Valve material Selection Chart. Note… This chart is meant to be used as a guide
only and is based on average conditions. Since many factors should be ...
Valve material Selection Chart Note… This chart is meant to be used as a guide only and is based on average conditions. Since many factors should be considered, temperature, pressure, per cent of concentration, etc., much care should be taken before a final selection is made.
MATERIAL SELECTION GUIDE The following chart was compiled as a guide for the selection of materials to be used in valve construction. This chart is meant to be used as a guide only and is based on average conditions. Since may factors should be considered; I.e, temperature, pressure, per cent of concentration, etc., much care should be taken before a final selection is made. No guarantee of service life is intended This chart was based on a temperature of 70 F. unless otherwise noted. The per cent of concentration was based on 100% unless otherwise noted. When chemicals are mixed it cannot be assumed that the same materials will give the same service conditions as listed on an individual basis. In some instances the same recommendation is given to two or more materials for the same service. Under these conditions the user may have preference based on past experience. The symbols used in the chart are as follows: A - Generally should give satisfactory service with no adverse effects. B - Generally a slight to moderate effect. Use only when nothing better is available. C - Generally a moderate to severe effect. Considered as unsuitable. X - Generally unsuitable under any condition. Blank space indicates sufficient information lacking.
TO BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE NOT A GUARANTEE OF SERVICE.
X
X C
C C
B A B A
X
X
X
A
A
B
B
A
X
X X X
B B B
B
A B
C A B
X C C
A A A A A A A A A
B X A B A A A
B X A B A A
B
A X A A A
A
B B A A A
EPT
X
ALLOY 20 A A A A A A A
B A
A A
A B A
X
A
A B A A
A
C B
A
A
A
A A A B A
A A
A A
A B
B
A A
A X B
A B A
A B B
A
A
A
A
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B
A A B
A
A
A A A
A A A
A A A
X C C
C C C
A C A
A C A
A A
A C A
A A
A A
A A
A A
A A C
A A A A A X
A B
X X
A A
B B
X
A X
A A C
B
C
X
A
B
X
A A B A C A A
C A B A C A
X
C
B A B
A A C
A A A A B A A A A A
VITON
C
X
HYPALON
A
A A A A A A A
SILICON
A B B B
A A A A A A A
A A
BUTYL
A
A
YEOPRENE
A A C A B A
C A
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
BUNA_N
X A
A A X X X X A
SEATS
MONEL
CAST STEEL B A
316 S.S.
ACETALDEHYDE ACETATE-SOLVENTS ACETIC ACID 10% ACETIC ACID 80% ACETIC ACID 100% ACETIC ANHYDRIDE ACETONE ACETYL CHLORIDE ACETAMINE ACETYLENE ACRYLONITRILE AIR ALCOHOLS ALCOHOL-AMYL ALCOHOL-BUTYL ALCOHOL-ETHYL ALUMINUM ACETATE ALUMINUM CHLORIDE ALUMINUM NITRATE ALUMINUM SULFATE ALUMS 10% AMINES AMMONIA ANHYDROUS AMMONIA SOLUTIONS AMMONIUM ACETATE AMMONIUM BICARBONATE AMMONIUM CARBONATE AMMONIUM CHLORIDE AMMONIUM FLUORIDE AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE AMMONIUM HYPOSULFITE AMMONIUM NITRATE AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE AMMONIUM SULFATE AMMONIUM SULFIDE AMYL ACETATE AMYL CHLORIDE ANILINE TO 80 DEGREES ANODIZING PATH ANTICHLOR SOLUTION ARGON (dry) ARMEEN ARSENIC ACIDS ASPHALT BARIUM CARBONATE BARIUM CYANIDE BARIUM HYDROXIDE BARIUM SULFIDE
BRONZE
etc., much care should be taken before a final selection is made.
Since many factors should be considered, temperature, pressure, percent of concentration,
Note… This chart is meant to be used as a guide only and is based on average conditions.
