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Polyurethane Chemical Resistance

Reference data and engineering information about polyurethane chemical resistance for chemistry applications.

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Overview

Engineering reference data for Polyurethane Chemical Resistance in chemistry.

Key Formulas

Ideal Gas Law

PV=nRTPV = nRT

Pressure × Volume = moles × gas constant × temperature.

Molarity

M=nVM = \frac{n}{V}

Moles of solute per liter of solution.

pH

pH=log10[H+]pH = -\log_{10}[H^+]

Measure of acidity.

Variables

SymbolDescriptionUnit
PPPressurePa
VVVolume
nnMolesmol
RRGas constant8.314 J/(mol·K)
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Chemical resistance of polyurethane (PUR/PU) to various liquids and reagents. Note that resistance is highly dependent on the specific polyurethane formulation, concentration, temperature, and exposure time. Always verify with manufacturer data.
Chemical / Liquid
Resistance Classification
Acetic acid 20 – 80 10%conditionally resistant
Acetonenot resistant
Aluminum chloride 10%vastly resistant
Aluminum Saltsresistant
Ammonia 10%resistant
Ammonium carbonatenot resistant
Ammonium chloridevastly resistant
Anilinenot resistant
ASTM-Fuel No. Iresistant
ASTM-Fuel No. IIconditionally resistant
ASTM-Fuel No. IIIconditionally resistant
ASTM-Oil Iresistant
ASTM-Oil IIresistant
ASTM-Oil IIIresistant
Barium Saltsresistant
Benzenenot resistant
Bichromate of potashvastly resistant
Brake fluid ATEnot resistant
Butanolnot resistant
Butyl acetatenot resistant
Calcium chloride 40%vastly resistant
Carbon disulfidenot resistant
Carbon tetrachloride 100%not resistant
Chlorobenzenenot resistant
Chloroformnot resistant
Chloroprenenot resistant
Chromic acidnot resistant
Cutting oilconditionally resistant
Cyclohexanconditionally resistant
Cyclohexanonenot resistant
Diesel oilvastly resistant
Diethyletherresistant
Diethylprestoneresistant
Dimethylformamidenot resistant
Ethanolconditionally resistant
Ethyl alcohol 100%conditionally resistant
Ethyl etherconditionally resistant
Ethylacetatenot resistant
Ethylencloridevastly resistant
Formaldehyderesistant
Formic acid 30%not resistant
R-12 dichlorodifluoromethaneconditionally resistant
R-22 chlorodifluoromethaneconditionally resistant
Gasolineresistant
Glycerinresistant
Glycolresistant
Hydraulic oil SAE 90conditionally resistant
Hydrochloric acidnot resistant
Isopropanolnot resistant
Jet-fuelresistant
Keroseneresistant
Lactic acid 10%not resistant
Magnesium chloride 30%vastly resistant
Methanol < 5%conditionally resistant
Methylethylketonconditionally resistant
Mineral oilconditionally resistant
Motor oilnot resistant
Mythyl acetatenot resistant
Mythyl chloridenot resistant
Mythylglycolnot resistant
Mythylglycolacetatenot resistant
Nitric acid 30%not resistant
Olive oilresistant
Ozoneresistant
Paraffin oilresistant
Perchlorethylenenot resistant
Petroleumvastly resistant
Petroleum etherresistant
Phosphoric acid 50%not resistant
Potash lye 10%resistant
Potassium nitratevastly resistant
Potassium permanganatenot resistant
Sea waterresistant
Silver salts 20%resistant
Soda lye 10%resistant
Sodium chloride 10%vastly resistant
Sulfuric acid 30%short-term resistant
Tataric acid < 10%resistant
Tetrahydrofurannot resistant
Toluenenot resistant
Trachloroethylenenot resistant
Trichlorethylenenot resistant
Vegetable fatsresistant
Vegetable oilsresistant
Xylonnot resistant

Source: engineeringtoolbox.com

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