Section 6: Chemical Resistance Table

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CHEMICAL RESISTANCE TABLE

The chemical medias being handled by elastomer tank linings are increasing in number
and diversity. To assist in the selection of the proper elastomeric lining for various chemicals,
the following table has been prepared. The table is set up with various lining options based on
media concentration and temperature. The linings are not listed as to the priority, but generally
it can be stated that the lining listed for higher concentrations and temperatures would provide
the maximum service performance at reduced concentrations and temperatures. The
temperatures are given in both Fahrenheit and Centigrade. The temperatures cited are
considered to be normal areas for linings to function properly; however, thats not to imply the
lining will not tolerate higher temperatures. Service life of a lining is relative to the temperature
and time exposed to an environmental media. The higher the temperature, the shorter the
service life. Conversely, the lower the temperature, the longer the service life.
Frequently, other linings will also be acceptable for the media. The chemical list
provides the common recommendations, but FDA acceptance, color or method of cure may
define the need for a different lining than those listed. Blair Rubber Company has a complete
elastomer line for selection, such as special tie gum, numerous chemical cured linings and
cured linings for field and repair requirements.
WARNING: Although a lining may be chemically resistant to a given service condition and
protect the metal from corrosion, there are other important considerations. The lining may
impart an objectionable discoloration, odor or taste to the media being handled. In addition,
trace amounts of material may be leached into the solution which can cause problems
depending on the intended use. When in doubt, consult with Blair Rubber Companys technical
staff for recommendations. Neglecting to do so might result in failure of the lining to fulfill the
intended purpose, and may result in possible damage to property.
The user is cautioned that the table is only a guide and should be used as such, as the
degree of resistance of an elastomer with a particular fluid depends upon such variables as
temperature, velocity of flow, vacuum, duration of exposure and stability of the fluid. When in
question, it is always advisable to test the tank lining under actual service conditions, or to
consult with the technical department of Blair Rubber Company.
Included is the Service Condition Information Required form. Please copy and use it. It
is imperative to provide our technical department with complete service conditions in order for
us to furnish appropriate lining recommendations. Reference next page.

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Service Condition Information Form

Revised 5/26/2009
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****** SERVICE CONDITION INFORMATION REQUIRED ******

In order to better assist you in solving corrosion/abrasion problems, a complete knowledge of all factors
involved is necessary. Recommendations can only be based on the information at hand today. With the
complex inorganic/organic service becoming more common, the importance of complete information is
paramount to reliable recommendations. Please be assured that all information will be held in strict
confidence.
COMPANY:
ADDRESS:

DATE:
PHONE NO:
FAX NO:

SERVICE CONDITION INFORMATION REQUIRED

1) Process or Operation:

2) Equipment Involved:

3) What chemicals are present and what are their concentration? (Also include any impurities and
materials present even though in traces only)

a) What inorganic acids, salts, etc., are present?

b) What organic solvents such as oils and/or chemicals are present?

4) Temperature: Minimum
Maximum
5) Are there any abrasive materials present and if so what is:
a) Nature of abrasive material

Operation

b) Percent of solids
c) Degree of abrasion (What is present service life of equipment?)

6)
7)
8)
9)

10)

d) Approximate flow velocity

e) Agitation details
f) Size of particles
Operation Pressure (psi)
or Vacuum (inches of Mercury)
Is slight contamination or discoloration of solution objectionable?
Is equipment a welded fabrication or casting? (if alloy, advise type)
Has this type equipment been rubber lined before? If so, advise of lining and service life obtained:
a) Gauge
Hardness (Shore A)
Natural or Synthetic
b) Compound or Spec. No.
c) Manufacturer of lining
Have there been rubber failures in this service?
a) In the Liquid or Vapor phase?
b) Hardening or Swelling failures?
c) Caused by abrasion?

Submitted by:

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Chemical

Rubber
Lining

Chemical

Rubber
Lining

Abrasion,
Impingement

VE414RN

Ammonium
Phosphate

Sat.

140

60

Sliding

Ammonium
Sulfate
Antimony
Chloride
Barium Chloride

Sat.
Sat.
Any

175
190
175

79
88
79

VE822BBS
LS582
VE621BC
VE713BNE
VE536BC
VE822BBS

Sat.

