General Chemical Resistance

TPU Belt Material

This product data sheet provides some general comments about the ability of Thermoplastic Polyurethane's (TPUs) to resist attack by various chemicals. The screening guide on the following page provides broad ratings to help you evaluate the product's ability to meet your requirements. In general, polyester- or polyether-based TPUs resist attack by ozone, hydrocarbons, moderate chemicals, oils, fats, fuels, and greases. However, you may wish to test the belts ability to resist the attacks of concentrated acid, ketones, esters, nitro, and chlorinated hydrocarbons. This screening guide provides rating that should be considered general guidelines for usage with the listed chemicals and fluids. These ratings are based on one or more of the following.

* Actual test results * Published literature * Our considered opinion and know-how

In actual use, the service temperature, coefficient of friction, and the material conveyed will play significant roles in the performance of our belting products. Consequently, while this guide can serve as a first pass screening tool, careful testing of the belt selection under actual usage conditions is essential. No guarantees regarding the accuracy of these ratings are given or implied.

Rating system


A .... Resistant, very little or very MINOR effect
B .... Minor to moderate effect, useful in limited-exposure application.
C .... Moderate to Severe effect useful in intermittent exposure applications
U .... Not recommended

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Chemical Name	Rating	Chemical Name	Rating
ACETALDEHYDE	U	DECANE	B
ACETAMIDE	U	DENATURED ALCOHOL	C
ACETIC ACID, 30%	C	CYCLEHEXANE	B
ACETIC ANHYDRIDE	U	DETERGENT SOLUTION	U
ACETICACID GLACIAL	U	DIACETONE	B
ACETONE	U	DIACETONE ALCOHOL	B
ALKAZENE	B	DIBENZYL ETHER	B
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE	A	DIBENZYL SEBECATE	B
AMMONIUM NITRATE	U	DIBUTYL ETHER	B
AMMONIUM PERSULFATE	U	DIBUTYL PHTHALATE	C
AMYL ACETATE	U	DIBUTYL SEBECATE	U
AMYL ALCOHOL	U	O-DICHLOROBENZENE	U
AMYL NEPTHALENE	U	DICHLORO-ISOPROPYL ETHER	B
ANILINE	U	DIESEL OIL	B
ANILINE DYES	U	DIETHLAMINE	C
ANILINE HYDROCHLORIDE	U	DIETHYL BENEZENE	U
ANIMAL FATS	A	DIETHYL ETHER	A
ARSENIC ACID	C	DIETHYLENE GLYCOL	U
ASPHALT	B	DIOCTYL SEBECATE	B
BARIUM CHLORIDE	B	DEWTHERM OIL	B
BARIUM HYDROXIDE	A	ETHANE	B
BARIUM SULFATE	A	ETHYL ACETATE	U
BARIUM SULFIDE	A	ETHANOLAMINE	C
BENZALDEHYDE	U	ETHYL ALCOHOL	B
BENZENE	U	ETHYL BENZENE	U
BORAX	A	ETHYL CELLULOSE	U
BORIC ACID	A	ETHYL CHLORIDE	B
BROMINE TRIFLUORIDE	U	ETHYL ETHER	B
BROMOBENZENE	U	ETHYL OXALATE	A
BUTANE	A	ETHYL PENTECHLORO-BENZENE	C
BUTTER	A	ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE	U
BUTYL ALCOHOL	U	ETHYLENE GLYCOL	B
BUTYL AMINE	U	FERRIC CHLORIDE	A
CALCIUM BISULFITE	A	FERRIC CHLORIDE	A
CALCIUM CHLORIDE	A	FORMALDEHYDE	U
CALCIUM CHLORIDE	A	FORMIC ACID	U
CALCIUM HYDROXIDE	A	FREON 11	U
CALCIUM NITRATE	A	FREON 12	A
CALCIUM SULFIDE	A	FREON 22	U
