MATERIAL SELECTION GUIDE SUBSTANCE CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED METAL Acetone Solvents Crude or Pure Monel or Nickel Acetic Acid 10%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Acetic Acid 50%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Acetic Acid 50%, 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Acetic Acid 99%, 20oC 430 Stainless Steel Acetic Acid 99%, 100oC 430 Stainless Steel Acetic Anhydride Monel Acetone 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Acetylene 304 Stainless Steel Alcohol Ethyl 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Alcohol Ethyl 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Alcohol Methyl 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Alcohol Methyl 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Aluminium Molten Cast Iron Aluminium Acetate Saturated 304 Stainless Steel Aluminium Sulphate 10%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Aluminium Sulphate Saturated,20oC 304 Stainless Steel Aluminium Sulphate 10%, 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Aluminium Sulphate Satur'd,100oC 316 Stainless Steel Ammonia All conc. 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Ammonium Chloride All conc. 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Ammonium Nitrate All conc. 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Ammonium Nitrate All conc. 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Ammonium Sulphate 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Ammonium Sulphate 10%, 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Ammonium Sulphate Satur'd,100oC 316 Stainless Steel Anilline All conc.,20oC 304 Stainless Steel Amylacetate Monel Asphalt Steel (C1018) Barium Carbonate 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Barium Chloride 5%, 20oC Monel Barium Chloride Satur'ed, 20oC Monel Barium Chloride Aqueous - hot 316 Stainless Steel Barium Hydroxide Steel (C1018) Barium Sulphite Nichrome Benzaldehyde Steel (C1018) Benzene 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Benzine Steel (C1018) Benzol 304 Stainless Steel Boracic Acid 5%, hot or cold 304 Stainless Steel Bromine Tantalum Butadiene Brass, 304 Butane 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Butylacetate Monel Butyl Alcohol Copper Butylenes Steel (C1018) Butyric acid 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Butyric acid 5%, 60oC 304 Stainless Steel Calcium Bisulfite 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Calcium Chlorate Dilute, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Calcium Chlorate Dilute, 60oC 304 Stainless Steel Calcium Hydroxide 10%, 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Calcium Hydroxide 20%, 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Calcium Hydroxide 50%, 100oC 317 Stainless Steel Carbolic Acid All, 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Carbon Dioxide Dry Steel (C1018), Monel" Carbon Dioxide Wet 304 Stainless Steel Carbon Tetrachloride 10%, 20oC Monel Chlorea caustic 316SS, 317SS Chlorine Gas Dry, 20oC" 317 Stainless Steel Chlorine Gas Moist, 20oC Hostalloy C Chlorine Gas Moist, 100oC Hostalloy C Chromic Acid 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Chromic Acid 10%, 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Chromic Acid 50%, 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Citric Acid 15%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Citric Acid 15%, 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Citric Acid Conct'ed,100oC 317 Stainless Steel Coal Tar 304 Stainless Steel Coke Oven Gas Aluminium Copper Nitrate 304, 316 Stainless Steel Copper Sulphate 304, 316 Stainless Steel Core Oils 316 Stainless Steel Cottonseed Oil Steel (C1018) Cresols 304 Stainless Steel Creosote Crude Steel (C1018), Monel, Nickel Ethyl Chloride 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Ethylene Glycol Steel (C1018) Ethyl Sulphate 20oC Monel Ferric Chloride 1%, 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Ferric Chloride 5%, 20oC Tantalum Ferric Chloride 5%, 100oC Tantalum Ferric Sulphate 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Ferrous Sulphate Dilute, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Formaldehyde 304 Stainless Steel Freon Steel (C1018) Formic Acid 5%, 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Formic Acid 5%, 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Gallic Acid 5%, 20oC Monel Gallic Acid 5%, 100oC Monel Gasoline 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Glucose 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Glycerine 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Heat Treating 466 Stainless Steel Hydrobromic Acid 48%, 100oC Hostelloy B Hydrochloric Acid 1%, 20oC Hostelloy C Hydrochloric Acid 1%, 100oC Hostelloy B Hydrochloric Acid 5%, 20oC Hostelloy C Hydrochloric Acid 5%, 100oC Hostelloy B Hydrochloric Acid 25%, 20oC Hostelloy B Hydrochloric Acid 25%, 100oC Hostelloy B Hydrocyanic Acid 316 Stainless Steel Hydrofluoric Acid Hastelloy C Hydrogen Peroxide 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Hydrogen Peroxide 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Hydrogen Sulphide 316 Stainless Steel Iodine Wet and dry Tantalum Kerosene 304 Stainless Steel Lactic Acid 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Lactic Acid 5%, 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Lactic Acid 10%, 100oC Tantalum Lacquer 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Latex Steel (C1018) Lime Sulphur Steel (C1018), 304, Monel Linseed Oil 