Valve material selection chart:
IRON
METALS
A
A
A A
A
B
C
A A A
A A A
A
A
B B
X B
B
A A
A
A
C C B
C
X
X C
A
A
A A B
A B C C
A C X X
A A A A A A A
A A
A
A A A A A
TO BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE NOT A GUARANTEE OF SERVICE. METALS
SEATS
A
B
C C
A
A A
A A
A
A A
A A
A
A A
A
B C
B C
C
B B
A
A A A A A
A B C C
A
B
B B A A
A A
A A
A
A
A A B A C A A X A A A B
B B
C
A A A A
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X
A B
A B
A A
A A X
A A
A
A A A A A A
A A B B A
A A X C
A
C C C
C B
VITON
X
A A A A
HYPALON
A
A A
B B
SILICON
A A A
C A
BUTYL
A A X
A A A
EPT
A A C
YEOPRENE
MONEL
C
A A
BUNA_N
316 S.S.
B
A A
ALLOY 20
BRONZE
C A A A A
CAST STEEL
IRON etc., much care should be taken before a final selection is made.
Since many factors should be considered, temperature, pressure, percent of concentration,
Note… This chart is meant to be used as a guide only and is based on average conditions.
Valve material selection chart:
BATTERY ACID BEER BEET SUGAR LIQUIDS BENTONITE BENZENE-BENZOL BENZALDEHYDE BENZOIC ACID BERYLLIUM SULFATE BICARBONATE LIQUOR BLACK LIQUOR BLACK SULFATE LIQUOR BLOOD BORAX LIQUORS BORIC ACID BRAKE FLUIDS BRINE-ALKALINE BROMINE SOLUTION BROWN LIQUOR BUTANE BUTYLENE BUTADIENE BUTYRIC ACID BUTYL ACETATE BUTYL AMINE BUTYL CHLORIDE BUTYL ETHER(dry) CADMIUM PLATING BATH CALCIUM BISULFITE CALCIUM CHLORIDE CALCIUM CHLORATE CALCIUM HYDROXIDE CALCIUM PHOSPHATE CALCIUM SILICATE CACIUM SULFATE CAMPHOR CANE SUGAR LIQUORS CARBITOL CARBOLIC ACID(phenol) CARBON BISULFIDE CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DISULFIDE CARBON MONOXIDE CARBON TETRACHLORIDE CARBONIC ACID CARBONATED BEVERAGES CASEIN CASTOR OIL CATSUP
B B
B B
A A
A A
X C
C C
B C
A A
C
A C
B
C
C
A A
A A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
X
A A C B
C A
B A A A
B
X
B B A A
B
A
A
B A
A
A
A
A
A
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B
C B A
C B A
A A A A A A
A A
A A A A
C B C
A
A
C A C A C
A
A A A A A A
C A C A C
A
A
A
A
A A
A
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A
B A A B
A A
C C
B C
B A A
A A
C C
X
A A
TO BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE NOT A GUARANTEE OF SERVICE. METALS
X
SEATS
A
C X A A
X
B X
B X
C C
X X
X X
C A A
X
C
A A B
B
X C A C A
A
C
B
A B X A A A B X A
A X A A
C C X C
B C X C
X X X C
C C
X X
A
C
A
X
B B X C
X X
C C
X X
C C
A A
B C B A
A C B A A
SILICON
A
A
B X A A B X
A C A A A
B C
A A
A
C B X C
A A B
A
X
A
A
A A A A A
B
C
VITON
C X B B
A
HYPALON
A B X A A A
B
BUTYL
A B
EPT
MONEL
A A C
YEOPRENE
316 S.S.
X
BUNA_N
BRONZE
B A C
ALLOY 20
CAST STEEL
IRON etc., much care should be taken before a final selection is made.
Since many factors should be considered, temperature, pressure, percent of concentration,
Note… This chart is meant to be used as a guide only and is based on average conditions.
