Intermed Gloves - Glove Chemical Resistance Chart

Glove Chemical Resistance Chart

General Properties	Latex	Vinyl (PVC)	Nitrile
Cut Resistance	Excellent	Good	Excellent
Tear Resistance	Excellent	Poor	Good
Puncture Resistance	Good	Poor	Excellent
Abrasion Resistance	Good	Good	Excellent
Flexibility (Stretching)	Excellent	Poor	Good
Heat Resistance	Good	Fair	Excellent
Garden Chemicals	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Household Chemicals	Good	Good	Good
Automotive Chemicals	Poor	Good	Excellent
Painting & Refinishing Resistance	Poor	Good	Excellent
Chemical Resistance	Latex	Vinyl (PVC)	Nitrile
Acetaldehyde	Excellent	Poor	Fair
Acetic Acid	Excellent	Fair	Good
Acetone	Excellent	Poor	Poor
Ammonium Hydroxide	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Amyl Acetate	Poor	Fair	Fair
Aniline	Good	Poor	Excellent
Animal Fats	Fair	Poor	Excellent
Asphalt	Poor	Poor	Excellent
Benzylic Alcohol	Fair	Excellent	Excellent
Bleach	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Boric Acid	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Brake Fluid	Fair	Fair	Excellent
Butyl Acetate	Poor	Fair	Fair
Carbon Tetracholride	Poor	Fair	Good
Chloracetone	Excellent	Poor	Poor
Chromic Acid 50%	Poor	Good	Fair
Citric Acid 10%	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Cresote	Fair	Excellent	Excellent
Cutting Oil	Poor	Excellent	Excellent
Cyclohexane	Poor	Poor	Excellent
Diesel Fuel	Poor	Poor	Excellent
Diethanolamine	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Diethyl Ether	Fair	Fair	Excellent
Dioctyl Phtalate (DOP)	Fair	Poor	Good
Ethyl Acetate	Good	Poor	Poor
Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol)	Excellent	Fair	Excellent
Ethylene Glycol	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Fertilizers	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Fish (Shell Fish)	Fair	Fair	Excellent
Fluorides	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Formaldehyde 37% (Formalin)	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Fuel Oil	Poor	Fair	Excellent
Gasoline	Poor	Fair	Excellent
Hexane	Poor	Fair	Excellent
Household Detergents	Good	Good	Good
Hydraulic Fluide	Excellent	Good	Excellent
Hydrochloric Acid 30%	Fair	Good	Excellent
Hydrofluoric Acid 30%	Good	Good	Excellent
Hydrogen Peroxide	Good	Poor	Excellent
Kerosene	Poor	Fair	Excellent
Linseed Oil	Poor	Good	Excellent
Methyl Alcohol (Methanol)	Excellent	Good	Excellent
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)	Fair	Poor	Poor
Methyl Formate	Fair	Fair	Fair
Mineral Oils	Poor	Fair	Excellent
Naptha	Poor	Fair	Excellent
Napthalene	Poor	Fair	Good
Nitric Acid 20%	Good	Fair	Fair
Nitrobenzene	Poor	Poor	Fair
Oleic Acid	Fair	Fair	Excellent
Perchloroethylene	Poor	Poor	Good
Phosphoric Acid	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Photo Developer Fixer	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Pine Oil	Poor	Fair	Excellent
Potassium Hydroxide 50% (KOH)	Excellent	Excellent	Fair
Poultry	Fair	Poor	Excellent
Propylene Dichloride	Poor	Poor	Fair
Silicates	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Sodium Hydroxide 50% NaOH	Excellent	Fair	Fair
Sodium Hypochlorite	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Stearic Acid	Good	Good	Good
Sulphuric Acid (Concentrated)	Poor	Good	Poor
Sulphuric Acid (Diluted)	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Tetrahydrofuran (TFH)	Fair	Poor	Poor
Tolulene (Toluol)	Poor	Fair	Fair
Trinitrobenzene	Poor	Fair	Good
Turpentine	Poor	Good	Excellent
Vegetable Oil	Poor	Fair	Excellent
Weed Killer	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Wood Preservatives	Poor	Fair	Excellent
Xylene	Poor	Poor	Good