Valve Material Chemical Compatibility Chart

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Valve Material Chemical Compatibility Chart

Material selection is the first step in choosing a valve for a chemical service. This valve material chemical compatibility chart cross-references eight body and seal materials against 304 industrial fluids; treat it as a first filter and confirm concentration and temperature with the fluid supplier.

Chemical compatibility of common valve body materials and non-metallic seal materials with 304 industrial fluids. Use it as a first filter when selecting a valve; confirm with the fluid supplier for concentration, temperature and pressure outside ambient conditions.

Rating key

O — Optimum
G — Good
I — Individual (case by case)
N — Not ideal
– — No data

All fluids are at ambient temperature unless otherwise indicated.

Fluid	Materials of valve body					Non metallic materials for seals
Fluid	Brass	Cast iron	Carbon steel	Stainless steel AISI 316	Rigid PVC	Neoprene	Viton	PTFE (Teflon)
Acetaldeidhyde	N	I	I	O	N	N	I	O
Acetic acid	I	I	I	O	I	N	N	O
Acetic anhydride	I	N	N	G	N	I	N	O
Acetic solvents	O	G	O	O	N	N	N	O
Acetone	O	O	O	O	N	I	N	O
Acetylene	I	O	O	O	G	O	O	O
Acrylonitrine	O	I	O	O	–	N	I	O
Air	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
Alum	I	I	I	O	–	O	O	O
Aluminium chloride (dry)	G	G	G	O	I	G	O	O
Aluminium sulphate	I	I	I	O	I	O	O	O
Ammonia solution	N	G	G	O	N	G	–	O
Ammonium bicarbonate	G	G	I	G	–	O	O	O
Ammonium carbonate	G	G	G	G	G	O	G	O
Ammonium chloride	N	N	N	I	G	O	O	O
Ammonium monophosphate	N	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Ammonium nitrate	N	N	N	O	–	O	O	O
Ammonium phosphate(dibasic)	I	N	N	G	–	O	O	O
Ammonium phosphate(tribasic)	I	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Ammonium sulphate	G	I	I	G	I	O	O	O
Amyl acetate	G	I	I	G	N	N	N	O
Amyl alcotol	G	I	G	O	G	O	O	O
Anhydrous ammonia	N	G	O	O	G	G	I	O
Anhydrous nitric acid	N	O	O	O	N	N	–	O
Aniline	I	I	I	G	N	I	I	O
Aniline (colouring)	I	I	I	O	N	G	G	O
Aniline oil	O	O	O	O	G	G	–	O
Antimony trichloride	N	N	N	N	G	I	O	O
Arsenic acid	N	N	N	G	I	O	O	O
Asphalt	O	G	G	O	G	G	O	O
Barium hydroxide	G	G	I	G	G	O	O	O
Barium sulphate	I	I	I	G	G	O	O	O
Beer	O	N	N	O	O	O	O	O
Benzaldehyde	O	G	O	O	N	N	N	O
