride C B B B B C B Calcium Sulfate D B B B Calgon B Cane Juice C Carbolic cid B D B C D B B Carbon Bisulfide C D C D B Carbon Dioxide (wet or dry) B C B B Carbon Monoxide Carbon Tetrachloride D C D B C D D B B Carbonated Water B Carbonic cid B B Casein Castor Oil C B Catsup C Caustic Lime B Caustic Potash D B Caustic Soda B C Chloral Hydrate D C Chloracetic cid C D C D C B C Chloric cid D D C Chloric cid, 20% D Chlorinated Glue C B Chlorine Dioxide C D Chlorine Dry C D B C D D B B B Chlorine Gas Dry D B C D Chlorine Gas Wet D C C D Chlorine Liquid C D C C D Chlorine Water C C B C B Chlorobenzene (Mono) C B C D D D B B Chloroform C D C D D D Chlorosulfonic cid D D D D D D D D Chlorox Bleach D B B B Chocolate Syrup Chresylic cid, 50% D D Chrome lum Chromic cid, 05% C D B D C Chromic cid, 10% B D B D C B B Chromic cid, 20% C D B C C B Chromic cid, 30% C D D C B B Chromic cid, 50% C D C D C B B D Chromium lum Cider B Citric cid Citric Oils B Cobalt Chloride B Coconut Oil Coffee Copper Chloride B C B Copper Cyanide B Copper Fluoborate B D B Copper Nitrate D B B C Copper Culfate C B B B Cream Cresols D D C D D D B Cresylic cid D D B D D D B Cyanic cid C Cyclohexane C B B D D D B Detergents B B B Diacetone lcohol D D D Diazo Salts Dibutyl mine C C C D Dibutyl Ether C C D C Dibutyl Phthalate B B D B B Dibutyl Sebacate C B B Dichlorethane C C C B Dichloromethane B D D Diesel Fuel B C D D B Diethylamine B D C C B B B Diethyl Ether B C D D C B Diethyl Oxide D B D Diethylene Glycol B D Diglycolic cid Diisobutyl Ketone D D Diisobututylene D D Diisooctyl Phthalate B B Diisopropyl Ketone D D B Dimethyl mine D B C Dimethyl Benzene D D Dimethyl Ether B B B Dimethyl Formamide C B B B Dimethyl Ketone D D Dimethyl Phthalate B C B Dimethylamine D D Dioctyl Phthalate D D D C B Dioxane B D D D B Diphenyl Oxide D D D C D B Dyes Epsom Salts B Ethane C D D D D Ethanolamine B D B B B B Ether D C C D D C B B Ethyl cetate B B D D B B B Ethyl Chloride C B D B Ethyl Sulfate D Ethylene Chloride C B C B D D D B Ethylene Dichloride B B C D D C Ethylene Glycol B B B Ethylene Oxide C C D D D C C Fatty cids B B D D D C Ferric Chloride B C B B C C Ferric Nitrate B B C B Ferric Sulfate B B B Ferrous Chloride C C D Ferrous Sulfate C B B Flouboric cid D B C Fluorine C D C B C D C B Fluosilic cid D B B B 19 949-859-4945 1-800-235-6538 www.flojet.com sales@flojet.com
Formaldehyde C D B D C B B Formaldehyde, 40% C B B Formic cid C B C B B C B Freon 11 D D C B D D C Freon 12 D D C B D B Freon 22 B D D D Freon 113 D D B D D Freon T.F. D D D B D D Fructose Fruit Juice B Fruit Pulp Fuel Oils B D C D B Furan Resin D D D D D C Furfural C B D D D D B B Gallic cid B D B B Gasoline D D B D D Gelatin B Glucose B Glue Glycerin Glycerol Glycolic cid C B Gold Monocyanide Grape Juice B Grease D Heptane C C D D B Hexane C C D D B Honey B Hydraulic Oil (Petroleum) D D C C D Hydraulic Oils (Synthetic) D C Hydrazine C B C Hydrobromic cid 20% D B D D B Hydrobromic cid D D D D B Hydrochloric cid dry gas B C D Hydrochloric cid, 20% B D D C C D B Hydrochloric cid, 37% B D C B B D Hydrochloric cid, 100% D B D D C D Hydrocyanic cid C B C B Hydrocyanic cid (Gas 10%) B