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O-Ring Fluid Compatibility Guide - C'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 |
| Cadmium Chloride | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cadmium Cyanide | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Cadmium Nitrate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cadmium Oxide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cadmium Sulfate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cadmium Sulfide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcine Liquors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Calcium Nitrate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Calcium Acetate | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Calcium Arsenate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Calcium Bisulfite | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Calcium Bromide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Carbide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Carbonate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Calcium Chlorate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Chloride | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Calcium Chromate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Cyanamide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Cyanide | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Calcium Fluoride | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Gluconate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Hydride | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Hydrogen Sulfite | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Calcium Hydrosulfide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Hydroxide | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Calcium Hypochlorite | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Calcium Hypophosphite | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Nitrate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Calcium Oxalate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Oxide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Permanganate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Peroxide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Phosphate, Monobasic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Calcium Propionate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Salts | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Calcium Silicate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Calcium Stearate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Sulfamate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Sulfate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Sulfide | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Calcium Sulfite | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Calcium Thiocyanate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium Thiosulfate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Calcium Tungstate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caliche Liquors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Camphene | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Camphor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Camphoric Acid | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cane Sugar Liquors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Capric Acid | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caproic Acid | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caproic Aldehyde | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
| Caprolactam | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Carbamate | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Carbazole | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carbitol | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Carbolic Acid | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Carbon Dioxide, Dry | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Carbon Dioxide, Wet | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Carbon Disulfide | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Carbon Fluorides | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carbon Monoxide | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Carbon Tetrabromide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Carbonic Acid | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Caro's Acid | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Casein | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Castor Oil | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Caustic Lime | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Caustic Potash | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Caustic Soda | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| CELLOSOLVE | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| CELLOSOLVE Acetate | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| CELLUGUARD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cellulose Acetate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CELLULUBE (Phosphate Esters) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| CELLULUBE A60 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| CELLUTHERM 2505A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Cement, Portland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Ceric Sulfate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerous Chloride | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerous Fluoride | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cerous Nitrate | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cetane (Hexadecane) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Cetyl Alcohol | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chaulmoogric Acid | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chloral | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chloramine | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chlordane | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Chlorextol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Chloric Acid | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chlorinated Naphthalene | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Chlorinated Salt Brine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Chlorinated Solvents | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Chlorine (Dry) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Chlorine (Wet) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Chlorine Dioxide | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 |
| Chlorine Trifluoride | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Chlorine Water | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Chloroacetaldehyde | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chloroacetic Acid | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 4 |
| Chloroacetone | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Chloroacetyl Chloride | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chlorobenzaldehyde | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chlorobenzene | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Chlorobromo Methane | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Chlorobutadiene | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Chlorodifluoroethane (FC 142b) | 2 |