engineering fundamentals O-Ring Chemical Compatibility Guide
Directory | Career | News | Standards | Industrial | SpecSearch®
Design Home
O-Rings
Overview
Design Guidelines
AS 568A Std Sizes
Chemical Resistance
Calculator
Radial O-Ring Selector
Resources
Bibliography


Login

Home Membership Store Forum Search Member Calculators

Materials
Design
Processes
Units
Formulas
Math
Instructions
This page contains a guide to selecting O-ring materials based on chemical compatibility requirements.

The chemical compatibility data can be presented in one of two ways. First, you can select a specific O-ring material to view its compatible chemicals. Or second, you can select a specific chemical to view all its compatible O-ring materials.

Chemical compatibilities are rated and displayed according to the following scale:

  Key to O-Ring Material Compatibility Ratings  
 (4)   Good, both for static and dynamic seals
 (3)   Fair, usually OK for static seals
 (2)   Sometimes OK for static seals; not OK for dynamic seals
 (1)   Poor
 (0)   No Data
 
O-Ring Compatibilities
O-Ring Materials
(select a material to show its compatible chemicals)
Aflas Buna-N (Nitrile) Butyl
Chemraz Epichlorohydrin Ethylene-Propylene
Fluorocarbon Fluorosilicone Hypalon
Kalrez Natural Rubber Neoprene
Nitrile, Hydrogenated Polyacrylate Polysulfide
Polyurethane, Cast Polyurethane, Millable Silicone
Styrene Butadiene Teflon, Virgin Vamac
 
