Chemical Handling Chart
Chemical Handling Chart
Click here to download PDF.The data presented here is from the most currently published compilation of Chemical Resistance Data from numerous manufacturers of chemical protective clothing. The data outlined here is taken from the Sixth Edition of Quick Selection Guide to Chemical Protective Clothing by Forsberg et al.
The data from Forsberg et al is a compilation of permeation data from numerous reputable manufacturers and represents an average value from all contributing sources.
The permeation test data is based on ASTM F739-12 Standard Test Method for Permeation of Liquids and Gases through Protective Clothing Materials under Conditions of Continuous Contact. Permeation testing normally employs Gas Chromatographic testing of volatile organic chemicals as the method of detection. Inorganic chemicals, acids and bases are normally tested using pH or Conductivity test methods.
TERMS
Breakthrough Detection Time (BDT): The ASTM Normalized Breakthrough Detection Time is the time in minutes when the chemical permeation rate has reached and exceeded 0.01 micrograms/square centimeter per minute or µg/cm2/min.
| >8 HR | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: No breakthrough was detected of this chemical in this glove in > 8 hours. |
| >4 HR | RECOMMENDED: The breakthrough time of this chemical in this glove material is > 4 hours. |
| 1-4 HR | USE CAUTION: The breakthrough time of this chemical in this glove material is 1 to 4 hours. |
| NR | NOT RECOMMENDED: Do Not Use this glove with this chemical. Breakthrough time < 1 hour. |
| CHEMICAL | Chemicals marked in gray and italics are listed in ASTM F1001-12 Standard Guide for Selection of Chemicals to Evaluate Protective Clothing Materials. These chemicals were chosen by ASTM F23 Committee because they represent numerous chemical classes and are typically used extensively in Industrial Applications. |
|
Natural |
Neoprene |
Nitrile |
PVC |
PVA |
|
|
Acetic Acid 30-70% |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
1-4 hr |
1-4 hr |
NR |
|
Acetic Anhydride |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
NR |
ND |
|
Acetone |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Acetonitrile |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
1-4 hr |
|
Acetophenone |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Acrylamide 30-70% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>4 hr |
NR |
|
Acrylonitrile |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Allyl Alcohol |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Ammonium Hydroxide <30% |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>4 hr |
NR |
|
Ammonium Hydroxide 30-70% |
NR |
>4 hr |
>4 hr |
1-4 hr |
NR |
|
Aniline |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Aqua Regia |
NR |
>8 hr |
>4 hr |
1-4 hr |
NR |
|
Battery Acid |
>4 hr |
>8 hr |
1-4 hr |
>4 hr |
NR |
|
Benzene |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Benzyl Alcohol |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>4 hr |
NR |
NR |
|
Bisphenol A Diglycidyl Ether |
NR |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Bromopropane |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Butane Gas |
ND |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Butanol, n- |
NR |
>4 hr |
1-4 hr |
1-4 hr |
NR |
|
Calcium Hydroxide |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Carbon Tetrachloride |
NR |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Cellosolve Acetate |
NR |
1-4 hr |
1-4 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Cellosolve Solvent |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>4 hr |
NR |
NR |
|
Chloroacetic Acid >70% |
NR |
>8 hr |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Chloroform |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Chlorosulfonic Acid |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Chromic Acid 30-70% |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
>4 hr |
NR |
|
Copper Sulfate |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Creosote |
1-4 hr |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Cresols isomeric mixture |
NR |
>4 hr |
1-4 hr |
1-4 hr |
>4 hr |
|
Crude Oil |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>4 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Cyclohexane |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Cyclohexanol |
NR |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>4 hr |
ND |
|
Cyclohexanone |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Dichloromethane |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Diesel Fuel |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
>4 hr |
>4 hr |
|
Natural |
Neoprene |
Nitrile |
PVC |
PVA |
|
|
Diethanolamine |
>4 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
ND |
|
Diethyl Phthalate |
NR |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Diethylamine |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Diethylbenzene |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Diisobutyl Ketone |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Dimethyl Sulfate |
NR |
>4 hr |
NR |
NR |
ND |
|
Dimethyl Sulfoxide |
NR |
>4 hr |
1-4 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Dimethylacetamide |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Dimethylformamide |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Dioctyl Phthalate |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
NR |
|
Divinylbenzene |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Epichlorohydrin |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Ethanol |
NR |
>4 hr |
1-4 hr |
NR |
NR |
|
Ethanolamine |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>4 hr |
1-4 hr |
|
Ethyl Acetate |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Ethyl Ether |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Ethyl Mercaptan |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
ND |
|
Ethylbenzene |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Ferric Chloride 50% solution |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Fuel Oil |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Gas 1,3-Butadiene |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Gas Ammonia |