190

88

VE621BC

Barium Sulfate
Barium Sulfide
Battery Acid
(sulfuric)
Benzene Sulfonic
Acid

Sat.
Sat.
30
50
30
50

190
175
140
150
140
150

88
79
60
66
60
66

VE713BNE
VE621BC
VE621BC
VE612BNE
VE621BC
VE822BBS

Acetaldehyde

40

150

66

VE616BN
VE713BNE
VE925BGN

Acetic Acid
Vapor
Glacial
Acetone
Alcohol
Aluminum
Acetate
Aluminum
Bromide

10
100

140
80
80

60
27
27

VE822BBS
VE929BN
VE929BN

100
100
Sat.

100
125
150

38
52
66

VE536BC
VE822BBS
VE929BN

Sat.

150

66

VE822BBS

Aluminum
Fluoride
Aluminum Nitrate
Aluminum
Phosphate

Sat.

100

38

VE822BBS

Beryllium Sulfate

Sat.

125

52

VE611BN

Sat.
Sat.

150
180

66
82

VE822BBS
VE822BBS
VE621BC
LS582

Bleach (NaOCl)
Borax

15
Sat.

140
175

60
79

CC4624
VE822BBS

Boric Acid

10
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.

125
175
190
180

52
79
88
82

VE611BN
VE926BNS
VE822BBS
VE621BC
LS582
VE822BBS
VE610BNE
VE822BBS
VE536BC
VE530BEP

Aluminum
Hydroxide

Sat.

190

88

VE822BBS

Brine

Aluminum Nitrate
Aluminum
Phosphate

Sat.
Sat.
Sat.

150
180
200

66
82
93

VE822BBS
VE621BC
VE536BC

Calcium Bisulfite
Calcium
Hypochlorite

Sat.
10

150
125

66
52

Aluminum Sulfate

125

52

VE412BN

Chlorides

Any

180

82

Alum

Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
20

140
175
200
150

60
79
93
66

VE621BC
VE926BNS
VE822BBS
VE822BBS

Carbonic Acid

Sat.
Sat.

125
190

52
88

VE822BBS
LS582
VE621BC
VE412BN
VE621BC

Caustic Soda

Sat.

160

71

VE822BBS

Calcium Bisulfate

Sat.
Sat.
Sat.

140
190
150

60
88
66

VE611BN
VE621BC
VE822BBS

Sat.

150

66

VE822BBS

Calcium Chloride

Ammonium
Nitrate

60
Sat.

140
150

60
66

VE621BC
VE822BBS

Calcium
Hydroxide

Ammonium
Persulfate

Sat.

140

60

VE822BBS

Calcium
Hypochlorite

Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
10

140
170
190
140
170
190
125

60
77
88
60
77
88
52

VE412BN
VE821BNS
VE621BC
VE412BN
HOTLINE II
VE612BC
VE536BC
VE530BEP
VE516BC
C4626

Ammonium
Bifluride
Ammonium
Carbonate
Ammonium
Hydroxide

VE516BC,C4624

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Chemical

Rubber
Lining

Chemical

Rubber
Lining

Calcium Nitrate
Chlorinated Salt
Brine
Chlorine

Sat.
Sat.

170
160

77
71

VE821BNS
VE925BNG

Glycerne
Glycerol

100
100

125
125

52
52

VE822BBS
VE822BBS

Sat.

175

79

VE925BNG

Gold Chloride

Sat.

Chromic Acid
Citric Acid

10
Sat.

180
140

82
60

VE620BH
VE821BNS

Gypsum
Hexane

Any
100

175
190
72
72

79
88
22
22

Copper Cyanide
Copper Plating

Sat.

160
150

71
66

VE621BC
VE333TN

Sat.
100

125
72

52
22

Copper Sulfate

Sat.

VE621BC
VE822BBS
HB50HT
VE621BC

152
180

52
82

Sat.

60
71
82
82

3-4
Sat.

Cupric Chloride

140
160
180
180

Hydrated Lime
Hydraulic Oil
(not Skydrol)
Hydrobromic
Acid

VE621BC
VE822BBS
VE616BN
VE515BN
VE927BNI
VE611BN
VE515BNI
VE927BNI
VE611BN
VE822BBS

Hydrochloric
Acid

180

82

VE821BNS

3-4
15
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
25
25
10
70

125
175
72
180
200
125
150
90
90

52
79
22
82
93
52
66
32
32

VE611BN
VE821BNS
PG70
VE821BNS
VE925BNG
VE412BN
VE821BNS
VE621BC
VE516BC

(Hydro)fluorosilicic
Acid

any

180

82

VE516BC

Hydrogen
Sulfide (wet)
Hypochlorous
Acid
Iron Chloride

72

22

VE822BBS

10

150

66

VE925BNG

Sat.
Sat.
Sat.