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Magnesium Chloride 5%, 20oC Monel Magnesium Chloride 5%, 100oC Nickel Magnesium Sulphate Cold and Hot Monel Malic Acid Cold and Hot 316 Stainless Steel Mercury Steel (C1018), 304, Monel Methane 20oC Steel (C1020) Milk 304 Stainless Steel, Nickel Mixed Acids Carpenter =20 (sulphuric & Nitric - all temps and %) Molasses Steel (C1018), 304, Monel, Nickel Muriatic Acid 20oC Tantalum Naptha 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Natural Gas 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Neon 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Nickel Chloride 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Nickel Sulphate Cold and Hot 304 Stainless Steel Nitric Acid 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Nitric Acid 20%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Nitric Acid 50%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Nitric Acid 50%, 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Nitric Acid 65%, 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Nitric Acid Conct'ed, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Nitric Acid Conct'ed, 100oC Tantalum Nitrobenzene 304 Stainless Steel Nitrous Acid 304 Stainless Steel Oleic Acid 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Oleum 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Oxalic Acid 5% Hot and Cold 304 Stainless Steel Oxalic Acid 10%, 100oC Monel Oxygen 20oC Steel (C1018) Oxygen Liquid 304 Stainless Steel Palmitic Acid 316 Stainless Steel Petroleum Ether 304 Stainless Steel Phenol 304 Stainless Steel Pentane 304 Stainless Steel Phosphoric Acid 1%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Phosphoric Acid 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Phosphoric Acid 10%, 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Phosphoric Acid 10%, 100oC Hastelloy C Phosphoric Acid 30%, 20oC Hastelloy B Phosphoric Acid 30%, 100oC Hastelloy B Phosphoric Acid 85%, 20oC Hastelloy B Phosphoric Acid 85%, 100oC Hastelloy B Picric Acid 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium Bromide 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Potassium Carbonate 1%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium Chlorate 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium Chloride 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium Chloride 5%, 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium Hydroxide 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium Hydroxide 25%, 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium Hydroxide 35%, 100oC 316 Stainless Steel Potassium Nitrate 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium Nitrate 5%, 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium 304 Stainless Steel Permanganate 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium Sulphate 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium Sulphate 5%, 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Potassium Sulphide 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Propane 304 Stainless Steel Pyrogalic Acid 304 Stainless Steel Quinine Bisulphate Dry 304 Stainless Steel Quinine Sulphate Dry 316 Stainless Steel Resin 304 Stainless Steel Rosin Molten 304 Stainless Steel Sea Water Monel Salammonioc Monel Salicylic Acid Nickel Shellac 304 Stainless Steel Soap 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Sodium Bicarbonate All conc,20oC 304 Stainless Steel Sodium Bicarbonate 5%, 60oC 304 Stainless Steel Sodium Bisulphate Monel Sodium Carbonate 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Sodium Carbonate 5%, 100oC 304 Stainless Steel Sodium Chloride 5%, 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Sodium Chloride 5%, 60oC 316 Stainless Steel Sodium Chloride Saturated,20oC 316 Stainless Steel Sodium Chloride Saturated,100oC 316 Stainless Steel Sodium Fluoride 5%, 20oC Monel Sodium Hydroxide 304 Stainless Steel Sodium Hypochlorite 5%, still 316 Stainless Steel Sodium Nitrate Fused 317 Stainless Steel Sodium Peroxide 304 Stainless Steel Sodium Phosphate Steel (C1018) Sodium Silicate Steel (C1018) Sodium Sulphate 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Sodium Sulphide 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Sodium sulphite 60oC 304 Stainless Steel Steam 304 Stainless Steel Stearic Acid 304 Stainless Steel Sulphur Dioxide Moist gas, 20oC 316 Stainless Steel Sulphur Dioxide Gas, 301oC 304 Stainless Steel Sulphur Dry, molten 304 Stainless Steel Sulphur Wet 316 Stainless Steel Sulphuric Acid 5%, 20oC Carp. 20 Haselloy B Sulphuric Acid 5%, 100oC Carp. 20 Haselloy B Sulphuric Acid 10%, 20oC Carp. 20 Haselloy B Sulphuric Acid 10%, 100oC Carp. 20 Haselloy B Sulphuric Acid 50%, 20oC Carp. 20 Haselloy B Sulphuric Acid 50%, 100oC Carp. 20 Haselloy B Sulphuric Acid 90%, 20oC Carp. 20 Haselloy B Sulphuric Acid 90%, 100oC Hastelloy D Tannic Acid 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Tar 304 Stainless Steel Tartaric Acid 20oC Steel (C1018),304, Monel, Nickel Tartaric Acid 60oC 304 Stainless Steel Tin Molten 316 Stainless Steel Toluene Aluminium, phosphor bronze, Monel Trichloro Ethylene Steel (C1018) Turpentine 304 Stainless Steel Varnish 304 Stainless Steel Vegetable Oils Steel (C1018), 304, Monel Vinegar 304 Stainless Steel Water Fresh Copper, Steel (C1018), Monel Water Salt Aluminium, Brass, Monel "Whiskey, Wine" 304 Stainless Steel Xylene Copper Zinc Molten Cast Iron Zinc Chloride Monel Zinc Sulphate 5%, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Zinc Sulphate Saturated, 20oC 304 Stainless Steel Zinc Sulphate 25%, 100oC 304 Stainless Steel