Centrifugal Pump Material Chemical Resistance — Max Temperature Limits

Direct answer: This table gives the maximum safe operating temperature, in °F, for 280 chemicals against 15 centrifugal-pump wetted-end materials — CPVC, glass-filled polypropylene, PVDF, Ryton PPS, ETFE, PTFE, 316 stainless steel, Hastelloy C-276, titanium, carbon, ceramic, silicon carbide, EPDM, FKM (Viton), and FEP. "NR" = not recommended at any temperature; "ND" = no data published. Numbers are the manufacturer's published ceiling, not a guarantee — always confirm against your specific pump model's own temperature limits, which may be lower. For a free spec review, call James Riggins at (559) 395-5500 or email [email protected].

Raw data: JSON / CSV. Source: manufacturer centrifugal pump chemical resistance chart. Where published, flashpoint/flammability data is included via the "flammable" and "specific_gravity" fields in the raw dataset (a chemical is flammable if its flashpoint is 140°F or below — only materials suitable for flammables should be used with those chemicals).

ChemicalSp. Gr.CPVCGlass-Filled PPPVDFRyton PPSETFEPTFE316 SSHastelloy C-276TitaniumCarbonCeramicSilicon CarbideEPDMFKM (Viton)FEP
Acetamide1.16ND1507520025050014070ND480500500140140300
Acetic Acid, 10%1.012122122252442505003902572447050050070NR300
Acetic Acid, 20%1.031762122002442505003002572447050050070NR300
Acetic Acid, 50%1.0610021220024425050039025724424450050070NR300
Acetic Acid, 80%1.07NR16017524424445055025724424450050070NR300
Acetic Acid, Glacial 🔥1.05NRNR122244244500212257244244500500200NR300
Acetone 🔥0.79NRNRNR200200500212248302212500500200NR300
Acetonitrile (Methylcyanide) 🔥0.79NRNR12520020050010070ND40050050070NR300
Acetylene 🔥0.91NRNR250200250450140100ND500500500250200300
Acrylic Acid (Propenoic Acid) 🔥1.05NRNR10070150500190230190480500500NRNR300
Alcohol, Butyl 🔥0.81NRNR275200300500480200200480500500250250300
Alcohol, Butyl, Secondary 🔥0.81NRNR2752003005004802002004805005007070300
Alcohol, Ethyl 🔥0.79NRNR2803003005002002122005005005007070300
Alcohol, Isopropyl 🔥0.79NRNR158200125500140212212500500500176212300
Alcohol, Methyl 🔥0.791NRNR257150300500212212200500500500176NR300
Alcohol, Propyl (Isopropyl Alcohol) 🔥0.79NRNR20720030050070200200500500500200212300
Alcohols 🔥0.79NRNR2752002004801722122004805005007070300
Aluminum Acetate70100285NDND48016025070480500500176NR70
Aluminum Chloride, 1%1.0118025028920030050070352212480500500212212300
Aluminum Chloride, 5%1.04180250289200300500NR352212480500500212212300
Aluminum Chloride, 20%1.2180250289200300500NR352212480500500212212300
Aluminum Chloride, 40%1.34120250289200300500NR352ND480500500212212300
Aluminum Chloride, 100%120250289200300500NR340212480500500212212300
Aluminum Potassium Sulfate (Alum)22522528570300500480175392500500500212212300
Aluminum Sulfate NOTE: Pits SS on drying1.69180250280200300500214214214480500500140140300
Aluminum Sulfate NOTE: Pits SS on drying1.33180250280200300500214214214480500500140140300
Fo AminesNR120NR7030048021220020048050050070NR200
Ammonia (Anhydrous) 🔥0.68NRNR275200300500600140212500500500140NR300
Ammonia Water, 10%0.9185200275ND300500NDNDND250500500140NR300
Ammonium Bisulfide (Ammonium Sulfide) 🔥NRNR280NDND40048070ND48050050070NR70
Ammonium Bromide, 5%NDNDNDNDNDND7070ND500500500NDND70
