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Raw Material - Polybutene-1
Chemical Resistance
The information provided in the following pages is confined to the effects that various products have on Polybutene-1, not the other way round.
Whilst indicative of the general resistance of Polybutene-1 to various products, the data were obtained by laboratory methods which may or may not be representative of the actual conditions of use encountered in specific end-use applications.
For any application where the intention is to use products made from Polybutene-1, it is recommended that further tests to simulate the end-use application are carried out.
In the assessment presented here, chemical resistance has been evaluated through several observations on a test sample:
1) the surface is visually analysed for evidence of oxidative attack, environmental stress cracking, staining and dimensional distortion
2) any weight gain in the sample is evidence of swelling caused by solvent absorption
3) the sample is tested for signs of physical deterioration, such as embrittlement, softening, decreased yield stress and increased yield elongation.
In the following tables, overall chemical resistance is evaluated through the use of three rating symbols, S, M and U, which have the following significance:
| S - Satisfactory | Little or no noticeable effect with no indication that serviceability has been impaired |
| M - Marginal | Noticeable effect, but not necessarily indicating a lack of serviceability or useful life. Further testing is strongly recommended to determine suitability in a specific application |
| U - Unsatisfactory | Severe effect and not recommended for service applications |
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Reagent (Solids in saturated solution unless indicated otherwise) |
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Acetaldehyde Acetate solvents - crude Acetate solvents - pure Acetic acid 0-10% Acetic acid 10-20% Acetic acid 20-30% Acetic acid 30-60% Acetic acid 80% Acetic acid - glacial Acetic acid vapours Acetic anhydride Acetone Acetylene Adipic acid Alcohol (see type) Allyl alcohol 96% Allyl chloride Alum Aluminium chloride Aluminium fluoride Aluminium hydroxide Aluminium oxychloride Aluminium nitrate Aluminium sulphate Ammonia - dry gas Ammonia - liquid Ammonium bifluoride Ammonium carbonate Ammonium chloride Ammonium fluoride 25% Ammonium hydroxide 28% Ammonium metaphosphate Ammonium nitrate Ammonium persulphate Ammonium phosphate (ammoniacal) Ammonium phosphate neutral Ammonium sulphate Ammonium sulphide Ammonium thiocyanate |
M S S S S S S S M S U S M S - S S M S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |
U M M S S S M - U M U S U M - S S U S S S S S U S M S S S M S S S S S S S S S |
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Amyl acetate Amyl alcohol Amyl chloride Aniline Aniline chlorohydrate Aniline hydrochloride Anthraquinone Anthraquinonesulphonic acid Antimony trichloride Aqua regia Arsenic acid 80% Asphalt Barium carbonate Barium chloride Barium hydroxide Barium sulphate Barium sulphide Beer Beet - sugar liquor Benzaldehyde Benzene Benzoic acid Benzol Bismouth carbonate Black liquor (paper industry) Bleach - 12,5% active Cl Borax Boric acid Boron trifluoride Breeder pellets - deriv. fish Brine Bromic acid Bromine - liquid Bromine - water Butane Butanol - primary Butanol - secondary Butyl acetate Butyl alcohol Butyric acid 20% |
S S M M U U M M S U S S S S S S S S S M U S U S S S S S S S U M U M U S S M S S |
- S M M U U U U S U S S S S S S S S S U U S U S S S S S S S S S U U U - - U S M |
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Calcium bisulphite Calcium carbonate Calcium chlorate Calcium chloride Calcium hydroxide Calcium hypochlorite Calcium nitrate Calcium sulphate Cane sugar liquors Carbon bisulphide Carbon dioxide (aqueous sol’n) Carbon dioxide gas (wet) Carbon monoxide Carbon tetrachloride Carbonic acid Casein Castor oil Caustic potash Caustic soda Cellosolve Chloracetic acid Chloral hydrate Chlorine gas (dry) Chlorine gas (moist) Chlorine water Chlorobenzene Chloroform Chlorosulphonic acid Chrome alum Chromic acid 10% Chromic acid 25% Chromic acid 30 % Chromic acid 40% Chromic acid 50% Citric acid Coconut oil Copper chloride Copper cyanide Copper fluoride 2% Copper nitrate Copper sulphate Core oils Cottonseed oil |
S S S S S S S S S U S S S U S S S S S S U U U S U M U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |
S S S S S S S S S U S S S U S S S M M S U U U U S U U U S S S S - - S S S S S S S S S |
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Cresol Cresylic acid 50% Crude oil - sour Crude oil - sweet Cyclohexanol Cyclohexanon Demineralized water Dextrin Dextrose Diazo salts Diglycolic acid Dimethylamine Dioctylphthalate Disodium phosphate Distilled water Ethers Ethyl acetate Ethyl alcohol 0-50% Ethyl alcohol 50-98% Ethyl ether Ethylene bromide Ethylene chlorohydrin Ethylene dichloride Ethylene glycol Fatty acids Ferric chloride Ferric nitrate Ferric sulphate Ferrous chloride Ferrous sulphate Fish solubles Fluorine gas - dry Fluorine gas - wet Fluoroboric acid Fluorosilicic acid Food products such as milk,molasses,salad oils Formaldehyde Formic acid Freon-12 |
