Chemical Resistance Guide

Caveat Note: This chart is for guidance only and is based upon data which has been generated by a laboratory test representing complete immersion of the test sample. In such tests it is not possible to simulate each condition of use. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to establish that the protective gloves are suitable for the particular application in which protection is required.

BM Polyco Test Laboratories

The state-of-the-art Technical Department laboratories at BM Polyco are equipped to carry out a range of tests on protective gloves. The chemical and physical test laboratories are accredited by UKAS (United Kingdom Accredited Services) to the BSEN ISO / IEC 17025:2000 Standard.
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Polyco Range
Disposable Natural Rubber Finex Finex PF Unsupported Natural Rubber Optima Jet Processor II Chemprotec (Available in three thicknesses) Puma SuperGrip Maxima Unsupported Nitrile Nitri Tech II N-Dura Novex Ni-Tone Unsupported PVC Pura Supported PVC Vyking Vyflex Polychem Vyclear Polygen Polysol Polygen Plus Long John

Disposable Nitrile

EN374-3 Determination of Resistance to Permeation by Chemicals

Resistance to permeation is assessed by measuring the time for a chemical to breakthrough the glove material. Samples, cut from the palms of the gloves, are placed in a permeation cell which enables the chemical to be placed in contact with the outer surface of the gloves. Collection air or water is passed through the cell to collect any chemical that has broken through to the inside surface of the glove sample. Polyco laboratories are equipped with an infra-red spectrometer (to detect solvents), conductivity/pH electrodes (to detect acids, alkalis and salts) and UV/Visible spectrophotometer (to detect high boiling point water soluble chemicals and solvents).

Finite Finite PF Indigo Disposable PVC Finesse Finesse PF

Isolator / Dry Box Gauntlets and Sleeves A full range of materials including Hypalon, Butyl, Viton and Polyurethane, along with the more standard Latex and Neoprene are available
Performance Level Breakthrough time (min) Degradation E Excellent G Good F Fair P Poor N Not Recommended 1 >10 2 >30 3 >60 4 >120 5 >240 6 >480

Propylene glycol monomethyl ether Acetaldehyde Acetic Acid 84% Acetone Acetonitrile Acrylamide 50% Acrylonitrile Ammonium Fluoride Strong ammonia solution 29% Amyl acetate / Banana oil Amyl Alcohol Aniline Anionic surfactant Battery Acid Benzoic aldehyde / Benzenecarbanol Benzene Bromoform alpha - bromopropionic acid Butyl alcohol Butyl Acetate Butyl Cellosolve Carbon Tetrachloride Cationic Surfactant Cellosolve Chloroform Chromic Acid 50% Citric Acid Cyclohexane Cyclohexyl alcohol / Hexalin Pimelic ketone Hexahydroaniline Diacetone Alcohol Methylene chloride Diethanamine Dimethyl Formamide Dioctyl phthalate Epichlorohydrin Ethyl alcohol Ethanolamine/monoethanolamine Ethyl Acetate Ethyl Ether / Diethyl ether Ethyl Lactate Ethylene Glycol Formaldehyde 37%

Common Names

1-Methoxy-2-propanol Ethanal Ethanoic acid 84% Propanone Cyanomethane / Methyl cyanide 2-propenamide Propenenitrile Ammonium Fluoride 40% Ammonium Hydroxide 29% n-pentyl ethanoate n-pentanol Aminobenzene / Benzenamine / Phenylamine Potassium aleate 40% Sulphuric acid Benzaldehyde Benzene Tribromomethane Bromopropionic acid Butanol Butyl ethanoate 2-Butoxyethanol Tetrachloromethane 2-Ethoxyethanol Trichloromethane Chromium trioxide solution 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3,-propanetricarboxylic acid Hexamethylene Cyclohexanol Cyclohexanone Cyclohexylamine 4-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone Dichloromethane Diethylamine N,N-dimethyl formamide 1,2-Benzene dicarboxylic acid, dioctyl ester 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane Ethanol 2-Amino ethanol Ethyl ethanoate Diethyl oxide Ethyl-2-hydroxypropionate 1,2-Dihydroxyethane / 1,2-Ethanediol Methanal 37%

IUPAC Names

(Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No)

CAS

107-98-2 25-07-0 64-19-7 67-64-1 75-05-8 79-06-1 107-13-1 12125-01-8 1336-21-6 628-63-7 71-41-8 62-53-3 143-18-0 7664-93-9 100-52-7 71-43-2 75-25-2 598-72-1 71-36-3 123-86-4 111-76-2 56-23-5 110-80-5 67-66-3 1333-82-0 77-92-9 110-82-7 108-93-0 108-94-1 108-91-8 123-42-2 75-09-2 109-89-7 68-12-2 117-81-7 106-89-8 67-17-5 141-43-5 141-78-6 60-29-7 97-64-3 107-21-1 50-00-0