Hydrofluoric cid, 20% C C D C B Hydrofluoric cid, 50% D C D D B Hydrofluoric cid, 75% C D C D D C D B Hydrofluosilicic cid D B B D D B Hydrogen Gas C Hydrogen Peroxide, 10% B C B B D Hydrogen Peroxide, 30% B D C B B D Hydrogen Peroxide, 50% B D C B C Hydrogen Peroxide, 100% B D C B B Hydrogen Sulfate (aqua) C D D C C Hydrogen Sulfide (dry) C D C B B Hydroxyacetic cid Hydroxyacetic cid (70%) Hydroxylamine Sulfate Hypochlorous cid B D B D Ink C D Iodine B D B B B C B Isotane D D lsopropyl cetate B B B D D D B B B Isopropyl Ether C C D B D D Jet Fuel JP-3 C D D Jet Fuel JP-4 B C B D D Jet Fuel JP-5 B C D D Kerosene C D D Ketones B C D D C B Laquer B C D D D D Laquer Thinner B B D D D Lactic cid C B B B Lard B B C Latex B Lead cetate B B D B D B B Lead Chloride Lead Nitrate B B B Lead Sulfamate B B B B Ligroin B D C D C Lime B B C Linoleic cid B B B D Linseed Oil D B Lubricants D D D B Magnesium Carbonate B Magnesium Chloride Magnesium Hydroxide B B Magnesium Nitrate B Magnesium Oxide Magnesium Sulfate B Maleic cid B B D B D B B Maleic nhydride D D D Mash Mayonnaise B Melamine C D Mercuric Chloride D C D Mercuric Cyanide B D Mercury B B Methyl cetate D B D D D B B Methyl crylate D B D D D B Methyl cetone D Methyl Bromide C C D D D Methyl Butyl Ketone D D D D D B Methyl Cellosolve B C B D C D B Methyl Chloride D C C D D C B Methyl Dichloride D C D D D Methyl Ethyl Ketone B D D D B Methyl Isobutyl Ketone C D D D C Methyl Isopropyl Ketone D D D D D D B Methyl Methacrylate D D D C D Methylamine D D D Methylene Chloride B C C B D D D B Milk B Mineral Oil D B D Molasses C Motor Oil C D Mustard D C Naptha C C D D B Napthalene B D D D B Natural Gas D Neon Nickle Chloride C B C Nickle Sulfate B B B Nitric cid (5-10%) C B D D C D D Nitric cid (20%) D C D D B D Nitric cid (50%) D D C D D D D 949-859-4945 1-800-235-6538 www.flojet.com sales@flojet.com 20
Nitric cid (Concentrated) D D C D D D Nitrobenzene B B C B D D D C OILS niline C D D B nise Bay Bone Castor B Cinnamon Citric Clove Coconut C Cod Liver B Corn C C Cotton Seed B C Creosote C D C B D D B Diesel Fuel C D D Fuel C C B C D Ginger Hydraulic D C C D Lemon D Linseed C C Mineral B B C D Olive D B Orange D Palm Peanut D C Peppermint D Pine D B D Rape Seed D B D Rosin B Sesame Seed Silicone C Soybean D C Sperm Tanning Oil, Turbine B C B D D Oleic cid B D B B D C B B Oleum D D D D D B Oxalic cid B B B B B Oxygen Gas C B Ozone C C D Palmitic cid B D B Paraffin B B D Pentane D D D D C Perchloroethylene C C D D D D B Petrolatum C D B C C Phenols 10% B D B B D D C B Phenols 100% D B D D D Phosgene Gas C D D Phosgene Liquid D D D Phosphoric cid < 40% D B C D B Phosphoric cid > 40% B C C B B B Phosphoric cid (crude) B B C C C B C Phosporic cid (molter) D C Phosphoric cid nhydride Phosphorus Trichloride C C D C D Photographic Developer B B Phthalic cid D B B Phthalic nhydride D C B Plating Solutions - ntimony Plating Solutions - rsenic Plating Solutions - Brass B Plating Solutions - Bronze Plating Solutions - Cadrium C Plating Solutions - Chrome D D Plating Solutions - Copper C Plating Solutions - Gold Plating Solutions - Indium D Plating Solutions - Iron D Plating