Glove Selection
Chart
Examples of Chemical Resistance of Common Glove
Materials
Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor-
(No) Resistance to chemical exposure for chemical listed.
|
Chemical
|
Notes
|
Natural
Rubber
|
Neoprene
|
Nitrile
|
PolyVinyl Alcohol
|
|
Acetaldehyde
|
b
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Acetic Acid
|
b
|
F
|
E
|
F
|
P
|
|
Acetone
|
b
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Acrylonitrile
|
b
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Ammonium Hydroxide (sat.)
|
b
|
P
|
E
|
E
|
P
|
|
Aniline
|
b
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
E
|
|
Benzaldehyde
|
b
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
G
|
|
Benzene
|
a
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
E
|
|
Benzyl Chloride
|
a
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
F
|
|
Bromine
|
|
P
|
F
|
-
|
-
|
|
Butane
|
|
P
|
G
|
P
|
G
|
|
Butyraldehyde
|
b
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Calcium Hypochlorite
|
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
P
|
|
Carbon Disulfide
|
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
G
|
|
Carbon Tetrachloride
|
a
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
E
|
|
Chlorine
|
|
P
|
F
|
-
|
P
|
|
Chloroacetone
|
|
F
|
E
|
-
|
P
|
|
Chloroform
|
a
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
E
|
|
Chromic Acid
|
b
|
P
|
P
|
F
|
P
|
|
Cyclohexane
|
|
P
|
P
|
E
|
P
|
|
Dibenzyl Ether
|
|
P
|
P
|
-
|
P
|
|
Dibutyl Phthalate
|
b
|
F
|
F
|
-
|
E
|
|
Diethanolamine
|
b
|
F
|
E
|
E
|
-
|
|
Diethyl Ether
|
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
E
|
|
Dimethyl Sulfoxide
|
b
|
P
|
E
|
P
|
P
|
|
Ethyl Acetate
|
b
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
G
|
|
Ethylene Dichloride
|
a
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
G
|
|
Chemical
|
Notes
|
Natural
Rubber
|
Neoprene
|
Nitrile
|
PolyVinyl Alcohol
|
|
Ethylene Glycol
|
b
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
F
|
|
Ethylene Trichloride
|
a
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
F
|
|
Fluorine
|
|
P
|
P
|
-
|
P
|
|
Formaldehyde
|
b
|
P
|
F
|
E
|
P
|
|
Formic Acid
|
b
|
F
|
E
|
F
|
P
|
|
Glycerol
|
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
F
|
|
Hexane
|
|
P
|
P
|
E
|
E
|
|
Hydrobromic Acid
|
b
|
P
|
G
|
F
|
P
|
|
Hydrochloric Acid (conc.)
|
b
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
P
|
|
Hydrofluoric Acid (30%)
|
b
|
F
|
F
|
P
|
P
|
|
Hydrogen Peroxide
|
|
E
|
F
|
E
|
P
|
|
Iodine
|
|
G
|
G
|
-
|
G
|
|
Methylamine
|
b
|
P
|
G
|
E
|
P
|
|
Methyl Cellusolve
|
b
|
P
|
P
|
F
|
P
|
|
Methyl Chloride
|
a
|
P
|
F
|
-
|
P
|
|
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
|
b
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
F
|
|
Methylene Chloride
|
a
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
E
|
|
Monoethanolamine
|
b
|
F
|
E
|
E
|
F
|
|
Morpholine
|
b
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
F
|
|
Naphthalene
|
a
|
P
|
P
|
F
|
P
|
|
Nitric Acid (conc.)
|
b
|
P
|
F
|
P
|
P
|
|
Perchloric Acid
|
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
P
|
|
Phenol
|
|
P
|
G
|
E
|
P
|
|
Phosphoric Acid
|
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
P
|
|
Potassium Hydroxide (sat.)
|
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
P
|
|
Propylene Dichloride
|
a
|
P
|
F
|
-
|
P
|
|
Sodium Hydroxide
|
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
P
|
|
Sodium Hypochlorite
|
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
P
|
|
Sulfuric Acid
|
b
|
P
|
F
|
P
|
P
|
|
Chemical
|
Notes
|
Natural
Rubber
|
Neoprene
|
Nitrile
|
PolyVinyl Alcohol
|
|
Toluene
|
a
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
E
|
|
Trichloroethylene
|
a
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
E
|
|
Tricresyl Phosphate
|
b
|
P
|
G
|
G
|
E
|
|
Triethanolamine
|
|
G
|
E
|
E
|
E
|
|
Trinitrophenol
|
|
P
|
F
|
F
|
P
|
| Notes:
a Aromatic and halogenated hydrocarbons will attack all
types of natural and most synthetic glove materials.
b Butyl rubber recommended. |
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