Chemicals
Although DR11 & DR6 have significantly different physical properties when compared to similar acid resistant materials, they are potassium silicate bonded and as such will have comperable chemical resistant properties.
✓ Resistant - X Non Resistant
Acetic Acid 10%
✓
Acetic Acid 80%
✓
Acetic Acid 100%
✓
Acetone
✓
Aluminium Chloride
✓
Aluminium Sulphate
✓
Ammonia Liquid 25%
X
Ammonia Chloride
✓
Ammonia Cyanide
X
Ammonia Nitrate
✓
Ammonia Persulphate
✓
Ammonia Phosphate
X
Ammonia Sulphate
✓
Arsenic Acid
✓
Barium Chloride
✓
Barium Sulphate
✓
Battery Acid
✓
Benzine
✓
Benzoic Acid (aqueous)
✓
Benzol
✓
Borax
✓
Calcium Chloride
✓
Calcium Formate
✓
Calcium Hydroxide
X
Calcium Nitrate
✓
Calcium Sulphate
✓
Carbon Tetrachloride
✓
Caster Oil
✓
Chlorodioxide 0.5% aq
✓
Chlorinated Lime
✓
Chlorine Water, Sat
✓
Chloroform
✓
Chromic Acid
✓
Chromic Salts
✓
Coconut Fatty Acid
✓
Citric Acid
✓
Copper Acetate
✓
Copper Sulphate
✓
Cresols
✓
Crude Oil
✓
Calcium Bisulphite
✓
DIOP
✓
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol)
✓
Ferrous Chloride
✓
Ferrous Sulphate
✓
Fertilizer
✓
Formic Acid
✓
Formaldehyde
✓
Fruit Acids
✓
Fuel Oil
✓
Glycol
✓
Glycerine
✓
Heptane
✓
Hexane
✓
Hydrochloric Acid
✓
Hydrofluoric Acid
X
Hydrofluosilico Acid
X
Hydrogen Sulphide
✓
Hydroquinone Water 1:1
X
Isopropyl Alcohol
✓
Javel Water
X
Lactic Acid
✓
Lead Acetate
✓
Lead Nitrate
✓
Limonades
✓
Linseed Oil
✓
Lubricating Grease
✓
Lubricating Oil
✓
Lysol
✓
Machine Oil
✓
Magnesium Bisulphate
✓
Magnesium Chloride
✓
Magnesium Nitrate
✓
Magnesium Sulphate
✓
Maleic Acid
✓
Manganese Chloride
✓
Manganese Nitrate
✓
Manganese Sulphate
✓
Mercury
✓
Mercury Chloride
✓
Mercury Nitrate Methanol
✓
Methylene Chloride
✓
Milk of Lime
✓
Mineral Oil
✓
Nickel Chloride
✓
Nickel Nitrate
✓
Nickel Sulphate
✓
Nitric Acid
✓
Nitrobenzene
✓
Nitrosylsulphuric Acid
✓
Nitrous Gases & Vapours
✓
Oleic Acid
✓
Oxalic Acid
✓
Paraffin
✓
Paraffin Oil
✓
Pickling Acid Mix (15% HNO3 4%HF)
X
Potassium Bicarbonate
X
Potassium Bichromate
X
Potassium Bromide
✓
Potassium Carbonate
X
Potassium Chlorate, aq.
✓
Potassium Chromate
✓
Potassium Cyanide
X
Potassium Hydroxide 60%
X
Potassium Nitrate
✓
Potassium Perchlorate
✓
Potassium Permenganate
✓
Potassium Phosphate
X
Potassium Sulphate
✓
Potassium Sulphide
X
Perchlorethylene
✓
Phenol
✓
Phenol Solution 1% in water
✓
Phthalate Ester
✓
Phosphoric Acid
✓
Phytolic Acid
✓
Picric Acid
✓
Pyridine
✓
Salicylic Acid
✓
Salt Solution
✓
Silver Nitrate
✓
Soda Solution
✓
Sodium Acetate
✓
Sodium Bichromate
✓
Sodium Bisulphite
✓
Sodium Bromide
✓
Sodium Carbonate
X
Sodium Chlorate
✓
Sodium Chloride
✓
Sodium Cyanide
✓
Sodium Hydroxide 10%
✓
Sodium Hydroxide 50%
✓
Sodium Hypochlorite
✓
Sodium Nitrate
✓
Sulphur Dioxide
✓
Sodium Perchlorate
✓
Sulphuric Acid, Conc.
✓
Sulphuric Acid 2%
✓
Sulphuric Acid 10%
✓
Sulphuric Acid 20%
✓
Sulphuric Acid 40%
✓
Sulphuric Acid 60%
✓
Sulphuric Acid 80%
✓
Sulphuric Acid 90%
✓
Trichloroethylene
✓
Turpentine
✓
Toluene
✓
Zinc Chloride
✓
Zinc Nitrate
✓
Zinc Sulphate
✓
Urea
X
Urine
✓
Xylene
✓
Zinc Chloride
✓
Zinc Nitrate
✓
Zinc Sulphate
✓