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FLUID COMPATIBILITY TABLE
Fuel Oil - Wood Oil
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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)
Fuel Oil
Furan
Furfural
Furfuyl Alcohol
Fyrquel		 R
U
U
U
U		 U
X
R
R
R		 R
U
U
U
U		 U
X
X
U
U		 U
X
U
U
R		 R
X
U
X
R		 R
X
X
U
U		 R
X
X
X
X
Gallic Acid
Gasoline
Gelatin
Glucose
Glycerine		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
U
R
R
R		 R
U
R
R
R		 U
R
U
U
U		 X
U
R
R
R		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
M
R
R
R
Heplane
Hexaldehydee
Hexane
Hexanol
Home Heating Oil		 R
U
R
R
R		 U
R
U
M
U		 R
R
R
R
M		 R
X
R
U
R		 U
R
U
R
R		 R
U
R
R
R		 R
U
R
X
X		 X
U
M
X
X
Hydazine
Hydrochloric Acid
Hydrocyanic Acid
Hydrogen Peroxide
Hyydrogen Sulfide		 R
R
R
R
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
R
R
R
R		 X
U
X
X
X		 R
U
M
R
M		 X
R
R
R
U		 X
U
U
R
U		 X
R
R
R
R
Hydroquinone
Hypoid Gear Lube
Iodine
Isocyanate
Iso Octane		 M
R
R
X
R		 U
U
R
X
U		 U
M
U
X
R		 X
R
X
X
R		 X
M
X
X
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 M
X
R
X
R		 X
X
X
X
M
Iso Phorone
Isopar
Isopropanol
Isopropyl Acetate
JP-4(MIL-J5624)		 U
R
R
U
R		 R
U
R
R
U		 U
R
R
U
U		 U
R
U
U
R		 U
U
R
U
U		 U
R
R
U
R		 M
X
R
U
M		 U
X
X
X
X
JP-5(MIL-5624)
Kerosine
Latic Acid
Lacquers
Lard		 R
R
R
U
R		 U
U
R
U
R		 U
R
R
U
R		 R
R
X
U
R		 U
U
X
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 M
R
R
U
R		 X
R
R
U
R
Linoleic Acid
Linseed Oil
Lye Solutions
Malathion
Maleic Acid		 R
R
R
R
U		 U
M
R
U
U		 R
M
R
X
U		 X
X
U
X
X		 R
R
R
U
X		 R
R
R
R
R		 X
R
M
M
X		 R
R
R
X
R
Mercury
Meter-Cresol
Methane
Methanol
Methyl Acetate		 R
U
R
R
U		 R
U
U
R
R		 R
R
R
R
R		 X
U
M
U
U		 X
U
U
R
U		 R
R
R
U
U		 X
X
M
R
U		 R
X
R
X
U
Methacrylic Acid
Methyl Cellosolve
Methylene Chloride
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Methyl Mercaptan		 U
M
U
U
X		 R
R
U
R
R		 R
M
U
U
X		 U
U
U
U
X		 U
U
U
U
X		 M
U
R
U
X		 U
U
M
U
X		 X
X
X
U
X
Milk
Mineral Oil
Mineral Spirits
Monovinyl Acetylene
Mustard		 R
R
R
R
X		 R
M
U
R
R		 R
R
U
R
X		 U
R
R
X
X		 R
R
U
R
R		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
R
X
X
X		 R
R
X
R
X
Naphtha
Naphthalene
Naphthenic Acid
Natural Gas
Neatsfoot Oil		 R
U
R
R
R		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
U
U
R
U		 R
X
X
R
R		 U
U
U
R
R		 R
R
R
R
R		 M
R
R
M
R		 M
M
M
R
R
Nitric Acid
Nitrobenzene
Nitropropane
Octane
Octanol		 U
U
U
R
R		 R
U
R
U
R		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
R		 M
R
U
R
R		 U
U
U
M
X		 R
X
X
M
X
Oleic Acid
Oleum
Oronite 8200
Oxalic Acid
Peanut Oil		 M
R
R
R
R		 U
U
U
R
M		 M
M
R
R
M		 X
X
R
X
X		 U
U
U
R
R		 R
R
R
R
R		 X
X
R
R
R		 R
R
X
R
R
Pentane
Perchlorethylene
Petroleum Ether
Phenol
Phenylhydrazine		 R
R
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 R
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
X		 U
U
U
U
X		 R
R
R
R
R		 M
M
X
M
X		 X
X
X
X
R
Phosphoric Acid
Pine Oil
Potassium Hydroxide
Propane
Propanol		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
U
R
U
R		 R
U
R
R
R		 U
X
U
M
U		 R
U
M
U
R		 R
R
U
R
R		 M
R
M
M
X		 R
R
R
R
X

Propyl Acetate
Pydraul
Pyranol
Pyridine
Rapeseed Oil 		U
U
R
U
R		 U
U
U
R
U		 R
R
U
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 U
U
R
U
R		 U
U
R
X
R		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
R
R
U
R		 U
U
X
X
R		 U
R
R
R
R
Resurcinol
SAE 10W30
Seawater
Silicone Grease
Silver Nitrate		 X
R
R
R
R		 R
U
R
R
R		 R
U
R
R
R		 X
M
R
R
R		 X
R
U
R
R		 X
R
U
R
R		 X
R
R
R
R		 X
R
X
R
R		 X
X
R
R
R		 X
X
R
R
R
Skelly Solvent
Skydrol
Skydrol 500
Sodium Hydroxide
Sovasol		 R
U
U
R
R		 U
U
U
R
U		 U
R
R
R
U		 U
U
U
R
R		 X
U
U
U
R		 X
U
U
R
R		 X
U
U
R
U		 R
R
U
R
R		 R
X
M
M
R		 X
R
R
R
X
Soy Bean Oil
Stearic Acid
Stoddard Solvent
Sucrose
Sulfuric Acid		 R
R
R
R
R		 U
R
U
R
R		 M
R
U
R
R		 M
R
R
R
R		 R
X
R
U
R		 X
X
R
U
U		 R
R
U
R
U		 R
X
R
R
R		 R
X
R
R
U		 R
R
M
R
R
Tail Oil
Tannic Acid
Tar
Tartaric Acid
Tetrachloro Ethane		 R
R
R
R
U		 U
R
U
R
U		 U
R
U
R
U		 M
R
M
R
U		 R
U
U
X
U		 U
X
X
X
U		 X
R
R
R
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 X
X
R
R
M		 X
R
R
R
X
Tetralin
Tidewater Oil
Toluene
Trichloro Ethyloene
Triethanol Amine		 U
R
U
M
M		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
R
U
U
R		 U
R
U
U
U		 U
R
U
U
U		 U
R
U
U
X		 R
R
R
R
U		 R
R
M
M
U		 R
R
X
R
R
Turbine Oil
Turpentine
UCDN 50HB280X
Univs J-43
Varnish		 R
R
R
R
R		 U
U
R
U
U		 U
U
R
U
U		 U
U
R
R
U		 R
R
X
R
U		 R
U
X
R
M		 U
U
R
U
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
M
X
X
M		 R
R
X
X
X
Vinegar
Water
Wheat Germ Oil
Whiskey & Wine
Wood Oil		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
R
U
R
U		 R
R
U
R
U		 R
R
M
R
R		 U
U
R
U
X		 U
U
R
U
M		 R
R
R
R
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 M
R
X
R
M		 R
R
X
R
R

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