O-Ring Fluid Compatibility Guide - B's

(for reference only)

1 = Recommended 2 = Probably Satisfactory 3 = Marginal 4 = Not Recommended

Chemical/Media	Perfluoro- elastomer	Viton® ETP	Aflas® TFE/P	Viton® FKM	EPDM P.C.	Buna-N NBR	Silicone	Fluoro- silicone
BARDOL B	1	1	2	1	4	4	4	2
Barium Carbonate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Barium Chlorate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Barium Chloride	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Barium Cyanide	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Barium Hydroxide	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Barium Iodide	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Barium Nitrate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Barium Oxide	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Barium Peroxide	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Barium Salts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Barium Sulfate	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Barium Sulfide	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
BAYOL 35	1	1	1	1	4	1	4	1
BAYOL D	1	1	1	1	4	1	4	1
Benzaldehyde	2	4	2	4	1	4	4	4
Benzamide	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzanthrone	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzene	1	1	3	2	4	4	4	1
Benzene Hexachloride (BHC)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzenesulfonic Acid	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	2
Benzidine	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzil	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzilic Acid	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzoic Acid	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	2
Benzoin	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzonitrile	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzophenone	1	1	1	1	2	4	-	1
Benzotrichloride	1	1	3	1	1	4	-	-
Benzotrifluoride	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzoyl Chloride	1	2	2	2	4	4	-	2
Benzoyl Peroxide	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzyl Acetate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzyl Alcohol	1	1	2	1	2	4	2	2
Benzyl Benzoate	1	1	3	1	2	4	-	1
Benzyl Bromide	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzyl Chloride	1	1	2	1	4	4	4	1
Benzyl Salicylate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Benzylamine	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Beryllium Chloride	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Beryllium Fluoride	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Beryllium Oxide	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Beryllium Sulfate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bismuth Nitrate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bismuth Oxychloride	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bismuth Subcarbonate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bittern	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Black Liquor	3	2	2	2	2	2	-	-
Black Point 77	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3
Blast-Furnace Gas	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	2
Bleach Liquor	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Bone Oil	1	1	1	1	2	1	-	-
Borane	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Borax	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Bordeaux Mixture	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Boric Acid	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Boric Oxide	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Borneol	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bornyl Acetate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bornyl Formate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boron Fluids (HEF)	1	1	1	1	4	2	4	2
Boron Phosphate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boron Tribromide	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boron Trichloride	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boron Trifluoride	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boron Trioxide	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BRAYCO 885 (MIL-L-6085A)	1	1	2	1	4	2	4	2
BRAYCO 910	1	4	3	4	1	2	4	4
Brine	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Bromic Acid	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bromine	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	2
Bromine Pentafluoride	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Bromine Trifluoride	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Bromine, Anhydrous	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	2
Bromobenzene	1	1	4	1	4	4	4	1
Bromochloromethane	1	1	3	1	2	4	4	2
Bromochloropropane	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bromochlorotrifluoroethane (HALOTHANE)	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	2
Bromoform	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bromotrifluoroethylene (BFE)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bromotrifluoromethane (FC 13B1)	2	2	-	1	1	1	4	2
Buffered Oxide Etchants (BOE)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bunker C	1	1	2	1	4	1	2	1
Butane	1	1	2	1	4	1	4	1
Butyl Acetyl Ricinoleate	1	1	1	1	1	2	-	2
Butyl Amine	1	4	2	4	4	3	4	4
Butyl Benzoate	1	1	-	1	1	4	-	1
Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Butyl CARBITOL	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	4
Butyl CELLOSOLVE	1	4	3	4	2	3	-	4
Butyl CELLOSOLVE Acetate	1	2	2	2	2	4	2	2
Butyl Ether	1	4	-	4	3	3	4	3
Butyl Lactate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Butyl Laurate	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Butyl Oleate	1	1	1	1	2	4	-	2
Butyl Stearate	1	1	1	1	4	2	-	2
Butylene	1	1	-	1	4	2	4	2
Butyraldehyde	2	4	4	4	2	4	4	4
Butyric Acid	1	2	-	2	2	4	-	-
Butyric Anhydride	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Butyrolactone	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Butyroyl Chloride	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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