Solutions - Lead D Plating Solutions - Nickel C Plating Solutions - Silver Plating Solutions - Tin D Plating Solutions - Zinc D Potash B Potassium Bicarbonate B B Potassium Bromide B Potassium Carbonate B B Potassium Chlorate B B Potassium Chloride B B B Potassium Chromate B Potassium Cyanide Solutions B B Potassium Dichromate D B B Potassium Ferrocyanide B B B Potassium Hydroxide C B B C B B Potassium Iodide Potassium Nitrate B B B B D Potassium Perborate Potassium Perchlorate Potassium Permanganate D B B B Potassium Persulfate Potassium Sulfate B Potassium Sulfide Potassium Thiosulfate Propane B D D Propanol Propargyl lcohol Propyl cetate D D D B Propylene D D D Propylene Dichloride C C D D D Propylene Glycol B B Pyridine B D D D B Pyrogalic cid B B Rosins B Rum Rust Inhibitors Salad Dressing Sea Water Sewage B B Shellac (Bleached) Shellac (Orange) Silicic cid Silicone C Silver Bromide B B Silver Cyanide Silver Nitrate B B B B Silver Salts Silver Sulfate C Soap Solutions B B B 21 949-859-4945 1-800-235-6538 www.flojet.com sales@flojet.com
Sodium cetate B B D B D B Sodium luminate B Sodium Bicarbonate B D B B Sodium Bisulfate B B B Sodium Bisulfide B Sodium Borate B Sodium Carbonate B B B Sodium Chlorate D B B Sodium Chloride B B Sodium Chromate D B Sodium Cyanide Sodium Hydroxide 20% B B B Sodium Hydroxide 50% B B B B B Sodium Hydroxide 80% B C B B B Sodium Hypochlorite < 20% B D D B B B C Sodium Hypochlorite 100% B D B B B B D Sodium Hyposulfate Sodium Metaphosphate Sodium Metasilicate Sodium Nitrate B D B B Sodium Perborate B B B B B Sodium Peroxide B B D C Sodium Phosphate lkaline B Sodium Phosphate Neutral B Sodium Polyphosphate D B Sodium Silicate C Sodium Sulfate B B Sodium Sulfide B B Sodium Sulfite D B B D Sodium Tetraborate Sodium Thiocyanate D Sodium Thiosulfate B B Sorghum Soy Sauce Soybean Oil Stannic Chloride B B D B Stannic Fluoborate Stannous Chloride C B B B B Starch B C Stearic cid B B B C C Stoddard Solvent C C D D Styrene C D D D Sugar (liquids) B Sulfate Liquors B B B Sulfur D B C C Sulfur Chloride C C D C D D Sulfur Dioxide Dry B D B B Sulfur Dioxide Wet C B D B D Sulfur Trioxide D C D B C Sulfuric cid (to 10%) C C D D B B C Sulfuric cid (10-75%) D D D D B D C Sulfuric cid (75-95%) C D B D D D D C Sulfuric cid (95-100%) C D B D D D D D Sulfurous cid D B B D B C C Syrup Tallow C Tannic cid C B B B Tanning Liquors B B Tartaric cid B B C B Tetrachlorethane C C D D Tetrahydrofuran C C D D B D B Toluene, Tuluol C C D D B Tomato Juice D Trichloroethane C C D D D Trichloroethylene C C C C D D D B B Trichloropropane Tricresylphosphate B B D C Triethylamine D Turpentine B C D D C B Urine Varnish C C B D D Vegetable Juice C C Vinegar C B B B Vinyl cetate D D B Vinyl Chloride D C Water cid Mine B B Water Deionized B Water Distilled B Water, Fresh B Water, Salt Weed Killers B Whey Whiskey & Wines Xylene C C B D D D C B Xylol D C D D Yeast Zeolite B Zinc cetate C B B Zinc Chloride C D C B Zinc Hydrosulphite Zinc Sulfate C B B Zirlite B C B Santoprene is a trademark of Monsanto. Viton is a trademark of E.I. dupont de Nemours & Co. Inc. 949-859-4945 1-800-235-6538 www.flojet.com sales@flojet.com 22