Benzoic acid	G	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Benzol or benzene	G	G	G	G	N	N	G	O
Borax	O	I	I	G	–	O	O	O
Boric acid	G	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Brine	G	I	I	G	G	O	O	O
Bromine (dry)	O	N	N	N	N	N	G	O
Bromine (wet)	G	N	N	N	N	N	G	O
Butadiene	I	G	G	O	G	I	O	O
Butane	O	G	G	G	G	G	O	O
Butyl alcohol	G	I	G	O	I	O	O	O
Butylene	O	O	O	O	I	N	–	O
Butyric acid	I	N	N	G	N	I	I	O
Calcium bisulphate	G	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Calcium carbonate	I	N	N	G	O	O	O	O
Calcium chloride	G	I	I	G	O	O	O	O
Calcium hypochlorite	N	N	N	I	–	G	O	O
Calcium sulphate	I	I	I	G	G	O	O	O
Carbon dioxide CO2	O	G	O	O	G	G	O	O
Carbon sulphide	I	G	G	G	N	N	O	O
Carbon tetrachloride (sec)	I	G	G	O	N	N	G	O
Carbon tetrachloride (wet)	N	N	N	G	N	N	G	O
Carbonated water	G	G	G	O	G	O	O	O
Carbonic acid	N	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Castor oil	O	G	G	O	G	G	O	O
Chlorinated solvents (dry)	I	I	I	G	–	N	I	O
Chlorinr (wet)	N	N	N	N	I	N	–	O
Chloro-gas (dry)	I	G	G	G	I	I	G	O
Chloroacetic acid	I	N	N	N	I	I	I	O
Chlorobenzene (dry)	G	G	G	O	N	N	O	O
Chloroform (dry)	G	G	G	O	N	N	G	O
Chlorosulphonic acid (dry)	G	G	G	G	N	N	–	O
Chlorosulphonic acid (wet)	N	N	N	N	N	N	–	O
Chrome alum	I	G	G	O	G	G	–	O
Chromic acid	N	N	N	I	G	N	I	O
Coconut oil	G	I	I	G	G	G	O	O
Cokeoven gas	I	G	G	G	G	I	G	O
Cooling oil	G	G	G	O	G	G	O	O
Copper acetate	N	N	N	O	–	–	–	O
Copper chloride	N	N	N	I	G	O	O	O
Copper nitrate	N	N	N	G	O	O	O	O
Corn oil	G	I	I	G	G	G	O	O
Cottonseed oil	G	I	I	G	G	G	O	O
Creosote oil	G	G	G	G	–	N	O	O
Cresylic acid	I	N	I	G	G	N	G	O
Crude oil (sour)	I	I	G	O	–	G	O	O
Crude oil (sweet)	G	G	G	O	–	G	O	O
Cupric sulhate	N	N	N	G	I	O	O	O
Cyclohexane	O	G	O	O	N	N	O	O
Diethylamide	O	G	O	O	–	I	–	O
Distilled water (aerated)	O	N	N	O	O	O	O	O
Drying oil	I	G	I	G	–	G	–	O
Edible vegetable oil	G	G	G	O	G	G	O	O
Epsom salt	G	I	I	G	–	O	O	O
Ethane	O	G	G	G	–	G	O	O
Ethers	G	G	O	O	N	I	I	O
Ethlen glycol	G	G	G	G	G	O	O	O
Ethyl acetate	I	I	G	G	N	N	N	O
Ethyl acrylate	G	I	I	O	N	–	N	O
Ethyl alcohol	G	G	G	G	O	O	O	O
Ethyl chloride (dry)	G	G	G	O	N	I	–	O
Ethyl chloride (wet)	I	N	N	G	N	I	–	O
Ethylene oxide	O	G	G	G	–	N	N	O
Ethylene perchlorine (dry)	I	G	G	O	–	N	O	O
Ferric nitrate	N	N	N	I	G	O	O	O
Ferric sulphate	N	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Ferrous chloride	N	N	N	N	G	O	O	O
