PC (Polycarbonate)
PC is characterized by being extremely impact resistant, even at low temperatures. The natural colour of PC is grey.
- PC is not FDA approved.
Chemical effects
Excellent: No attack, possibly slight absorption. No effect on mechanical properties.
Good: Slight attack by absorption. Some swelling and small reduction in mechanical properties likely.
Fair: Moderate attack of appreciable absorption. Material will have limited life.
Unsatisfactory: Material will decompose or dissolve in a short time.
Name
Concentration %
Conc. %
Temperature °C
Temp. °C
Effect
Eff.
1,2-Dichloroethane
100
20
Unsatisfactory
1,2-Dichloroethane
100
100
Unsatisfactory
Acetaldehyde
40
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetaldehyde
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetic acid
5
20
Excellent
Acetic acid
2
100
Good
Acetic acid
10
20
Good
Acetic acid
10
50
Unsatisfactory
Acetic acid
10
100
Unsatisfactory
Acetic acid
20
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetic acid
40
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetic acid
50
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetic acid
50
60
Unsatisfactory
Acetic acid
50
100
Unsatisfactory
Acetic acid
90
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetic acid
95
15
Unsatisfactory
Acetic acid
95
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetic acid
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetone
50
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetone
50
50
Unsatisfactory
Acetone
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetone
100
60
Unsatisfactory
Acetone
100
100
Unsatisfactory
Acetone
5
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetone
5
100
Unsatisfactory
Acetone
10
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetonitrile
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetophenone
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Acetophenone
100
50
No information
Acetyl acetone
100
20
No information
Acetylene
100
20
Good
Acrylic acid
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Acrylic acid
100
30
Unsatisfactory
Acrylic acid
100
50
Unsatisfactory
Acrylonitrile
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Air (Compressed air)
100
20
Good
Allyl alcohol
100
20
Fair
Aluminum chloride
10
20
Good
Aluminum chloride
20
20
Good
Aluminum hydroxide
100
20
No information
Aluminum salts
20
20
Good
Aluminum sulphate
5
20
Good
Aluminum sulphate
10
20
Good
Aluminum sulphate
100
20
Good
Ammonia
10
20
Unsatisfactory
Ammonia
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Ammonia (fluid)
10
20
Unsatisfactory
Ammonia (fluid)
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Ammonia (fluid)
100
70
Unsatisfactory
Ammonium chloride
100
20
Good
Ammonium chloride
10
20
Good
Ammonium chloride
35
20
Good
Ammonium fluoride
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Ammonium hydrogen carbonate
100
20
Good
Ammonium hydroxide
1
20
Good
Ammonium hydroxide
10
20
Unsatisfactory
Ammonium hydroxide
30
20
Unsatisfactory
Ammonium hydroxide
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Ammonium hydroxide
100
80
Unsatisfactory
Ammonium nitrate
10
20
Good
Ammonium nitrate
100
20
Good
Ammonium salt
10
20
Good
Ammonium sulfate
10
20
Good
Ammonium sulfite
20
20
No information
Ammonium sulfite
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Ammonium thiocyanate
100
20
Good
Amyl acetate
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Amyl acetate
100
100
Unsatisfactory
Amyl alcohol
100
20
Fair
Aniline
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Aniline
100
100
Unsatisfactory
Anon
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Argon
100
20
Good
Aromatic hydrocarbons
100
80
Unsatisfactory
Benzaldehyde
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Benzaldehyde