Valve material selection chart:
CAUSTIC SOLUTIONS CELLULOSE ACETATE CHLORACETIC ACID CHLORAMINE CHLORINATED SOLVENTS CHLORINE(dry) CHLORINE(wet) CHLOROBENZENE CHLOROFORM(dry) CHLOROPHYLL CHLOROFULFONIC ACID(dry) CHLOROSULFONIC ACID(wet) CHROME ALUM CHROME LIQUOR CHROMIC ACID 10% CHROMIC ACID 50% CHROMIUM SULFATE CITRIC ACID COAL TAR COCONUT OIL COFFEE COKE OVEN GAS CONDENSATE COOKING OIL COPPER ACETATE COPPER CHLORIDE COPPER CYANIDE COPPER SULFATE CORE OIL CORN KERNELS CORN OIL CORN SYRUP CREOSOTE CRESYLIC ACID 50% CYANIDE SOLUTION CYANOGEN GAS CYCLO HEXANE DEIONIZED WATER DETERGENTS DEVELOPER-PHOTO DEXTRIN DIACETONE ALCOHOL DICHLORD ETHYL ETHER DIESTER LUBE'S DIETHYLAMINE DIETHYL SULFATE DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE
A X A A A B A A A
C C
C C
A B A A
A C B A
A
B
A
A
A
A
A
A A A A A
A A
A A B C
A A C C
A
A
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A A A A
A A
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B
A A
A A
A
A
A
A A
A A
X
B
A A
A
A B
A
A A
B B X
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A A C
A
C
A
C
A
A
A
A
A A A A A A A
A A
A
A
A A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
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X
B
B
TO BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE NOT A GUARANTEE OF SERVICE. METALS
SEATS
B
A
A A A
A A
A A
A B
A B
A B
B
A
A
A
A
A A
A
A
C
B X
B X
C X C X
C X X
A A A X B C B C A A A A B A B B
A
X C B
X A B B B B
A B A A
A A C A A
B
B
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A B B A A A A A A X A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
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A A
A A A
C A A A A
A A A A A A A A A A
A A A C A A A A
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C C
C C
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C C
A
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A
A
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B C
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B C
A X B B A A A A A
A X
A A A A
B B
VITON
HYPALON B
B
B
B
A
C C
C C
A
A
B C
B A
B A A A A A
A X B B A B A A A
A C A
A A A A B
A C A A C
A
A A
B A B A A A
B A A A A A
A A A A A A A A
A A A A A A A A A
A A
A C A A C
A A A A B
A A A A A A A A
A A B A A A A A
A B X A C A C
X A A A A A
X
A A B A A A A A
A A A A A
A A B
TO BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE NOT A GUARANTEE OF SERVICE. METALS
SILICON
BUTYL
EPT
YEOPRENE
BUNA_N
ALLOY 20
MONEL
316 S.S.
BRONZE
CAST STEEL
IRON etc., much care should be taken before a final selection is made.
Since many factors should be considered, temperature, pressure, percent of concentration,
Note… This chart is meant to be used as a guide only and is based on average conditions.
