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CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
REFERENCE
CHARTS
PVC
Poly Vinyl
Chloride
RAV
Rubber &
Vinyl
URETHANE SBR
NBR
MOR
SOR
EPDM BUTYL
NATURAL
RUBBER
Temperature Range
0°F to 180°F -20°F to 180°F -20°F to 180°F -25°F to 250°F 0°F to 250°F -20°F to 200°F -10°Fto200°F -20°F to 400°F -65°F to 300°F -40°F to 200°F
Abrasion Resistance
Good
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Good
Good
Good
Fair
Excellent
Cut/Gouge Resistance
Good
Good
Excellent
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Excellent
Oil Resistance
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Not
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Excellent
Not
Recommended
Not
Recommended
Not
Recommended
CHEMICAL
Rapeseed Oil
NR
U
G
NR
G
F
G
E
E
NR
Salicylic Acid
E
E
E
G
E
G
E
E
E
E
Salt Water
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Sewage
F
F
E
NR
E
F
E
F
NR
NR
Shellac (flakes)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Silicone Oil
F
E
E
F
E
G
E
G
E
F
Soap Solutions
E
U
E
G
E
E
E
E
E
G
Soda Ash
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Sodium Bicarbonate
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Sodium Bisulfate
E
E
E
G
E
G
E
E
E
E
Sodium Chloride
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Sodium Hydroxide (dil)
E
E
E
E
G
E
G
E
E
E
Sodium Hypochlorite
E
E
E
F
G
F
G
G
G
F
Sodium Nitrate
E
E
E
G
G
G
G
E
E
G
Sodium Perborate
E
U
E
G
G
G
G
E
E
G
Sodium Peroxide
E
E
E
G
G
G
G
E
E
G
Sodium Phosphates
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Sodium Silicate
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Sodium Sulfate
E
E
E
G
E
E
E
E
E
G
Sodium Sulfide
E
E
E
F
NR
F
F
G
E
F
Sodium Thiosulfate
E
E
E
G
G
G
G
E
G
G
Sodium Chloride
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Soybean Oil
F
E
U
F
E
U
U
U
U
U
Stearic Acid
G
U
E
F
F
F
F
F
E
F
Sugar Beets
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
F
E
Sugar Cane
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Sugar Syrup
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Sulfur
E
E
E
NR
NR
NR
NR
E
E
NR
Sulfuric Acid (dil)
E
E
E
F
NR
F
F
G
E
F
Sulfurous Acid
E
E
E
F
NR
F
F
G
G
F
Sunlight
E
E
E
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Tannic Acid
E
E
E
G
E
G
E
E
E
G
Tanning Liquor
F
U
G
NR
G
F
G
NR
E
NR
Tar, Bituminous
F
E
E
NR
E
F
G
NR
NR
NR
Tartaric Acid
E
E
E
G
E
G
E
G
NR
G
Tetrachloroethylene
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
G
NR
Touene (Toluol)
NR
F
NR
NR
F
NR
F
NR
NR
NR
Transformer Oil
F
U
G
NR
E
F
E
NR
NR
NR
Transmission-Type A
F
U
G
NR
E
G
E
NR
NR
NR
Trichloroethylene
NR
NR
NR
NR
F
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Trichloroethane
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Tricresyl Phosphate
F
U
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
F
E
NR
Trisodium Phosphate
E
U
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Tung Oil
F
U
G
NR
E
G
E
F
F
NR
Turpentine
NR
F
NR
NR
R
G
E
NR
NR
NR
Ultra-Violet (moderate exposure)
E
E
E
G
G
G
G
G
E
F
Urea
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Urine
E
E
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Vegetable Oils
NR
E
G
NR
E
G
E
F
F
NR
Vinegar
E
E
E
G
G
G
G
E
E
G
Water
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Whiskey
G
G
G
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Wines
G
G
G
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
White Pine Oil
F
U
G
NR
E
G
E
NR
NR
NR
White Oil
F
U
E
NR
E
G
E
NR
NR
NR
Wood Oil
F
E
E
NR
E
G
E
NR
NR
NR
Wood Chips
G
G
E
F
E
G
E
NR
NR
F
Xylene-Attacks Nylon
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Zinc Chloride
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Zinc Sulphate
E
E
E
G
E
E
E
E
E
G
PVC
— Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) is biologically and chemically resistant. PVC can be formulated
to meet fire resistant and anti-static requirements.
RAV
— Rubber and Vinyl (RAV), also known as RMV, is a refined PVC formulation. If offers high
resistance to fats, oils and chemicals. It is a popular compound for use in food applications.
Urethane
— Urethane is a good choice for rough and/or oily applications. It enjoys excellent
abrasion and oil resistance and/or oily applications. It enjoys excellent abrasion and oil resistance.
SBR
— Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) is also known as RMA Grade II rubber. Its abrasion
resistance makes this compound popular for belting in the Aggregate Industry and package
handling applications, among others. It has good resistance to the elements, ozone and sunlight
but poor oil resistance.
NBR
— Butadiene Acrylonitrile, also called Nitrile or Buna-N or NBR, gives resistance to oil, heat
and grease. Examples: 1-2002, 1-6003
MOR
— MOR stands for Moderate Oil Resistance. This compound performs well in wood,
agriculture and light industrial applications where limited oils are present.
SOR
— Super Oil Resistance (SOR) engenders extra oil resistance. It is used in high oil
applications such as asphalt manufacture.
EPDM
— Ethylene Propylene Diene Methylene Tripolymer (EPDM) is a formulation designed for
extreme temperature, up to 350°F for fines and 400°F for lumps.
Butyl
— Isobutylene Isoprene (Butyl) has very good temperature resistance. It can withstand
environments from -65°F to 300°F. It is popular in food applications but has limited abrasion
resistance.
Natural Rubber
— Natural Rubber or Polyisoprene exhibits abrasion, gouge and cut resistance. It
is generally used in non-marking belts.