Build Your Own Material Comparison
Pick any 2 or 3 materials and instantly compare their chemical resistance side-by-side across 830+ chemicals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I compare chemical resistance of different materials?
Use the comparison tool above to select 2 or 3 materials from the dropdown menus. The tool will show side-by-side chemical resistance ratings (A through D) for over 830 chemicals at both 20°C and 50°C. You can search for specific chemicals, filter by rating, and highlight differences between materials.
What do the chemical resistance ratings A, B, C, D mean?
A (Excellent) means the material has outstanding resistance and is suitable for continuous contact. B (Good) means limited resistance — suitable for intermittent contact. C (Limited) means the material may swell, lose strength, or degrade over time. D (Not Recommended) means the material is not suitable for use with that chemical.
Which materials can I compare?
You can compare any combination of 24 materials including fluoropolymers (PTFE, FEP, PVDF, ECTFE/ETFE), elastomers (NBR, EPDM, Viton, Silicone), commodity plastics (HDPE, LDPE, PP, PVC), engineering plastics (Nylon, POM, Polycarbonate, PETG), and metals (Stainless Steel 304, Stainless Steel 316, Aluminium).
Popular Comparisons
HDPE vs LDPE
Same rating in 87 % of 632 rows
HDPE vs PP
Same rating in 87 % of 686 rows
HDPE vs PVDF
Same rating in 73 % of 684 rows
PVC Rigid vs PP
Same rating in 65 % of 566 rows
Polycarbonate vs PETG
Same rating in 54 % of 614 rows
Nylon (PA) vs Acetal (POM)
Same rating in 58 % of 930 rows
Polysulfone vs PVDF
Same rating in 51 % of 301 rows
PTFE vs FEP
Same rating in 98 % of 906 rows
PTFE vs PVDF
Same rating in 73 % of 941 rows
EPDM vs Viton (FPM)
Same rating in 46 % of 965 rows
NBR vs EPDM
Same rating in 49 % of 974 rows
NBR vs Viton (FPM)
Same rating in 51 % of 963 rows
SS 304 vs SS 316
Same rating in 96 % of 865 rows
Aluminium vs SS 316
Same rating in 69 % of 858 rows
All Material Comparisons (276)
Thermoplastics
HDPE vs LDPE
HDPE vs PP
HDPE vs PVC Rigid
HDPE vs PVC Flexible
HDPE vs PMP
HDPE vs Polystyrene
HDPE vs SAN
HDPE vs Polycarbonate
HDPE vs PETG
HDPE vs Acetal (POM)
HDPE vs Nylon (PA)
HDPE vs Polysulfone
LDPE vs PP
LDPE vs PVC Rigid
LDPE vs PVC Flexible
LDPE vs PMP
LDPE vs Polystyrene
LDPE vs SAN
LDPE vs Polycarbonate
LDPE vs PETG
LDPE vs Acetal (POM)
LDPE vs Nylon (PA)
LDPE vs Polysulfone
PVC Rigid vs PP
PP vs PVC Flexible
PP vs PMP
PP vs Polystyrene
PP vs SAN
PP vs Polycarbonate
PP vs PETG
PP vs Acetal (POM)
PP vs Nylon (PA)
PP vs Polysulfone
PVC Rigid vs PVC Flexible
PVC Rigid vs PMP
PVC Rigid vs Polystyrene
PVC Rigid vs SAN
PVC Rigid vs Polycarbonate
PVC Rigid vs PETG
PVC Rigid vs Acetal (POM)
PVC Rigid vs Nylon (PA)
PVC Rigid vs Polysulfone
PVC Flexible vs PMP
PVC Flexible vs Polystyrene
PVC Flexible vs SAN
PVC Flexible vs Polycarbonate
PVC Flexible vs PETG
PVC Flexible vs Acetal (POM)
PVC Flexible vs Nylon (PA)
PVC Flexible vs Polysulfone
PMP vs Polystyrene
PMP vs SAN
PMP vs Polycarbonate
PMP vs PETG
PMP vs Acetal (POM)
PMP vs Nylon (PA)
PMP vs Polysulfone
Polystyrene vs SAN
Polystyrene vs Polycarbonate
Polystyrene vs PETG
Polystyrene vs Acetal (POM)
Polystyrene vs Nylon (PA)
Polystyrene vs Polysulfone
SAN vs Polycarbonate
SAN vs PETG
SAN vs Acetal (POM)
SAN vs Nylon (PA)
SAN vs Polysulfone
Polycarbonate vs PETG
Polycarbonate vs Acetal (POM)
Polycarbonate vs Nylon (PA)
Polycarbonate vs Polysulfone
PETG vs Acetal (POM)
PETG vs Nylon (PA)
PETG vs Polysulfone
Nylon (PA) vs Acetal (POM)
Acetal (POM) vs Polysulfone
