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Materials Compatibility Guide
The following data should serve as a guide in the selection of components for
particular gas services.
C
N
S
–
Gas is compatible at room temperature in pure form with material recommended
Not recommended with this gas
Suitability depends on condition of use
Insufficient data available at this time
Plastics
Chemical
Formula
Brass
Aluminum
Zinc
Copper
Kel-F
Teflon
Tetzel
Kynar
Viton
Buna-N
Neoprene
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Acetylene
Air
Ammonia
Argon
Arsine
Boron Trichloride
Boron Trifluoride
Bromine Trifluoride
1,3-Butadiene
n-Butane
1-Butene
cis-2-Butene
trans-2-Butene
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Carbonyl Sulfide
Chlorine
Chlorine Trifluoride
Cyanogen
Cyclopropane
Deuterium
Dichlorosilane
Dimethylamine
Dimethyl Ether
Disilane
Ethane
Ethyl Chloride
Ethylene
Fluorine
Halocarbon-14
Halocarbon-23
Halocarbon-32
Halocarbon-116
Halocarbon-218
Halocarbon-236a
Halocarbon-1113
Halocarbon-4110
Helium
Hydrogen
Hydrogen Bromide
Hydrogen Chloride
Hydrogen Fluoride
ID #
Monel
Gas
Elastomers
316 Stainless Steel
Metals
UN1001
UN1002
UN1005
UN1006
UN2188
UN1741
UN1008
UN1746
UN1010
UN1011
UN1012
UN1012
UN1012
UN1013
UN1016
UN2204
UN1017
UN1749
UN1026
UN1027
UN1957
UN2189
UN1032
UN1033
UN1954
UN1035
UN1037
UN1962
UN1045
UN1982
UN1984
UN3252
UN2193
UN2424
UN1954
UN1082
UN2810
UN1046
UN1049
UN1048
UN1050
UN1052
C2H2
N/A
NH3
Ar
AsH3
BCI3
BF3
BrF3
C4H6
C4H10
C4H8
C4H8
C4H8
CO2
CO
COS
CI2
CIF3
C2N2
C3H6
D2
H2SiCI2
(CH3)2NH
(CH3)2O
Si2H6
C2H6
CH3CH2CI
CH2:CH2
F2
CF4
CHF3
CH2F2
C2F6
C3F8
C3H2F6
C2CIF3
C5F8
He
H2
HBr
HCI
HF
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
S
S
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
N
C
C
C
C
N
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
C
C
N
N
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
N
N
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
N
C
C
C
S
C
C
N
N
-
N
C
N
C
C
C
S
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
N
N
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
N
N
C
N
N
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
N
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
N
N
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
N
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441
Materials Compatibility Guide (continued)
The following data should serve as a guide in the selection of components for
particular gas services.
C
N
S
–
Gas is compatible at room temperature in pure form with material recommended
Not recommended with this gas
Suitability depends on condition of use
Insufficient data available at this time
ID #
Chemical
Formula
Brass
Aluminum
Zinc
Copper
Kel-F
Teflon
Tetzel
Kynar
Viton
Buna-N
Neoprene
UN1053
UN1969
UN1055
UN1056
UN1062
UN1072
UN1063
UN2454
UN1064
UN1061
UN1065
UN1660
UN1066
UN1067
UN2451
UN1070
UN1976
UN2424
UN1072
UN2199
UN1978
UN1077
UN2203
UN1818
UN1859
UN1079
UN1080
UN2418
UN1083
UN2196
UN1087
UN2036
H2S
(CH3)2CHCH3
(CH3)2C:CH2
Kr
CH4
CH3Br
CH3CI
CH3F
CH3SH
CH3NH2
Ne
NO
N2
NO2
NF3
N2O
C4F5
C3F5
O2
PH3
C3H8
C3H6
SiH4
SiCI4
SiF4
SO2
SF6
SF4
(CH3)3N
WF6
CH2:CHOCH3
Xe
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
N
C
N
N
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
C
C
N
N
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
N
C
C
N
N
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
S
C
C
C
N
N
C
C
N
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
N
C
C
C
N
C
C
C
N
N
N
C
N
N
C
C
C
C
C
C
N
C
C
N
C
C
C
N
C
N
C
N
N
N
C
N
N
C
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Hydrogen Sulfide
Isobutane
Isobutylene
Krypton
Methane
Methyl Bromide
Methyl Chloride
Methyl Fluoride
Methyl Mercaptan
Monomethylamine
Neon
Nitric Oxide
Nitrogen
Nitrogen Dioxide
Nitrogen Trifluoride
Nitrous Oxide
Octafluorocyclobutane
Octafluoropropane
Oxygen
Phosphine
Propane
Propylene
Silane
Silicon Tetrachloride
Silicon Tetrafluoride
Sulfur Dioxide
Sulfur Hexafluoride
Sulfur Tetrafluoride
Trimethylamine
Tungsten Hexafluoride
Vinyl Methyl Ether
Xenon
Elastomers
Monel
Gas
Plastics
316 Stainless Steel
Metals