Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993

Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
Compound Concentration (%) Temperature ( C) HDPE
20 S
40
60 L
Acetaldeide
20 S
Tg-I
60 L
20 S
Up to 10 60 S
80 X
20 S
from 10 to 40
Acetic Acid 60 X
50 20 S
from 40 to 60 20 S
60 20 S
80 20 S
20 L
Acetic Acid, glacial >96
60 S
20 S
Acetic anhydride Tg-I
60 L
20 L
Acetone Tg-I
60 L
20 S
Adipic acid Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Allyl Alcohol Tg-I
60 S
20 S
Aluminum chloride Sol. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Aluminum Fluoride Susp.
60 S
20 S
Aluminum hydroxide Susp.
60 S
20 S
Aluminum nitrate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Aluminum oxychloride Susp.
60 S
20 S
Aluminum potassium sulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Aluminum sulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ammonia aqueous Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ammonia dry gas Tg-g
60 S
20 S
Ammonia liquid Tg-g
60 S
20 S
Ammonium carbonate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ammonium chloride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ammonium fluoride Up to 20
60 S
20 s
Ammonium hydrogen Sat. Sol.
60 s
 Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993
Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
20 S
Ammonium hydrogen carbonate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ammonium metaphospate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ammonium nitrate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ammonium persulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ammonium sulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ammonium sulphite Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ammonium thiocyanate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Amyl acetate Tg-I 60 L
80 X
20 S
Amyl alcohol Tg-I
60 L
20 S
Aniline Tg-I
60 L
20 S
Antimony (III) chloride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 NS
Aqua regia HCl/HNO3=3/1
60 NS
20 S
Arsenic acid Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Barium bromide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Barium carbonate Susp.
60 S
20 S
Barium chloride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Barium hydroxide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Barium sulphate Susp.
60 S
20 S
Barium sulphite Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Benzaldehyde Tg-I
60 S
20 L
Benzene Tg-I
60 L
20 S
Benzoic acid Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Bismuth carbonate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sol.
60 S
Borax
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
 Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993
Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
20 S
Dil. Saol.
60 S
Boric acid
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
Boron trifluoride Sat. Sol. 20 S
20 NS
Bromine gas Tg-g
60 NS
20 NS
Bromine liquid Tg-I
60 NS
20 S
n-Butanol Tg-I
60 S
20 S
Butyric acid Tg-I
60 S
20 S
Calcium carbonate Susp.
60 S
20 S
Calcium chlorate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Calcium chloride Sat. Sol. 60 S
80 X
20 S
Calcium hydroxide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Calcium hipoctorite Sol.
60 X
20 S
Calcium nitrate Sat. Sol. 60 S
80 X
20 S
Calcium sulphate Susp.
60 S
20 L
Calcium sulphide Dil. Sol.
60 L
20 S
Calcium hydrogen sulphide Sol.
60 S
20 L
Carbon disulphide Tg-I
60 NS
20 L
Carbon tetra-chloride Tg-I
60 NS
20 L
Chlorine water Sat. Sol.
60 NS
20 S
Chloroacetic water Sol.
60 S
20 X
60 X
Chlorobenzene Tg-I
20 X
60 X
80 NS
Chloroform Tg-I
100 NS
Chloromethane gas Tg-I
20 L
20 NS
Chlorosulphonic acid Tg-s
60 NS
 Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993
Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
20 NS
Chrome alum Sol.
60 NS
20 S
20
60 L
Chromic acid
20 S
50
60 L
20 S
Citric acid Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Copper chloride (III) Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Copper cyanide (III) Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
2
60 S
Copper nitrate (III)
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Copper sulphate (III) Sat. Sol.
60 S
Cresylic acid Sat. Sol. 20 L
Cyclohexanol Tg-s 20 S
20 S
Cyclohexanone Tg-I 60 L
80 X
20 S
Decalin Tg-I
60 L
20 S
Developers (photogrtaphic) Work. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Dextrin Sol.
60 S
20 S
Dextrose Sol.
