PERFORMANCE & CHEMICAL RESISTANCE CHART
|
General
Information
Guide |
Latex
(Natural Rubber) |
Vinyl
(P.V.C.) |
Nitrile
(Synthetic
Rubber) |
|
Cut Resistance |
Excellent |
Good |
Excellent |
|
Tear Resistance |
Excellent |
Poor |
|
|
Puncture
Resistance |
Good |
Poor |
Excellent |
|
Abrasion
Resistance |
Good |
Good |
Excellent |
|
Flexibility
(Stretching) |
Excellent |
Poor |
Good |
|
Heat Resistance |
Good |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Garden Chemicals |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Household
Chemicals |
Good |
Good |
Good |
|
Automotive
Chemicals |
Poor |
Good |
Excellent |
|
Painting &
Refinishing
Chemicals |
Poor |
Good |
Excellent |
Chart Rating
Legend |
|
|
Excellent |
Ideal for the
application. |
|
Good |
Suitable for the
application. |
|
Fair |
Usable, but not
suitable for
application. |
|
Poor |
Not Recommended
for the
application. |
|
Chemical
Resistance Chart |
Latex
(Natural Rubber) |
Vinyl
(P.V.C.) |
Nitrile
(Synthetic
Rubber) |
|
Acetaldehyde |
Excellent |
Poor |
Fair |
|
Acetic Acid |
Excellent |
Fair |
Good |
|
Acetone |
Excellent |
Poor |
Poor |
|
Ammonium
Hydroxide |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Amyl Acetate |
Poor |
Fair |
Fair |
|
Aniline |
Good |
Poor |
Fair |
|
Animal Fats |
Fair |
Poor |
Excellent |
|
Asphalt |
Poor |
Poor |
Excellent |
|
Benzylic Alcohol |
Fair |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Bleach |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Boric Acid |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Brake Fluid |
Fair |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Butyl Acetate |
Poor |
Fair |
Fair |
|
Carbon
Tetrachloride |
Poor |
Fair |
Good |
|
Chloracetone |
Excellent |
Poor |
Poor |
|
Chromic Acid 50% |
Poor |
Good |
Fair |
|
Citric Acid 10% |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Cresote |
Fair |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Cutting Oil |
Poor |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Cyclohexane |
Poor |
Poor |
Excellent |
|
Diesel Fuel |
Poor |
Poor |
Excellent |
|
Diethanolamine |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Diethyl Ether |
Fair |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Dioctyl Phtalate
(DOP) |
Fair |
Poor |
Good |
|
Ethyl Acetate |
Good |
Poor |
Poor |
|
Ethyl Acohol
(Ethanol) |
Excellent |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Ethylene Glycol |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Fertilizers |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Fish –Shell Fish |
Fair |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Fluorides |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Formaldehyde 37%
(Formalin) |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Fuel Oil |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Gasoline |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Hexane |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Household
Detergents |
Good |
Good |
Good |
|
Hydraulic Fluid |
Excellent |
Good |
Excellent |
|
Hydrochloric
Acid 30% |
Fair |
Good |
Excellent |
|
Hydrofluoric
Acid 30% |
Good |
Good |
Excellent |
|
Hydrogen
Peroxide |
Good |
Poor |
Excellent |
|
Kerosene |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Linseed Oil |
Poor |
Good |
Excellent |
|
Methyl Alcohol
(Methanol) |
Excellent |
Good |
Excellent |
|
Methyl Ethyl
Ketone (MEK) |
Fair |
Poor |
Poor |
|
Methyl Formate |
Fair |
Fair |
Fair |
|
Mineral Oils |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Naphtha |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Naphthalene |
Poor |
Fair |
Good |
|
Nitric Acid 20% |
Good |
Fair |
Fair |
|
Nitrobenzene |
Poor |
Poor |
Fair |
|
Oleic Acid |
Fair |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Perchloroethylene |
Poor |
Poor |
Good |
|
Phosphoric Acid |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Photo Developer
Fixer |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Pine Oil |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Potassium
Hydroxide 50%
KOH |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Fair |
|
Poultry |
Fair |
Poor |
Excellent |
|
Propylene
Dichloride |
Poor |
Poor |
Fair |
|
Silicates |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Sodium Hydroxide
50% NaOH |
Excellent |
Fair |
Fair |
|
Sodium
Hypochlorite |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Stearic Acid |
Good |
Good |
Good |
|
Sulfuric Acid
(Concentrated) |
Poor |
Good |
Poor |
|
Sulfuric Acid
(Diluted) |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Tetrahydrofuran
(THF) |
Fair |
Poor |
Poor |
|
Toluene (Toluol) |
Poor |
Fair |
Fair |
|
Trinitrobenzene |
Poor |
Fair |
Good |
|
Turpentine |
Poor |
Good |
Excellent |
|
Vegetable Oil |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Weed Killer |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
|
Wood
Preservatives |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
|
Xylene |
Poor |
Poor |
Good |
|
|
|
|
|
Chart Rating
Legend |
|
|
Excellent |
Ideal for the
application. |
|
Good |
Suitable for the
application. |
|
Fair |
Usable, but not
suitable for
application. |
|
Poor |
Not Recommended
for the
application. |
This Chemical Resistance Chart is intended to provide general information about the reactions of different glove materials to the chemicals listed. This information is based upon published research data. – UniSeal® gloves have not been individually tested against these chemicals. Variability in glove thickness, chemical concentration, temperature and length of exposure to chemicals will affect the performance.
