TABLE OF CONTENTS The measurement and control engineer is constantly faced with the challenge of selecting the proper material in contact with the process. Table B-1 has been compiled from literature published by various material suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and reference publishers. It gives a general indication of how different fluids react when in contact with certain materials (metals and nonmetals) used in measurement and control.
| Fluids | Metals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Brass | Carbon Steel | 316SS | Hastelloy C. | Monel | Tantalum | Titanium | |
| Acetaldehyde | A <400 F (200 C) | NR | A<120 F (50 C) | E<160 F (70 C) | E<140 F (60 C) | A<170 F (75 C) | A<80 F (25 C) | E<300 F (150 C) |
| Acetic Acid, Glacial | NR | NR | NR | E<400 F (200 C) | E<550 F (290 C) | E<120 F (50 C) | E<550 F (290 C) | E<260 F (125 C) |
| Acetic Acid, 80% | NR | NR | NR | E<100 F (35 C) | E<300 F (150 C) | E<120 F (50 C) | E<550 F (290 C) | E<240 F (115 C) |
| Acetic Acid, 10% | A<200 F (90 C) | NR | NR | E<400 F (200 C) | E<300 F (150 C) | A<80 F (25 C) | E<550 F (290 C) | E<260 F (125 C) |
| Acetic Anhydride | A<80 F (25 C) | S<110 F (40 C) | A<80 F (25 C) | A<400 F (200 C) | E<280 F (135 C) | A<180 F (80 C) | E<100 F (35 C) | E<280 F (135 C) |
| Acetone | A<400 F (200 C) | A<200 F (90 C) | A<300 F (150 C) | E<400 F (200 C) | E<130 F (55 C) | E<200 F (90 C) | E<200 F (90 C) | E<220 F (105 C) |
| Acetylene | NR | NR | A<400 F (200 C) | E<400 F (200 C) | A<80 F (25 C) | A<80 F (25 C) | A<80 F (25 C) | A<80 F (25 C) |
| Aluminum Sulfate | A<80 F (25 C) | NR | NR | A<220 F (105 C) | A<200 F (90 C) | A<200 F (90 C) | E<300 F (150 C) | E<80 F (25 C) |
| Ammonia (Aqueous) | E<80 F (25 C) | E<80 F (25 C) | E<400 F (200 C) | E<550 F (290 C) | A<550 F (290 C) | E<560 F (295 C) | E<260 F (125 C) | E<260 F (125 C) |
| Ammonium Chloride | A<80 F (25 C) | NR | NR | NR | A<550 F (290 C) | A<560 F (295 C) | E<220 F (105 C) | E<220 F (105 C) |
| Ammonium Hydroxide | NR | NR | E<80 F... |