60 S
20 S
60 S
Ethylene glycol Tg-I
80 X
100 X
Ethyl ether Tg-I 20 L
20 S
Ferric chloride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ferric nitrate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ferric sulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ferrous chloride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Ferrous sulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Dioctyl phtalate Tg-I
60 L
20 S
Dioxane Tg-I
60 S
 Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993
Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
20 S
Ethanol 40
60 L
20 S
Ethyl acetate Tg-I
60 NS
20 S
Fluosilicic acid 40
60 S
20 S
Formaldehyde from 30 to 40
60 S
20 S
10
60 S
20 S
Formic acid 40
60 S
20 S
50
60 S
Freon - F12 Work. Sol. 20 X
20 S
Gasoline (fuel) Work. Sol.
60 L
20 S
Glucose Sol.
60 S
20 S
Glycerine Tg-I
60 S
20 S
Glycolic acid Sol.
60 S
20 S
Heptane Tg-I 60 NS
80 S
20 S
Up to 20
60 S
Hydrobromic acid
20 S
Up to 48
60 S
20 S
60 S
Up to 10
80 X
100 X
20 S
60 S
from 10 to 20
80 X
100 X
20 S
60 S
20
80 X
Hydrochloric acid
100 X
20 S
>25
60 S
20 S
30
60 S
20 S
>30
60 S
20 S
36
60 S
20 S
Conc.
60 S
 Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993
Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
20 S
Hydrocyanic acid 10
60 S
20 S
Up to 10
60 S
Hydrofluoric acid
20 S
60
60 S
20 S
Up to 10
60 S
20 S
Hydrogen peroxide 30
60 S
20 S
90
60 NS
20 S
Hydroquinone Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 NS
Iodine (in potassium iodide) Sat. Sol.
60 NS
20 NS
Iodine in alcohol Work. Sol.
60 NS
20 S
10
60 S
20 S
28
60 S
Lactic acid
20 S
from 10 to 90
60 S
20 S
Tg-I
60 S
20 S
Dil. Sol.
60 S
Lead acetate
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Magnesium Carbonate Susp.
60 S
20 S
Magnesum chloride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Magnesium hydroxide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Magnesium nitrate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Magnesium sulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Maleic acid (T=160C) Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sol.
60 S
Malic acid
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Mercuric chloride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Mercuric Cyanide Sat. Sol.
60 S
 Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993
Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
20 S
Sol.
60 S
Mercurous nitrate
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Mercury Tg-I
60 S
20 X
5
60 X
Methyl alcohol
20 S
Tg-I
60 S
20 X
Methyl ethyl ketone Tg-I
60 X
20 S
Mineral oils Work Sol. 60 L
80 X
20 X
Naphtha Work Sol. 60 X
80 X
20 S
Nickel chloride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Nickel nitrate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Nickel sulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
Nicotinic acid Susp. 20 S
20 S
5
60 S
20 S
10
60 S
20 S
20
60 S
20 S
Nitric acid 25
60 S
20 L
50
60 Ns
20 Ns
>50
60 Ns
20 Ns
fuming
60 Ns
20 S
Oil & Fats Tg-I
60 L
20 S
Oleic acid Tg-I
60 S
20 Ns
Oleum -
60 Ns
20 S
Oxatic acid Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Phenol Sol.
60 S
20 S
Phosphoric acid Up to 50
60 S
 Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993
Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
20 S
Phosphorus chloride Tg-I
60 L
Picric acid Sat. Sol. 20 S
20 S
Potassium bicarbonate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium bisulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium borate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
Potassium bromate
20 S
Up to 10
60 S
20 S
Potassium bromide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium carbonate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium chlorate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium chloride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
Potassium chromate
20 S
40
60 S
20 S
Sol.
60 S
Potassium cyanide
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
Potassium dichromate
20 S
40
60 S
20 S
Potassium ferricyanide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium fluroride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium ferrocianide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium hydrogen sulphite Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sol.
