CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
Key: S = satisfactory; M = marginal test before using; U = unsatisfactory; E! = explosive under conditions of rotor failure. Blank means unknown. In cases of solids these are given as properties in solution of distilled water. Organic liquids are non-aqueous unless otherwise indicated. Substances shown in bold are those frequently used in biological research.
Detailed list of chemical compatibility:
|
Chemical compounds |
Carbon Fiber Rotor Surface |
Anodized Aluminum Surface |
| Acetic acid (60%) aqueous |
S |
S |
| Acetic acid (glacial) |
S |
S |
| Acetone |
S |
S |
| Acetonitrile |
S |
S |
| Alconox detergent |
S |
U |
| Aluminum chloride |
S |
U |
| Ammonium acetate |
S |
S |
| Ammonium carbonate |
S |
S |
| Ammonium hydroxide (10%) |
S |
U |
| Ammonium hydroxide (28%) |
S |
U |
| Ammonium phosphate |
S |
- |
| Ammonium sulfate |
S |
M |
| Aniline (aqueous) |
S |
S |
| Barium salts |
S |
U |
| Benzene |
S |
S |
| Bleach solution (5%) |
S |
S |
| Boric acid |
S |
S |
| N-Butyl phthalate |
S |
S |
| Calcium chloride |
S |
U |
| Calcium hypochlorite |
S |
S |
| Carbon tetrachloride |
S |
E! |
| Cesium acetate |
S |
- |
| Cesium bromide |
S |
S |
| Cesium chloride |
S |
S |
| Cesium formate |
S |
S |
| Cesium iodide |
S |
S |
| Cesium sulfate |
S |
S |
| Cesium trichloroacetate |
S |
M |
| Cesium trifluoroacetate |
S |
M |
| Chloroform |
S |
E! |
| Chromic acid (10%) |
S |
S |
| Citric acid |
S |
S |
| Cyclohexane |
S |
S |
| Deoxycholate |
S |
S |
| Dextran |
S |
S |
| Diethyl ether |
S |
S |
| Diethylpyrocarbonate |
S |
S |
| Dimethylformamide |
S |
S |
| Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) |
S |
S |
| Dioxane |
S |
S |
| Ethanol (95%) |
S |
S |
| Ethyl acetate |
S |
S |
| Ethylene glycol |
S |
S |
| Ethylene oxide |
- |
- |
| Ficoll |
S |
S |
| Formaldehyde (Formalin) |
S |
M |
| Glycerol |
S |
S |
| Guanidine hydrochloride |
S |
U |
| Guanidine thiocyanate |
S |
U |
| Hexane |
S |
S |
| Hydrochloric acid (10%) |
S |
U |
| Hydrochloric acid (50%) |
S |
U |
| Hydrogen peroxide (10%) |
S |
U |
| Iodoacetic acid |
S |
S |
| Isopropanol |
S |
S |
| Kerosene |
S |
S |
| Magnesium chloride |
S |
S |
| Mercaptoacetic |
S |
S |
| 2-Mercaptoethanol |
S |
S |
| Methanol |
S |
S |
| Methyl ethyl ketone |
S |
S |
| Methylene chloride |
M |
E! |
| Metrizamide |
S |
S |
| Nickel salts |
S |
S |
| Nitric acid (10%) |
S |
S |
| Nitric acid (50%) |
S |
S |
| Nycodenz |
S |
S |
| Oleic acid |
S |
- |
| Optiprep |
S |
S |
| Oxalic acid |
S |
U |
| Perchloric acid (50%) |
S |
U |
| Phenol (5%) aqueous |
S |
S |
| Phenol (50%) aqueous |
S |
S |
| Phosphate buffer (neutral) |
S |
M |
| Phosphoric acid (10%) |
S |
U |
| Phosphoric acid (50%) |
S |
U |
| Picric acid |
S |
S |
| Potassium acetate |
S |
S |
| Potassium bromide |
S |
S |
| Potassium carbonate |
S |
U |
| Potassium chloride |
S |
S |
| Potassium hydroxide (5%) |
S |
U |
| Potassium hydroxide (45%) |
S |
U |
| Potassium permanganate |
S |
S |
| Pyridine (50%) aqueous |
S |
S |
| Rubidium bromide |
S |
S |
| Rubidium chloride |
S |
S |
| SDS |
S |
S |
| Silver nitrate |
S |
S |
| Sodium borate |
S |
S |
| Sodium bromide |
S |
S |
| Sodium carbonate |
S |
U |
| Sodium chloride |
S |
U |
| Sodium dodecyl sulfate see SDS | ||
| Sodium hydroxide (5%) |
S |
U |
| Sodium hypochlorite |
S |
S |
| Sodium iodide |
S |
S |
| Sodium nitrate |
S |
S |
| Sodium sulfate |
S |
S |
| Sodium sulfite |
S |
S |
| Sucrose |
S |
S |
| Sulfosalicylic acid |
S |
U |
| Sulfuric acid (10%) |
S |
U |
| Sulfuric acid (50%) |
S |
U |
| Tetrahydrofuran |
S |
S |
| Toluene |
S |
S |
| Trichloroacetic acid (50%) |
S |
U |
| Tris buffers (alkaline) |
S |
S |
| Triton X-100 |
S |
S |
| Urea |
S |
S |
| Xylene |
S |
S |
| Zinc chloride |
S |
U |
| Zinc sulfate |
S |
S |