Ferrous sulphate	G	N	N	G	I	O	O	O
Ferrous sulphate (saturated)	I	I	I	O	G	I	–	O
Fertilizer solutions	I	I	G	G	–	G	O	O
Fish oil	G	G	G	O	–	G	O	O
Fluorine (dry)	N	N	N	N	I	–	–	O
Formaldehyde (cold)	O	G	O	O	–	G	–	O
Formaldehyde (hot)	G	N	N	I	–	G	–	O
Formic acid (cold)	G	N	N	G	I	O	–	O
Formic acid (hot)	G	N	N	G	N	–	–	O
Freon (dry)	G	G	G	O	I	I	I	O
Fruit juices	G	N	N	O	G	O	O	O
Fuel oil	G	G	G	O	G	G	O	O
Furfural	O	G	O	O	N	I	N	O
G.A. Solvents	O	G	G	O	N	–	–	O
Gallic acid	I	N	N	G	G	O	–	O
Gas hydrogen (cold)	G	G	G	O	G	G	–	O
GGGO-IOO Sodium sulphate	G	G	G	O	O	O	O	O
Glucose	O	G	G	O	O	O	O	O
Glue	G	O	O	G	–	O	O	O
Glycerin	G	G	G	O	O	O	O	O
Glycols	G	G	G	G	G	O	O	O
Heptane	O	G	G	O	G	G	O	O
Hexane	G	G	G	G	I	I	O	O
Hydraulic oil (petroleum base)	G	G	O	O	–	G	O	O
Hydrobromic acid	N	N	N	N	I	I	–	O
Hydrochloric acid (aerated)	N	N	N	N	G	I	–	O
Hydrocyanic acid	N	I	I	O	G	G	–	O
Hydrofluoric acid	N	N	N	N	I	I	–	–
Hydrofluosillicic acid	O	N	N	I	I	O	–	O
Hydrogen peroxide (concentrated)	N	N	N	G	–	N	–	O
Hydrogen peroxide (diluted)	G	N	N	G	–	O	O	O
Hydrogen sulphide (dry)	I	G	G	O	–	O	O	O
Hydrogen sulphide (wet)	N	N	I	G	–	O	O	O
Ink	I	N	N	O	–	O	O	O
Isoctane	O	G	O	O	–	I	O	O
Isopropyl alcohol	G	G	G	G	–	I	O	O
Isopropylic ether	O	G	O	O	N	I	–	O
Jelly	O	N	N	O	G	O	O	O
Kerosene	O	G	G	O	G	I	O	O
Ketone	O	O	O	O	–	N	N	O
Lacguers (and solvents)	O	I	I	O	–	N	N	O
Lactic acid	N	N	N	O	O	O	–	O
Lead acetate	I	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Lemon juice	G	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Lighting gas	O	O	O	O	N	G	O	O
Liguid gas (LPG)	O	G	G	G	–	G	O	O
Liguor ammonia	N	O	O	O	I	G	O	O
Linolenic acid	G	G	G	O	G	G	O	O
Linseed oil	G	O	O	G	O	G	O	O
lodine (wet)	N	N	N	N	N	G	O	O
lodoform	I	I	G	O	N	–	O	O
Lubricating oil	G	O	O	O	–	G	O	O
Magnesium bisulphate	G	G	G	O	–	–	–	O
Magnesium chloride	G	N	I	G	O	O	O	O
Magnesium sulphate	G	G	G	G	I	O	O	O
Maleic acid	G	N	G	G	G	O	O	O
Malic acid	G	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Mercuric chloride	N	N	N	I	G	O	–	O
Mercuric cyanide	N	N	N	O	G	–	–	O
Mercury	N	O	O	O	G	O	O	O
Methane (metan)	O	G	G	G	G	G	O	O
Methyl acetate	O	G	G	O	–	N	N	O
Methyl alcotol	G	G	G	G	O	O	G	O
Methyl chloride	O	G	G	O	N	I	–	O
Methyl ethyl ketone	O	O	O	O	N	N	N	O
Methyl formate	O	I	I	G	–	G	–	O
Methylamine	N	G	G	O	–	–	–	O