U U M M S U S S S S S U M S S U M S S M U U S S S S S S S S S M M S S S S S S |
U U U U M U S S S S S U U S S U U S S U U U S S S S S S S S S U U S S S S S S |
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Fructose Fruit pulps and juices Fuel oil (containing H2SO4) Gallic acid Gas - coke oven Gas - manufactured Gas - natural (dry) Gas - natural (wet) Gasoline - refined Gasoline - sour Gelatine Glucose Glycerine (glycerol) Glycol Glycolic acid 30% Green liquor (paper industry) Heptane Hexane Hexanol, tertiary Hydrobromic acid 20% Hydrochloric acid 0-25% Hydrochloric acid 25-40% Hydrocyanic acid or hydrogen cyanide Hydrofluoric acid 4% Hydrofluoric acid 10% Hydrofluoric acid 48% Hydrofluoric acid 60% Hydrofluorosilicic acid Hydrogen Hydrogen peroxide 30% Hydrogen peroxide 50% Hydrogen peroxide 90% Hydrogen phosphide Hydrogen sulphide - aqueous sol’n Hydrogen sulphide - dry Hydroquinone Hypochlorous acid |
S S U S S S S S U U S S S S S S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S U U S S S S S |
S S U S S S S S U U S S S S S S U U S S S S S S S S S S S S U U S S S S S |
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Iodine (in alcohol) Isopropylalcohol Kerosene Kraft liquor (paper industry) Lactic acid 28% Lard oil Lauryl chloride Lead acetate Lime sulphur Linoleic acid Linseed oil Liquors Lubricating oils Magnesium carbonate Magnesium chloride Magnesium hydroxide Magnesium nitrate Magnesium sulphate Maleic acid Malic acid Mercuric chloride Mercuric cyanide Mercurous nitrate Mercury Methyl alcohol Methyl chloride Methyl ethyl ketone Methyl sulphuric acid Methylene chloride Milk Mineral oils Molasses Naphthalene Nickel acetate Nickel chloride Nickel nitrate Nickel sulphate |
S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U S S S S M S M S S S S |
U S U S S M M S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S U M S M S U S U S S S S |
Reagent (Solids in saturated solution unless indicated otherwise) |
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Nicotine Nicotine acid Nitric acid 10% Nitric acid 20% Nitric acid 35% Nitric acid 40% Nitric acid 60% Nitric acid 68% Nitric acid (anhydrous) Oils and fats Oleum Oxalic acid Perchloric acid 10% Perchloric acid 70% Phenol Phosphoric acid - 0-25% Phosphoric acid - 25-50% Phosphoric acid - 50-75% Photographic chemicals Picric acid Potassium acid sulphate Potassium bicarbonate Potassium bichromate Potassium borate 1% Potassium bromate 10% Potassium bromide Potassium carbonate Potassium chlorate Potassium chloride Potassium chromate 40% Potassium cuprocyanide Potassium cyanide Potassium dichromate 40% Potassium ferricyanide Potassium fluoride Potassium hydroxide 10% Potassium hydroxide 20% Potassium nitrate Potassium perborate Potassium perchlorite |
S S M U U U U U U S U S M U S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |
S S U U U U U U U S U S U U M S S M S M S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |
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Chemical exposure performance | |
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Potassium permanganate 10% Potassium persulphate Potassium sulphate Potassium sulphide Potassium thiosulphate Propane Propyl alcohol Rayon coagulating bath Salt water Selenic acid Silicic acid Silver cyanide Silver nitrate Silver plating solutions Soaps Sodium acetate Sodium acid sulphate Sodium antimonate Sodium arsenite Sodium benzoate Sodium bicarbonate Sodium bisulphate Sodium bisulphite Sodium bromide Sodium carbonate (soda ash) Sodium chlorate Sodium chloride Sodium cyanide Sodium dichromate Sodium ferricyanide Sodium ferrocyanide Sodium fluoride Sodium hydroxide 10% Sodium hydroxide 35% Sodium hydroxide saturated Sodium hypochlorite Sodium nitrate Sodium nitrite Sodium phosphate - acid Sodium silicate |
S S S S S S S S S S S S M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |
S S S S S - S S S S S S U S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |
Reagent (Solids in saturated solution unless indicated otherwise) |
Chemical exposure performance | |
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Sodium sulphate Sodium sulphide Sodium sulphite Sodium thiosulphate (hypo) Stannic chloride Stannous chloride Stoddards solvent Stearic acid Sulphur Sulphur dioxide gas - wet Sulphuric acid 0-10% Sulphuric acid 10-30% Sulphuric acid 30-50% Sulphuric acid 50-75% Sulphuric acid 75-90% Sulphuric acid 95% Sulphurous acid Sulphyr trioxide Tannic acid Tanning liquors Tartaric acid Tetrahydrofurane Thionyl chloride Toluol or toluene Trichloroethylene Triethanolamine Trisodium phosphate Turpentine Urea Urine Vinegar Water - acid mine water Water - distilled Water - fresh Water - salt Whiskey White gasoline Wines (still) |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S M M U S M S S S M S U U S S U S S S S S S S S U S |
S S S S S S S S S M S S S U U U S U S S S U S U U M S U S S S S S S S S U S |
| Reagent (Solids in saturated solution unless indicated otherwise) |
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Xylene or xylol Zinc chromate Zinc cyanide Zinc nitrate Zinc sulphate |
U S S S S |
U S S S S |