Disposable Natural Rubber Unsup. Natural Rubber Permeation Degradation Permeation Degradation

4 0

E E

Disposable Nitrile Permeation Degradation

Unsupported Nitrile Permeation Degradation

1 0 5 6 1 1 1 6 6 1 0 4 2 1 2 6 2 0 6 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 6

E E E F E E N E P E E N E E P P E P E E E E E E E E E

0 0 0 6 0 4 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 6 6

N P N E N E E N F P E N N N E N N N E E E E N N N N E E N E E E

0 6

0 0 6 0 6 3 3 0 1 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 0

E E E E E P E E G E G E E E E

5 0 5 0 0 6 0 6 4 3 6 0 5 6 0 1 0 4 6 2 3 6 6 5 0 6 6 6 6 2 5 1 0 2 2 5 0 4 6 1 2 3 6 6

P N G N N E N E E P E N E E N N P E P E E F N E E E E P P P N F N E N E E P E P E E

Disposable PVC Permeation Degradation

Unsupported PVC Permeation Degradation

Supported PVC Permeation Degradation

0 6 0 1 6 0 2 2 6 6 3 1 2 3 1 6

E E P E E E E G E E N F P E E

4 6

4 4 1

6 3

6 6

0 2 2 0 0 0

N E

N P P

3 0 6 3 P

Formic Acid 90% Furfural Acetic Acid Glacial Glutaraldehyde 50% Glycerol Hexane Hydrazine Muriatic acid 10% Muriatic acid 37% Hydrogen Fluoride, 48% (aqueous) Hydrogen Peroxide 30% Hydroquinone / Quinol Isobutanol Isopropanol Jeffamine Kerosene Lactic Acid Lauric Acid (30% in Ethanol) Lubricating Oil Maleic Acid Methyl alcohol Methyl Ethyl Ketone Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Methyl Methacrylate Methyl Pyrrolidone Methyl t-Butyl Ether Methylamine 40% Mineral Spirits (rule 66) Aqua Fortis / Hydrogen nitrate 70% Aqua Fortis / Hydrogen nitrate 10% Nonionic Surfactant Octyl alcohol Oleic Acid 98% Oxalic Acid Pentachlorophenol / PCP Perchloric Acid 60% Perchloroethylene Petroleum Ether Carbolic Acid Carbolic Acid 7% Carbolic Acid 80% Orthophosphoric Acid 85% Picric acid Potassium Hydroxide

Common Names

Methanoic acid 90% 2-Furancarboxaldehyde Ethanoic acid glacial 1,5-Pentanedial 50% 1,2,3-Propanetriol / 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane Hexane Hydrazine 65% Hydrochloric Acid 10% Hydrochloric Acid 37% Hydrofluoric Acid 48% Hydrogen Dioxide 1,4-Benzenediol / 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene 2-Methylpropanol Propan-2-ol / 2-Propanol 4,4-Diamino phenyl methane Coal Oil 2-Hydroxypropionic acid Dodecanoic acid (30% in ethanol) cis-Butenedioic acid Methanol Butan-2-one / 2-Butanone 4-Methyl-2-pentanone 2-Methyl-2-propenoic acid, methyl ester 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone t-Butyl methyl ether Aminomethane 40% Nitric Acid (70%) Nitric Acid 10% 1-Octanol 9-Octadecanoic acid 98% Ethanedioic acid Pentachlorohydroxybenzene Hydronium perchlorate Tetrachloroethylene Naptha (VM&P) Phenol Phenol 7% Phenol 80% Phosphoric Acid 85% 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol Potassium Hydroxide 45%

IUPAC Names

(Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No)

CAS

64-18-6 98-01-1 64-19-7 111-30-8 56-81-5 110-54-3 302-01-2 7647-01-0 7647-01-0 7664-39-3 7722-84-1 123-31-9 78-83-1 67-63-0 101-77-9 8008-20-6 50-21-5 143-07-7 110-16-7 67-56-1 78-93-3 108-10-1 80-62-6 872-50-4 1634-04-4 74-89-5 64475-85-0 7697-37-2 7697-37-2 111-87-5 112-80-1 6153-56-6 87-86-5 7601-90-3 127-18-4 8032-32-4 108-95-2 108-95-2 108-95-2 7664-38-2 88-89-1 1310-58-3

Disposable Natural Rubber Unsup. Natural Rubber Permeation Degradation Permeation Degradation