Ammonium BromideNDNDNDNDNDND480NDND500500500NDND70
Ammonium Carbonate180250280200300500212185212500500500212212300
Ammonium Chloride140225280100300500212212968500500500212212300
Ammonium DichromateND125250ND275500NDNDNDND50050070ND300
Ammonium Fluoride, 10%1.01225225280NR300500701757048050050014014070
Ammonium Fluoride, 25%1.01225225280NR300500NR175ND48050050014014070
Ammonium Hydroxide, 10%0.9212225280200300500702002129750050016070300
Ammonium Nitrate180180280200230500410410200500500500200176280
Ammonium Persulfate225180260ND2755007014014048050050070140300
Ammonium Phosphate (mono basic)2122252802002004507070140140500500140140280
Ammonium Sulfate180180280200300500480200480480500500200176300
Ammonium Sulfide 🔥NRNR280ND30050048070ND48050050070NR300
Amyl Acetate 🔥0.88NRNR100200250500480400200500500500200212300
Amyl Alcohol 🔥0.81NRNR280200250500480200200500500500200212300
Amyl Chloride, 84-100% 🔥NRNR28070300500150187NR400500500NR200300
Benzaldehyde1.04NRNR150140212500200200200480500500200NR350
Benzene 🔥0.87NRNR12010025050020017670500500500NR158300
Benzyl Alcohol (Benzal Chloride)1.05NR250280200300500150ND140200500500NR70387
Benzyl Chloride1.1NRNR280200300500100NRND100500500NDND387
Bleach, 5.5%1.08212NR280NR300500ND200180NR500500104130300
Bleach, 12.5%1.17212NR280NR300500ND200180NR50050070130300
Brine, Basic NaCr1.321220028520030050020024521270500500212248310
Bromine, LiquidNRNR150NR135450NR160NRNR500500NR212450
Butanol 🔥0.81NRNR275200300500200200200480500500250250300
Butyl Acetate 🔥0.88NRNR100200260500302302200480500500NRNR300
Butyl Alcohol 🔥0.78NRNR275200300500200200200480500500250250300
Calcium Bisulfide21221227570300ND48070140500500500NR176300
Calcium Bisulfite225180280200300500NDNDNDND500500NR200300
Calcium Carbonate185248285ND300500480300300480500500140248300
Calcium Chloride212212285200300500200212300480500500212212300
Calcium Hydroxide21217628070300500200140300500500500212212300
Carbon Disulfide 🔥1.26NRNR120200300500212200200500500500NR200300
Carbon Tetrachloride1.59NRNR17070300500480185200500500500NRNR200
Caustic Potash (See Potassium Hydroxide) KOH1.45ND180NR20030050070185NR350500500212NR300
Fo Caustic Soda (See Sodium Hydroxide) NaOH, 50%1.53150180ND7025048012570NR275500500200NR300
Chlorine Dioxide, 15%100NR280ND250500NR110200NR500500NR70300
Chlorine Dioxide 🔥NRNR280ND250500NR70180NR500500NR70300
Chlorine, Liquid1.47NRNR200NR250300NR600212NR500500NR70300
Chlorobenzene 🔥1.11NRNR175200300500480266212500500500NR200300
Chromic Acid, 10%1.08180NR28070212500180212482NR500500NR70300
Chromic Acid, 20%1.16180NR21270200500212212482NR500500NR70300
Chromic Acid, 40%1.37180NR21270200500212212482NR500500NR70300
Chromic Acid, 50%1.51180NR18570232500212200482NR500500NR70300
Citric Acid21218027522030050030237470212500500212350300
Copper Sulfate1801802852233005001602127070500500176140300
Cyclohexane 🔥0.78NRNR212200300500480200300500500500NR200300
Diethylamine 🔥0.71NRNR70ND23050014085NR500500500160NR300
Dimethyl Sulfoxide1.1NRNRNR200212500NDNDNDND500500NDNRND
Dimethylamine 🔥0.68NRNR70ND230500NDNDNDND500500NRNR300
Disodium Phosphate180180280ND1405007070ND705005007070300
Epichlorohydrin 🔥1.18NRNRNR70300500480212ND500500500NDNR300
Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol) 🔥0.79NRNR28030030050020021220050050050020070400
