CHEMICAL RESISTANCE

300 Series Aromatic Polyester vs 400 Series Aromatic Polyether

Immersion Medium (1) Ultimate Tensile (PSI) Tensile Change (%) Ultimate Elongation (%) Elongation Change (%)

Volume Change (%)

Weight Change (%)

 

Ester

Ether

Ester

Ether

Ester

Ether

Ester

Ether

Ester

Ether

Ester

Ether

Original

8500

5400

-

-

410

570

-

-

-

-

-

-

ASTM Fuel A

7900

6500

-71

0

405

610

-1.2

+7.0

+1.7

+4.7

-0.1

+2.7

ASTM Fuel B

6200

4300

-27

-34

460

150

+12

+7.0

+8.7

+18

+8.3

+16

ASTM Fuel C

7000

3800

-17

-42

510

590

+24

+3.5

+10

+34

+9

+30

ASTM Oil Type 1

8100

NA

-6

NA

380

NA

-7

NA

+13

NA

+1.5

-

ASTM Oil Type 2

6700

6850

-21

+4.6

390

590

-4.9

+3.5

+0.3

+5.0

+.4

+4.5

ASTM Oil Type 3

7400

3900

-13

-40

430

540

+4.9

-5.3

+3.2

+11

+2.4

+10

Perchloroethylene

6500

3000

-24

-54

420

510

+15

-10.5

+20

+73

+22

+94

Trichioreoethylene

4800

2000

-44

-69

460

420

+12

-26

+54

+242

+51

+270

Benzene

5500

3300

-35

-49

500

670

+22

+17

+38

+108

+30

+95

MWK(2)

3600

 

-58

 

550

 

+34

   

+30

 

+27

Isopropyl Alcohol

5300

300

-38

-95

510

670

+24

+17

+11

+34

+9

+26

Saturated NaCI

7500

5300

-12

-18

410

560

0

-1.8

-0.7

NA

-0.6

-

Ethylene Glycol

6800

5650

-20

-13

420

650

+24

+14

+4

+4

+4

+4

20% NaOH

 

4800

 

-26

 

620

 

+8.8

-27

+5

-27

+6

20%H2SO4

6600

2500

-22

-26

465

450

13.4

-2.1

+.07

+1.4

+1.2

+2.1

50% Formic Acid

 

2600

 

-60

 

680

 

+19

 

-17

 

+6

SyntheticPerspiration

7300

5200

-14

-20

400

585

+2.4

+2.6

+2.3

 

-

+1.3

H2O at 70° C (158° F)

3500

5200

-59

-20

450

680

+9.8

+19

+0.4

NA

+1.6

NA

95% RH 70° C (158° F)

1400

3700

-83

-43

170

620

-59

+8.7

-

-

-

-

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