Gloves - Chemical Resistance Table

Created by Max Overton, Modified on Wed, 29 May 2019 at 09:30 AM by Max Overton

Symbols

E - Excellent
G - Good with some minor effect
F - Fair with moderate effect

N - Not recommended severe effect
I - Not tested

Chemical	Natural Rubber	Nitrile	Polychloroprene	PVC	PU
Acetaldehyde 50%	G	N	F	G	N
Acetamide	G	N	F	N	I
Acetate solvent	G	F	N	N	I
Acetic acid, glacial	G	F	N	N	N
Acetic acid 30%	G	G	E	E	N
Acetic anhydride I	G	F	G	N	N
Acetone	F	N	F	N	I
Acetyl chloride	N	N	N	F	I
Acetylene	G	E	G	E	F
Acrylonitrile	N	N	F	I	I
Adipic acid	E	E	E	I	I
Aluminium acetate	E	G	G	I	I
Aluminium chloride	E	E	E	E	I
Aluminium fluoride	G	E	E	E	I
Aluminium hydroxide	N	E	E	E	I
Aluminium nitrate	E	E	E	I	I
Aluminium potassium sulphate	E	E	E	E	I
Aluminium sulphate	E	E	E	E	E
Amine	G	N	G	N	I
Ammonia anhdyrous	N	G	G	E	N
Ammonia gas (cold)	E	E	E	I	I
Ammonia gas (hot)	N	N	G	I	I
Ammonia nitrate	I	F	F	G	I
Ammonium bifluoride	I	E	E	E	I
Ammonium carbonate	E	N	E	E	I
Ammonium casenite	I	I	E	I	I
Ammonium chloride	E	G	E	E	N
Ammonium hydroxide	N	N	E	E	I
Ammonium nitrate	F	E	E	E	I
Ammonium nitrite	E	E	E	I	I
Ammonium oxalate	I	I	E	E	I
Ammonium persulphate	E	N	E	E	I
Ammonium phosphate	E	E	E	E	I
Ammonium sulphate	E	E	E	E	I
Ammonium thiosulphate	I	E	E	I	I
Amyl acetate	N	N	N	F	N
Amyl alcohol	G	G	G	E	I
Amyl chloride	N	G	N	N	I
Aniline	N	N	N	F	N
Aniline hydrochloride	G	G	N	I	I
Animal fats	N	E	G	I	I
Aqua regia (80%HCI, 20%HNO3)	N	N	F	F	I
Antimony trichloride	I	I	I	E	I
Arochlor 1248	N	F	N	I	I
Aromatic hydrocarbons	N	F	N	N	I
Arsenic acid	G	E	E	E	I
Arsenic trichloride	N	E	E	I	I
Asphalt	N	G	F	G	N
Barium carbonate	I	E	I	E	I
Barium chloride	E	E	E	E	I
Barium cyanide	E	E	E	E	I
Barium hydroxide	E	E	E	E	N
Barium nitrate	I	E	E	E	I
Barium sulphate	E	E	E	G	I
Barium sulphide	E	E	E	E	I
Beer	E	E	E	E	E
Benzaldehyde	N	N	N	N	N
Benzene	N	N	N	F	G
Benzol	N	N	G	I	N
Benzyl alcohol	N	N	G	N	I
Benzyl benzoate	N	N	N	I	I
Benzyl chloride	N	N	N	I	I
Benzoic acid	N	N	N	F	I
Bleach	N	G	G	E	I
Boric acid	E	E	E	E	N
Brine	E	E	E	I	I
Bromine-anhydrous	N	N	N	F	N
Bromine trifluoride	N	N	N	I	I
Bromotoluene	N	N	N	I	I
Bunker oil	N	E	N	I	I
Butadiene	N	N	G	F	I
Butane	N	E	E	F	E
Butter	N	E	G	I	I
Butylene	N	G	F	F	I
Butyl acetate	N	N	N	N	N
Butyl alcohol	E	E	E	E	I
Butyl amine	N	F	N	I	I
Butyl benzoate	F	N	N	I	I
Butyl cellosolve	N	F	F	I	I