Methylene chloride	O	G	G	O	N	N	I	O
Milk	O	N	N	O	O	O	O	O
Mineral oil	G	G	G	O	–	G	O	O
Muds	G	G	G	O	–	O	O	O
Muriatic acid	N	N	N	N	–	G	O	O
Naphtha	G	G	G	G	G	I	O	O
Naphthalene	G	G	O	G	N	N	O	O
Natural gas	G	G	G	O	G	O	O	O
NH3 solution in alcohol	G	G	G	G	–	I	O	O
Nickel chloride	N	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Nickel nitrate	N	N	N	G	O	O	O	O
Nickel sulphate	N	N	N	G	I	O	O	O
Nicotinic acid	O	G	G	O	G	–	–	O
Niter cake 10%	G	N	N	O	–	O	O	O
Nitric acid 10%	N	N	N	O	G	G	O	O
Nitric acid 100%	N	O	O	O	N	N	G	O
Nitric acid 30%	N	N	N	O	G	I	O	O
Nitric acid 80%	N	N	N	O	I	N	G	O
Nitrobenzene	N	G	G	G	N	N	I	O
Nitrogen	O	O	O	O	G	O	O	O
Nitrogen gas	N	I	G	O	G	–	–	O
Nitrogen oxide	N	I	G	G	–	G	–	O
Oil-water blend	O	G	G	O	–	G	O	O
Oleic acid	G	I	I	G	G	I	O	O
Oleum	G	I	G	G	I	I	I	O
Olive oil	G	G	G	O	G	G	O	O
Oxalic acid	G	N	N	G	I	O	O	O
Oxygen	O	G	G	O	G	–	–	O
Ozone (dry)	G	I	I	O	I	–	–	O
Ozone (wet)	O	O	O	O	I	–	–	O
Palm oil	G	I	I	G	G	G	O	O
Palmitic acid	G	I	I	G	I	G	O	O
Paraformaldehyde	G	G	G	G	–	G	–	O
Pentane	O	G	G	O	–	G	O	O
Petrol	O	G	O	O	G	N	O	O
petrol)	O	G	G	O	–	G	O	O
Phenol	G	N	N	G	–	N	G	O
Phosphoric acid 10% (cold)	N	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Phosphoric acid 10% (hot)	N	N	N	N	I	O	O	O
Phosphoric acid 50% (cold)	N	N	N	G	G	G	O	O
Phosphoric acid 50% (hot)	N	N	N	N	I	G	O	O
Phosphoric acid 85% (cold)	N	G	G	O	G	G	–	O
Phosphoric acid 85% (hot)	N	I	I	O	I	G	–	O
Phthalic acid	G	I	I	G	–	I	O	O
Phthalic anhydride	G	I	I	G	–	I	O	O
Picric acid	G	N	N	G	I	O	–	O
Potassium bichromate	N	I	I	G	I	O	O	O
Potassium bisulphate	I	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Potassium bromide	I	N	N	O	G	O	O	O
Potassium carbonate	G	G	G	G	G	O	O	O
Potassium chlorate	G	G	G	G	I	O	O	O
Potassium chloride	G	G	I	I	G	O	O	O
Potassium cyanide	N	G	G	G	I	O	O	O
Potassium diphosphate	G	O	O	O	G	O	O	O
Potassium ferrocyanide	G	I	I	G	G	O	O	O
Potassium iodide	N	I	I	G	–	O	O	O
Potassium nitrate	G	G	G	G	–	O	O	O
Potassium permanganate	G	G	G	G	G	O	O	O
Potassium sulphate	G	I	G	G	–	O	O	O
Potassium sulphide	G	G	G	O	–	–	–	O
Propane	O	G	G	G	I	G	O	O
Propyl alcohol	O	G	G	O	G	I	–	O
Propylene glycol	G	G	G	G	–	O	O	O
Pyrogallic acid	G	G	G	G	–	O	O	O
Resins	O	I	I	O	I	I	–	–
Rubber latex emulsions	O	G	G	O	–	–	O	O
Rubber solvents	O	O	O	O	N	I	N	O
Salicylic acid	I	N	N	O	–	O	O	O