Order by Chemical Name
Chemicals Compatible with Butyl
(select a chemical to show its compatible O-ring materials)
Acetaldehyde (4) Acetamide (4) Acetic Acid, Glacial (4)
Acetic Anhydride (4) Acetone (4) Acetophenone (4)
Acetylene Gas (4) Air below 200 C (4) Aluminium Chloride (4)
Aluminium Flouride (4) Aluminium Nitrate (4) Ammonia, Anhydrous (4)
Ammonia, Gas, Cold (4) Ammonium Carbonate (4) Ammonium Chloride (4)
Ammonium Hydroxide, Concentrated (4) Ammonium Nitrate (4) Ammonium Persulfate Solution (4)
Ammonium Phosphate (4) Ammonium Sulfate (4) Aniline (4)
Beer (4) Bleach Liquor (4) Borax Solutions (4)
Boric Acid (4) Brake Fluid (4) Butyl Carbitol (4)
Butyl Cellosolve (4) Calcium Carbonate (4) Calcium Chloride (4)
Calcium Hydroxide (4) Calcium Hypochlorite (4) Calcium Nitrate (4)
Calcium Sulfide (4) Carbitol 2 (4) Carbon Monoxide (4)
Carbonic Acid (4) Citric Acid (4) Cod Liver Oil (4)
Coffee (4) Denatured Alcohol (4) Diacetone (4)
Diacetone Alcohol (4) Diethylamine Glycol (4) Dow Corning 550 (4)
Dow Guard (4) Epoxy Resins (4) Ethanol (4)
Ethyl Acetoacetate (4) Ethyl Alcohol (4) Ethyl Chloride (4)
Ethyl Diamine (4) Ethyl Hexanol (4) Ethyl Silicate (4)
Ethylene Glycol (4) Formaldehyde (4) Freon 13 (4)
Freon 31 (4) Freon 32 (4) Freon 502 (F22+F316) (4)
Freon C318 (4) Fuel Oil (4) Furfural (4)
Gelatine (4) Glucose (4) Glycerin (4)
Glycol, General (4) Helium (4) Hydrazine (4)
Hydrobromic Acid, Gas (4) Hydrochloric Acid (4) Hydrogen Gas (4)
Isobutyl Alcohol (4) Isopropanol (4) Lindol, Hydraulic Fluid (Phosphate Ester Type) (4)
Lye (4) Mercuric Chloride (4) Mercury (4)
Methyl Butyl Ketone (4) Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) (4) MIL-H-7083 (4)
Milk (4) MIL-L-25681 (4) MIL-S-81087 (4)
Monovinyl Acetate (4) Nitrogen, Gas (4) Oxalic Acid (4)
Oxygen, Cold (4) Ozone (4) Phosphoric Trichloride (4)
Potassium Nitrate (4) Potassium Sulfate (4) Propanol (4)
Propyl Alcohol (4) Pyrogard 42, 43, 53, 55 (Phosphate Ester) (4) Rapeseed Oil (4)
Sea Water (4) Silicone Grease (4) Silicone Oils (4)
Silver Nitrate (4) Sodium Bicarbonate (4) Sodium Carbonate (4)
Sodium Hydroxide (4) Sucrose Solutions (4) Sulfur Dioxide Gas, Wet (4)
Sulfur Hexafluoride (4) Sulfurous Acid (4) Tannic Acid (4)
Vinegar (4) Water, Fresh (4) Whiskey (4)
Aluminium Acetate (3) Amyl Acetate (3) Amyl Alcohol (3)
Aniline Oil (3) Animal Oil (3) Arachlor 1248 (3)
Argon (3) Automotive Brake Fluid (3) Benzaldehyde (3)
Benzophenone (3) Benzyl Alcohol (3) Benzyl Benzoate (3)
Benzyl Chloride (3) Butyl Alcohol (3) Butyraldehyde (3)
Carbolic Acid (Phenol) (3) Castor Oil (3) Cellosolve (3)
Chloracetic Acid (3) Corn Oil (3) Dibenzyl Ether (3)
Diethylamine (3) Dimethyl Formamide (3) Dimethyl Phthalate (3)
Dioxane (3) Ethyl Cellulose (3) Ethyl Formate (3)
Ethylene (3) Furfuryl Alcohol (3) Gallic Acid (3)
Hydrocyanic Acid (3) Iodine (3) Isopropyl Acetate (3)
Linsed Oil (3) Methyl Acetate (3) Methyl Acrylate (3)
Methyl Alcohol (3) Methyl Cellosolve (3) Methyl Mercaptan (3)
Methyl Oleate (3) Methyl Propyl Salicylate (3) Methylacrylic Acid (3)
Neatsfoot Oil (3) N-Hexaldehyde (3) Nitrobenzene (3)
Nitroethane (3) Nitromethane (3) Nitropropane (3)
Octyl Alcohol (3) Peanut Oil (3) Phenol (3)
Phosphoric Acid (3) Propyl Acetate (3) Propylene Oxide (3)
Pydraul, 10E (3) Pydraul, 30E, 50E, 65E, 90E (3) Skydrol 500 (3)
Sodium Chloride (3) Steam to 350F (3) Stearic Acid (3)
Styrene Monomer (3) Sulfur Dioxide Gas, Dry (3) Sulfur Dioxide, Liquefied Under Pressure (3)