Ethyl Acetate 🔥0.9NRNR122100170500302414212500500500130NR300
Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol) 🔥0.79NRNR28030030050020021220050050050020070400
Ethylene Glycol1.11180180260200300500392386NR480500500212250300
Ferric Chloride180180275200300500NR175200340500500225212300
Ferric Hydroxide212140250ND300400140185200100500500200200200
Ferric Sulfate1.55180180275200300500140200200500500500200212300
Ferric SulfideNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND500500NDNDND
Formaldehyde, 37% 🔥1.08NRNR25070230500265212212500500500212212300
Formaldehyde, 50% 🔥NRNR10470200500600300200500500500120176300
Formic Acid1.22707021470275500212200140340500500200NR300
Fuel Oil180NR285200300500480200200480500500NR200300
Furfural 🔥1.16NRNR140200212500480200200480500500160NR300
Gasoline, Unleaded 🔥0.74NRNR285200300500200325200480500500NR250300
Heptane 🔥0.68NRNR285200300500480200200500500500NR200300
Hexane 🔥0.66NRNR285200300500480257200500500500NR200300
Hexyl Alcohol 🔥0.82NRNR18070ND300140140140480500500200248200
Hydrochloric Acid, 2%1.01225225285NR300500NR140175480500500140230400
Hydrochloric Acid, 10%1.05225225285NR300500NR140160480500500140230400
Hydrochloric Acid, 15%1.08225225285NR300500NR140NR480500500140230400
Hydrochloric Acid, 20%1.1212180285NR300500NR140NR480500500140230400
Hydrochloric Acid, 25%1.13212175285NR300500NR140NR140500500140160400
Hydrochloric Acid, 37%1.18NR176194NR300500NR140NR140500500130160400
Hydrofluoric Acid, 30%1.18140NR275140300500NR250NRNR500500NR212300
Hydrofluoric Acid, 40%1.16100NR250140300500NR125NRNR500500NR176300
Fo Hydrofluoric Acid, 48%1.18100NR250140300500NR130NRNR500500NR176300
Hydrofluoric Acid, 50%1.2100NR250140300500NR130NRNR500500NR140300
Hydrofluoric Acid, 70%1.26NRNR23070250500NR130NRNR500500NRND300
Hydrofluosilicic Acid, 20%1.17212180280200300500145185NR140500500140140300
Hydrofluosilicic Acid, 50%21218028020030050070300NRND50050012070300
Hydrogen Peroxide, 5%1.0225176212100250500212237237NR500500NR176300
Hydrogen Peroxide, 30%1.19225NR212100250500125200140NR500500NR104300
Hydrogen Peroxide, 50%1.19185NR250NR15050010420070NR500500NR104300
Hydrogen Peroxide, 90%1.4NRNR200NR1505007013070NR500500NR104300
Hydrogen Sulfide, Aqueous (wet gas) 🔥1.54212NR25030025050021517040080500500140NR300
Isobutyl Alcohol 🔥0.870NR2752002754804801401407050050016075200
Isooctane 🔥0.69140NR2752001253007070ND120500500NR70300
Isopropanol (Isopropyl alcohol) 🔥0.79225180158200125500140212212500500500176212300
Kerosene 🔥0.8190NR27520030050070200200500500500NR158300
Lye Solutions (See Sodium & Potassium Hydroxide)180180275200300500200125200500500500176176300
Methane/LPG - confirm NPSHa is sufficent0.55212NR285ND300400700212ND500500500NR176300
Methyl Alcohol (Methanol) 🔥0.7918070285150300500235212200500500500176NR584
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 🔥0.83NRNRNR70300500200200200500500500200NR300
Methylamine 🔥1.07NRNRNRND20040014070ND40050050070NRND
Monoethanolamine1.02NR70NR200200500212200200500500500200NR300
Naphtha NA 🔥0.76180NR285200300500320200200500500500NR158300
Nickel Acetate180180250ND25048070NDND7050050070NR70
Nickel Chloride22522527520030050070200200500500500212212300
Nickel Nitrate180180280100300500414707070500500212248300
Nickel Sulfate (Nickel Salt)180180285200300500200212200500500500212217300