100
60
Unsatisfactory
Benzene
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Benzene
100
65
Unsatisfactory
Benzene
100
80
Unsatisfactory
Benzoic acid
20
20
Unsatisfactory
Benzoic acid
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Benzyl alcohol
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Benzyl alcohol
100
80
-
Benzyl chloride
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Benzyl chloride
100
50
Unsatisfactory
Benzyl chloride
100
100
Unsatisfactory
Bitumen
100
20
-
Bleaching lye (12,5%active chlorine)
100
20
-
Borax
10
20
Good
Borax
50
20
Good
Borax
100
20
Good
Boric acid
10
20
Good
Brake fluid
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Bromine
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Bromine (fluid)
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Bromine (fluid)
100
100
Unsatisfactory
Butane
100
20
Good
Butyl acetate
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Butyl acetate
100
60
Unsatisfactory
Butyl acetate
100
80
Unsatisfactory
Butyl alcohol
100
20
Good
Butyric acid
20
20
Unsatisfactory
Calcium chloride
5
20
Good
Calcium chloride
10
20
Good
Calcium chloride
100
20
Good
Calcium chloride (in Alcohol)
20
20
Good
Calcium hypochlorite
100
20
Good
Calcium salts
100
20
Good
Carbon disulfide
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Carbon disulfide
100
60
Unsatisfactory
Carbon tetrachloride
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Carbon tetrachloride
100
60
Unsatisfactory
Castor oil
CA
20
Good
Caustic soda
5
20
Unsatisfactory
Caustic soda
10
20
Fair
Caustic soda
10
80
Unsatisfactory
Caustic soda
20
100
Unsatisfactory
Caustic soda
30
80
Unsatisfactory
Caustic soda
40
80
Unsatisfactory
Caustic soda
50
20
Unsatisfactory
Caustic soda
50
80
Unsatisfactory
Chlorine bleaching
CA
20
Unsatisfactory
Chlorine bleaching
CA
40
Unsatisfactory
Chlorine gas (dry)
100
20
Fair
Chlorine water
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Chlorobenzene
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Chlorobenzene
100
50
Unsatisfactory
Chlorobenzene
100
75
Unsatisfactory
Chloroethanol
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Chloroethanol
100
100
Unsatisfactory
Chloroform
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Chloroform
100
50
Unsatisfactory
Chrom alum
10
20
Good
Chromic acid
1
20
Good
Chromic acid
10
20
Good
Chromic acid
20
20
Good
Citric acid
10
20
Good
Cooking fat, cooking oil
100
20
Good
Copper chloride
5
20
Good
Copper sulphate
10
20
Good
Copper(II) salts
10
20
Good
Crude oil
CA
20
Good
Cyclohexane
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Cyclohexanol
100
20
Fair
Cyclohexanone
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Cyclohexanone
100
50
Unsatisfactory
Cyclohexanone
100
75
Unsatisfactory
Decahydronaphthalene
100
20
Good
Dibutylphthalate
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Dibutylphthalate
100
60
Unsatisfactory
Diesel
CA
20
Good
Diesel
CA
85
Fair
Diesel oil
100
20
Fair
Diethylene glycol
100
20
Good
Dimethyl formamide
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Dioctyl phthalate
100
20
Fair
Dioxane
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Dioxane
100
60
Unsatisfactory
Ether
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Ethyl acetate
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Ethyl alcohol
40
20
Good
Ethyl alcohol
96
20
Good
Ethyl ether
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Ethylene chloride
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Ethylene glycol
100
20
Good
Fluorosilicic acid
30
60
Good
Formaldehyde (aqueous)
20
20
Good
Formaldehyde (aqueous)
30
20
Good
Formaldehyde (gaseous)
100
20
Good
Formalin (37% Formaldehyde)
100
20
Good
Formic acid
10
20
Good
Formic acid
50
20
Fair
Formic acid
85
20
Unsatisfactory
Formic acid
90
60
