Oil and Gas Material Media Compatibility
The table below is a chemical resistance guide for elastomer materials used in Oil & Gas applications.
Key: 1=Excellent, 2=Good, 3=Doubtful, 4=Do not use
| PPE Grade | EnDura® A90H | EnDura® V91K | EnDura® V91A | EnDura® G92E | EnDura® Z95X | |
| Material Type | FEPM | FKM | FKM | FFKM | HNBR | |
| Acid | Mineral | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Organic | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ammonia | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Amines | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Benzene | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Bromide | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brayco 864 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Corrosion Inhibitors | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diesel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Erifon 818 or 818TLP | - | ASK PPE | ASK PPE | 1 | 1 | |
| Ethyl benzene | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Formates | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Gas N2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| HCI 20% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Heavy Fuel Oils | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hydrocarbon Gases | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hydrocarbon Oils | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| IRM 903 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kerosene | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lubricants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Oceanic HW 740R | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Oceanic HW525 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Oceanic HW443 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Methane | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Methanol | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mono Ethylene Glycol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| NaOH 10% | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Oil & Water Emulsions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Polyalkylene glycols | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sea Water | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sour Gas (H2S) | < 2% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| > 2% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| < 30% | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| > 30% | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Steam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Xylenes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
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