Nylon (PA) vs Polysulfone
Fluoropolymers
Elastomers
EPDM vs Viton (FPM)
NBR vs EPDM
EPDM vs Silicone
NBR vs Viton (FPM)
Viton (FPM) vs Silicone
NBR vs Silicone
Metals
Cross-Family
HDPE vs PTFE
HDPE vs FEP
HDPE vs PVDF
HDPE vs ECTFE/ETFE
HDPE vs EPDM
HDPE vs Viton (FPM)
HDPE vs NBR
HDPE vs Silicone
HDPE vs SS 316
HDPE vs SS 304
HDPE vs Aluminium
LDPE vs PTFE
LDPE vs FEP
LDPE vs PVDF
LDPE vs ECTFE/ETFE
LDPE vs EPDM
LDPE vs Viton (FPM)
LDPE vs NBR
LDPE vs Silicone
LDPE vs SS 316
LDPE vs SS 304
LDPE vs Aluminium
PP vs PTFE
PP vs FEP
PP vs PVDF
PP vs ECTFE/ETFE
PP vs EPDM
PP vs Viton (FPM)
PP vs NBR
PP vs Silicone
PP vs SS 316
PP vs SS 304
PP vs Aluminium
PVC Rigid vs PTFE
PVC Rigid vs FEP
PVC Rigid vs PVDF
PVC Rigid vs ECTFE/ETFE
PVC Rigid vs EPDM
PVC Rigid vs Viton (FPM)
PVC Rigid vs NBR
PVC Rigid vs Silicone
PVC Rigid vs SS 316
PVC Rigid vs SS 304
PVC Rigid vs Aluminium
PVC Flexible vs PTFE
PVC Flexible vs FEP
PVC Flexible vs PVDF
PVC Flexible vs ECTFE/ETFE
PVC Flexible vs EPDM
PVC Flexible vs Viton (FPM)
PVC Flexible vs NBR
PVC Flexible vs Silicone
PVC Flexible vs SS 316
PVC Flexible vs SS 304
PVC Flexible vs Aluminium
PMP vs PTFE
PMP vs FEP
PMP vs PVDF
PMP vs ECTFE/ETFE
PMP vs EPDM
PMP vs Viton (FPM)
PMP vs NBR
PMP vs Silicone
PMP vs SS 316
PMP vs SS 304
PMP vs Aluminium
Polystyrene vs PTFE
Polystyrene vs FEP
Polystyrene vs PVDF
Polystyrene vs ECTFE/ETFE
Polystyrene vs EPDM
Polystyrene vs Viton (FPM)
Polystyrene vs NBR
Polystyrene vs Silicone
Polystyrene vs SS 316
Polystyrene vs SS 304
Polystyrene vs Aluminium
SAN vs PTFE
SAN vs FEP
SAN vs PVDF
SAN vs ECTFE/ETFE
SAN vs EPDM
SAN vs Viton (FPM)
SAN vs NBR
SAN vs Silicone
SAN vs SS 316
SAN vs SS 304
SAN vs Aluminium
Polycarbonate vs PTFE
Polycarbonate vs FEP
Polycarbonate vs PVDF
Polycarbonate vs ECTFE/ETFE
Polycarbonate vs EPDM
Polycarbonate vs Viton (FPM)
Polycarbonate vs NBR
Polycarbonate vs Silicone
Polycarbonate vs SS 316
Polycarbonate vs SS 304
Polycarbonate vs Aluminium
PETG vs PTFE
PETG vs FEP
PETG vs PVDF
PETG vs ECTFE/ETFE
PETG vs EPDM
PETG vs Viton (FPM)
PETG vs NBR
PETG vs Silicone
PETG vs SS 316
PETG vs SS 304
PETG vs Aluminium
Acetal (POM) vs PTFE
Acetal (POM) vs FEP
Acetal (POM) vs PVDF
Acetal (POM) vs ECTFE/ETFE
Acetal (POM) vs EPDM
Acetal (POM) vs Viton (FPM)
Acetal (POM) vs NBR
Acetal (POM) vs Silicone
Acetal (POM) vs SS 316
Acetal (POM) vs SS 304
Acetal (POM) vs Aluminium
Nylon (PA) vs PTFE
Nylon (PA) vs FEP
Nylon (PA) vs PVDF
Nylon (PA) vs ECTFE/ETFE
Nylon (PA) vs EPDM
Nylon (PA) vs Viton (FPM)
Nylon (PA) vs NBR
Nylon (PA) vs Silicone
Nylon (PA) vs SS 316
Nylon (PA) vs SS 304
Nylon (PA) vs Aluminium
Polysulfone vs PTFE
Polysulfone vs FEP
Polysulfone vs PVDF
Polysulfone vs ECTFE/ETFE
Polysulfone vs EPDM
Polysulfone vs Viton (FPM)
Polysulfone vs NBR
Polysulfone vs Silicone
Polysulfone vs SS 316
Polysulfone vs SS 304
Polysulfone vs Aluminium
PTFE vs EPDM
PTFE vs Viton (FPM)
PTFE vs NBR
PTFE vs Silicone
PTFE vs SS 316
PTFE vs SS 304
PTFE vs Aluminium
FEP vs EPDM
FEP vs Viton (FPM)
FEP vs NBR
FEP vs Silicone
FEP vs SS 316
FEP vs SS 304
FEP vs Aluminium
PVDF vs EPDM
PVDF vs Viton (FPM)
PVDF vs NBR
PVDF vs Silicone
PVDF vs SS 316
PVDF vs SS 304
PVDF vs Aluminium
ECTFE/ETFE vs EPDM
ECTFE/ETFE vs Viton (FPM)
ECTFE/ETFE vs NBR
ECTFE/ETFE vs Silicone
ECTFE/ETFE vs SS 316
ECTFE/ETFE vs SS 304
ECTFE/ETFE vs Aluminium
EPDM vs SS 316
EPDM vs SS 304
EPDM vs Aluminium
Viton (FPM) vs SS 316
Viton (FPM) vs SS 304
Viton (FPM) vs Aluminium
NBR vs SS 316
NBR vs SS 304
NBR vs Aluminium
Silicone vs SS 316
Silicone vs SS 304
Silicone vs Aluminium