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CHEMICAL RESISTANCE CHART

ASTM Breakthrough Time and CPC Rating Page #2
ASTM F739 -91 Normalized Breakthrough in Minutes and CPC Rating for Best Gloves

  
Chemical by Class Neoprene Nitrile Rubber PVC Butyl Viton
  BDT CPC BDT CPC BDT CPC BDT CPC BDT CPC BDT CPC
Amides
29. Dimethylacetamide		 84 3 NR 5 29 4 51 4 ND 0 NR 5
30. Dimethylformamide 100 3 NR 5 ND 0 NR 5 ND 0 NR 5
31. N-MethylPyrrolidone ND 0 34 3 ND 0 140 4 ND 0 NR 5
Amines
32. Aniline		 32 2 NR 5 1 4 71 3 ND 0 ND 0
33. Butylamine NR 5 NR 0 45 3 15 3 45 3 NR 5
34. Diethylamine 23 5 60 5 60 5 107 4 30 3 9 5
Aromatic Solvents
35. Benzene		 15 5 16 4 NR 5 13 5 34 4 ND 0
36. Toluene 25 4 26 4 NR 5 19 4 22 4 ND 0
37. Xylene 37 4 41 4 NR 5 23 3 NR 5 ND 0
Chlorinated Solv.
38. Carbon Tetrachloride		 73 4 ND 0 NR 5 46 4 53 4 ND 0
39. Chloroform 23 4 5 5 NR 5 10 5 21 4 ND 0
40. Methylene Chloride NR 5 4 5 NR 5 NR 5 20 4 113 3
41. Perchloroethylene 40 4 ND 0 NR 5 NR 5 28 4 ND 0
42. Trichloroethylene 12 5 9 5 NR 5 NR 5 13 5 ND 0
43. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 51 4 49 4 NR 5 52 3 72 4 ND 0
Esters
44. Amyl Acetate		 110 3 77 4 NR 5 NR 5 158 3 NR 5
45. Ethyl Acetate 24 4 30 4 72 4 5 5 212 2 NR 5
46. Methyl Methacrylate 27 3 NR 5 77 3 NR 5 63 3 NR 5
Ethers
47. Cellosoive Acetate		 228 3 47 4 107 3 64 4 ND 0 NR 5
48. Ethyl Ether 12 5 33 4 11 5 14 5 19 5 29 5
49. Tetrahydrofuran 13 5 5 5 NR 5 NR 5 24 4 NR 5
Gases
50. Ammonia, Anhydrous		 29 2 336 1 4 4 19 3 ND 0 ND 0
51. 1, 3-Butadiene 33 3 ND 0 25 3 24 3 473 2 ND 0
52. Chlorine ND 0 ND 0 ND 0 360 2 ND 0 ND 0
53. Ethylene Oxide 21 4 17 5 1 5 1 5 189 2 48 4
54. Hydrogen Fluoride 210 2 1 5 142 1 1 5 ND 0 6 3
55. Methyl Chloride 84 1 ND 0 52 2 ND 0 ND 0 ND 0
56. Vinyl Chloride 7 4 ND 0 2 4 19 3 268 1 ND 0
Ketones
57. Acetone		 35 3 3 5 9 5 7 5 ND 0 NR 5
58. Methyl Ethyl Ketone 30 3 NR 5 12 5 NR 5 202 2 NR 5
59. MIBK 41 3 5 5 38 4 NR 5 292 2 NR 5
Nitriles
60. Acetonitrile		 65 3 6 5 16 3 24 4 ND 0 NR 5
61. Acrylonitrile 27 3 NR 5 48 3 14 5 ND 0 55 4

Reference: Forsberg and Keith (1989) Chemical Protective Clothing Performance Index Book. John Wiley and Sons.
This information has been provided by Best Manufacturing Company and is applicable only to Best gloves.


Last modified 26-March-2002