Nitric Acid, 10%1.05225NR280140212500181185250NR500500104120300
Nitric Acid, 25-35%1.21140NR160100212500181140250NR500500104120300
Nitric Acid, 40%1.25140NR150NR221500181140250NR500500NR120300
Nitric Acid, 70%1.4170NR140NR200500120NR70NR500500NR70300
Nitric Acid, 90%1.48NRNR140NR122500120NR140NR500500NRNR300
Nitric Acid, White Fuming1.5NRNR70NR122500NDNDNDND500500NRNR300
Octane 🔥0.7NDNR285ND3005007070NDND500500NR70300
Octanol0.83100250285NDND5004801401405005005001607070
Oxalic Acid1.65180140125212300500140140NR320500500250140300
Peracetic Acid, 40% 🔥1.23NRNR70NDND500NDNDNDND500500NDND300
Fo Perchloric Acid, 10%1.06225180250100230500NRND10070500500140140300
Perchloric Acid, 70%1.68185NR212100200500NR212NR70500500140140300
Phenol1.07185NR150100NR500414358414500500500NR140359
Phosphoric Acid, 10%1.05212225316248300500316150140500500500212212300
Phosphoric Acid, 25%212225316248300500316150140500500500212212300
Phosphoric Acid, 50%1.34212225316248275500221150NR500500500176212300
Phosphoric Acid, 70%1.53212225316248275500221200NR500500500176212300
Phosphoric Acid, 85%1.69212212316248275500150150NR500500500176212300
Plating Solutions, Brass180180248ND275500140100100100NR50070140300
Plating Solutions, Cadmium (Cyanide)1801802487027550014090907050050070140300
Plating Solutions, Chrome (Chromic Sulfuric)1807026070275500NRNR130NR50050070140300
Plating Solutions, Copper (Sulfate)22522521270275500NRNRND70500500200140300
Plating Solutions, Gold (Cyanide)2251802507027550015015015014050050070150300
Plating Solutions, Iron (Sulfate)180175200NDND500NR150150140500500ND140300
Plating Solutions, Lead (Alkali)180180250702505007070NR14050050070140300
Plating Solutions, Nickel (Chloride)180225250702505007016016048050050070140300
Plating Solutions, Rhodium21218025070250500NDNDNDND50050012070300
Plating Solutions, Silver18018025070250500140120120140500500120140300
Plating Solutions, SpeculumNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND500500NDNDND
Plating Solutions, Tin (Acid & Fluoborate)1801802127025050070125NR480500500140176300
Plating Solutions, Zinc (Acid Chloride)18018025070250500NRNR14048050050070140300
Potassium Aluminum Sulfate (Alum)22522528570300500480175392500500500212212300
Potassium Bicarbonate1807027520030050048013070500500500176212300
Potassium Bisulfate180250285NDND50070NDNDND50050017621270
Potassium Bromide KBr18018028520030050018570200480NR500200212300
Potassium Chlorate180212212200300500673480200200500500200200300
Potassium Chloride KCl180180285200300500140347212200500500212212300
Potassium Cyanate KCNOND70ND70ND70NDNDNDND500500NDNDND
Potassium Cyanide KCN180180285200300500140140200500NR50020070300
Potassium Hydroxide, 25%0.25180180140268212500212200175500500500212NR300
Potassium Hydroxide, 35%0.35180180NR26821250015020070500500500200NR300
Fo Potassium Hydroxide, 50%0.5180180NR26821250015020070500500500200NR300
Potassium Permanganate1807025020030050013070200480500500200140300
Potassium Permanganate, 10%0.1180180280200300500212212200500500500200140300
Potassium Permanganate, 25%0.2518018028020030050070212200500500500200140300
Potassium Sulfite (Sulfurous Acid)7014021270ND30070375185705005007070300
Propanol (Propyl Alcohol) 🔥0.79NRNR150200300500356200200500500500200212300
Propionic Acid 🔥0.99NRNR280ND212500340286NR500500500200NR122
