General Resistance of Elastomers
| Material and Designation | Generally Resistant to | Generally not Resistant to |
| Natural Rubber NR |
Most moderate chemicals – wet or dry |
Ozone |
| Organic Acids | Strong Acids | |
| Alcohols | Fats | |
| Ketones | Oils | |
| Aldehydes | Greases | |
| Most hydrocarbons | ||
| Styrene Butadiene Rubber SBR |
As for Natural Rubber | As for Natural Rubber |
| Polychloroprene\\(Neoprene) CR |
Moderate chemicals and acids | Strong oxidising acids |
| Ozone | Esters | |
| Fats | Ketones | |
| Greases | Chlorinated, Aromatic and nitro hydrocarbons | |
| Many oils and solvents | ||
| Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer EPDM |
Animal and Vegetable oils | Mineral oils and solvents |
| Ozone | Aromatic hydrocarbons | |
| Strong and oxidising chemicals | ||
| Nitrile Rubber NBR |
Many hydrocarbons | Ozone |
| Fats | Ketones | |
| Oils | Esters | |
| Greases | Aldehydes | |
| Hydraulic fluids | Chorinated and nitro hydrocarbons |
Source: Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association – Handbook of PVC Pipe