Seawater	G	N	N	O	G	O	O	O
Shellac	O	G	O	O	–	O	–	O
Silver nitrate	N	N	N	G	O	I	O	O
Soap solutions (stearates)	O	G	O	O	I	O	O	O
Sodium acetate	G	I	I	G	O	G	O	O
Sodium aluminate	G	I	I	G	G	O	O	O
Sodium bicarbonate	G	N	N	O	G	O	O	O
Sodium bisulphate 10%	G	N	N	O	G	O	O	O
Sodium borate	G	I	I	G	–	O	O	O
Sodium bromide 10%	G	N	I	G	O	O	O	O
Sodium carbonate	G	G	G	G	O	O	O	O
Sodium chlorate	G	I	I	G	I	O	O	O
Sodium chloride	G	I	I	G	I	O	O	O
Sodium chromate	I	G	G	O	G	O	O	O
Sodium cyanide	N	G	G	G	G	O	O	O
Sodium fluorine	I	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Sodium hydroxide (hot)	O	G	G	O	G	G	I	O
Sodium hydrxide (cold)	O	O	O	O	O	O	G	O
Sodium hypochlorite	N	N	N	I	I	N	O	O
Sodium metaphosphate	I	G	G	O	–	O	–	O
Sodium metasillicate (cold)	G	I	I	O	–	O	–	O
Sodium metasillicate (hot)	G	N	N	O	–	–	–	O
Sodium nitrate	G	G	G	G	G	O	O	O
Sodium peroxide	N	I	I	G	–	O	O	O
Sodium phosphate (dibasic)	I	I	I	G	O	O	O	O
Sodium phosphate (tribasic)	I	I	I	G	O	G	O	O
Sodium silicate	G	G	G	G	–	O	O	O
Sodium silicate (hot)	I	I	I	G	–	–	–	O
Sodium sulphide	N	G	G	G	G	O	O	O
Sodium sulphide (hot)	N	I	I	G	I	–	–	O
Sodium thisulphate	G	G	G	O	–	O	O	O
Sodum perborate	G	G	G	G	O	O	O	O
Solf water	O	I	I	O	O	O	O	O
Sour gasoline	G	G	G	O	–	N	O	O
Soybean oil	G	I	I	O	G	G	O	O
Stannous chloride	N	N	N	I	I	O	O	O
Starch	G	I	I	G	–	O	O	O
Stearic acid	I	I	I	G	G	I	O	O
Styrene	O	G	O	O	–	N	–	O
Sulphur	N	I	I	G	–	–	–	O
Sulphuric acid 0-7%	I	N	N	G	O	O	O	O
Sulphuric acid 100%	O	G	G	O	I	N	G	O
Sulphuric acid 20%	I	N	N	N	G	G	O	O
Sulphuric acid 50%	G	N	N	N	G	I	O	O
Sulphuric anhydride (dry)	G	G	G	O	I	N	–	O
Sulphurous anhydride (dry)	G	G	G	O	G	I	O	O
Synthesis gas	G	G	G	G	G	G	O	O
Tanic acid	G	I	I	G	G	G	O	O
Tar	O	O	O	O	G	I	O	O
Tartaric acid	O	N	N	G	G	O	O	O
Tetraethyl lead	G	I	I	G	I	–	–	O
Tin tetrachloride	I	N	N	N	G	O	O	O
Tomatoe juice	I	I	I	O	G	O	O	O
Transformer oil	G	G	O	O	–	G	O	O
Tributyl phosphate	O	O	O	O	N	I	–	O
Trichloroethylene	G	I	G	G	N	N	G	O
Tuluol or toluene	O	O	O	O	N	N	G	O
Turpentine	G	G	G	G	I	N	O	O
Urea	G	I	I	G	I	–	–	O
Varnishes	O	I	I	O	–	O	–	O
Vaseline	G	I	I	G	–	G	O	O
Vegetable oil	G	G	G	O	G	G	O	O
Vinegar	G	N	N	O	I	N	N	O
Wax emulsions	O	G	O	O	G	G	O	O
Waxes	O	O	O	O	–	G	O	O
Wood oil	G	G	G	O	–	G	O	O
Xylene chloride	O	G	G	O	N	N	G	O
Zinc hydrosulphite	N	I	N	N	G	O	O	O
Zinc sulphate	I	G	O	O	I	O	O	O