Butyl stearate	N	G	N	I	I
Butyric acid	I	N	N	G	I
Calcium acetate	E	G	G	I	I
Calcium bisulphate	I	I	E	E	E
Calcium bisulphide	I	E	E	E	I
Calcium bisulphite	N	N	E	G	I
Calcium carbonate	E	E	E	E	I
Calcium chlorate	I	F	I	E	I
Calcium chloride	E	E	E	E	N
Calcium hydroxide	E	E	E	E	N
Calcium hypochlorite	N	F	F	G	N
Calcium nitrate	E	E	E	I	I
Calcium sulphate	I	E	F	E	I
Calcium sulphide	G	E	E	I	I
Calgon	I	E	E	I	I
Cane juice	E	E	E	E	I
Carbitol	G	G	G	I	I
Carbolic acid (phenol)	N	N	F	F	I
Carbon bisulphide	N	F	N	N	I
Carbon dioxide	G	E	G	E	F
Carbon disulphide	N	N	N	N	N
Carbon momoxide	E	E	E	E	I
Carbon tetrachloride	N	F	N	G	N
Carbonic acid	E	G	E	E	I
Castor oil	E	E	E	I	I
Cellosolve	N	N	N	I	I
Cellosolve acetate	N	N	N	I	I
Chloric acid	I	I	I	E	I
Chlorine (dry)	N	N	F	E	I
Chlorine (wet)	N	N	F	E	I
Chlorine dioxide	N	N	N	I	I
Chloroacetone	N	N	F	I	I
Chloroacetic acid	N	N	N	G	N
Chlorobenzene	N	N	N	N	F
Chlorobutadiene	N	N	N	I	I
Chloroform	N	N	N	N	N
Chlorosulphonic acid	N	N	N	F	N
Chlorotoluene	N	N	N	I	I
Chocolate syrup	N	E	E	I	I
Chromic acid 5%	G	N	N	E	N
Chromic acid 10%	N	N	N	E	N
Chromic acid 30%	N	N	N	G	N
Chromic acid 50%	N	N	N	F	N
Cinnamon oil	I	I	F	I	I
Citric acid	E	E	E	G	N
Citric oils	I	E	N	I	I
Clove oil	I	E	F	I	I
Cobalt	E	E	E	I	I
Coconut oil	N	E	G	I	I
Cod liver oil	N	E	G	E	I
Coffee	E	E	E	I	I
Coke oven gas	N	N	N	I	I
Copper acetate	E	G	G	I	I
Copper chloride	E	E	G	E	I
Copper cyanide	E	E	E	E	I
Copper fluoroborate	I	G	E	E	I
Copper nitrate	I	E	E	G	I
Copper sulphate	G	E	E	E	I
Corn oil	N	E	F	G	I
Cottonseed oil	N	E	G	E	E
Cresote (coal tar)	N	E	G	I	N
Cresol	N	N	N	N	I
Cresylic acid	N	N	F	F	I
Cumene	N	N	N	I	I
Cyanic acid	I	F	F	I	I
Cyclohexane	N	E	F	N	E
Cyclohexanol	N	F	E	I	I
Cyclohexanone	N	N	N	I	I
P-cymene	N	N	N	I	I
Decalin	N	N	N	I	I
Denatured alcohol	E	E	E	I	I
Detergent solution non-hydrocarbon	G	E	G	E	I
Diacetone	N	N	N	I	I
Diacetone alcohol	N	N	G	G	I
Dibenzyl ether	N	N	F	I	I
Dibutyl amine	N	N	N	I	I
Dibutyl ether	N	N	F	I	I
Dibutyl phthalate	N	N	N	I	I
Dibutyl sebecate	N	N	N	I	I
Dichlorobenzene	N	N	N	I	I
Dichloroethane	N	I	N	N	I
Dichloro-isopropyl ether	N	N	N	I	I
Diesel oil	N	E	F	E	I
Diethylamine	G	F	F	N	I
Diethylamine benzene	N	N	N	I	I
Diethyl either	N	N	F	I	I
Diethylene glycol	E	E	E	E	I
Diethyl sebecate	N	G	N	I	N
Dihydrogen monoxide	E	E	E	I	I
Diisobutylene	N	G	N	I	I
Diisopropyl benzene	N	N	N	I	I