Unsatisfactory
Formic acid
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Formic acid
100
100
Unsatisfactory
Freon
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Fruit juice
CA
20
Good
Glycerol
100
20
Good
Glycerol
100
100
Unsatisfactory
Heating oil
100
20
Fair
Helium
100
20
Good
Heptane
100
60
Good
Hexane
100
20
Good
Hydrochloric acid
20
20
Good
Hydrochloric acid
30
20
Good
Hydrochloric acid
36
20
Fair
Hydrochloric acid
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Hydrochloric acid
1
20
Good
Hydrochloric acid
2
20
Good
Hydrochloric acid
10
20
Good
Hydrofluoric acid
5
20
Good
Hydrofluoric acid
40
60
Unsatisfactory
Hydrofluoric acid
50
20
Unsatisfactory
Hydrofluoric acid
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Hydrogen
100
20
Good
Hydrogen peroxide
0.5
20
Good
Hydrogen peroxide
1
20
Good
Hydrogen peroxide
3
20
Fair
Hydrogen peroxide
10
20
Unsatisfactory
Hydrogen peroxide
20
20
Unsatisfactory
Hydrogen peroxide
30
20
Unsatisfactory
Hydrogen sulphide
100
20
Good
Iodine
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Iodine tincture
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Iron-II-chloride
5
20
Good
Iron-II-chloride
10
20
Good
Iron-II-chloride
100
20
Good
Iron-III-chloride
5
20
Good
Iron-III-chloride
10
20
Good
Iron-III-chloride
100
20
Good
Isopropyl alcohol
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Isopropyl alcohol
100
60
Unsatisfactory
Isopropyl alcohol
100
100
No information
Kerosene
CA
20
Fair
Kerosene
CA
85
Unsatisfactory
Kresol
90
20
Unsatisfactory
Kresol
90
80
Unsatisfactory
Lactic acid
10
20
Good
Linseed oil
CA
20
Good
Lubricating oils
CA
20
Good
Magnesium chloride
CA
20
Good
Magnesium salts
10
20
Good
Magnesium salts
100
20
Good
Manganese salts
10
20
Good
Manganese sulphate
40
20
Good
Mercury
100
20
Good
Mercury chloride
100
20
Good
Mercury chloride
100
70
Good
Methane
100
20
Good
Methanol
50
20
Unsatisfactory
Methanol
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Methanol
100
50
Unsatisfactory
Methanol
100
140
Unsatisfactory
Methylamine
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Mineral oils
CA
20
Good
Naphta
CA
20
Fair
Neon
100
20
Good
Nitric acid
1
20
Good
Nitric acid
2
20
Fair
Nitric acid
10
20
Fair
Nitric acid
10
60
Unsatisfactory
Nitric acid
20
20
Fair
Nitrogen
100
20
Good
Nitrotoluene
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Oils (vegetable, mineral)
CA
20
Good
Oleic acid
40
20
Good
Oleic acid
100
20
Good
Oxalic acid
10
20
Good
Oxygen
100
20
Good
Ozone
100
20
Good
Paraffin oil
CA
20
Unsatisfactory
Perchloric acid
10
20
Unsatisfactory
Petroleum
100
20
Good
Petroleum ether
CA
80
Unsatisfactory
Petroleum jelly
CA
20
Good
Phenol
5
20
Unsatisfactory
Phenol
10
20
Unsatisfactory
Phenol
90
20
Unsatisfactory
Phenol
100
20
Unsatisfactory
Phenol
100
40
Unsatisfactory
Phenol
100
60
Unsatisfactory
Phenol
100
75
Unsatisfactory
Phenol
100
100
Unsatisfactory
Potash
10
20
Unsatisfactory
Potash
50
20
Unsatisfactory
Potassium bichromate
10
20
Good
Potassium bromide
10
20
Good
Potassium dichromate
5
20
Good
Potassium hydroxide
10
20
Unsatisfactory
Potassium hydroxide
10
60
Unsatisfactory
Potassium hydroxide
10
80
Unsatisfactory
Potassium hydroxide
20
20
Unsatisfactory
Potassium hydroxide
20
60
Unsatisfactory
Potassium hydroxide
50
20
Unsatisfactory
Potassium hydroxide
50
80
Unsatisfactory
Potassium nitrate
10
20
Good
Propane
100
20
Good
Propene
100
20
Good
Propyl alcohol
100
20
Good
Sea water
100
20
Good
Silicone oil
100
20
Good
Silicone oil
CA
80
Good
Sodium carbonate
10
20
Good
Sodium chlorate
5
20
Good
Sodium chlorate
10
20
Good
Material attributes
Load index for belt material
50
%
Material density
1200
kg/m³
Expansion coefficient due to temperature
0.07
mm/(m x °C)
Maximum permissible working temperature
130
°C
Minimum permissible working temperature
-20
°C
