Dynamic and Static Static
Chemical or Media Nitrile EPDM Neoprene Viton HNBR Silicone Fluorosilicone
Acetaldehyde 3 2 3 4 3 2 4
Acetamide 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
Acetic acid (dilute) (Vinegar) 2 1 1 1* 2 1 2
Acetic acid (glacial) 2 2 4 2* 2 2 4
Acetic anhydride 4 2 2 4 4 2 4
Acetone 4 1 3 4 4 4 4
Acetyl chloride 4 4 4 1 4 3 2
Acetylene (Ethyne) 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Acrylonitrile (Vinyl cyanide) 4 4 3 3 4 4 4
Alum 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Aluminium bromide 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Aluminium chloride 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Aluminium fluoride 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Aluminium nitrate 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Aluminium phosphate 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Aluminium salts 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Aluminium sulphate 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Amines 4 2 2 4 3 2 4
Aminobenzene (Aniline) 4 2 4 3 4 4 3
Ammonia, anhydrous 2 1 1 4 2 2 4
Ammonia gas, cold 1 1 1 4 1 1 4
Ammonia gas, hot 4 2 2 4 4 1 4
Ammonium carbonate 4 1 1 2* 4 2 3
Ammonium chloride 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Ammonium hydroxide 2 1 1 2 2 1 2
Ammonium nitrate 1 1 1 2 1 3 3
Ammonium phosphate 1 1 1 4 1 1 4
Ammonium salts 1 1 1 3 1 1 3
Ammoniun sulphate 1 1 1 4 1 1 4
Ammonium sulphite 3 1 1 4 3 1 4
Amyl acetate 4 1 4 4 4 4 4
Amyl alcohol (Pentanol) 2 1 2 2 2 4 1
Amyl chloride (Chloropentane) 3 4 4 1* 2 4 2
Animal oils & fats 1 2 2 1 1 2 1
Aqua regia (conc. HNO3/HCl) 4 3 4 2* 4 4 3
Aromatic fuels 2 4 4 1 2 4 2
Askarel 2 4 4 1 2 4 2
ASTM fluid 101 3 4 4 1 4 4 1
ASTM fuel A (aliphatic) 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
ASTM fuel B (30% aromatic) 1* 4 4 1 1 4 1
ASTM fuel C (50% aromatic) 2* 4 4 1 2 4 2
ASTM fuel D 1 4 4 1 2 4 1
ASTM oil 1 (high aniline) 1 4 1 1 1 1 1
ASTM oil 2 (medium aniline) 1 4 3 1 1 4 1
ASTM oil 3 (low aniline) 1 4 4 1 1 3 1
ASTM oil 4 (high aniline) 2 4 4 1 2 4 2
Automatic transmission fluid 1* 4 2 1 1 4  
Barium chloride 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Barium hydroxide 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Barium salts 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Barium sulphate 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Banzaldehyde 4 1 4 4 4 4 4
Benzene (Benzol) 4 4 4 1* 4 4 1
Benzine (Ligroin) (Nitrobenzine) 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
Benzoic acid 4 4 4 1 4 4 2
Benzyl alcohol 4 2 2 1* 4 1 2
Benzyl benzoate 4 2 4 1 4 4 1
Benzyl chloride (Chlorotoluene) 4 4 4 1 4 4 2
Boric acid (Boracic acid) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Brake fluid (glycol base) 3 1 2 4 3 3 4
Brake fluid (mineral oil base) 1 4 2 1 1 3 1
Brake fluid (silicone oil base) 3 1 2 4 3 3 4
Brine (Salt water) 1 2 2 1* 1 1 1
Bromine 4 4 4 1 4 4 2
Bromobenzene 4 4 4 1 4 4 2
Bunker oil 1 4 4 1 1 2 1
Butane (Butyl hydride) (LPG) 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
Butanol (Butyl alcohol) 2 2 1 1 1 3 1
Butyl acetate 4 2 4 4 4 4 4
Butyl amine (Aminobutane) 3 3 4 4 4 3 4
Butylene (Butene) 2 4 3 1 2 4 2
Butyraldehyde 4 2 4 4 4 4 4
Butyric acid 4 2 4 2 4 4 4