0 0 0

F E G E

3 1 2

F E G E P E E E E E E P E E F E F E

Disposable Nitrile Permeation Degradation

Unsupported Nitrile Permeation Degradation

0 1 1 0 6 6 6 0 1 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 6 5 6

2 0 2

P N P E E

Disposable PVC Permeation Degradation

Unsupported PVC Permeation Degradation

Supported PVC Permeation Degradation

6 0 1 2 1 6 6 0 0 6

G P E E E G

6 0 0 0 0 1

F E E P P

6 0 4 6 6 4 6 6 1 3 6 3 6 6 6 6 1 0 1 1 2 2

E E E N P E E E G N N N N P E G P E E

6 6

5 6 6 2 6 6 6 0 0 3 4 3 6 3 6

F E

E P E G G E

1 1 6 1 6

E F E E E

0 2 0 6 6

E G N E E

6 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 0 4 2 6 4 6

6 0

E E

E E F G E E E E E E E F N F N N E E E P E E E E F E N F F E G E

6 6 2 6 6 1 4 5 6 1 6 2

5 1 0 2

5 0

4 4 5 6 5 3 6 4 6 4 3 6 2 6

2 5

0 0

F E

Propanol Pyridine Soda ash, carbonic acid Table Salt Caustic soda, 10% Caustic soda, 50% Bleach Bleach Stoddard Solvent / White spirit Battery Acid Oleum Tannic Acid 65% Tetrahydrofuran Toluene Triclene Tricresyl Phosphate TEA / Trolamine / Triethylolamine Turpentine / Gum spirits / Terpene Unleaded Petrol Xylene

Common Names

Propanol Pyridine Sodium Carbonate Sodium Chloride Sodium Hydroxide 10% Sodium Hydroxide 50% Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium Hypochlorite 4-6% Naphtha with 10-15% aromatics (bp 150-200C) Sulphuric Acid 50% Sulphuric Acid 98% Gallotannic acid / Gallotannin 1,4-epoxybutane / butylene oxide Methylbenzene Trichloroethylene Phosphoric acid tris (methyl phenyl ester) Triethylolamine Dimethyl benzene

IUPAC Names

(Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No)

CAS

71-23-8 110-86-1 497-19-8 7647-14-5 1310-73-2 1310-73-2 7681-52-9 7681-52-9 8002-41-3 7664-93-9 8014-96-7 1401-55-4 109-99-9 108-88-3 79-01-6 1330-78-5 102-71-6 8006-64-2 71-43-2 1330-20-7

Disposable Natural Rubber Unsup. Natural Rubber Permeation Degradation Permeation Degradation

0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6

E P E E E E E

2 1 6 6 6 6 6

E F E E E E

Disposable Nitrile Permeation Degradation

Unsupported Nitrile Permeation Degradation

5 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0

E E E E P N N N G E N N

0 6 4 6 0

P E F P

6 0

2 6 2 0 0

N P P

6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 6 0 1 0 6 6 2 6 2

G N E E E E E E E P

Disposable PVC Permeation Degradation

Unsupported PVC Permeation Degradation

Supported PVC Permeation Degradation

6 5 2 0

6 5 4 6 6E

6 3 0 0 0

E E N P N

P P N E E E G P

5 5

6 6

VITOCHEM
Examples of chemicals for which Vitochem is recommended: Class
Aromatic Compounds Chlorinated Solvents

DURAPRENE III
Examples of chemicals for which Duraprene III is recommended: Class
Alkali

Chemical
Phenols Xylene Perchloroethylene Carbon Tetrachloride Chloroform Dichloromethane Butanol Methanol Isopropanol Hydrochloric Acid Nitric Acid Sulphuric Acid Cyclohexane Ammonium Hydroxide Diesel

Chemical
Ammonium hydroxide Sodium hydroxide (50%) Sodium hypochlorite Potassium hydroxide Sulphuric acid (50%) Hydrochloric acid (37%) Chromic acid (50%) Phosphoric acid (85%) Nitric acid (70%) Perchloric acid Lauric acid Acetic acid Maleic acid Citric acid Tannic acid Ethylene glycol Isopropanol Isobutanol Octyl alcohol Propanol Ethanolamine Triethanolamine Formaldehyde (37%) Propylene glycol monomethyl ether

Mineral/inorganic acids

Alcohols

Mineral / Inorganic Acids

Organic acids

Cyclic Compounds Alkalis Fuels

Alcohols

BUTOCHEM
Examples of chemicals for which Butochem is recommended:
Class
Ketones

Amines

Chemical
Acetone Methyl Ethyl Ketone Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Acetonitrile Ethyl Acetate Dimethylformamide Ethanol Butanol Hydrochloric Acid Nitric Acid Sulphuric Acid Ammonium Hydroxide

Others

Nitriles Esters Amides Alcohols Mineral / Inorganic Acids

Alkalis

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