Chemical Resistance Guide
NOTE: This chemical resistance chart is presented as a guide only. This does not consider permeability of glove, chemical combinations, temperature, length of time that glove is in contact with the chemical and thickness of glove. These factors will alter or affect the performance of glove. We recommend actual testing of the glove.
CHEMICAL |
LATEX GLOVES |
NITRILE GLOVES |
VINYL GLOVES |
| Acetaldehyde | Fair | Poor | Not Recommended |
| Acetic Acid | Good | Good | Fair |
| Acetone | Good | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Acetonitrile | Fair | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Ammonium Hydroxide <30%* | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Amyle Acetate | Fair | Excellent | Poor |
| Amyl Alcohol | Good | Good | Not Recommended |
| Aniline | Poor | Not Recommended | Fair |
| Animal Fats | Poor | Excellent | Good |
| Battery Acids | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Benzaldehyde | Fair | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Benzene | Not Recommended | Poor | Not Recommended |
| Benzoly Chloride | Poor | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Butane | Poor | Excellent | Poor |
| Butyl Acetate | Poor | Fair | Not Recommended |
| Butyl Alcohol | Excellent | Poor | Good |
| Butyl Cellusolve* | Excellent | Excellent | Not Recommended |
| Carbolic Acid | Poor | Poor | Good |
| Carbon Disulfide | Not Recommended | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | Not Recommended | Good | Not Recommended |
| Castor Oil | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Cellosole Acetate | Good | Good | Not Recommended |
| Cellosole Solvent | Excellent | Good | Not Recommended |
| Chlorobenzene | Not Recommended | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Chloroform | Not Recommended | Fair | Not Recommended |
| Chloronaphalens | Not Recommended | Fair | Not Recommended |
| Chlorothene VG | Not Recommended | Fair | Poor |
| Chromic Acid | Not Recommended | Fair | Good |
| Citric Acid | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Cottonseed Oil | Poor | Excellent | Good |
| Cresole | Poor | Good | Fair |
| Cutting Oil | Fair | Excellent | Poor |
| Cyclohexane | Poor | Excellent | Poor |
| Cyclohexanol | Poor | Excellent | Good |
| Dibutyl Phthalate | Poor | Good | Good |
| Diethylamie | Not Recommended | Fair | Not Recommended |
| Di-Isobutyl Ketone | Poor | Excellent | Poor |
| Dimethyl Formamide (DMF) | Excellent | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) | Excellent | Excellent | Not Recommended |
| Dicotyl Phthalate (DOP) | Poor | Good | Not Recommended |
| Dioxane | Fair | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Ethyl Acetate | Poor | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Ethyl Alcohol | Excellent | Excellent | Good |
| Ethylene Dichloride | Poor | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Ethylene Glycol | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Ethyl Ether | Not Recommended | Excellent | Not Recommended |
| Ethylene Trichloride | Poor | Poor | Not Recommended |
| Formaldehyde | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Formic Acid | Excellent | Fair | Excellent |
| Freon | Not Recommended | Fair | Not Recommended |
| Furfural | Excellent | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Gasoline | Not Recommended | Excellent | Poor |
| Gylcerine | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Hexane | Not Recommended | Excellent | Not Recommended |
| Hydraulic Fluid Petro. Based | Poor | Excellent | Good |
| Hydraulic Fluid Ester Based | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Hydrazine 65% | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Hydrochloric Acid* | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Hydrofluoric Acid | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Hydroquinone | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Isobutyl Alcohol | Excellent | Excellent | Fair |
| Iso-Octane | Not Recommended | Excellent | Poor |
| Isopropyl Alcohol* | Excellent | Excellent | Good |
| Kerosene | Poor | Excellent | Fair |
| Lactic Acid | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Lauric Acid | Good | Excellent | Fair |
| Linoleic Acid | Poor | Excellent | Good |
| Linseed Oil | Poor | Excellent | Excellent |
| Maleic Acid | Poor | Excellent | Good |
| Methyl Acetate | Poor | Poor | Not Recommended |
| Methyl Alcohol | Excellent | Excellent | Good |
| Methylamine | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Methylene Bromide | Not Recommended | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Methylene Chloride | Not Recommended | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Methyl Cellosolve | Poor | Fair | - |
| Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) | Good | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Methylisobutyl Ketone | Fair | Poor | Not Recommended |
| Methyl Methacrylate | Poor | Poor | Not Recommended |
| Mineral Oil | Poor | Excellent | Fair |
| Mineral Spirits | Not Recommended | Excellent | Fair |
| Monoethanolamine | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Morpholine | Good | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Muriatic Acids | Good | Good | Good |
| Naptha V.M & P. | Not Recommended | Excellent | Poor |
| Nitric Acid <30% | Good | Poor | Good |
| Nitric Acid 70% | Fair | Not Recommended | Fair |
| Nitric Acid Red Fuming | Poor | Not Recommended | Poor |
| Nitric Acid White Fuming | Poor | Not Recommended | Poor |
| Nitrobenzene | Poor | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Nitromethane | Good | Fair | Poor |
| Nitropropane | Excellent | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Octyl Alcohol | Good | Excellent | Fair |
| Oleic Acid | Poor | Excellent | Fair |
| Paint Remover | Fair | Good | Poor |
| Palmitic Acid | Good | Good | Good |
| Pentachlorophenol | Poor | Excellent | Fair |
| Pentane | Poor | Excellent | Not Recommended |
| Perchloric Acid 60% | Poor | Excellent | Excellent |
| Potassium Hydroxide <50%* | Excellent | Good | Excellent |
| Printing Ink | Good | Excellent | Fair |
| Propyl Acetate | Poor | Fair | Not Recommended |
| Propyl Alcohol | Excellent | Excellent | Fair |
| Perchloroethylene | Not Recommended | Good | Not Recommended |
| Phenol | Good | Not Recommended | Good |
| Phosphoric Acid* | Good | Excellent | Good |
| Picric Acid | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Propylene Oxide | Poor | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Rubber Solvent | Not Recommended | Excellent | Not Recommended |
| Sodium Hydroxide <50% | Excellent | Good | Good |
| Stoddard Solvent | Poor | Excellent | Not Recommended |
| Styrene* | Not Recommended | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Sulfuric Acid 95% | Not Recommended | Not Recommended | Good |
| Tannic Acid | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Tetrahydrofuran (THF) | Not Recommended | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| Toluene | Not Recommended | Good | Not Recommended |
| Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI) | Poor | Not Recommended | Poor |
| Trichloretylene (TCE) | Not Recommended | Good | Not Recommended |
| Triricrestyl Phosophate (TCP) | Good | Excellent | Fair |
| Triethanolamine 85% (TEA) | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Tung Oil | Not Recommended | Excellent | Fair |
| Turbine Oil | Poor | Good | Fair |
| Turpentine | Poor | Excellent | Poor |
| Vegetable Oil | Poor | Excellent | Fair |
| Xylene | Not Recommended | Good |
Not Recommended |
*Basic chemicals used for cleaning