CANE SUGAR LIQUORS	U	FREON 113	B
CARBITOL	U	FREION 1381	A
CARBON DIOXIDE	A	FREION TF	A
CARBON MONOXIDE	A	FREION 114	A
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE	C	FREON T-W0602	A
CARBONIC ACID	A	FRION TMC	B
CASTOR OIL	A	FREION T-P35	A
CHLORINE (WET)	U	FREON TA	A
CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE	U	FREON TC	A
CHLOROBENZENE	C	FREON MF	C
CHROME PLATING SOLUTIONS	U	FUEL OIL	B
CHROMIC ACID	U	GALLIC ACID	U
CITRIC ACID	A	GASOLINE	A
COBALT CHLORIDE	U	GELATIN	A
COCOANUT OIL	A	GLUCOSE	A
COD LIVER OIL	A	SULFATE	A
COPPER CHLORIDE	A	GLUE	A
COPPER CLYCERIN	A	GREEN SULFATE LIQUOR	A
COPPER CYANIDE	A	N-HEXALDEHYDE	B
CORN OIL	A	POTASSIUM DICHROMATE	A
COTTONSEED OIL	A	POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE	B
CREOSOTE	B	POTASSIUM NITRATE	A
CRESYLIC ACID	U	PRODUCER GAS	A
HEXYL ALCOHOL	U	POTASSIUM SULFATE	A
HYDRAULIC OIL (PETROL)	A	PROPANE	B
HYDRAZINE	U	PYRONEL	B
HYDROBROMIE ACID	U	PROPYL ALCOHOL	U
HYDROCHLORIC ACID (COLD) 37%	U	RED OIL	A
HYDROCHLORIC ACID (HOT) 37%	U	RADIATION	A
HYDROFLUORIC ACID COLD	U	SAL AMMONIAC	A
HYDROFLUORIC ACID HOT	U	SEWAGE	U
HYDROGEN GAS	A	SILICATE ESTERS	A
IODINE PENTAFLUORIDE	U	SILICONE GREASES	A
ISOBUTYL ALCOHOL	U	SILICONE OILS	A
ISOPROPYL ACETATE	A	SILVER NITRATE	A
ISOPROPYL ETHER	B	SKYDROL 7000	U
KEROSENE	B	SKYDROL 500	U
LACQUER SOLVENTS	U	SOAP SOLUTIONS	A
LACQUERS	U	SODIUM ACETATE	U
LARD	A	SODIUM CHLORIDE	A
LINSEED OIL	B	SODIUM HYDROXIDE	B
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS	A	SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE	U
LUBRICATING OILS (PETRO)	B	A SODIUM PEROXIDE	U
LYE	B	SODIUM PHOSPHATE	A
MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE	A	SODIUM SULFATE	A
MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE	A	SODIUM THIOSULFATE	A
MERCURY	A	SOYBEAN OIL	B
METHANE	B	STEAM OVER 300" F.	U
METHYL ALCOHOL	U	STEAM UNDER 300" F.	U
METHYL ETHYL KETONE	U	STEARIC ACID	A
METHYLENE CHLORIDE	U	STODDARD SOLVENT	A
MILK	U	SULFURIC ACID (DILUTE)	B
MINERAL OIL	A	B SULFURIC ACID (CONC.)	U
NAPTHA	C	SULFURIC ACID(10%OLEUM)	U
NAPTHALENE	B	SULFUROUS ACID	U
NATURAL GAS	B	TANNIC ACID	A
NICKEL SULFATE	A	TARTERIC ACID	A
NITRIC ACID-CONC.	U	TERPINEOL	B
NITRIC ACID-DILUTE	C	TERTIARY BUTYL ALCOHOL	U
NITRIC ACID-RED FUMING	U	TERTIARY BUTYL MERCAPTON	U
NITROBENZENE	U	TERTIARY BUTYL CATECHOL	U
OCTACHLOROTOLUENE	U	TETRACHLOROETHYLENE	B
OCTADECANE	A	TOLUENE	C
OCTYL ALCOHOL	U	TRANSMISSION FLUID TYPE A	A
OLEIC ACID	B	TRIACETIN	U
OLEUM SPRITS	C	TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE	U
OLIVE OIL	A	TRIBUTAZY ETHYL PHOSPHATE	U
OXYGEN-200'-400' F.	U	TRICHLOROETHANE	U
OXYGEN-COLD	A	TRICHLOROETHYLENE	U
OZONE	A	TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE	C
PEANUT OIL	B	TUNG OIL	B
PERCHLOROETHYLENE	U	TRIETHANOL AMINE	U
PETROLEUM-ABOVE 250	U	TURPENTINE	U
PETROLEUM-BELOW 250	B	WATER	A
PHOSPHORIC ACID-20%	A	WHISKEY	A
PHOSPHORIC ACID-45%	A	WINES	A
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE	A	XYLENE	C
POTASSIUM CUPRO CYANIDE	A
POTASSIUM CYANIDE	A