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CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY FOR HOSE
The following Chemical Compatibility Chart is for guidance only.
In all cases, testing is advised to determine the application suitability.
Material for Couplings and Adaptors must also be compatible - refer to RYCO Hydraulics Technical Department.
Specified resistance applies only at room temperature unless otherwise stated, and within the listed concentration.
 
CHEMICAL NAME NEOPRENE NITRILE NITRILE
PVC		 CPE HYPALON™ POLYESTER TEFLON™
Acetic Acid (25%) 2 X 2 1 2 X 1
Acetone X X X 1 X X 1
Acetylene NO HOSE AVAILABLE
Air (71°C, 166°F) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Air (82°C, 180°F) 2 2 2 1 2 2 1
Air (93°C, 199°F) X X X 1 2 X 1
Amyl Acetate X X X 2 X X 1
Aniline X X X 2 X - 1
Benzene (Benzol) X X X X X X 1
Butyl Acetate X X X 2 X X 1
Butyl Alcohol (Butanol) 2 X X 1 2 2 1
Carbon Dioxide (Dry) 2 1 1 1 1 - 1
Carbon Dioxide (Wet) 2 1 1 1 1 - 1
Carbon Disulfide X X X 2 X - 1
Chlorine Gas (Dry & Wet) NO HOSE AVAILABLE
Chlorine Water (25%) X X X - 2 X 1
Chloroform X X X - X X 1
Cyclohexane X 2 X 1 X 2 1
Diesel fuel (under 50°C, 122°F) X 1 X 2 X 1 1
Ethers (under 50°C, 122°F) X 2 2 1 2 X 1
Ethyl Acetate X X X 2 X 2 1
Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol) 1 1 - 1 1 2 1
Ethyl Cellulose - - - 1 - - 1
Ethyl Chloride (Wet) 2 X X - X - 1
Ethylene Glycol (under 66°C, 151°F) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fluorine (Liquid) NO HOSE AVAILABLE
Formaldehyde 37% 2 2 - 1 2 2 1
Fuel A (ASTM) X 2 2 1 1 - -
Fuel B (ASTM) X 2 X 2 X - -
Fuel Oil X 1 X 1 X 2 1
Glycerine (Glycerol) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Grease (Petroleum Base) 2 1 2 - 2 1 1
Hexane (under 50°C, 122°F) X 1 2 2 1 2 1
Hydraulic Fluid (Phosphate Ester Base) X X X 1 1 2 1
Hydraulic Fluid (100°C, 212°F) (Std. Petroleum Oils) 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
Hydrochloric Acid (15%) X X X 1 2 X 1
Hydrochloric Acid (37%) X - X 1 2 X 1
Hydrogen (Gas) 1 1 - 1 - 2 1
Hydrogen Peroxide (30%) X 2 X 1 2 X 1
Isopropyl Alcohol 2 2 2 1 2 - 1
Kerosene X 2 X 1 X 2 1
L.P.G. USE L.P.G. HOSE ONLY
Lubricating Oils (under 50°C, 122°F) 2 1 2 1 2 1 1
Methyl Alcohol (Methanol) 100% 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Methyl Chloride X X X X X 2 1
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) X X X 2 X 2 1
Naphtha (Low Aromatics) X 2 X 1 X X 1
Natural Gas USE L.P.G. HOSE ONLY
Nitric Acid (10%) X X X 1 2 X 1
Nitric Acid (40%) X X X X X X 1
Oxalic Acid (10% cold) X X X 1 2 X 1
Ozone (Dry) 2 X 2 1 2 2 1
Paint Solvents (Oil Base) X X - - X 2 1
Perchloroethylene X X X 2 X X 1
Phenol (Carbolic Acid) X X X 1 X X 1
Phosphoric Acid (50%) 2 2 X 1 1 X 1
Propane Gas USE L.P.G. HOSE ONLY
Sodium Hydroxide (40%) 1 2 - 1 1 X 1
Sodium Hydroxide (50%, under 45°C, 113°F) 2 X X 1 1 X 1
Sodium Hydroxide (50%, under 82°C, 180°F) - - - 1 2 X 1
Sulphur Dioxide (Dry) X 2 X - 2 X 1
Sulphuric Acid (10%) 1 X 2 1 1 X 1
Sulphuric Acid (93%) X X X - X X 1
Toluene (Toluol) X X X X X 2 1
Trichloroethylene X 1 X 2 X 2 1
Vegetable Oils 2 X 2 1 2 1 1
Xylene X X - X - 2 1
1 = Excellent Resistance
2 = Good Resistance
X = Not Recommended
- = No Data Available
 
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