Copper Tubes - Corrosion Resistance to Chemicals
Copper tubes corrosion resistance to different products and chemicals.
Copper Tubes are
resistant to Corrosion from |
Acetone |
Alcohols |
Alumina |
Aluminium Hydroxide |
Ammonia Gas (Dry) |
Amyl Acetate |
Amyl Alcohol |
Asphalt (Dry) |
Atmosphere (Rural) |
Barium Carbonate |
Barium Hydroxide |
Barium Sulphate |
Beer |
Benzene |
Benzine |
Borax |
Bordeaux Mixture |
Boric Acid |
Bromine (Dry) |
Butane |
Butyl Alcohol |
Calcium Hydroxide |
Cane Sugar Syrup |
Carbon Dioxide (Dry Gas) |
Carbon Tetrachloride (Dry) |
Castor Oil |
Chlorine (Dry) |
Chloroform |
Cider |
Coffee |
Corn Oil |
Cottonseed Oil |
Creosote |
Crude Oil (Low Sulphur) |
Drinking Water |
Ethers |
Ethyl Acetate |
Ethyl Alcohol |
Ethylene Glycol (Inhibited) |
Freon |
Fuel Oil |
Gasoline |
Gelatine |
Glucose |
Glycerine |
Hydrocarbons (Pure) |
Hydrogen |
Hydrogen Sulphide (Dry) |
Kerosene |
Lacquers |
Lime |
Magnesia |
Magnesium Sulphate |
Methyl Alcohol |
Methyl Chloride (Dry) |
Milk |
Natural Gas |
Nitrogen |
Oxygen |
Paraffin Wax |
Potassium Sulphate |
Propane |
Rosin |
Sodium Silicate |
Sodium Sulphate |
Solvents for Varnish |
Steam |
Sugarbeet (Syrup) |
Sulphur Chloride (Dry) |
Sulphuric Anhydride (Dry) |
Sulphurous Anhydride (Dry) |
Tar (Dry) |
Toluene |
Trichloroethylene (Dry) |
Turpentine |
Varnish |
well resistant to Corrosion from |
Acetic (Acid) |
Acetic (Acid) |
Acetic (Anhydride) |
Acetic (Anhydride) |
Alum |
Alum |
Aluminium Chloride |
Aluminium Chloride |
Aluminium Sulphate |
Aluminium Sulphate |
Atmosphere (Industrial) |
Atmosphere (Industrial) |
Barium Chloride |
Barium Chloride |
Butyric Acid |
Butyric Acid |
Calcium Disulphide |
Calcium Disulphide |
Carbon Tetrachloride (Wet) |
Carbon Tetrachloride (Wet) |
Caustic Soda |
Caustic Soda |
Copper Sulphate |
Copper Sulphate |
Ethyl Chloride |
Ethyl Chloride |
Formaldehyde |
Formaldehyde |
Formic Acid |
Formic Acid |
Fruit Juice |
Furfural |
Glue |
Lactic Acid |
Linseed Oil |
Magnesium Chloride |
Oxygenated water |
Palmitic Acid |
Potash |
Potassium Carbonate |
Potassium Chloride |
undergoes slow Corrosion from |
Aniline (Dyes) |
Atmosphere (Marine) |
Barium Sulphide |
Brine |
Bromine (Wet) |
Calcium Chloride |
Calcium Hypochlorite |
Carbolic Acid |
Chloroacetic Acid |
Citric Acid |
Copper Chloride |
Copper Nitrate |
Ferrous Sulphate |
Fluorosilicic Acid |
Mine Water (Acid) |
Oleic Acid |
Oxalic Acid |
Phosphoric Acid |
Seawater |
Sodium Hypochlorite |
Sodium Peroxide |
Sodium Sulphide |
Sulphuric Acid (<40%) |
Sulphurous Acid |
Tartaric Acid |
Trichloroacetic Acid |
Vinegar |
Zinc Chloride |
Zinc Sulphate |
are not Recommended with |
Acetylene |
Ammonia Gas (Wet) |
Ammonium Chloride |
Ammonium Hydroxide |
Ammonium Nitrate |
Ammonium Sulphate |
Aniline |
Benzoic Acid |
Carbon Dioxide (Wet Gas) |
Chlorine (Wet) |
Chromic Acid |
Ferric Chloride |
Ferric Sulphate |
Ferrous Chloride |
Hydrobromic Acid |
Hydrochloric Acid |
Hydrocyanic Acid |
Hydrofluoric Acid |
Hydrogen Sulphide (Wet) |
Mercury (and its salts) |
Nitric Acid |
Potassium Cyanide |
Silver Salts |
Sodium Cyanide |
Sodium Hyposulphite |
Sulphur (Molten) |
Sulphuric Acid (40/80%) |
Sulphuric Acid (80/95%) |
Note! - corrosion in a piping system may be fatal - always check corrosion resistance of piping material, product and chemical combination with alternative sources.