Valve material selection chart:
DIOXANE(dry) DIPENTENE-PINENE DOWTHERMS DYES(general) ENZYME SOLUTION ETHERS(butyl) ETHYL ACETATE ETHYL ACRYLATE ETHYL ALCOHOL ETHYL BROMIDE ETHYL CHLORIDE(dry) ETHYL CHLORIDE(wet) ETHYL SILICATE ETHYLENE ETHYLENE GLYCOL ETHYLENE OXIDE FATTY ACIDS FERRIC CHLORIDE SOL. FERRIC NITRATE FERRIC SULFATE (DIL) FERROUS CHLORIDE FERROUS SULFATE 10% FERROUS SULFATE 100% FERTILIZER SOLUTION FISH OIL FLUE GAS FLUORIDE SALTS FLUORINE (dry) FORMALDEHYDE (cold) FORMIC ACID FREON (most) FRUIT JUICES FURFURAL FURNACE GAS GALLIC ACID 5% GAS-NATURAL GASOLINE-MOTOR GELATINE GLUCOSE GLUE (most) GLYCERINE GLYCEROL GLYCOLIC ACID GLYOXAL GLYCOL AMINE GRAPHITE GREASE-EDIBLE GREEN LIQUOR
SEATS
A
A
A
X X C X
X X
A C A C A X A A A A A A A A C C
C X B X X X A X A A A
A A X X
X X A X C A A A B A B
X X B B B A B A B A B
X X A C B A B A B A
A X B B A A B B C
A A A A A A B A B
B
B
A A A A
A A A A A
A A A A
A A A
A B A A
A A C C
A A X X
A A A B A
A A B B A
A A A A
A C B B
B C A A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A A A
A
A A A A
A
A
B
A
A
VITON
X X X X A B X X X A X
C
HYPALON
A
SILICON
A A A
A
A
A A A
BUTYL
A
EPT
YEOPRENE
A
BUNA_N
BRONZE A
ALLOY 20
CAST STEEL A
MONEL
IRON A A
316 S.S.
etc., much care should be taken before a final selection is made.
Since many factors should be considered, temperature, pressure, percent of concentration,
Note… This chart is meant to be used as a guide only and is based on average conditions.
Valve material selection chart:
HELIUM GAS HEPTANE-HEXANE HEACHLOROBENZENE HEXANOL-TERTIARY HYDRAZINE HYDROBROMIC ACID HYDROCHLORIC ACID (cold) HYDROCYANIC ACID HYDROFLUORIC ACID HYDROFLUOSILICIC ACID HYDROGEN GAS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE HYDROGEN SULFIDE (dry) HYDROGEN SULFIDE (wet) ILLUMINATING GAS IODINE SOLUTION IRON OXIDE ISO-OCTANE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL ISOPROPYL ETHER JET FUELS JUICES - FRUIT KELP SLURRY KEROSENE LACQUERS-SOLVENTS LACTIC ACID (diluted) LACTIC ACID 100% LACTOSE LEAD SULFATE LECITHIN LIME-SULPHUR MIX LINOLEIC ACID LINSEED OIL LITHIUM CHLORIDE LUDOX MAGNESIUM BISULFATE MAGNESIUM BISULFIDE MAGNESIUM CARBONATE MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE MAGNESIUM SULFATE (liq) MALEIC ACID MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MALT SLURRY MAGANESE SULFATE MANNITOL SOLUTION MENTHOL MERCURIC CHLORIDE MERCURIC CYANIDE
A
A
C
B
B
B
B B
A A A A A A A A B
A
A
A
X
A A B C
X C B B
B C A A
B X X
X
A A
A C
A
A
B
A A A B
A A
A
A B A
A A A C A
C A
C A
A
B A A A A
A A A
A A A A
A
A
A
X
X
X
A A B A
B
B A
TO BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE NOT A GUARANTEE OF SERVICE. METALS
SEATS
A
B C A C A
B
X B
X A B B A A B A X B
A
A A A
C
C
A A
A
A
B
A A A
A A A A
C C X
B C X
B
C A A X A B
B
A A
C A A X A
A A A
A X A
C C A
C X
B A
A A
A A
A A A A
C X
B C
C C
B X
C
C
A
A A A A A A A A C C B
B A B
B C A B
B
B
A A A A A A A A A A A A A
B A A B
A A
A A A A A
C X
A A A
X X X
A A C
B X X X
A A A A A A A C C C A
A C A
B A
A A A A B X X B A A
X A C B A A B X X X A
A B
A A A A A C A A B B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
A A A
B A B B A B A A A A A A A A B B A A A A A A
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
A
A
A C A
B
B
B C X
C
A A
C A A
X A
X
A
A B
C X
C C A
B A A A
A
A A
A
A B
A A
B
C
B
B
C
B A B
A
X X X
C C X C C C B B
TO BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE NOT A GUARANTEE OF SERVICE. METALS
VITON
A
HYPALON
A A B B
A
SILICON
A B B
B
BUTYL
A A
A A
EPT
B A A
YEOPRENE
A A A
BUNA_N
BRONZE X
ALLOY 20
CAST STEEL A
MONEL
IRON A
316 S.S.
etc., much care should be taken before a final selection is made.
