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Chemical Resistance
Many factors combine to determine the useful life of a cable tie material and none is as
important as chemical exposure. Various chemicals will have different effects on plastics
depending on such things as chemical concentrations, temperature, stress and ultraviolet
light. Table C is an excellent guideline for the selection of the best cable tie material. It should
be noted that the exposure temperature for this chemical resistance chart is 70 ° F.
Table C — Resistance of PANDUIT
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Cable Tie Materials to Chemical Attack at 70°F
— = Not Tested
E = Excellent
S = Satisfactory
B = Slight Attack
U = Attacked
1
= Pitting occurs under some conditions
2
= Attack may occur if sulfuric acid present
Aq. = Aqueous
C.S. = Cold Saturated
Agent
Percent
Concen-
tration
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Nylon
6.6
Nylon
12
Polypro-
pylene TEFZEL
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304
Stainless
Steel
316
Stainless
Steel
Acetal dehyde 90 S — B E E — —
Acetic Acid 97UUEEEEE
Acentic Acid 10BSEEEEE
Acetic Anyhdride 90—SEEEEE
Acetone 100EEEEEEE
Acetophenone 100 — — S E E E E
Acetylene 100 — — E E E E E
Aluminum Chloride 10 S E E E E U B
Aluminum Fluoride 10 S E E E E U B
Aluminum Hydroxide Aq. C.S. — E E E E E E
Aluminum Potassium Sulfate 10 S E E E E
E
1
E
Ammonia All—EEEEEE
Ammonium Carbonate 1 to 5 — E — E E E E
Ammonium Chloride 10 to 25 U E E E E E
1
E
Ammonium Hydroxide 10 E — — E E — —
Ammonium Nitrate 100 — E E E E E E
Ammonium Sulfate 10 — E E E E
E
1
E
1
Amyl Acetate 100 — — B E E E E
Aniline 100 — S E E E E E
Antimony Trichloride All U — E E E E E
Arsenic Acid 1 to 80——EEEEE
Barium Carbonate All — E E E E E E
Barium Chloride All — E E E E E
1
E
Barium Sulfate All—EEEEEE
Barium Sulfide All — E E E E E E
Benzene 100 E E B E E E E
Benzoic Acid 100 U E E E E E E
Benzoyl Chloride 100 — — B E E — —
Benzyl Alcohol 100 — — E E E — —
Boric Acid All U E E E E S —
Bromine 100 U U U E E U U
Butadiene 100 — — B E E E E
Butane 100—EEEEEE
Butanediol 100 — — E E E — —
Butyl Acetate 100 — E B E E — —
N. Butyl Alcohol 100 — E E E E E E
Butyl Phthalate 100 — — E E E — —
Butyraldehyde 100 — — E E E — —
Butyric Acid 10 to 100 U — E E E E E
Calcium Carbonate Aq. C.S. — — E E E E E
Calcium Chlorate Aq. C.S. — — E E E E E
Calcium Chloride 5 B E E E E
E
1
E
1
*INCLUDES ALL 6.6 NYLONS (SUCH AS WEATHER RESISTANT, HEAT STABILIZED AND FLAME RETARDANT)
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HALAR is the Registered Trademark for Ausimont Inc. fluoropolymer
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TEFZEL is the Registered Trademark of E. I. DuPont Co., fluoropolymer
Chemical Resistance