Confidence is essential when researching what material to use in an application. Beyond the function of valves, the material selection remains the most critical decision. Combining body material and elastomeric material compatibility to ensure a long service life is why customers continue to rely on Asahi/America for our recommendation.

Asahi/America bases chemical resistance rating on lab tests and real-world application testing. When we designate any material as incompatible, either it did not satisfy the application/performance testing in the lab, or a failure occurred while the product was in service. When field failures occur, we try to duplicate the customers' experience in our R&D lab. There is often some uncertainty because the reported application may not be correct, but we cannot ignore the incident.

Our chemical compatibility is available on our website and is specific to our products. Asahi/America advises against using general guidance from other resources to select an Asahi/America product. In addition to the published information, we maintain volumes of unpublished testing to make customer-specific recommendations.

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