125
175
190

52
79
88

VE412BN
VE822BBS
VE621BC

Isopropanol
Lactic Acid
Lead Nitrate
Lead Sulfate
Lime

100
50
Sat.
Any
Sat.
Sat.

125
130
150
175
140
190

52
54
66
79
60
88

Magnesium
Nitrate
Manganese
Sulfate

Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.

125
175
140
190

52
79
60
88

VE822BNS
VE823WNS
VE822BBS
VE621BC
VE616BN
VE621BC
VE713BNE
VE611BN
VE621BC
VE611BN
VE621BC

Deionized Water
Dextrose
Diammonium
Phosphate
Dimethylformamide
Distilled Water
Ethanol

Sat.

72
150

22
66

VE621BC
VE822BBS

Sat.

72

22

VE927BNI

100

175
125

79
52

VE821BNS
VE822BBS

Ethyl Alcohol

100

125

52

VE822BBS

Ferric or Ferrous
(Iron) Sulfate

Sat.
Sat.
Sat.

125
175
190

52
79
88

VE412BN
VE926BNS
VE822BBS

Fluoroboric Acid

40

150

66

VE822BBS

Fluorosulfonic Acid

Formaldehyde
Formic Acid

Any
40
Sat.

180
100
125

82
38
52

VE822BBS
VE536BC
VE822BBS

Fumaric Acid

Any

72

22

VE822BBS

Gallic Acid

Sat.

140

60

VE822BBS

Hydrocyanic
Acid
Hydrofluoric
Acid

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Chemical

Rubber
Lining

Mercuric Cyanide

Sat.

160

71

VE621BC

Mine Water, Acid

Mine Water,
Alkaline

Any
Any

150
150

66
66

VE616BN
VE713BNE

Nitrates
Nitric Acid

Sat.
10

170
150

77
66

Oil (hydrocarbon)

20
40
Any

120
90
100

49
32
90

VE822BBS
VE621BC
LS582
VE536BC
VE620BH
VE515BNI

Phosphoric Acid

85

185
200

85
93

Hotline II
LS582 ,
VE621BC,
VE524WC,
VE822BC

Chemical

Rubber
Lining

Sodium
Hypochlorite
Sugar
Sulfuric Acid

15

150

66

CC4624

Any
20
25
35
50
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.

150
180
160
200
150
150
130
150

66
82
71
93
66
66
54
66

VE824WN
VE621BC,LS582
VE822BBS
HB50HT
VE536BC
VE621BC
VE822BBS
VE929BN

Thallium
Hydroxide
Tin Perchloride

Sat.

150

66

Hotline II

Sat.
Sat.
Sat.

125
150
190

52
66
88

VE411TN
HOTLINE II
VE621BC

Tin Salt

Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.

125
150
190
125
140
175

52
66
88
52
60
79

Sat.
Sat.
Sat.

190
120
100

88
49
38

VE412BN
VE822BBS
VE621BC
VE412BN
VE611BN
VE822BBS
HOTLINE II
VE621BC
VE611BN
VE824WN

175
72

79
22

VE821BNS
VE619WN

72
125
125
150
180

22
52
52
66
82

120
170
200

49
77
93

VE412BN
VE621BC
VE412BN
VE822BBS
VE621BC
HOTLINE II
VE611BN
VE822BBS
VE621BC

Sulfurous Acid
Tannic Acid

Pickling HCL

Sat.

150

66

Hotline II

Tri-sodium
Phosphate

Potash
Potassium
(Bi)carbonate
Potassium Borate

Sat.
Sat.
Sat.
Sat.

190
140
200
175

88
60
93
79

VE621BC
VE611BN
VE621BC
VE822BBS

Urea
Vinegar

Salt Water,
Sodium Chloride
& Sea Water

125

52

175

79

VE610BN,
VE621BC
VE822BBS

Sewage
Waste Water

100
100

38
38

VE822BBS
LS533

200

93

VE612BNE
VE621BC

Sodium
Hydroxide

50

Water
Water High
Purity
Zinc Acetate

Sat.

Zinc Cyanide

Sat.

Zinc Sulfate

Sat.

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