A=SATISFACTORY
B=BE EXPECTED TO CHANGE
C=UNSATISFACTORY
Chemical
Resistance Rating at 68°F
Acetone
A
Ammonia
A
Ammonia Solution
A
Ammonium Carbonate
A
Amyl Acetate
B
Amyl Alcohol
A
Animal Oil
B
ASTM No. 1-3 Oil
C
Benzene
C
Butane
C
Butyl Alcohol
B
Butyl Acetate
B
Butylene Calcium Hydroxide
A
Carbonic Acid Gas
B
Carbonic Dioxide
A
Cement
A
Citric Acid
A
Coal Tar
C
Cottonseed Oil
C
Creasote
C
Crude Oil
C
Cyclo Hexane
B
Diesel Oil
C
Dilute Nitric Acid
C
Dilute-Sulphuric Acid 50%
B
Ethyl Alcohol
A
Ethylene Glycol
A
Farma Line
A
Fish Oil
C
Formic Acid
A
Fuel Oil
C
Gas
C
Glycerol
A
Glycol
A
Grain
A
Chemical
Resistance Rating at 68°F
Hexanol
B
Hydrochloric Acid
A
Hydrogen Sulfide
C
Iron Ore
B
Iso-Octane
C
Iso-Proply Alcohol
A
Latex
C
Magnesium Chloride
A
Magnetite Sand
A
Methane
C
Methanol
A
Methyl Acetate
B
Naptha
C
Nierus Acid
B
Octyl Alcohol
A
Oxygene
A
Phosphoric Acid
A
Phosphoric Slurry
B
Potassium Hydroxide
A
Potassium Phosphate
B
Propane
C
Propyl Acetate
B
Propylene
C
Silicic Acid
C
Sodium Acetate
A
Soybean Oil
C
Sodium Hydroxide
C
Steam
A
Suffurous Acid Gas
A
Toluene
C
Vegetable Oil
C
Wood Chip
B
Xylene
C
Xylole
C
Zinc Acetate
A
Zinc Sulfate
A
PROPERTIES OF SPIRALITE® 2000
O=EXCELLENT RESISTANCE
!=GOOD RESISTANCE
X=POOR RESISTANCE
2000
Vinyl
Conventional
Condition
EPDM
Suction
Rubber Suction
Weather Resistance
O
O
X
Aging Resistance
O
!
O
Property Under Low Temperature
!
X
O
Property Under High Temperature
!
!
O
Property of Helix Cracking
O
X
!
Electro Conductivity
O
X
!
Bending Habit
!
X
O
Oil Resistance
X
!
X
Acid Resistance
!
!
X
Alkali Resistance
O
!
O
Agricultural Chemical Resistance
O
!
X
The radius to which a hose can be bent
in service without damage or lowering
its life which is measured to the inside
of the curvature.
BEND RADIUS DEFINITION
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