Showa Gloves Chemical Resistance

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE GUIDE - SHOWA PROTECTIVE GLOVES
Excellent  Good Fair Not recommended Not tested NT
Chemical	Nitril	Natural Rubber	PVC
Acetaldehyde
Acetic acid 10%
Acetic acid 50%
Acetic acid 100%
Acetone
Animal oil
Benzene
Butanol
Buthyl acetate
Carbon tetrachloride
Castor oil
Chlorinated lime (bleaching powder)
Chlorobenzene
Chloroform
Chloronaphthalene
Chromic acid 10%
Citric acid
Cresol
Dibuthyl ether
Dibuthyl phthalate
Diethylamine
Diisobutyl ketone
Dioctyl phthalate
DMF
Ethyl acetate
Ethyl alcohol (ethanol)
Ethyl ether
Ethylene glycol
Fish oil
Formaldehyde 40%
Formic acid 25%
Formic acid 50%
Formic acid 90%
Gasoline			*
Glycerin
Heavy oil A
Hydrochloric acid 10%
Hydrochloric acid 20%
Hydrochloric acid 38%
Hydrofluoric acid 10%
Hydrofluoric acid 20%
Hydrofluoric acid 40%
Hydrogen peroxide 5%
Hydrogen peroxide 30%
Isobutyl alcohol
Isopropanol
Kerosene			*
Lacquer
Liquid ammonia
Machine oil
MEK (methyl ethyl ketone)
Methyl alcohol (methanol)
Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)
Methylamine
Methylene bromide
Mineral oil
Nitric acid 10%
Nitric acid 30%
Nitric acid 70%
Octyl alcohol		NT
Oleic acid
Oxalic acid
Phenol
Phosphoric acid 50%
Phosphoric acid 75%
Potassium hydroxide
Propyl alcohol
Sodium hydroxide 10%
Sodium hydroxide 30%
Sodium hypochlorite
Styrene
Sulfuric acid 10%
Sulfuric acid 30%
Sulfuric acid 98%
Tetrachlorethylene
Toluene
Trichlorethylene
Trichloroethylene
Vegetable oil
Xylene

ATTENTION: this should be used as a guide only to chemical resistance. Resistance is affected by factors such as temperature, concentration etc. We recommended that a suitability test be performed prior to use. Permeation may not be visible to wearer.

* Valid for Showa "Oil Resistant" PVC