Calcium carbonate 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Calcium chloride 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Calcium hydroxide 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
Calcium salts 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Calcium sulphate (Gypsum) 2 1 1 1 1   1
Calcium sulphite 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Cane sugar liquor 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Carbolic acid (Phenol) 4 2 4 1 4 4 1
Carbon bisulphide 4 4 4 1 2 3 1
Carbon dioxide 1 2 2 2 1 2 2
Carbon monoxide 1 2 3 1 1 1 2
Carbon tetrachloride 2 4 4 1 2 4 2
Carbonic acid 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Castor oil 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Caustic potash 2 1 2 2   3 2
Caustic soda 2 1 2 2   3 2
Chlorinated solvents 4 4 4 1 4 4 1
Chlorine 4 4 3 1 3 3 2
Chlorobenzene 4 4 4 1* 4 4 2
Chlorox 2 2 2 1* 2 2 1
Chrome plating solution 4 2 4 1* 4 2 2
Chromic acid, 50% 4 2 4 1* 4 3 3
Citric acid 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Coconut oil 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
Cod liver oil 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Coffee 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Copper chloride 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Copper salts 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Copper sulphate 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Corn oil 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
Cottonseed oil 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
Creosote (coal tar) 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
Creosote (wood tar) 1 4 2 1 2 4 1
Cresol (Cresylic acid) 4 4 4 1 2 4 2
Crude oil 2 4 4 1 1 4 2
Cutting oil 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
Cyclohexane 1 4 3 1 1 4 1
Cyclohexanol 2 4 2 1 2 4 1
Cyclohexanone 4 2 4 4 4 4 4
Decane 1 4 3 1 1 2 1
Denatured alcohol 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Detergent solution 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Developing fluid (photographic) 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Diacetone (Diacetone alcohol) 4 1 4 4 4 4 4
Dibenzyl ether 4 2 4 4 4 2 2
Dichlorobenzene 4 4 4 1* 4 4 2
Dichlorobutane 2 4 4 1 2 4 2
Diethyl amine 3 3 3 4 3 3 4
Diethyl benzene 4 4 4 1*   4 2
Diethylene gylcol (Digol) 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Diisobutyl ketone 4 2 4 4 4 4 4
Diisobutylene 2 4 4 1 3 4 3
Dimethyl amine (DMA) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Dimethyl ether 2 3 3 2   1 1
Dimethyl formamide (DMF) 2 3 4 4 2 2 4
Dry cleaning fluids 3 4 4 1 3 4 2
DTE light oil 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
Epichlorohydrin 4 2 4 4 4 4 4
Ethane 1 4 2 1 1 4 2
Ethanol 2 1 1 1* 2 1 1
Ethanol amine 2 2 2 4 2 2 4
Ether 3 3 3 3 3 4 3
Ethyl acetate 4 2 4 4 4 2 4
Ethyl acrylate 4 3 3 4 4 2 4
Ethyl benzene 4 1 4 1 4 4 1
Ethyl benzoate 4 4 4 1 4 4 1
Ethyl bromide (Bromoethane) 2 4 4 1 2 4 1
Ethyl butyl alcohol 1 3 2 1   2 1
Ethyl cellulose 2 2 2 4   2 4
Ethyl chloride 1 2 2 1 1 4 1
Ethylene (Ethene) 1 2 3 1 1 4 1
Ethylene alcohol 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ethylene bromide 4 4 4 1*   4 3
Ethylene chloride 4 4 4 1* 4 4 3
Ethylene diamine 1 1 1 4 1 1 4
Ethylene glycol 2 1 1 1* 2 1 1
