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Fluorosilicic Acid Chemical Resistance

Resistance ratings for 24 plastics, elastomers and metals at 20 °C and 50 °C.

At a glance

Based on the row for 32 %, 20 °C.

Rated A, very good resistance
PTFE, HDPE, PP, PVDF, PVC Rigid, SS 316, LDPE, FEP, ECTFE/ETFE, Polycarbonate (10)
Rated B, good resistance
Viton (FPM), SS 304 (2)
Rated C, limited resistance
EPDM, NBR (2)
Rated D, not resistant
Aluminium, Nylon (PA), Acetal (POM), PETG (4)
No data in the source
Silicone, PVC Flexible, Polystyrene, Polysulfone, PMP, SAN
Rated lower at 50 °C than at 20 °C
NBR (C → D)

Based on the row for 32 %, 20 °C.

Rating profile by material family

Fluorosilicic Acid: Rating profile by material familyThermoplastics: 5 A, 3 D, 5 no data. Fluoropolymers: 4 A. Elastomers: 1 B, 2 C, 1 no data. Metals: 1 A, 1 B, 1 D.Thermoplastics (13)Thermoplastics: 5 × A, very good resistance (HDPE, LDPE, PP, PVC Rigid, Polycarbonate)A 5Thermoplastics: 3 × D, not resistant (PETG, Acetal (POM), Nylon (PA))D 3Thermoplastics: 5 × no data (PVC Flexible, PMP, Polystyrene, SAN, Polysulfone)– 5Fluoropolymers (4)Fluoropolymers: 4 × A, very good resistance (PTFE, FEP, PVDF, ECTFE/ETFE)A 4Elastomers (4)Elastomers: 1 × B, good resistance (Viton (FPM))B 1Elastomers: 2 × C, limited resistance (EPDM, NBR)C 2Elastomers: 1 × no data (Silicone)– 1Metals (3)Metals: 1 × A, very good resistance (SS 316)A 1Metals: 1 × B, good resistance (SS 304)B 1Metals: 1 × D, not resistant (Aluminium)D 1
A very good resistanceB good resistanceC limited resistanceD not resistantno data
Number of materials in each family with each rating at 20 °C.

Effect of temperature, 20 °C to 50 °C

Fluorosilicic Acid: Effect of temperature, 20 °C to 50 °CNBR C → D.ABCDNBR: C at 20 °C, D at 50 °CNBR
20 °C50 °C
Materials whose rating differs between 20 °C and 50 °C. Materials not shown keep their rating or have no 50 °C value.

Substance

CAS number
16961-83-4
Formula
H2SiF6
Hazard symbols in the source
C (corrosive) (pre-GHS European symbols; check the current safety data sheet)
Concentrations listed
32 %
Name in the source (German)
Kieselfluorwasserstoffsäure

Resistance table: Fluorosilicic Acid, 32 %

Material20 °C50 °CRemark
Thermoplastics
HDPEAA
LDPEAA
PPAA
PVC RigidAA
PolycarbonateA–
PETGDD
Acetal (POM)DD
Nylon (PA)DD
Fluoropolymers
PTFEAA
FEPAA
PVDFAA
ECTFE/ETFEAA
Elastomers
EPDMC–
Viton (FPM)BB
NBRCD
Metals
SS 316AA
SS 304B*–
AluminiumDD

* estimated rating, given in the source without a temperature

Not rated in the source, so not in the table: PVC Flexible, PMP, Polystyrene, SAN, Polysulfone, Silicone

Rating scale

A rating marked * is an estimate in the source, not a test result. An estimate is given as one value without a temperature.

About this data

The ratings come from the chemical resistance list published by Bürkle GmbH, which compiled them from raw-material manufacturers’ data. They describe laboratory tests on the raw material at 20 °C and 50 °C.

A finished part also sees pressure, mechanical stress, welds and mixtures that a laboratory test does not. Treat the rating as a first filter and test under your own conditions before relying on it.

Chemicals with a similar resistance profile

Same 20 °C rating on the share of materials shown.