60 S
20 S
10
60 S
20 X
Potassium hydroxde
20 60 X
80 X
20 X
Up to 50 60 X
80 X
 Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993
Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
20 S
Potassium hypochloite Sol.
60 L
20 S
Potassium nitrate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium orthophosphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium perchlorate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium permanganate 20
60 S
20 S
Potassium persulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium sulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium sulphide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium sulphite Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Potassium thiosulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
50
60 S
Propionic acid
20 S
Tg-I
60 L
20 S
Piridine Tg-I
60 L
20 S
Salicylic acid Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Silver acetate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Silver cyanide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Silver nitrate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium acetate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium antiminate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium arsenite Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium benzoate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium bicarbonate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium bisulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium bromide Sat. Sol.
60 S
 Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993
Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium carbonate 25
60 S
20 S
Up to 50
60 S
20 S
Sodium chlorate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
Sodium chloride
20 S
10
60 S
Sodium chlorite 2 20 S
20 S
Sodium chromate Dil. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium cyanide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium dichromate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium ferricyanide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium ferrocyanide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium fluoride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium hydrogen sulphite Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sol.
60 S
20 X
Sat. Sol.
60 X
1 20 S
Sodium hydroxide
from 1 to 35 20 S
20 S
40
60 S
20 X
from 40 to 60
60 X
20 S
from 10 to 15
60 S
Sodium hypochlorie
20 S
12.5
60 S
20 S
Sodium nitrate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium nitrite Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium phosphate, acid Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium phosphate, neutral Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sodium silicate Sol.
60 S
 Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993
Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
Sodium sulphate
20 S
0.1
60 S
20 S
Sodium sulphide Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
Sodium sulphite
20 S
40
60 S
20 NS
Sulphur trioxide Tg-I
60 NS
20 S
Up to 10
60 S
20 S
15
60 S
20 S
from 10 to 30
60 S
20 S
from 10 to 50
60 S
20 S
50
60 S
20 S
from 50 to 75
60 S
20 X
from 50 to 90 60 X
Sulphuric acid 80 X
20 XX
from 75 to 90 60 X
80 X
20 X
95 60 X
80 X
20 X
96 60 X
80 X
20 S
98 60 NS
80 X
20 NS
fuming
60 NS
20 S
Sulphurous acid Up to 30
60 S
20 S
Tannic acid Sol.
60 S
20 S
Sol.
60 S
Tartaric acid
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 X
Tetrahydrofuran Tg-I
60 X
20 NS
Thionyl chloride Tg-I
60 NS
 Chemical Compatibility of HDPE as per ISO/TR 10358:1993
Standard for Plastic Pipes & Fittings - Combined Chemical Resistance Classification Table
(in context HDPE-AL-HDPE Pipes)
20 S
Tin (II) chloride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Tin (IV) chloride Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 L
Toluene Tg-I
60 NS
20 NS
Trichloroethilene Tg-I
60 NS
20 S
Triethanolamine Sol.
60 L
20 S
Urea Sol.
60 S
20 L
Xylenes Tg-I
60 NS
20 S
Zinc carbonate Susp.
60 S
20 S
Sat. Sol.
60 S
Zinc chloride
20 S
58
60 S
20 S
Zinc nitrate Sat. Sol.
60 S
20 S
Zinc oxide Susp.
60 S
20 S
Zinc sulphate Sat. Sol.
60 S

S Satisfactory Resistance
L Limited Resistance
NS Non-Satisfactory Resistance
X No data Available
Dil. Sol. Diluted Water Solution, Concentration ? 10%
Sol. Water concentration over 10%, unsaturated
Sat. Sol. Saturated Water Solution prepared at 20?C
Tg-s Solid technical degree
Tg-I Liquid technical degree
Tg-g Gaseous technical degree
Work Sol. Normal solution for industrial use
Susp. Suspension of solids within a saturated solution at 20?C
Conc. Pure compound employed

This table derives from ISO/TR 10358:1993 standard. For non-reported compounds, check the
compatibility in the above mentioned standard.