Ethylene oxide (ETO) 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Ethylene trichloride 4 3 4 1* 4 4 3
Ethyne (Acetylene) 1 1 2 1   2 1
Fatty acids 2 3 2 1 2 3  
Ferric chloride 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Ferric nitrate 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Ferric sulfate 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Ferrous chloride 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Ferrous sulphate 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Fish oil 1 4 3 1 1 1 1
Fluorine 4 3 3 2* 4 4 2
Fluorobenzene 4 4 4 3 4 4 2
Fluorolube (Fluorocarbon oils) 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Formaldehyde 3 2 3 4 3 2 4
Formic acid 3 2* 2 3 3 4 4
Freon 11 (Freon MF) 2 4 4 2 2 4 2
Freon 12 1 2 1 2 1 4 3
Freon 13 1 1 1 1 1 4 3
Freon 13b1 1 1 1 2 1 4 2
Freon 14 1 1 1 1 1 4  
Freon 21 4 4 2 4   4 4
Freon 22 4 1 1 4 4 4 4
Freon 31 4 1 1 4 4    
Freon 32 1 1 1 4 1   3
Freon 112 (Freon BF) 2 4 2 1 2 4 3
Freon 113 (Freon TF) 1 4 1 2 1 4 4
Freon 114 1 1 1 2 1 4 2
Freon 114b2 2 4 1 2 2 4 2
Freon 115 1 1 1 2 1 4 4
Freon 134a 1 1 2 4 1 2 3
Freon 502 2 1 1 2 1    
Freon C316 1 1 1   1    
Freon C318 1 1 1 2 1    
Freon K-142b 2 4 1 2 2   4
Freon K-152a 1 1 1 4 1    
Freon PCA 1 4 1 2 1 4  
Freon T-P35 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Freon T-WD602 2 2 2 1 2 4  
Freon TA 1 1 1 3 1 1  
Freon TC 1 2 1 1 1 4  
Freon TMC 2 2 2 1 2 3  
Fuel oil (Diesel/DERV) 1 4 3 1 1 4 1
Fumaric acid 1 2 2 1 1 2 1
Furan (Furfuran) 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Furfural (Furfuraldehyde) 4 2 4 4 3 4 4
Gasoline (Petrol) 2 4 4 1 3 4 1
Gelatin 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Glauber's salt 4 2 2 1 4   1
Glucose 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Glycerine (Glycerol) 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Grease (petroleum base) 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
Heptane 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
Hexanol 2 3 2 1 2 3 1
Hydraulic oil (petroleum base) 1 4 2 1 1 2 1
Hydrazine (Diamine) 2 1 2 4   2 4
Hydrobromic acid 4 1 3 1 4 4 3
Hydrochloric acid, 37% (cold) 3 2 3 1* 3 4 2
Hydrochloric acid, 37% (hot) 4 3 4 1* 3 4 3
Hydrochloric acid, concentrated 4 2 4 1* 3 4 3
Hydrocyanic acid 2 1 2 1* 2 3 2
Hydrofluoric acid, concentrated 4 3 3 2* 4 4 4
Hydrogen bromide 4 2 3 2*   4 3
Hydrogen fluoride (HF) 4 4 4 2* 4 4 4
Hydrogen fluoride, anhydrous 4 2 4 3 4 4 4
Hydrogen gas 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Hydrogen peroxide, 30% 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Hydrogen peroxide, 90% 3 3 4 1 3 2 2
Hydrogen sulfide 4 1 2 3 3 3 3
Hydrolube (water/ethylene glycol) 1 1 2 1   2 2
Iodine 2 2 4 1 1 3 1
Isobutyl alcohol (Isobutanol) 2 1 1 1 2 1 2
Isobutyric acid 3 1 3 4 2    
Isopropanol (Isopropyl alcohol) 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
Isopropyl acetate 4 2 4 4 4 4 4
Isopropyl benzene 4 4 4 1 4 4 2
Isopropyl chloride 4 4 4 1 4 4 2
Isopropyl ether 3 4 3 4 3 4 3
Kerosene (Kerosine) 1 4 3 1 2 4 1
Lacquer solvents 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Lacquers 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Lactams (Amino acids) 4 2 2 4 4   4
Lactic acid (cold) 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Lactic acid (hot) 4 4 4 1 4 2 2