Diisopropyl ketone	N	N	N	I	I
Dimethyl formamide	N	G	F	I	I
Dimethyl phthalate	N	N	N	I	I
Dinitrotoluene	N	N	N	I	I
Dioctyl phthalate	N	F	N	I	I
Dioctyl sebecate	N	N	N	I	N
Dipentene	N	G	N	I	I
Diphenyl (phenylbenzene)	N	N	N	I	I
Diphenyl oxide	N	E	N	N	I
Dowtherm oil	N	N	N	I	I
Dry cleaning fluids	N	F	N	I	I
Ethane	N	E	G	N	I
Ethanolamine	G	G	G	N	I
Ether	N	N	N	N	N
Ethyl acetate	F	N	N	F	N
Ethyl acetoacetate	F	N	F	I	I
Ethyl alcohol	E	F	E	F	F
Ethyl benzene	N	N	N	I	I
Ethyl benzoate	E	N	N	I	I
Ethyl cellulose	G	G	G	I	I
Ethyl chloride	F	E	F	N	F
Ethyl ether	N	F	F	I	I
Ethyl formate	N	N	G	I	I
Ethyl pentochlorobenzene	N	N	N	I	I
Ethyl silicate	G	E	E	I	I
Ethylene	F	E	F	I	I
Ethylene chloride	N	N	N	N	I
Ethylene chlorohydrin	G	N	G	I	I
Ethylene diamine	E	E	E	I	I
Ethylene dichloride	N	N	N	N	I
Ethylene glycol	E	E	E	E	I
Ethylene oxide	N	N	N	F	I
Ethylene trichloride	N	N	N	I	I
Fatty acids	N	G	G	G	I
Ferric chloride	E	E	G	E	I
Ferric nitrate	E	E	E	E	I
Ferric sulphate	E	E	E	E	I
Ferrous chloride	E	E	E	E	I
Ferrous sulphate	I	E	I	E	I
Fish oil	N	E	N	I	I
Fluoroboric acid	E	E	E	E	I
Fluorobenzene	N	N	N	I	I
Fluorine	I	I	I	N	I
Fluorolube	G	E	G	I	I
Fluorosilic acid	G	E	G	E	N
Formaldehyde 40%	I	G	G	E	N
Formaldehyde 100%	G	F	F	E	N
Formic acid	G	G	E	E	N
Freon 11	N	G	N	E	I
Freon 12	G	E	E	E	I
Freon 13	E	E	E	I	I
Freon 21	N	E	N	I	I
Freon 22	G	N	E	G	I
Freon 113	N	E	F	G	I
Freon 114	E	E	E	I	I
Freon TF	N	E	E	G	I
Fuel oil	N	G	F	E	I
Furan resin	N	N	N	E	I
Furfural	N	N	N	N	N
Gallic acid	E	G	G	E	I
Gasoline	N	E	F	F	I
Gelatin	E	E	E	E	I
Ginger oil	I	E	E	I	I
Glucose	E	E	E	E	I
Glue PVA	G	E	E	F	E
Glycerin	E	E	E	E	N
Glycols	E	E	E	E	I
Gold monocyanide	I	E	E	E	I
Green sulphate liquor	G	G	G	I	I
Grease	I	N	N	E	I
Heptane	N	E	E	F	I
Hexane	N	E	G	G	E
Helix alcohol	G	G	E	I	I
Hexyl alcohol	E	E	E	E	I
Hydraulic oil (petroleum)	N	E	G	E	I
Hydraulic oil (synthetic)	I	I	I	E	I
Hydrazine	I	G	G	I	I
Hydrobromic acid 20%	E	N	N	G	I
Hydrobromic acid 100%	E	N	N	G	I
Hydrobromic acid (hot) 37%	N	N	N	I	I
Hydrochloric acid 20%	I	I	I	E	N
Hydrochloric acid 37%	G	G	G	G	N
Hydrochloric 100%	N	N	N	G	N
Hydrocyanic acid	G	G	G	E	I
Hydrofluoric acid 20%	G	G	G	G	N
Hydrofluoric acid 50%	G	G	G	G	N
Hydrofluoric acid 75%	N	N	N	F	N
Hydrofluoric acid 100%	N	N	N	F	N
Hydrofluorosilic acid 20%	I	E	F	E	I
Hydrofluorosilic acid 100%	E	G	F	E	I
Hydrogen gas	G	E	E	E	N
Hydrogen peroxide 10%	I	I	I	E	I
