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FLUID COMPATIBILITY TABLE
Acetaldehyde - Freon 12
Table 1 of 2 Next
The information contained in these tables was derived from several sources and is to be used as a guide only. These are general guidelines, and users must conduct functional tests to determine the suitability of any compound for a particular application. EPM, Inc. assums no responsibility. To aid in your selection, materials are ranked in order of increasing cost, starting with Nitriles and ending with Fluoroelastomers.


Contains an expanded fluid compatibility chart.
R= recommended
M= marginal
U = unsatisfactory
X = insufficient data		 (1) = Fluid
(2) = Nitrile
(3) = EPDM
(4) = Neoprene		 (5) = Urethane
(6) = Silicone
(7) = Fluoroelastometer
(8) = Fluorosilicone
(9) = Aflas
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
Acetaldehyde
Acetamide
Acetic Acid
Acetone
Acetophenone		 U
R
M
U
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 U
R
R
M
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 R
M
R
M
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
R
U
U
U		 X
R
U
U
X
Acetylene
Ammonia
Ammonium Hydrozide
Amyl Acetate
Anderol L-774		 R
R
R
U
M		 R
R
R
M
U		 R
R
R
U
U		 X
X
U
U
U		 R
R
R
U
U		 R
U
R
U
R		 X
U
R
U
M		 X
R
R
U
X
Antifreeze
Aniline
Ansul Ether
Aroclors
Askarel		 R
U
M
M
R		 R
R
M
R
U		 R
U
U
U
U		 U
U
R
X
U		 R
U
U
M
U		 R
M
U
R
R		 X
M
M
M
M		 X
R
U
R
R
ASTM #1
ASTM #3
ASTM Fuel A
ASTM Fuel B
ASTM Fuel C		 R
R
R
R
R		 U
U
U
U
U		 R
U
R
U
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
U
U
U
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
R
R
R
M		 R
R
M
U
U
ASTM Fuel D
Auto Transmission Fluid Beer
Benzaldehyde
Benzene		 M
R
R
U
U		 U
U
R
R
U		 U
M
R
U
U		 R
R
U
U
U		 U
M
R
U
U		 R
R
R
U
R		 X
X
R
U
R		 X
R
R
M
M
Benzine
Benzoic Acid
Benzophenenone
Bezyl Alcohol
Bleach		 R
U
U
U
R		 U
U
R
R
R		 R
U
X
R
R		 R
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
X
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
M
R
M
M		 M
R
X
R
R
Borax
Boric Acid
Brake Fluid (non Petroleum)
Bromine
Bromobenzene		 R
R

U
U
U		 U
R

R
U
U		 R
U

U
U
U		 R
R

U
U
U		 R
R

R
U
U		 R
R

U
R
R		 M
R

U
M
R		 R
R

R
M
U
Bunker
Butane
Butler
Butyl Acetate
Butyl Alcohol		 R
R
R
U
R		 U
R
R
U
R		 U
R
R
U
U		 R
U
R
U
U		 U
U
R
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
M
R
U
R
Butyl Amine
Butyl Carbitol
Butyl Cellosolve
Butylraldhyde
Carbitol		 M
U
M
U
R		 U
M
M
U
R		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
X
U
U
U		 R
U
X
U
R		 U
M
U
U
R		 U
U
U
U
M		 M
M
X
X
R
Carbitol Acetate
Carbon Disulfide
Carbon Tetrachloride
Carbonic Acid
Castor Oil		 U
U
R
R
R		 U
U
U
R
R		 U
U
U
R
R		 U
X
U
R
R		 U
U
U
R
R		 R
R
R
R
R		 X
R
M
R
R		 R
R
M
R
R
Cellosolve
Chassis Grease
Chloracetic Acid
Chloracetone
Chlordane		 U
R
U
U
R		 U
M
U
M
M		 U
R
U
X
X		 U
X
U
X
X		 U
U
X
U
U		 U
R
U
R
R		 U
X
U
X
M		 M
X
X
U
X
Chlorine
Chlorobenzol
Chloroform
Chorosulfonic Acid
Chrome Plating Solution		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 X
U
U
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
X
M
U
U		 X
X
U
M
R
Chromic Acid
Citric Acid
Cod Liver Oil
Coffee
Corn Oil		 U
R
R
R
R		 U
R
R
R
U		 X
X
R
U
R		 X
X
U
U
U		 M
R
R
R
R		 R
R
R
R
R		 U
R
R
R
R		 R
R
R
X
R
Creosote
Creosote Oil
Creosylic Acid
Crude Oil
Cycloherxane		 R
R
U
R
R		 R
M
U
U
M		 R
X
U
R
R		 M
X
U
X
R		 U
M
U
U
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
X
M
M
R		 R
X
R
X
M
Cyclohexanol
Decalin
Denatured Alcohol
Diacetone
Dibutyl Amine		 R
U
R
U
U		 R
U
R
U
M		 X
U
U
U
U		 X
U
U
U
U		 U
U
R
U
U		 R
R
R
U
U		 R
R
R
U
U		 R
M
R
M
R
Dibutyl Phthalate
Dichloro Aniline
Dichloro Butane
Diesel Oil
Diethylamine		 U
U
R
R
R		 U
U
U
M
R		 U
U
U
U
U		 X
U
U
U
M		 X
U
U
U
R		 M
M
R
R
U		 U
X
M
R
U		 M
X
R
R
M
Diethyl Benzene
Diethylene Glycol
Dimrthyl Ether
Dimethyl Formamide
Dimethyl		 M
R
U
U
U		 U
R
U
R
R		 U
R
M
X
U		 X
U
R
X
X		 X
R
U
R
X		 R
R
U
U
R		 X
R
U
X
X		 X
R
U
M
M
Dimethyl Terephthalate
Dioctyl Phthalate
Dioxane
Diphenyl
Dow Corning 550		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
R
R
U
R		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
M
U
U
R		 R
R
U
R
R		 X
M
U
M
R		 X
M
U
U
X
Dow Gard
Dowtherm A&E
Elco 28
Epoxy Resins
Ethane		 R
U
R
X
R		 R
U
U
R
U		 R
U
M
R
R		 M
U
R
X
M		 R
U
R
X
U		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
M
R
X
M		 X
X
X
X
R
Ethanol
Ethanolamine
Ethyl Acetata
Ethyl Benzene
Ethyl Cellulose		 R
R
U
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
R
U
U
R		 R
M
U
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
U
U
R
U		 R
U
U
R
U		 X
R
U
U
R
Ethyl Cloride
Ethyl Ether
Ethyl Formate
Ethyl Hexanol
Ethyl Merlaptan		 R
M
U
M
U		 R
M
R
R
X		 R
U
R
R
M		 R
R
X
X
X		 U
U
X
X
M		 R
U
R
R
R		 R
M
R
R
X		 M
U
R
X
M
Ethylene Cloride
Ethylene Oxide
Formaldehyde
Formic Acid
Freon 12		 U
U
M
M
R		 U
R
R
R
R		 U
U
M
R
R		 U
U
U
X
R		 U
U
R
M
U		 R
U
U
U
R		 X
X
U
X
U		 R
U
M
X
X

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