Lauryl alcohol (n-Dodecanol) 1 2 1 2      
Lavender oil 2 4 4 1 3 4 2
Lead nitrate 1 1 1 1 1 4 1
Light grease 1 4 4 1 1 4 1
Linoleic acid 2 4 3 2 2 2 2
Linseed oil 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) 1 4 2 1 2 3 3
Liquid oxygen 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Lubricating oil (di-ester base) 2 4 3 1   4 2
Lubricating oil (petroleum base) 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
Magnesium chloride 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Magnesium salts 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Magnesium sulphate 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Malic acid (Apple acid) 1 4 2 1 1 2 1
Methane 1 4 2 1 1 4 2
Methanol (Methyl alcohol) 2 1 1 1* 1 2 2
Methyl acetate 4 2 3 4 4 4 4
Methyl acrylate 4 2 2 4 4 4 4
Methyl acrylic acid (Crotonic acid) 4 2 2 3   4 4
Methyl bromide 2 4 4 1 2 3 1
Methyl butyl ketone 4 2 4 4 4 3 4
Methyl carbonate 4 4 4 1 4 4 2
Methyl cellulose 2 2 2 4 2 2 4
Methyl chloride 4 3 4 2 4 4 2
Methyl dichloride 4 3 4 1   4 2
Mehtyl ether 2 2 3 1 1 1 1
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) 4 2 4 4 4 4 4
Mehtyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Methyl isopropyl ketone 4 2 4 4 4 4 4
Methyl methacrylate (MMA) 4 3 4 4 4 3 4
Methyl salicylate 4 2 4 4 4 3 4
Methylene chloride 4 4 4 2 4 4 2
Mineral oil 1 3 2 1 1 2 1
Monochloro acetic acid 4 2 4 4 4 4 4
Monochloro acetone 4 1 2 4 4 4 4
Monochloro benzene 4 4 4 1* 4 4 2
n-Heptane 1 4 2 1 2 4 1
n-Hexaldehyde 4 1 1 4 4 2 4
n-Hexane 1 4 2 1 2 4 1
n-Hexanol 1 3 2 1 2 2 2
n-Hexene (Hexylene) 2 4 2 1 2 4 1
n-Octane 2 4 4 1 2 4 2
n-Pentane 1 4 2 1 1 4 3
Naphtha 2 4 4 1 2 4 2
Naphthalene (Tar camphor) 4 4 4 1 4 4 1
Naphthenic acid 2 4 4 1 3 4 1
Natural gas 1 4 2 1 1 4 2
Neatsfoot oil 1 2 4 1 1 2 1
Neon 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Nickel chloride 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Nickel salts 3 1 1 2   1 1
Nickel sulphate 4 1 1 2   1 1
Nitric acid (concentrated) 4 4 4 1* 4 4 3
Nitric acid (red fuming) (RFNA) 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Nitrobenzene 4 4 4 2 4 4 4
Nitroethane 4 2 2 4 4 4 4
Nitrogen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Nitrogen tetroxide 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Nitromethane 4 2 3 4 4 4 4
Nitropropane 4 2 4 4 4 4 4
Octanol (Octyl alchol) 2 1 2 1 2 2 2
Oleic acid 3 4 4 1* 4 4 2
Oleum (fuming sulphuric acid) 4 4 4 1* 3 4 4
Olive oil 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Oxalic acid 2 1 2 1 2 2 1
Oxygen (100 to 200 deg C) 4 4 4 2 3 2 4
Oxygen (below 100 deg C) 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ozone (50 PPHM) 2* 1 2 1 1 1 1
Paint thinner (Duco) 4 4 4 2 4 4 3
Palmitic acid 2 2 2 1 1 4 1
Para-dichlorobenzene 4 4 4 1* 4 4 2
Paraffins 1 4 1 1 1 1 1
Peanut oil 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
Pentane (Amyl hydride) 1 4 2 1   4 3
Perchloric acid 4 2 2 1 4 4 1
Petroleum oil (above 125 deg C) 4 4 4 1* 2 4 4
Petroleum oil (below 125 deg C) 1 4 2 1 1 2 2
Petrolum oil, crude 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
Phenyl benzene 4 4 4 1* 4 4 2
Phenyl ether (Diphenyl oxide) 4 4* 4 1 4 3 2
Phenyl methyl ketone 4 1 4 4 4 4 4
Phosphate esters 4 1 4 1   4 3
Phosphoric acid (concentrated) 4 2 4 1* 3 3 2
