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Chemical & Environmental Resistance of Thermoplastics

These chemical and environmental resistance ratings for thermoplastics are provided for comparison purposes only. No assurance can be implied that any RTP Company compound will meet the ratings listed. End users should conduct their own evaluation of RTP Company compounds to ensure satisfactory compatibility with any environmental or physical conditions to which they may be exposed.

Key:

  • E — Excellent
  • G — Good
  • F — Fair
  • P — Poor

RTP
Series		 Base Resin   Weak
Acids		 Strong
Acids		 Weak
Alkalis		 Strong
Alkalis		 Organic
Solvents		 Alcohols Hydro
Carbons		 Fuels Gamma
Radiation		 UV
Radiation
100 Polypropylene PP E G1 E E P3 G F F P F
200 Nylon 6/6 PA 6/6 G P E F E G G G F P
200 A Nylon 6 PA 6 G P E F E G G G F F
200 B Nylon 6/10 PA 6/10 G P E F E G F G F F
200 C Nylon 11 PA 11 G P E F G P G G F F
200 D Nylon 6/12 PA 6/12 G P E F G P G G F F
200 E Amorphous Nylon PA G P E F F P F F F F
200 F Nylon 12 PA 12 G P E F G P E G F F
200 H Impact-Modified Nylon 6/6 PA 6/6 G P E F G P F G F F
200 K Polyarylamide PAA G P E F E G G G F F
300 Polycarbonate PC E F1 F P P3 G P P G F
400 Polystyrene PS E F1 G G P3 G P P G P
500 Styrene Acrylonitrile SAN G G2 G G P4 P P P G P
600 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Stytene ABS E G1 E E P4 P P P G P
700 High Density Polyethylene HDPE E G1 E E G5 E G G F P
700 A Low Density Polyethylene LDPE E G E E G E F G F F
800 Acetal POM P P F P E F G G P P
900 Polysulfone PSU E E E E G G P P G F
1000 Polybutylene Terephthalate PBT G P P P E G P G G F
1100 Polyethylene Terephthalate PET G P P P E G P G G F
1200 S Ester-based Thermoplastic
Polyurethane Elastomer		 TPU F P F P P F E G F P
1200 T Ether-based Thermoplastic
Polyurethane Elastomer		 TPU F P F P P F G F F P
1300 Polyphenylene Sulfide PPS E E E E G E F G G G
1400 Polyethersulfone PES E P E E P3 F P F G F
1500 Polyether-Ester Block Copolymer
Thermoplastic Elastomer		 TEEE G P F P P/E8 E6 P/E8 E P G
1700 Modified Polyphenylene Oxide PPO E E E E P P F P F F
1800 Acrylic PMMA P P G F P P P F G G
1800 A Polycarbonate/Acrylic Alloy PC/PMMA G G G G P F P F F F
2100 Polyetherimide PEI E E E P P4 F P F G F
2200 Polyetherehterketone PEEK E E E E E E E G G G
2200 A Polyetherketone PEK E E E E E E E G G G
2300 Rigid Thermoplastic Polyurethane RTPU G G F G P4 P P F F P
2500 Polycarbonate/ABS Alloy PC/ABS E G1 G F P3 P P P G F
2700 S Saturated Styrenic Block Copolymer
Thermoplastic Elastomer		 TES E G E G P3 G P P G G
2700 U Unsaturated Styrenic Block Copolymer Thermoplastic Elastomer TES E G E G P3 G P P P P
2800 Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomer TEO E G E G P3 E F7 F7 P F
2900 Polyether-Block-Amide
Thermoplastic Elastomer		 PEBA E E E E E E E E F E
3000 Polymethylpentene PMP E G1 E E P3 G P F G F
3100 Perfluoroalkoxy PFA E E E E E E E G G G
3200 Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene ETFE E E E E E E E G G G
3300 Polyvinylidene Fluoride PVDF E E E E E E E G G G
3400 Lquid Crystal Polymer LCP E E E E E E E G G G
3500 Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene FEP E E E E E E E G F P
3900 Polyetherketoneetherketoneketone PEKEKK E E E E E E E G G G
4000 Polyphthalamide PPA E G E G E G E G G F
4100 Polyetherketoneketone PEKK E E E E E E E G G G
4200 Thermoplastic Polyimide TPI E E E E E E E E E E
4300 Polysulfone/Polycarbonate Alloy PSU/PC E G G G F G F G F F
4400 High Temperature Nylon HTN F P E F G G P G F F
4600 Syndiotactic Polystyrene SPS E E E E G G F F F F
4700 Polytrimethylene Terephthalate PTT G P P P E G P G G F
RTP
Series		 Base Resin   Weak
Acids		 Strong
Acids		 Weak
Alkalis		 Strong
Alkalis		 Organic
Solvents		 Alcohols Hydro
Carbons		 Fuels Gamma
Radiation		 UV
Radiation

Notes:

  1. Attacked by oxidizing acids.
  2. Attacked by sulfuric acid.
  3. Soluble in aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons.
  4. Soluble in ketones and esters, aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons.
  5. Below 176 degrees F (80 degrees C).
  6. At ambient temperature.
  7. Property retention with swelling.
  8. Varies with hardness.
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