Name
|
Low Density Polyethylene
|
Medium Density Polyethylene
|
High Density Polyethylene
|
Polypropylene
|
Polytetrafluoro ethylene
|
Polystyrene
|
Polyvinylchloride (Rigid)
|
Polyvinylchloride (Non-rigid)
|
Acronym |
LDPE
|
MDPE
|
HDPE
|
PP
|
PTFE
|
PS
|
PVC
|
PVC
|
Weak mineral acid
resistance |
Good
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Fair to good
|
Strong mineral
acid resistance |
Good
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Good to Excellent
|
Fair to good
|
Resistance to
concentrated oxidizing acids |
Good to Poor
|
Good to Poor
|
Good to Poor
|
Good to Poor
|
Excellent
|
Poor
|
Fair to good
|
Poor to fair
|
Resistance to
weak alkalis |
Good
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Fair to good
|
Resistance to
strong alkalis |
Good
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Good
|
Fair to good
|
Alcohol resistance |
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Excellent
|
Fair
|
Ketone resistance |
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent
|
Dissolves
|
Poor
|
Poor
|
Resistance to
esters |
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent to poor
|
Excellent
|
Poor
|
Poor
|
Poor
|
Resistance to
aliphatic hydrocarbons |
Fair
|
Fair
|
Fair
|
Good to fair
|
Excellent
|
Poor
|
Excellent
|
Poor
|
Resistance to
aromatic hydrocarbons |
Fair
|
Good
|
Fair
|
Good to fair
|
Excellent
|
Dissolves
|
Poor
|
Poor
|
Resistance to
animal, mineral and vegetable oils. |
Good
|
Excellent
|
Good
|
Good
|
Excellent
|
Fair to poor
|
Excellent
|
Poor
|
Maximum continuous
service temperature ºC |
60-77
|
71-93
|
92-200
|
_
|
260
|
66-82
|
70-74
|
80-105
|