Sulfur Trioxide (3) Tartaric Acid (3) Tertiary Butyl Alcohol (3)
Tetrabutyl Titanate (3) Tetrahydrofuran (3) Wagner 21B Brake Fluid (3)
Butter (2) Dibutyl Phthalate (2) Ethylene Dichloride (2)
Ethylene Trichloride (2) Freon TF (2) Hexyl Alcohol (2)
Lard, Animal Fat (2) Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK) (2) Nitrogen Tetroxide (2)
Acetyl Chloride (1) Acrylonitrile (1) Alkazene (1)
Ammonia, Gas, Hot (1) Amyl Borate (1) Amyl Chloronaphthalene (1)
Aromatic Fuel 50% (1) Askarel Transformer Oil (1) ASTM Fuel A (1)
ASTM Fuel B (1) ASTM Fuel C (1) ASTM Oil Four (1)
ASTM Oil One (1) ASTM Oil Three (1) ASTM Oil Two (1)
Automatic Transmission Fluid (1) Benzene (1) Benzene Sulfonic Acid (1)
Benzine (Ligroin) (1) Bromine Gas (1) Bromobenzene (1)
Bunker Oil (1) Butane (1) Carbon Disulfide (1)
Carbon Tetrachloride (1) Chlordane (1) Chlorinated Solvents (1)
Chlorine Dioxide (1) Chlorine Trifluoride (1) Chlorine, Dry (1)
Chlorine, Wet (1) Chloroform (1) Chlorosulfonic Acid (1)
Chrome Plating Solution (1) Coolanol Monsanto (1) Creosote, Coal Tar (1)
Creosylic Acid (1) Cyclohexane (1) Dichloro-Butane (1)
Diesel Oil (1) Di-ester Lubricant MIL-L-7808 (1) Diphenyl (1)
Dowtherm A (1) Elco 28 Lubricant (1) Ethane (1)
Ethyl Benzene (1) Ethyl Benzoate (1) Ethyl Chlorocarbonate (1)
Ethyl Ether (1) Ethyl Mercaptan (1) Ethyl Oxalate (1)
Ethyl Pentachlorobenzene (1) Ethylene Oxide (1) Freon 11 (M) (1)
Freon 112 (1) Freon 113 (1) Freon 114B2 (1)
Freon 21 (1) Freon 22 (1) Furan (1)
Gasoline, Automotive (1) Grease, Petroleum Base (1) Heptane (1)
Hexane (1) Hydroquinone (1) Iso Octane (1)
Isopropyl Chloride (1) Isopropyl Ether (1) JP 3 MIL-J5624 (1)
JP 4 MIL-J5624 (1) JP 5 MIL-J5624 (1) JP 6 MIL-J5624 (1)
Kerosene (1) Lacquer Solvents (1) Lacquers (1)
Linoleic Acid (1) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) (1) Lubricating Oils, Petroleum Base (1)
Malathion (1) Maleic Acid (1) Methane (1)
Methanol (1) Methyl Chloride (1) Methyl Methacrylate (1)
Methylene Chloride (1) MIL-F-25558 (RJ-1) (1) MIL-F-25656 (1)
MIL-G-25760 (1) MIL-H-5606 (1) MIL-J 5624, JP-3, JP-4, JP-5 (1)
MIL-R-25576 (RP-1) (1) MIL-S-3136, Type 1 Fuel (1) Mineral Oils (1)
Naphtha (1) Naphthalene (1) Naphthalenic (1)
Natural Gas (1) Nitric Acid (1) N-Octane (1)
N-Pentane (1) Oleic Acid (1) Oleum (Fuming Sulfuric Acid) (1)
Oronite 8200 (1) Oxygen, 200-400F (1) Petroleum Oil (1)
Phenylhydrazine (1) Pine Oil (1) Producer Gas (1)
Propane (1) Propylene (1) Pydraul, 230C, 312F, 540C (1)
Pyranol, Transformer Oil (1) Radiation (1) Red Oil (1)
RJ-1 (MIL-F-25558) (1) RP-1 (MIL-R-25576) (1) Stoddard Solvent (1)
Sulfur Chloride (1) Tertiary Butyl Mercaptan (1) Tetrabromoethane (1)
Tetrachloroethane (1) Tetrachloroethylene (1) Tetraethyl Lead (1)
Tetralin (1) Transmission Fluid, Type A (1) Turbine Oil (1)
Turpentine (1) Varnish (1) White Pine Tar (1)
Xylene (1) Aluminium Sulfate (0) ASTM Fuel D (0)
Benzoic Acid (0) Butadiene Monomer (0) China Wood Oil, Tung Oil (0)
Chromic Acid (0) Crude Oil (Asphalt Base) (0) Freon 114 (0)
Freon 12 (0) FREON R134A (0) Hydraulic Oil, Petroleum Base (0)
Hydrobromic Acid (0) Hydrofluoric Acid (0) Hydrogen Peroxide (0)
Methyl Bromide (0) Methyl Ether (0) Soyabean Oil (0)
Sulfuric Acid (Concentrated) (0) Toluene (0) Triethanolamine (0)
VV-H-910 (0)
Home  Membership  About Us  Privacy  Disclaimer  Contact  Advertise

Copyright © 2009 eFunda, Inc.