Hydrogen peroxide 30%	I	I	I	E	I
Hydrogen peroxide 50%	I	I	I	E	I
hydrogen peroxide 100%	G	G	E	F	N
Hydrogen sulphide (aqua)	N	N	E	G	G
Hydrogen sulphide (dry)	E	E	E	E	G
Hydroxyacetic acid 70%	I	E	E	N	I
Iodine	N	N	N	N	I
Iodoform	G	I	E	E	I
Isobutane	I	E	N	E	I
Isobutyl alcohol	E	G	E	E	I
Isooctane	N	E	G	I	I
Isopropyl acetate	N	N	N	N	I
Isopropyl alcohol	E	G	G	E	I
Isopropyl chloride	N	N	N	I	I
Isopropyl ether	N	G	F	G	I
Kerosene	N	E	F	E	E
Ketones	E	N	N	G	I
Lacquers	N	N	N	F	I
Lacquer thinners	N	N	N	F	I
Lactic acid	E	E	E	G	E
Lard	N	E	F	E	I
Lavender oil	N	G	N	I	I
Latex	I	E	I	I	I
Lead acetate	E	G	G	E	I
Lead nitrate	E	E	E	I	I
Lead sulphamate	G	G	E	E	I
Lemon oil	I	I	I	I	I
Lime	I	E	E	E	I
Linseed oil	N	E	F	E	F
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)	N	E	G	I	I
Lubricating oils (petroleum)	N	E	G	G	I
Lye	G	G	G	I	I
Magnesium carbonate	I	E	I	E	I
Magnesium chloride	E	E	E	E	N
Magnesium hydroxide	G	G	G	E	I
Magnesium nitrate	I	E	E	E	I
Magnesium oxide	I	E	E	I	I
Magnesium sulphate	G	E	E	E	I
Maleic acid	N	N	N	E	I
Maleic anhydride	N	N	N	I	I
Malic acid	F	E	F	E	I
Mayonnaise	N	F	E	N	I
Melamine	I	F	N	E	I
Mercuric chloride (dilute)	E	E	E	E	F
Mercuric cyanide	N	E	E	G	I
Mercury	E	E	E	G	E
Mesityl oxide	N	N	N	I	I
Methane	N	E	G	I	I
Methanol	E	E	E	E	N
Methyl acetate	N	N	G	N	I
Methyl acetone	N	N	G	I	I
Methyl alcohol	E	E	E	G	N
Methyl acrylate	E	N	N	I	I
Methyl bromide	N	G	N	N	I
Methyl butyl ketone (propylacetone)	N	N	N	E	I
Methyl cellosolve	N	F	G	G	I
Methyl chloride	N	N	N	N	I
Methyl dichloride	I	N	I	E	I
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)	N	N	N	N	N
Methyl isobutyl ketone	N	N	N	N	I
Methyl isopropyl ketone	N	N	N	I	I
Methyl methacrylate	N	N	N	I	I
Methyl oleate	N	N	N	I	I
Methylamine	G	F	I	I	I
Methylene chloride	G	N	I	N	N
Milk	E	E	E	E	I
Mineral oil	N	E	G	E	F
Molasses	E	E	E	E	I
Monochlorobenzene	N	N	N	I	I
Monoethanolamine	G	N	N	I	I
Monoethylether	N	E	F	I	I
Monovinyl acetylene	G	E	G	I	I
Mustard	G	F	G	G	I
Naphtha	N	F	N	F	N
Naphthalene	N	N	N	N	N
Napthenic acid	N	G	N	I	I
Natural gas	G	E	E	I	I
Nickel acetate	E	G	G	I	I
Nickel chloride	E	E	G	E	I
Nickel sulphate	G	E	E	E	I
Nitrating acid (<15% H2SO4)	F	I	E	N	I
Nitrating acid (>15% H2SO4)	F	I	E	N	I
Nitrating acid (<1% acid)	F	I	E	N	I
Nitrating acid (>S15% HNO3)	F	I	E	N	I
Nitric acid (5-10%)	N	N	G	E	N
Nitric acid (20%)	N	N	N	E	N
Nitric acid (50%)	N	N	N	G	N