Propyl Alcohol (propanol) 🔥0.79NRNR150200300500356200200500500500200212300
Salicylic Acid1.44200180230ND30050021225824850050050020070300
Sea Water1.03212225285200300500250300213340500500200212300
Silver Nitrate, 0-60%1801802852003005001257070500500500176200300
Silver Nitrate, 100%180180285100300500125200200500500500176200300
Silver Sulfate180140250NDNDNDNDNDNDND50050017621270
Sodium Benzoate180NR285ND300500ND100703405005007070300
Sodium Bicarbonate180180285300300500150150200500500500212212300
Sodium Bichromate1801802757030050015010070500500500176212300
Sodium Bisulfate180180285200300500480140136500500500200212300
Sodium Bisulfite180180285200300500100212140500500500212212300
Sodium Borate176212275300300500150200200500500500140176300
Sodium Bromate185175280ND300500NDNDNDND500500NDND200
Sodium Bromide NaBr1801802857030050048070705005005007070300
Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash)180180285300300500212212140500500500212212300
Sodium Chlorate, 25%0.251801802852103005007021270130500500200200300
Sodium Chlorate, 50-60%180180285210300500NR212NDND500500200200300
Sodium Chlorate, 60-70%180180285210300500212212NDND500500200200300
Sodium Chlorate, 70-80%180180285210300500212212NDND500500200200300
Sodium Chlorate, 80-100%180180285210300500140140220140500500200200300
Sodium Chloride NaCl180180285200300500212176140500500500176212300
Sodium ChloriteND200250200300500NDNDNDND50050070140300
Sodium Chromate19017528020030050070212ND340500500ND14070
Sodium Cyanide NaCN18018027570300500140200200500500500176176300
Sodium Dichromate70NR120ND100300NDNDNDND5005007070300
Sodium Dithionite, 12%0.12ND175248ND300480230230ND1005005007070140
Sodium Dithionite Solution (sodium hydrosulfite )70175248ND30048048070ND1005005007070140
Sodium Ferricyanide180180275ND3005007070ND340500500140140300
Sodium Ferrocyanide180180275ND3005007070ND100500500140140300
Sodium Fluoride, 5%180180285NDNDND707070100500500140140300
Sodium Fluoride NaF180180285ND300500NR200ND340500500140140300
Sodium FluorosilicateND70200NDNDND80NDNDND500500NDNDND
Fo Sodium Formate (Formic Acid)7070214ND275500212200140340500500NR70300
Sodium Hydrogen Phosphate (sodium phosphate dibasic )180180280ND14050048021270500500500140140300
Sodium Hydroxide, 10%0.1180180NR1402505002482252534275500500176NR300
Sodium Hydroxide, 15%0.15180180NR1402505002482252534275500500176NR300
Sodium Hydroxide, 25%0.25180180NR1402505002122002534275500500176NR300
Sodium Hydroxide, 30%0.3180180NR140250500212200200275500500212NR300
Sodium Hydroxide, 50%0.5180180NR140250500212200200275500500212NR300
Sodium Hypochlorite, 5%0.05212NR275NR300500160140NDNR50050070130300
Sodium Hypochlorite, 12.5%1.21212NR275NR300500NR140180NR50050070130300
Sodium Iodide NaI212175280ND300500NDNDNDND500500NDND300
Sodium Metaphosphate (sodium hexametaphosphate)1.2180175280ND30048070NDND500500500212140300
Sodium Nitrate1801802802003005001701407050050050020021270
Sodium Nitrite180180280ND3005001507070500500500176212300
Sodium Perchlorate, 10%0.1190180250ND300350ND212ND200500500NDNDND
Sodium Permanganate0.221221228570300500480212ND3505005001401214300
Sodium Phosphate, Acid, Monobasic185180280ND30050048021270500500500140140300
Sodium Phosphate, Alkaline, Tribasic185180280ND30048048021270500500500140140300