NR |
>4 hr |
>4 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Gas Carbon Disulfide |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Gas Chlorine |
NR |
>8 hr |
>4 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Gas Ethylene Oxide |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
ND |
|
Gas Hydrogen Chloride |
ND |
>8 hr |
1-4 hr |
1-4 hr |
ND |
|
Gas Methyl Chloride |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
ND |
|
Gasoil |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
ND |
>4 hr |
|
Gasoline 40-55% aromatics |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Gasoline Unleaded |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Gear Oil (Mobilgear 630) |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Heptane |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Hexane |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Hydraulic Oil |
NR |
ND |
>8 hr |
>4 hr |
>8 hr |
|
Hydrazine 30-70% |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Natural |
Neoprene |
Nitrile |
PVC |
PVA |
|
|
Hydrazine Hydrate >70% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
ND |
NR |
|
Isooctane |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Isophorone |
NR |
1-4 hr |
1-4 hr |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Isopropanol |
NR |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
1-4 hr |
NR |
|
Isopropanolamine |
>4 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
ND |
|
Jet Fuel A |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Jet Fuel JP-4 |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Jet Fuel JP-8 |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Kerosene |
NR |
>4 hr |
>8 hr |
1-4 hr |
>4 hr |
|
Limonene |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Loctite®3298 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Loctite®7386 |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
ND |
>4 hr |
|
Methanol |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Methyl Bromide |
NR |
NR |
ND |
NR |
ND |
|
Methyl Ethyl Ketone |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Methyl isoButyl Ketone |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Methyl Methacrylate |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Mineral Spirits |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
1-4 hr |
>4 hr |
|
Motor Oil |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Naphtha <3% aromatics |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
1-4 hr |
>4 hr |
|
Naphtha VM&P |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Nitric Acid <30% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Nitric Acid >70% |
NR |
>4 hr |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Nitric Acid 30-70% |
NR |
>8 hr |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
|
Nitric Acid red fuming |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Nitrobenzene |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Octanol, n- |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
1-4 hr |
>4 hr |
|
Oleum (Sulfuric Acid, fuming) |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Pentachlorophenol |
NR |
>4 hr |
>8 hr |
1-4 hr |
NR |
|
Pentanol, n- |
NR |
>4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Perchloric Acid 30-70% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Peroxyacetic Acid |
NR |
>4 hr |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Petroleum Ethers <1% aromatics |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Phenol >70% |
NR |
>4 hr |
NR |
NR |
1-4 hr |
|
Phosphoric Acid >70% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Potassium Hydroxide 30-70% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Natural |
Neoprene |
Nitrile |
PVC |
PVA |
|
|
Propane Gas |
NR |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Propanol, n- |
NR |
>4 hr |
>4 hr |
1-4 hr |
NR |
|
Propylene Glycol |
>4 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
ND |
ND |
|
Round Up® |
>4 hr |
>4 hr |
>4 hr |
ND |
NR |
|
Skydrol® Hydraulic Fluid #5 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
ND |
|
Skydrol® Hydraulic Fluid #500B4 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
ND |
|
Skydrol® Hydraulic Fluid #LD4 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
ND |
|
Sodium Chlorate |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
ND |
|
Sodium Chloride |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Sodium Cyanide |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
ND |
|
Sodium Fluoride |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Sodium Hydroxide >70% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Sodium Hydroxide 30-70% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Sodium Hydroxide 40% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Sodium Hydroxide 50% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Sodium Hypochlorite |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Stoddard Solvent |
NR |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Styrene |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Sulfuric Acid <30% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
>4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Sulfuric Acid >70% |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
|
Sulfuric Acid 30-70% |
>8 hr |
>8 hr |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
|
Sulfuric Acid 93% |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
|
Sulfuric Acid 96% |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
|
Sulfuryl Chloride |
NR |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
ND |
|
Tetrachloroethylene |
NR |
NR |
1-4 hr |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Tetrahydrofuran |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
1-4 hr |
|
Toluene |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Trichloroacetic Acid |
1-4 hr |
>8 hr |
NR |
ND |
ND |
|
Trichloroethane-1,1,1- |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Trichloroethylene |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
|
Triethanolamine >70% |
>4 hr |
>4 hr |
>8 hr |
>4 hr |
ND |
|
Turpentine |
NR |
NR |
>4 hr |
NR |
>4 hr |
|
Xylene |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
>8 hr |