Since many factors should be considered, temperature, pressure, percent of concentration,
Note… This chart is meant to be used as a guide only and is based on average conditions.
Valve material selection chart:
MERCUPIC NITRATE MERCURY MENTHANE (use butane) METHYL ACETATE METHYL ACETONE METHYL ALCOHOL METHYL BROMIDE MENTHYLAMINE METHYL CELLOSOLVE METHYL CHLORIDE (wet) METHYL ETHYL KETONE METHYL FORMATE METHYLENE CHLORIDE MILK MINERAL OIL MIXED ACIDS (cold) MOLASSES MONOCHLOR ACETIC ACID MORPHOLINE NAPHTHA NAPHTHALENE NATURAL GAS NICKEL AMMONIA SULFATE NICKEL CHLORIDE NICKEL SULFATE NICOTINIC ACID NITRIC ACID 10% NITRIC ACID 80% NITRIC ACID ANHYDROUS NITROBENZENE NITROGEN GAS NITROUS GASES OILS, ANIMAL OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, FISH OIL, FUEL OIL, LUBE OIL, MINERAL OIL, PETROLEUM OLEIC ACID OLEUM SPIRITS OXALIC ACIDS (cold) OXYGEN OZONE (dry) OZONE (wet) PAINTS-SOLVENTS PALMITIC ACID PAPER PULP
SEATS
B X
A B C B B
B A A
B
A
C
B X X X
C A
X X X
B
A
A A
A
A A A A
A
A A
A A
A
A A
A A
A A
A A
B C A A A
A A
A
X C X B
C A
A A
C
A A
A
A
B A
A
A B B A A A A A A A A A A B A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A B A A
A A A
A A
A
A A
A X
A B
A
X
B
A
A A X
A A
B A
A C A
B
B
A
B
A
B
A A A
A B
B
A
A A A A A A A
A A A
A A
A
A
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A A
A A
A
A A A A
A A A
A
A A A A A A
A A
A A A A A A A A A
A A A A
A
A A A A A A A A A A A
A
A A
A A A A A A A
A
A A
A A
A A
C B
C C
A A A
A A A
A
A A A
A
A
A
A
A
A A
A A
A
A
TO BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE NOT A GUARANTEE OF SERVICE. METALS
SILICON
A
BUTYL
A C
EPT
VITON
C A
YEOPRENE
316 S.S. A A A A
BUNA_N
BRONZE B
ALLOY 20
CAST STEEL A
MONEL
IRON A A
HYPALON
etc., much care should be taken before a final selection is made.
Since many factors should be considered, temperature, pressure, percent of concentration,
Note… This chart is meant to be used as a guide only and is based on average conditions.
Valve material selection chart:
PARAFFIN OILS PERCHLORETHYLENE PERMANGANIC ACID PEROXIDE BLEACH PHENOL PHENOLIC GLUE PHOSPHORIC ACID 10% PHOSPHORIC ACID 50% PHOSPHORIC ACID 100% PHOSPHORIC MOLTEN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOLUTIONS PICRIC ACID SOLUTION PINE OIL PLASMA POLYSULFIDE LIQUOR POLYVINYL ACETATE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE POTASSIUM ACETATE POTASSIUM BROMIDE POTASSIUM CARBONATE POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SOL. POTASSIUM CHROMATE POTASSIUM CYANIDE SOL. POTASSIUM DICHROMATE POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE POTASSIUM NITRATE POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE POTASSIUM SULFATE POTASSIUM SULFIDE POTASSIUM SULFITE PROPANE GAS PROPYL ALCOHOL PROPYL BROMIDE PROPYLENE GLYCOL PYROLE RESINS ROAD OILS SALAD OILS SALICYCLIC ACID SALT. BRINE SEA WATER SEWAGE SHELLAC SILICON FLUIDS SILVER CYANIDE SILVER IODINE SODIUM ACETATE SODIUM ALUMINATE
