Products, Inc.
154 Easy Street
Carol Stream, IL 60188
847.640.8923
GenTech™ solvents are designed to perform as substitutes in chlorinated solvent cleaning applications. Like other halogenated solvents of similar characteristics, GenTech™ will affect certain types of plastics. Tests were conducted as a general guideline for consideration of the possible effects of GenTech™ on various types of plastic with the following results and general conclusions based on observed weight gain/loss and surface degradation/softening:
LEGEND:
A = no effects observed, B = minor effects, and C = significant effects
| Plastic Compatibility | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic Type | Abbr. |
Resistance to
GenTech™1 |
Reflux Testing2 | Immersion Testing3 | |||
| 1 min | 10 min | 10 min | 1 hr | 24 hrs | |||
| Acetal (Polyoxymethylene) (Delrin, Celcon) | POM | Excellent | A | A | A | A | A |
| ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene-Styrene) (Magnum) | ABS | Poor | B | C | C | C | C |
| Acrylic (Plexiglas) | Fair | A | B | C | C | C | |
| Chlorinatd Polyvinyl Chloride (TempRite) | CPVC | Fair | A | B | B | C | C |
| Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (Tefzel) | ETFE | Excellent | A | A | A | A | A |
| Nylon (Polyamide) (Vydyne,Capron) | NYL | Excellent | A | A | A | A | A |
| Polyester (Polybutylene Terephthalate) | PBT | Excellent | A | A | A | A | B |
| Polyetheretherketone | PEEK | Excellent | A | A | A | A | A |
| Polyvinylidene Fluoride (Kynar) | PVDF | Excellent | A | A | A | A | A |
| Polycarbonate (Lexan) | PC | Fair | A | B | B | C | C |
| Polyethylene (high density) (Dowlex) | HDPE | Fair | A | A | A | A | B |
| Polyetherimide (Ultem) | PEI | Excellent | A | A | A | A | A |
| Polyphenylene Oxide (Noryl) | PPO | Poor | B | C | C | C | C |
| Polypropylene (Cefor) | PP | Fair | A | A | B | B | B |
| Polystyrene (BASF PS4324,Dylene) | PS | Poor | C | C | C | C | C |
| Polysulfone (Ultrason,Udel) | PSU | Poor | C | C | C | C | C |
| Polyvinyl Chloride | PVC | Poor | C | C | C | C | C |
| Polyurethane | PU | Fair | A | B | B | B | C |
| Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) | PTFE | Excellent | A | A | A | A | A |