Nitric acid -conc.	N	N	N	N	N
Nitrous acid	F	I	N	E	I
Nitrobenzene	N	N	N	N	N
Nitroethane	G	N	F	I	I
Nitromethane	G	N	G	I	I
Nitrogen	E	E	E	I	I
Octachlorotulene	N	N	N	I	I
Octyl alcohol	G	G	E	F	I
Oleic acid	N	F	F	F	I
Oleum 25%	N	N	N	N	I
Oleum 100%	N	N	N	N	I
Olive oil	N	E	G	F	I
Orange oil	I	E	F	I	I
O-dichlorobenzene	N	N	N	I	I
Oxalic acid	G	G	G	E	I
Oxygen-cold	G	G	E	I	I
Ozone	N	N	F	I	I
Palmitic acid	G	E	G	I	I
Palm oil	I	E	N	E	I
Paraffin	G	E	E	E	I
Peanut oil	N	E	F	E	I
Pentane	N	E	G	E	I
Peppermint oil	I	G	N	I	I
Perchloric acid	N	N	G	I	I
Perchloroethylene	N	F	N	F	N
Petrolatum	F	E	E	G	I
Petroleum	N	E	G	I	I
Phenol (carbolic acid)	N	N	F	F	N
Phenylbenzene	N	N	N	I	I
Phenyl hydrazine	E	N	N	I	I
Phorone	N	N	N	I	I
Phosphoric acid - 20%	N	N	G	G	N
Phosphoric acid - 80%	N	N	N	G	N
Phosphorus trichloride	N	N	N	I	I
Phthalic anhydride	F	G	E	N	I
Picric acid	G	G	G	N	I
Pine oil	N	N	N	F	I
Polyvinyl acetate emulsion	G	I	G	I	I
Potash	G	E	E	F	I
Potassium acetate	E	G	G	I	I
Potassium bicarbonate	G	E	E	E	I
Potassium bromide	G	E	E	E	I
Potassium carbonate	G	E	E	E	I
Potassium chlorate	G	F	E	E	I
Potassium chloride	E	E	E	E	I
Potassium chromate	G	E	E	E	I
Potassium cupro cyanide	E	E	E	I	I
Potassium cyanide	E	E	E	E	I
Potassium dichromate	G	E	E	E	N
Potassium ferrocyanide	E	E	I	G	I
Potassium hydroxide	G	G	G	E	I
Potassium nitrate	E	E	E	E	I
Potassium permanganate	G	F	E	E	I
Potassium sulphate	G	E	E	E	I
Potassium sulphide	G	E	E	E	I
Propane	N	E	G	E	I
Propyl alcohol	E	E	E	E	N
Propyl nitrate	N	N	N	I	I
Propylene	N	N	N	F	I
Pyranol (transformer oil)	N	E	G	I	I
Pyridine	N	N	N	N	I
Pyrogallic acid	I	I	I	E	I
Sal ammoniac	E	E	E	I	I
Salicylic acid	E	G	E	I	I
Salt water	E	E	E	E	I
Sesame seed oil	I	E	N	E	I
Sewage	G	E	G	I	I
Silicone greases	E	E	E	E	E
Silicone oils	E	E	E	E	E
Silver bromide	I	I	I	I	I
Silver nitrate	E	G	E	E	I
Skydrol 500	N	N	N	I	I
Skydrol 7000	N	N	N	I	I
Soap solutions	G	E	G	E	E
Sodium acetate	E	G	G	G	I
Sodium aluminate	G	E	E	I	I
Sodium bicarbonate	E	G	G	E	I
Sodium bisulphate	E	G	F	E	I
Sodium busulphite	E	E	E	E	I
Sodium borate (borax)	E	E	E	E	N
Sodium carbonate (soda ash)	E	E	E	E	I
Sodium chlorate	E	F	E	E	I
Sodium chloride (brine)	E	E	E	E	N
Sodium chromate	I	E	E	I	I
Sodium cyanide	E	E	E	E	I
Sodium fluoride	N	E	N	E	I
Sodium hydrosulphite	E	I	E	F	I
Sodium hydroxide 20%	E	G	G	E	I
Sodium hydroxide 50%	E	G	G	E	I
