Chemical impact on materials
The following table provides an overview of the chemical resistance of the main materials used to produce luminaries. Subsequent complaints can often be prevented by referring to the information contained here.The nature and composition of the chemicals can cause material impairment of lights at different temperature ranges. Here are some examples where material impairment may occur:
- Food processing industries, kitchen, meat processing areas, dairies, cheese manufacturing (detergents and other
cleansing products used here)
- in areas where reinforced oils, greases and lubricants or chlorine fumes or direct contact with these materials is
possible (please use diffuers made of PMMA in conjunction with and stainless steel latches).
The following table is based on an ambient temperature of approx. 22°C
Glass | Polymetyl- | Polycarbonat | Latch | Latch | |
reinforced | methacrylat | Noryl ® | stainless steel | ||
Polyester | |||||
(GRP) | (PMMA) | (PC) | 1.4310 | ||
Acetone | - | - | - | - | + |
Alcohol up to 30% | + | + | + | + | + |
Alcohol concentrated | o | - | - | + | + |
Aliphatic hydocarbons | o | o | + | o | + |
Akkumulatorsäure | + | + | + | x | + |
Ammonia 25% | - | + | - | + | + |
Aniline | - | - | - | - | + |
Arom. Hydrocarbons | o | - | - | - | + |
Ether | o | - | - | o | + |
Ethyl acetate (Ester) | - | - | - | + | + |
Benzene | - | - | - | - | + |
Petrol | + | + | + | - | + |
Beer | + | + | + | + | + |
Blood | + | + | + | + | + |
Bromid acid | - | - | - | - | x |
Chloroform | - | - | - | - | x |
Chlorophenol | - | - | - | - | x |
Diesel oil, crude oil | + | + | o | o | + |
Dioxan | - | - | - | - | + |
Acetic acid to 5% | + | o | + | x | x |
Acetic acid to 30% | - | - | + | x | x |
Ethanol up to 30% | + | o | + | + | + |
Ethanol over 30% | - | - | + | + | + |
Mineral fats | + | + | - | - | + |
Vegetable fats | + | + | - | - | + |
Aimal fats | + | + | - | - | + |
Glycerine | + | + | o | - | + |
Glycol | + | + | + | + | + |
Glysantin | + | + | + | x | + |
Heating oil | + | o | - | - | + |
Potassium hydroxide 30% | - | + | - | o | + |
Lime milk | + | + | o | o | + |
Carbon dioxide | + | + | + | + | + |
Carbon monoxide | + | + | + | + | + |
Common salt solution | + | + | + | + | o |
Ketone | - | - | - | - | + |
Lysol | - | - | - | - | + |
Sea Water | + | + | + | + | o |
Methanol | - | - | - | - | - |
Milk acid 10% | + | + | + | + | + |
Caustic soda solution 2% | - | + | - | + | + |
Caustic soda solution 10% | - | + | - | + | + |
Regular gasoline | + | - | o | - | + |
Petroether | x | + | o | - | + |
Pyridine | - | - | - | - | + |
Phenol | - | - | - | - | + |
Nitric acid up to 10% | - | + | + | + | - |
Nitric acid up to 10% to 20% | - | o | o | + | - |
Nitric acid up to 20% | - | - | - | + | - |
Hydrochloric acid up to 20% | - | + | + | + | - |
Hydrochloric acid above 20% | - | + | o | + | - |
Sulphuric acid up to 50% | + | + | + | + | - |
Sulphuric acid up to 70% | - | o | o | + | - |
Sulphuric acid above 70% | - | - | - | o | - |
Sulphurous acid up to 5% | o | o | - | + | - |
Hydrogen sulphide | + | + | + | x | x |
Soap suds | + | + | + | + | + |
Silicone oil | + | o | + | - | + |
Soda carbonate | + | + | + | + | + |
Super gasoline | + | - | - | - | + |
Suds | + | + | o | o | + |
Turpentine | + | o | o | - | + |
Carbon tetrachloride | - | - | - | - | + |
Water up to 60°C | + | + | + | + | + |
Hydrogen peroxyde up to 40% | - | - | o | - | + |
Hydrogen peroxyde above 40% | - | - | o | - | + |
Xylene | - | - | - | - | + |
Cleaning products
Please refer to chemical restistance. Only use chemical cleaning agents which are compatible with plastics. Please note: do not to use high pressure cleaners.
PC | PMMA | |
Ajax | + | + |
Dor | + | + |
Fewa | + | + |
Perchloräthylen | - | - |
Persil | o | + |
Plexiklar | + | + |
Pril | + | + |
Sidolin | + | - |
Spüli | + | o |
Tri | - | - |
Resistant | + |
Conditionally resistant | o |
Not resistant | - |
Not tested | x |