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CHEMICAL
RESISTANCES FOR UNISEAL LATEX, VINYL AND NITRILE GLOVES
** GLOVE USAGE RATING CODES **
4 - BEST
CHOICE
3
- GOOD
CHOICE
2
- FAIR
CHOICE
1
- POOR
CHOICE
0
- NOT RECOMMENDED
** THIS CHART IS SOLELY
FOR REFERENCE AS A GENERAL GUIDE TO GLOVE SELECTIONS. SINCE WE CAN NOT KNOW THE
PRECISE CONDITIONS THE GLOVE ARE
TO CHALLENGED WITH, EXACT CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR
PRIOR TO ANY GLOVE
SELECTION FOR ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC GLOVE NEEDS AND
GLOVE CRITERIA .
CHEMICAL
LATEX
VINYL
NITRILE
|
ACETALDEHYDE |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
|
ACETIC ACID (CONCENTRATED) |
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
ACETONE |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
AMMONIUN HYDROXIDE (CONCENTRATED) |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
AMYL ACETATE |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
ANILINE |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
|
ANIMAL FATS |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
|
ASPHALT |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
|
BENZYLIC ALCOHOL |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
BLEACH |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
BORIC ACID |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
BRAKE FLUID |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
BUTYL ACETATE |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
CHLORACETONE |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
CHROMIC ACID (50%) |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
|
CITRIC ACID (10%) |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
CREOSATE |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
CUTTING OIL |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
CYCLOHEXANE |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
|
DIESEL FUEL |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
|
DIETHANOLAMINE |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
DIETHYL ETHER |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
DIOCYTL PHTALATE (DOP) |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
|
ETHANOL (ETHYL ALCOHOL) |
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
ETHYL ACETATE |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
ETHYLENE GLYCOL |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
FERTILIZERS |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
FISH, SHELL FISH |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
FLUORIDES |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
FORMALDEHYDE 37% (FORMALIN) |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
FULE OIL |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
GASOLINE |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
HEXANE |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
HOUSEHOLD DETERGENTS |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
HYDRAULIC FLUID |
|
4 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
|
HYDROCHLORIC ACID (30%) |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
|
HYDROFLUORIC ACID (30%) |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
|
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
|
KEROSENE |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
LINSEED OIL |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
|
METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL) |
|
4 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
|
METHYL ETHYL KETONE (MEK) |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
METHYL FORMATE |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
MINERAL OILS |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
NAPHTHA |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
NAPHTHALENE |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
NITRIC ACID (20%) |
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
NITROBENZENE |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
|
OLEIC ACID |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
PERCHLOROETHYLENE |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
|
PHOSPHORIC ACID |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
PHOTO DEVELOPER FIXER |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
PINE OIL |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE (50%) |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
|
POULTRY |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
|
PROPYLENE DICHLORIDE |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
|
SILICATES |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
SODIUM HYDROXIDE (50%) |
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
STEARIC ACID |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
SULFURIC ACID (CONCENTRATED) |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
|
SULFURIC ACID DILUTED (10%) |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
TETRAHYDROFURAN (THF)_ |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
TOLUENE |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
TRICHLOROETHYLENE |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
|
TRINITROBENXENE |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
TURPENTINE |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
|
VEGTABLE OIL |
|
0 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
WED KILLER |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
WOOD PRESERVATIVE |
|
0 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
XYLENE |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
3 |
|
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