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| R | Resistant | SW | Swelling occurs |
| A | Slowly attacked (not recommended for long term storage) | V | Vapour diffusion |
| L | Limited resistance | E | Environmental stress cracking |
| U | Unsuitable |
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| Acetic acid solution <90% | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Acetic acid, glacial | R | U | U | U | A | U | R | L |
| Acetone | R | R | U | U | E | U | R | R |
| Ammonia | R | R | U | U | R | R | R | R |
| Aniline | R | R | U | U | U | U | R | R |
| Benzene | A | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
| Boric Acid | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Bromine | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
| Carbon tetrachloride | U | U | U | U | U | U | A | U |
| Chlorinated Solvents | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
| Chloroform | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
| Cresols | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
| Diethyl ether | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
| Diethylene glycol | R | R | R | U | R | R | R | E |
| Ethers | U | U | A | U | E | U | A | U |
| Ethyl acetate | A | A | U | U | A | U | A | U |
| Ethanol | R | R | R | R | R | U | R | R |
| Ethylene glycol | R | R | R | U | R | R | E | E |
| Formaldehyde solution 40% | R | R | R | R | R | E | R | R |
| Formic acid | R | R | R | R | R | E | R | R |
| Hydrochloric acid cone. | E | E | L | U | R | R | SW | SW |
| Hydrofluoric acid 1-60% | E | E | U | U | R | R | R | L |
| Hydrofluoric acid cone. | E | E | L | u | R | U | R | L |
| Hydrogen peroxide 30-90% | R | R | R | R | R | U | R | A |
| Magnesium hydroxide | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Maleic acid | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Mineral oil | R | R | R | R | A | U | R | E |
| Nitric acid <25% | R | R | R | U | R | R | R | R |
| Nitric acid 25- 70% | R | E | U | U | A | U | L | U |
| Nitric acid >70 | E | U | U | u | U | U | U | U |
| Oxalic acid | R | A | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Paraffin | R | A | R | R | A | U | R | R |
| Petroleum ether | A | U | R | R | U | U | U | U |
| Phosphoricacid<30% | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Phosphoric acid 30-85% | R | R | R | R | R | A | R | R |
| Phosphoric acid >85% | R | R | R | R | A | U | R | A |
| Potassium hydroxide | R | R | U | U | R | R | R | R |
| Salicylic acid | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Sodium hydroxide solution | R | R | U | U | R | R | U | U |
| Sulphuric acid <60% | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Sulphuric acid 60-70% | R | U | R | R | R | A | R | A |
| Sulphuric acid>70% | E | U | U | U | A | U | A | L |
| Silicone oil | R | R | R | R | A | U | E | E |
| Stearic acid | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| "bluene | U | U | U | U | U | U | U | U |
| Trichloroethylene | U | U | U | U | U | U | V | U |
| Water | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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| Limited Compatibility | PVDF | : Polyvinylidene Fluoride | |
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| CA | : Cellulose Acetate | ||
| RC | : Regenerated Cellulose | ||
| CN | : Cellulose Nitrate | ||
| GMF | : Glass Microfibre Filter | ||
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| Chemicals in the left hand column should be stored under controlled conditions and these chemicals should not come in contact with the right hand column otherwise, a reaction will be violent and lead to an accident. | |
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| Acetic acid | Chromic acid, nitric acid, peroxides and permanganates |
| Acetic anhydride | Hydroxyl-containing compounds, ethylene glycol, perchloric acid |
| Acetone | Concentrated nitric and sulphuric acid mixtures, hydrogen peroxide |
| Acetylene | Chlorine, bromide, copper, silver, fluorine and mercury |
| Alkali and alkaline earth metals such as sodium, potassium, lithium, magnesium, calcium | Carbon dioxide, carbon tetrachloride and other chlorinated hydrocarbons. (Also prohibit water, foam and dry chemicals onfires involving these metals -dry sand should be available) |
| Aluminium powder | Halogenated or oxygenated solvents |
| Ammonia, anhydrous | Mercury, chlorine, calcium hypochlorite, iodine, bromine and hydrogen fluoride |
| Ammonium nitrate | Acids, metal powders, flammable liquids, chlorates, nitrates, sulphur, finely divided organics or combustibles |
| Aniline | Nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide |
| Bromine | Ammonia, acetylene, butadiene, butane and other petroleum gases, sodium carbide, turpentine, benzene and finely divided metals |
| Calcium oxide | Water |
| Carbon, activated | Calcium hypochlorite |
| Chlorates | Ammonium salts, acids, metal powders, phosphorus, sulphur, finely divided orqanics or combustibles |
| Chromic acid and chromium trioxide | Acetic acid, naphthalene, camphor, phosphorus, sulphur, finelydivided organics or combustibles |
| Chlorine | Ammonia, acetylene, butadiene, butane, other petroleum gases, hydrogen, sodium carbide, turpentine, benzene and finely divided metals |
| Chlorine dioxide | Ammonia, methane, phosphine and hydrogen sulphide |
| Copper | Acetylene, hydrogen peroxide |
| Fluorine | Isolate from everything |
| Hydrazine | Hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid, any other oxidant and heavy metal salts |
| Hydrocarbons (benzene, butane, propane, gasoline, turpentine etc) | Fluorine,chlorine, bromine, chromic acid, cone. Nitric acid, peroxides |
| Hydrogen cyanide | Nitric acid, alkalis |
| Hydrogen fluoride | Ammonia, aqueous or anhydrous |
| Hydrogen peroxide | Copper, chromium, iron, most metals or their salts, any flammable liquid, combustible materials, aniline, nitromethane |
| Hydrogen sulphide | Fuming nitric acid, oxidising gases |
| Iodine | Acetylene, ammonia (anhydrous or aqueous) |
| Mercury | Acetylene, fulminic acid*, ammonia |
| Nitric acid (cone.) | Acetic acid, acetone, alcohol, aniline, chromic acid,hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen sulphide, flammable liquids, flammable gases, nitratable substances, fats, grease |
| Nitromethane, lower nitroalkanes | Inorganic bases, amines, halogens, 13X molecular sieve |
| Oxalic acid | Silver, mercury, urea |
| Oxygen | Oils, grease, hydrogen, flammable liquids, solids or gases |
| Perchloric acid | Acetic anhydride, bismuth and its alloys, alcohol, paper, wood, grease, oils, dehydrating agents |
| Peroxides, organic | Acids (organic or mineral), avoid friction, store cold |
| Phosphinates | Any oxidant |
| Phosphorus (white) | Air, oxygen |
| Potassium chlorate | Acids (see also chlorates) |
| Potassium perchlorate | Acids (see also perchloric acid) |
| Potassium permanganate | Glycerol, ethylene glycol, benzaldehyde, sulphuric acid |
| Silver | Acetylene, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, fulminic acid*, ammonium compounds |
| Sodium | See alkali metals (above) |
| Sodium nitrate | Ammonium nitrate and other ammonium salts |
| Sodium peroxide | Any oxidizable substance, such as ethanol, methanol, glacial acetic acid, acetic anhydride, benzaldehyde, carbon disulfide, glycerol, ethylene glycol, ethyl acetate, methyl acetate, furfural |
| Sulfuric Sulphuric acid | Chlorates, perchlorates, permanganates |
| Thiocyanates | Metal nitrates, nitrites, oxidants |
| Trifluoromethane sulfonic acid | Perchlorate salts |