SEATS
A A
BUTYL
SILICON
HYPALON
VITON
A X
A A
A B
A B
B
A B
A
A A
B A
B
B
EPT
B A
YEOPRENE
A A A
BUNA_N
B
ALLOY 20
316 S.S.
B
MONEL
BRONZE
CAST STEEL
A
A A A
IRON etc., much care should be taken before a final selection is made.
Since many factors should be considered, temperature, pressure, percent of concentration,
Note… This chart is meant to be used as a guide only and is based on average conditions.
Valve material selection chart:
SODIUM ARSENATE SODIUM BICROMATE SODIUM BISULFATE SODIUM CARBONATE SOL. SODIUM CHLORATE SODIUM CHLORIDE SODIUM CYANIDE SODIUM FLUORIDE SODIUM HYDROSULFIDE SODIUM HYDROXIDE 20% SODIUM HYDROXIDE 50% SODIUM HYDROXIDE 70% SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 20% SODIUM METAPHOSPHATE SODIUM METASILICATE SODIUM NITRATE SODIUM PERBORATE SODIUM PEROXIDE SODIUM PHOSPHATE SODIUM SILICATE SODIUM SULFATE SODIUM SULFIDE SODIUM SUFITE SODIUM THIOSULFATE SOYBEAN OIL STARCH STEAM_LOW PRESSURE STEARIC ACID STYRENE (dry) SULFAMIC ACID SULFITE LIQUOR SULFONIC ACIDS SULPHUR SULPHUR DIOXIDE (dry) SULPHUR TRIOXIDE (dry) SULFURIC ACID 10% SULFURIC ACID 75% SULFURIC ACID 100% SULFUROUS ACID TALL OIL TANNIC ACID TAR TARTARIC ACID TOLUOUL-TOLUENE TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE TRICHLOROETHYLENE TUNG OIL TURPENTINE
A
A A A X A A
B B X
A
C A A A
A A A C A
A A
A A A X C B C C C A X X B
C A
A C A
A A A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
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A A A B A A
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A
A A A A A A A A A
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A
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A A A
A A B
A
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A A A A B A A A A
A A A A A
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A A A B B
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A A C A B C X
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A
A A A
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B A A A B A B A A A A A A A A A
A A A B A C A A A A A A B A
A A A A A B A A A A A A A A A
A X C A A
A C C C A C
A B
C
C X
C
A
B
X
X
A X B C
B
TO BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE NOT A GUARANTEE OF SERVICE. METALS
SEATS
A A C A A A A
A
A
A
A C C C A C
B C A A A
A A A
X
Valve material selection chart: Note… This chart is meant to be used as a guide only and is based on average conditions. Since many factors should be considered, temperature, pressure, percent of concentration, etc., much care should be taken before a final selection is made. VARNISH VINEGAR VINYL ACETATE WATER, FRESH WATER, HEAVY WATER, MINE ACID WATER, DISTILLED WATER, PH7 OR OVER WATER, SALT WAXES WHISKEY WHITE LIQUOR XYLENE-XYLOL ZINC ACETATE ZINC BROMIDE ZINC CHLORIDE ZINC SULFATE CAST STEEL
A
A
A A B
A
C A
C
A
A
A
X
A
A
A
A X A A
C
IRON
BRONZE
A B A A A A
YEOPRENE
A
BUNA_N
A A
A A A B A
X A
A
ALLOY 20
A A A
X A
A A
MONEL
A A
A A A
A
A A
A A A A
A A A
A
A A
A A A A A A A
B A A
A A A B A
316 S.S.
A A A A A
C
EPT B
A
A
A
X
A
BUTYL
A
HYPALON
A
A
A A A A
A
C A
A
SILICON
A
B A A A A
A
A
VITON
