- 1: Unaffected
- 2: Unaffected to slightly affected
- 3: Slightly affected but can be recommended
- NO: Not Suitable
- ?: Has not been tested
In the concentration column, “sat” means saturated aqueous solution and numbers indicate the concentrations of aqueous solution as a percentage.
| Mercury and Salt Solutions |
| Chemical |
Concentration % |
20 °C |
40 °C |
60 °C |
| Mercury |
100 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ammonium Carbonate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Potassium Carbonate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Potassium ferrocyanide |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ammonium floride |
sat. |
1 |
? |
? |
| Potassium, vdide |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Sodium sulphate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Zinc sulphate |
28 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Aluminium sulphate |
25 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Aluminium potassium |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Sulphate (alum) |
40 |
? |
? |
? |
| Ammonium sulphate |
sat. |
1 |
? |
2 |
| Ferrous sulphate |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ferric sulphate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Copper sulphate |
15 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Sodium sulphate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Nickel sulphate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Magnesium sulphate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ammonium phosphate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Sodium phosphate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Organic Solvents and Other Organics |
| Chemical |
Concentration % |
20 °C |
40 °C |
60 °C |
| Acetaldehyde |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Acetone |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Aniline |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Amyl alcohol |
100 |
2 |
? |
3 |
| Aryl alcohol |
100 |
2 |
? |
NO |
| Isopropyl alcohol |
100 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Ethyl alcohol |
100 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Ethyl ether |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Ethyl hexanol |
100 |
2 |
? |
? |
| Ethyl benzene |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Ethylene glycol |
100 |
1 |
1 |
? |
| Ethylene chloride |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Methylene chloride |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Octane |
100 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Octanol |
100 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Xylene |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Glycerine |
100 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Cresol sat. |
3 |
? |
NO |
| Chloro Benzene |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Chloroform |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Amyl acetate |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Ammonium acetate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ethyl acetate |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Butyl acetate |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Carbon tetrachloride |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Dioctyl phthalate (DOP) |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Cyclohexonons |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Cyclohexanol |
100 |
2 |
? |
3 |
| Cyclohexone |
100 |
2 |
? |
3 |
| Dibuty phthalate (DBP) |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Dimethyl formamide |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Tetrochloroethylene |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Trichloroethylene |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Toluene |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Nitro benzene |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Urea |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Carbon bisulfide |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Pyridine |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Butcine (liquid) |
100 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Butanonediol |
10 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Below |
60 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Butyl alcohol |
100 |
1 |
1 |
? |
| Furural |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Furfuryl alcohol |
100 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Proponr (liquid) |
100 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Benzoldehyde |
sat. |
NO |
? |
? |
| Benzene |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Benzyl alcohol |
100 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Formaldehyde |
36 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Methyl alcohol |
100 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Methyl ethyl ketone |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Gases |
| Chemical |
Concentration % |
20 °C |
40 °C |
60 °C |
| Sulphur dioxide gas |
100 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ammonia |
100 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Methyl chloride |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Chlorine, dry |
100 |
3 |
3 |
NO |
| Chlorine Wet |
10 |
3 |
3 |
NO |
| Ozone |
1 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Hydrogen |
100 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Carbon dioxide |
100 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Propane |
100 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Butane |
100 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Phosgene |
100 |
1 |
? |
2 |
| Hydrogen sulfide |
100 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Roosting furnace gas |
100 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Inorganic Acids |
| Chemical |
Concentration % |
20 °C |
40 °C |
60 °C |
| Sulfurous acid |
100 |
2 |
? |
NO |
| Hydrochloric acid |
Below 30 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Hydrochloric acid |
Above 30 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Chloric acid |
Below 30 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Chlorine water |
sat. |
2 |
3 |
? |
| Perchloric acid |
