Please find our chemical resistance information below from laboratory testing :
Results Key:
+ Good resistance after months of contact
o Fair resistance after 4 hours of contact
– Poor resistance after less than 4 hours of contact
AcryliCon® (Ireland) Industrial Flooring – Chemicals Evaluation
Alkalis
- Aluminium hydroxide +
- Amine o
- Ammonium hydroxide 10% +
- Ammonium hydroxide 20% o
- Ammonium hydroxide alcoholic o
- Potassium hydroxide 10% +
- Potassium hydroxide 30% +
- Potassium hydroxide 50% +
- Slaked lime +
- Sodium hydroxide 10% +
- Sodium hydroxide 30% +
Acids
- Acetic acid 10% +
- Acetic acid 25% +
- Acetic acid 30% o
- Acetic acids 80% –
- Boric acids 3% +
- Chromic acid 10% +
- Chromic acid 20 % +
- Chromic acid 40% o
- Citric acid 10% +
- Citric acid 30% +
- Fatty acid o
- Formic acid 10% o
- Formic acid 40% –
- Hydrochloric acid 10% +
- Hydrochloric acid 30% +
- Hydrochloric acid conc. +
- Lactic acid 5% +
- Lactic acids 10% +
- Nitric acid 10% +
- Nitric acid 30% o
- Nitric acid conc. –
- Oxalic acid 10% +
- Phosphoric acid 10% +
- Phosphoric acid 20% +
- Phosphoric acid 40% +
- Phosphoric acid conc. o
- Sulphuric acid 10% +
- Sulphuric acid 30% +
- Sulphuric acid 50% o
- Sulphuric acid 80% –
Certain acids may lead to discolouration without attacking the material.
Solvents
- Aromatic hydrocarbons –
- Benzene –
- Butyl acetate –
- Butyl alcohol –
- Carbon tetrachloride –
- Chloroform –
- Cyclohexane +
- Dibutylphthalate o
- Diesel oil +
- Dioctylphthalate o
- Ethyl acetate –
- Ethyl alcohol –
- Ethyl alcohol 10% o
- Ethylene perchlorate o
- Gasoline regular +
- Gasoline super o
- Glycerol o
- Heptane o
- Hexane +
- Isopropyl alcohol –
- Kerosene +
- Ketones –
- Methanol –
- Methylene chloride –
- Monochorobenzene o
- n-Propylacohol –
- n-Propylacetate –
- Petroleum +
- Phenol o
- Styrene o
- Toluene –
- Trichlorethylene –
- White spirit +
- Xylene –
Water and water Solutions
- Antifreeze (contains glycol) +
- Chlorine water +
- Formaldehyde 37% +
- Hydrogen peroxide 3% +
- Hydrogen peroxide 10% +
- Hydrogen peroxide 30% +
- Hydrogen peroxide 80% o
- Sea water +
- Sewage +
- Silicon solution +
- Soap solution +
- Sodium carbonate +
- Sodium chloride 5% +
- Sodium chloride conc. +
- Sodium hypochlorite 15% +
- Tap water +
- Water deionised +
- Water 90ºC o
Natural and manufactured beverages
- Beer +
- Grape juice +
- Milk +
- Vegetable juice +
- Whisky o
- Wine +
Oils and fats
- Animal fats +
- Blood +
- Castor +
- Crude oil +
- Sydrol +
- Lard +
- Linseed oil +
- Mineral oil +
- Olive oil +
Cleaning agents
- Ammonia solution +
- Gasoline +
- Household bleach +
- Petroleum +
- Soaps +
- Soapy water +
- Soda water +
- Spot remover –
- Turpentine +
- Turpentine substitute o