Sodium Phosphate, Neutral, Dibasic MSDS180180280ND30050048021270500500500140140300
Sodium Silicate0.3518018028520030050021221270500500500200212300
Sodium Sulfate1801802852003005001600200200500500500200212300
Sodium Sulfide180180280200300500480176212200500500212212300
Sodium Sulfite21222528070300ND48023515070500500176176300
Stannic Chloride180180285200300500NR24030234050050014014070
Stannous Chloride180180248703005001502127070500500NR70400
Stearic Acid0.87180150285ND300500482662360500500500140140300
Stoddards Solvent 🔥0.79NRNR27520030050070200200500500500NR158300
Styrene 🔥0.91NRNR20070212500480NRND500500500ND70300
Sulfamic AcidNR250200ND212500100NDNRND500500NR70300
Sulfur DichlorideNDNR75NDND450NDNDNDND500500NR70300
Sulfur Dioxide, Wet, 10-80%212140257200300500212212NDND500500140140300
Sulfur Dioxide, Wet, 100%2121402572003005005757007070500500140140300
Sulfuric Acid, 10%1.07212212287250300500NR16570640500500176212400
Sulfuric Acid, 20%1.14212180287250300500NR165NR640500500140212400
Sulfuric Acid, 3%1.03250212287250300500NR165140340500500140212400
Fo Sulfuric Acid, 30%1.22212180287250300500NR60NR640500500176212400
Sulfuric Acid, 33%1.24212176287250300500NR60NR640500500176212400
Sulfuric Acid, 50%1.4212176287250300500NR165NR640500500176212400
Sulfuric Acid, 60%1.5212176287250300500NR165NR640500500176176400
Sulfuric Acid, 70%1.61185NR257220300500NR90NR640500500176176400
Sulfuric Acid, 80%1.73185NR257220300500NR180NR340500500140158400
Sulfuric Acid, 85%1.78160NR212220300500NR180NR340500500104158400
Sulfuric Acid, 90%1.81150NR212220300500NR210NR30050050070158400
Sulfuric Acid, 93%1.83150NR200220300500NR210NR16050050070158400
Sulfuric Acid, 95%1.83170NR180220300500NR210NR160500500NR158400
Sulfuric Acid, 96%1.84130NR175220300500NR210NR220500500NR158400
Sulfuric Acid, 98%1.84104NR140220300500NR210NR220500500NR158400
Sulfuric Acid, 100%1.83NRNRNR220300500125350NRNR500500NR158400
Sulfuric Acid, Fuming1.94NRNRNR350300500NDNDNDND500500NR140400
Tannic Acid, 10%180180260200275500212150200500500500140140300
Tannic Acid, 100%180180260200275500212150200500500500140140300
Tetrahydrofuran 🔥0.89NRNRNR140212500200200200500500500NRNR300
Toluene, Toluol 🔥0.87NRNR170100250500480212200500500500NR100300
Trichloroethylene1.46NRNR285100275500480212200500500500NRND300
Triethylamine 🔥0.73NRNR100ND250500480NDND500500500NDND193
Trimethylamine 🔥NDNR150NDND300NDNDNDND500500NDNR193
Turpentine 🔥0.86NRNR285200275500480200200500500500NR158300
Urea180180280200275500200200200500500500200200300
Water, Deionized210210280200300500480600570500500500200200300
Water, Demineralized19518028020021250048070570500500500140140300
Water, Distilled225180280200300500600600572480500500140140300
Water, Fresh225180302250300500600300500500500500275275300
Water, Salt212180285200300500600300212340500500200200300
Water, Sea212225285200300500600550212500500500200212300
White Liquor1.15180180280ND200500480130ND500500500176140300
Xylene 🔥0.87NRNR175200250500480350200340500500NR140300
Xylol 🔥0.87NRNR175200250500480350200340500500NR70300
Zinc Chloride180180285200300500480293200340500500176212300
Zinc Sulfate180180285200300500480932200340500500212200300

🔥 = flashpoint at or below 140°F (flammable — only flammable-rated pump materials should be used).

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