Below 10 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Perchloric acid |
20 |
1 |
? |
3 |
| Mixed chromic acid |
| Chemical |
Concentration % |
20 °C |
40 °C |
60 °C |
| CrO3 (25) : H2SO4 (20) : aq. (55) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| ~ (25) : (20) : ~ (55) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Chromic acid |
10 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Chromic acid |
50 |
1 |
2 |
NO |
| Chlorosulfonic acid |
100 |
3 |
? |
? |
| Hydrofluosilicic acid |
34 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Mixed acid |
| Chemical |
Concentration % |
20 °C |
40 °C |
60 °C |
| H2SO4 (57) : HNO3 (28) : aq.(15) |
1 |
2 |
? |
| ~ (15): (20): ~ (65) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| ~ (50): (33): ~ (17) |
1 |
2 |
? |
| ~ (48): (49): ~ ( 3) |
1 |
2 |
? |
| ~ (50): (50): ~ ( 0) |
2 |
NO |
? |
| ~ (10): (20): ~ (70) |
1 |
1 |
? |
| (11): (87): ~ ( 2) |
2 |
? |
? |
| Hydrobromic 40 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Bromine |
100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Bromic acid |
10 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Nitric acid |
Below 50 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Nitric acid |
50-60 |
1 |
2 |
? |
| Nitric acid |
70 |
3 |
3 |
? |
| Nitric acid |
96 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Blue acid |
100 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Carbonic acid |
100 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Fuming sulfuric acid |
10 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Arsenic |
Below 30 |
1 |
1 2 |
| Arsenic |
75 |
2 |
? |
? |
| Hydrofluoric acid |
10 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Hydrofluoric acid |
20 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Hydrofluoric acid |
40 |
2 |
? |
NO |
| Boric acid |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Sulfuric acid anhydride |
100 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Sulfuric acid |
Below 90 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Sulfuric acid |
96 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Sulfuric acid |
98 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| Phosporic acid |
Below 30 |
1 |
1 |
? |
| Phosporic acid |
Above 30 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Organic Acids |
| Chemical |
Concentration % |
20 °C |
40 °C |
60 °C |
| Adipic acid |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Benzonic acid |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Oleic acid |
100 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Formic acid |
Below 50 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Formic acid |
Above 50 |
1 |
1 |
NO |
| Citric acid |
25 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Succinic acid |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Acetic acid |
Below 60 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Acetic acid |
85-95 |
1 |
2 |
? |
| Acetic acid |
Above 95 |
2 |
NO |
NO |
| Glacial acetic acid |
100 |
3 |
NO |
NO |
| Diglycolic acid |
20 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Oxalic acid |
9 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Tartaric acid |
50 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Lactic acid |
50 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Lactic acid |
90 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Picric acid |
5 |
2 |
? |
? |
| Phenol |
sat. |
3 |
? |
NO |
| Benzene sulfonic acid |
10 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Benzene sulfonic acid |
50 |
2 |
? |
? |
| Maliec acid |
44 |
1 |
1 |
? |
| Methyl sulfuric acid |
50 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Butyric acid |
20 |
1 |
? |
? |
| 100 |
NO |
? |
? |
| Alkalies |
| Chemical |
Concentration % |
20 °C |
40 °C |
60 °C |
| Ammonia water |
30 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Potassium hydroxide |
Below 40 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Potassium hydroxide |
Above 40 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
? |
| Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) |
Below 40 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) |
40-60 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Magnesium hydroxide |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Inorganic Salts and other inorganic |
| Chemical |
Concentration % |
20 °C |
40 °C |
60 °C |
| Sodium sulfite |
40 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Zinc chloride |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Aluminium chloride |
25 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Ammonium chloride |
27 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Potassium chloride |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Calcium chloride |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Mercuric chloride |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Stannic chloride |
25 |
1 |
? |
3 |
| Ferric chloride |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Cupric chloride |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Sodium chloride (common salt) |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Barium chloride |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Magnesium chloride |
25 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Sodium chlorate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Potassium chlorate |
15 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Potassium perchlorate |
1 |
1 |
2 |
? |
| Hydrogen proxide |
20 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Hydrogen proxide |
40 |
2 |
2 |
? |
| Potassium permangante |
15 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Potassium persulfate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Antimony trioxide |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Potassium hypochlorite (bleaching powder) |
30 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Potassium bichromate |
5 |
1 |
? |
? |
| Potassium bichromate |
10 |
2 |
? |
? |
| Potassium bisulfite |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Potassium nitrate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Calcium nitrate |
50 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Sodium nitrate |
sat. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