Picric acid, H20 solution 2 1 2 1 2 4 2
Pine oil 2 4 3 1 2 4 1
Plating solution, chrome 4 1 4 1* 4 4 4
Pneumatic service 1 1 1 1 1 4 4
Potassium carbonate (Potash) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Potassium chloride 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Potassium cyanide 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Potassium hydroxide, 50% 3 1 2 4 2 3 3
Potassium iodide 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Potassium nitrate 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Potassium nitrite 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Potassium perchlorate 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
Potassium permanganate 3 1 2 1 1 1 1
Potassium salts 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Potassium silicate 1 1 1 1 1   1
Potassium sulphate 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Potassium sulphide 1 1 1 1 1   1
Potassium sulphite 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
Producer gas 1 4 2 1 1 2 2
Propane (LPG) 1 4 2 1 1 4 2
Propyl alchol (1-Propanol) 2 1 1 1 1 2 1
Propylen (Propene) 4 4 4 1 4 4 2
Propylene glycol 1 1 2 1      
Pyridene 4 2 4 3 4 4 4
Rapeseed oil 1 2 3 1 1 3 1
Red oil (MIL-H-5606) 1 4 2 1* 1 4 1
RJ-1 (MIL-F-25558) 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
RP-1 (MIL-F-25576) 1 4 2 1 1 4 1
Sal ammoniac 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
Salicylic acid 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sea water (Brine) 1 1 2 1* 1 1 1
Sewage 1 1 2 1* 1 1 1
Silicate esters 2 4 1 1 2 4 1
Silicone grease 1 1 2 1 1 3 2
Silicone oil 1 1 1 1 1 4 2
Silver nitrate 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Skydrol 500 4 1 4 4 4 3 3
Skydrol 7000 4 1 4 2 4 3 3
Sodium bicarconate (Baking soda) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sodium bisulphate 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sodium bisulphite 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sodium borate (Borax) 2 1 4 1 1 2 2
Sodium carbonate (Soda ash) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sodium chlorate 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sodium chloride 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sodium cyanide 1 1 1 1* 1 1 1
Sodium hydroxide (Caustic soda) 1 1 2 3 1 2 2
Sodium hypochlorite, 20% 2 2 3 1 1 2 2
Sodium nitrate 2 1 2 1 1 4 1
Sodium peroxide 2 1 2 1 2 4 1
Sodium phosphate 1 1 2 1 1 4 1
Sodium salts 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Sodium sulphate 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Soybean oil 1 3 3 1 1 1 1
Stannic chloride 1 1 3 1 1 2 1
Starch 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Stauffer 7700 2 4 4 1* 2 4 2
Steam (to 150 deg C) 4 1 3 1* 1 3 4
Steam (to 175 deg C) 4 1* 4 1* 3 4 4
Steam (to 200 deg C) 4 4 4 1* 4 4 4
Steam (to 260 deg C) 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Stearic acid 3 3 3 2 2 3 2
Styrene (Vinylbenzene) 4 4 4 2 4 4 3
Succinic acid 1 1 2 1   1 1
Sucrose solution 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Sulphur 4 1 1 1 4 1 1
Sulphur dioxide 4 1 4 4 3 2 2
Sulphur trioxide 4 3 4 1 4 3 2
Sulphuric acid (concentrated) 4 4 4 1* 4 4 4
Sulphuric acid, fuming 4 4 4 2* 4 4 4
Sulphurous acid 2 2 2 1* 2 4 3
Tannic acid 2 1 2 1 1 2 1
Tar, bituminous 2 4 3 1 2 2 1