Sodium hydroxide 80%	E	G	G	E	I
Sodium hypochlorite <20%	F	G	G	E	N
Sodium hypochlorite 100%	N	G	G	F	N
Sodium hyposulphate	F	I	F	I	I
Sodium metaphosphate	E	E	G	G	I
Sodium metasilicate	I	E	E	E	I
Sodium nitrate	G	G	G	E	I
Sodium perborate	G	G	G	E	I
Sodium peroxide	G	G	G	G	I
Sodium phosphate	E	E	G	I	I
Sodium polyphosphate	E	E	G	E	I
Sodium silicate	E	E	E	E	I
Sodium sulphate	G	E	E	E	I
Sodium sulphide	G	E	E	E	I
Sodium sulphite	G	E	E	E	I
Sodium tetraborate	I	E	I	E	I
Sodium thiosulphate	G	G	E	E	I
Sorghum	I	E	E	I	I
Soybean oil	N	N	F	E	I
Stannic chloride	E	E	N	E	N
Stannic fluoborate	N	E	E	I	I
Stannous chloride	E	E	E	E	I
Starch	I	F	E	E	I
Stearic acid	G	G	G	G	G
Styrene	N	N	N	N	N
Sugar (liquids)	E	E	G	I	I
Sulphate (liquor)	I	E	E	G	I
Sulphur	N	N	E	I	I
Sulphur chloride	N	N	N	F	I
Sulphur dioxide	G	N	N	E	N
Sulphuric trioxide	G	N	N	E	N
Sulphuric acid 10%	F	N	G	E	N
Sulphuric acid 10-75%	N	N	F	E	N
Sulphuric acid 75-100%	N	N	N	N	N
Sulphurous acid	G	G	G	E	I
Sulphuryl chloride	I	I	I	I	I
Tallow	I	E	I	I	I
Tanning acid	E	E	G	E	I
Tar bituminous	N	G	F	I	I
Tartaric acid	F	E	G	E	I
Tetrachloroethane	N	N	I	F	I
Tetrachloroethylene	N	F	N	N	I
Tetrahydrofuran	N	N	N	N	I
Terpineol	N	G	N	I	I
Tertiary butyl alcohol	G	G	G	I	I
Tetraethyl lead	N	G	G	I	I
Toluene	N	N	N	N	N
Transformer oil	N	E	G	I	I
Transmission fluid -A-	N	E	G	I	I
Trichloroethane	N	N	N	F	I
Trichloroacetic acid	F	G	N	I	I
Trichloroethylene	N	N	N	N	I
Trichloropropane	I	E	E	I	I
Tricresyl phosphate	N	N	N	N	I
Triethylamine	I	E	G	E	I
Trinitrotoluene	N	N	G	I	I
Turbine oil	N	G	N	E	I
Turpentine	N	E	N	G	N
Varnish	N	G	N	N	I
Vegetable oil	N	E	F	I	I
Vinegar	G	G	G	E	I
Vinyl chloride	N	N	N	I	I
Whiskey, wines	E	E	E	E	I
White oil	N	E	G	I	I
Wood oil	N	E	G	I	I
Xylene	N	N	N	N	N
Zinc chloride	E	E	E	E	N
Zinc hydrosulphite	I	E	E	I	I
Zinc sulphate	G	E	E	E	I

This Chemical Resistance Chart is intended to provide general information about the reactions of different glove materials to the chemicals listed. This information is based upon published research data. Gloves have not been individually tested against these chemicals. Variances in glove thickness, chemical concentration, temperature and length of exposure to chemicals will affect the performance.
This information should be used for reference purpose only. User must proceed with caution when handling these chemicals.