Media and Application Guide
42
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This BALON “Media and Application
Guide” provides assistance to the
engineer in selecting the best material
for a particular service. The final
selection of materials however, requires
the judgment of the user because it may
be necessary to sacrifice certain physical properties of a material to take better advantage of others.
Information contained in the following
chart is believed to be reliable and is
intended to be used by trained
personnel at their own discretion and
risk. Due to many factors which affect
the rate of corrosion, we suggest that
final acceptability be established by test
under actual operating conditions.
Ratings are based on media at ambient
temperatures except as noted.
VALVE SEAT and SEAL
MATERIAL MATERIAL
MEDIA*
Carbon Ductile 316 SS Buna-N Viton Nylon TFE
Steel Iron
VALVE SEAT and SEAL
MATERIAL MATERIAL
MEDIA*
Carbon Ductile 316 SS Buna-N Viton Nylon TFE
Steel Iron
Air EEEEEEE
Alcohols G G E E E F E
Amines (Conc.) E E E U U E E
Ammonia, Anhydrous E G E F U E E
– Aqueous E E E F U G E
– Solutions G G E F U G E
Benzene or Benzol G G E U E E E
Brines F F G E E E E
Bunker Oils (Fuels) G G E E E E E
Butane E E E E E E E
Carbolic Acid (Phenol) U U G U G U E
Carbon Dioxide, Dry E F E G G G E
Carbonic Acid U U G G E E E
Carbon Tetrachloride, Dry F F E U E E E
– Wet U U G U E E E
Carbonated Water G G E E E G E
Crude Oil, Sweet E E E E E E E
– Sour G G E F G G E
Diethylamine (DEA) E E E U U E E
Diesel Fuels E E E E E E E
Dowtherm A and E G G E U E E E
Drilling Mud G G E E E E E
Ethane E E E E E E E
Ethylene E E E U E E E
Ethylene Glycol G G G E E G E
Fuel Oil G G E E E E E
Gas, Manufactured G G G E E E E
– Natural G G E E E E E
– Odorizers G G E U E G E
– Sour G G E F E E E
Gasoline, Leaded E G E G E E E
– Unleaded E G E F E E E
– Aviation E G E G E E E
– Motor E G E F E E E
Glycols G G G E E G E
Heptane E E E E E E E
Hexane E E E E E E E
Hydraulic Oil
– Petroleum Base E E E E E E E
– Phosphate Base E E E U E E E
Hydrochloric Acid,
Air Free U U U F E U E
Hydrofluoric Acid U U U U U U F
Hydrogen Gas G G E E E E E
Hydrogen Sulfide,Dry(Conc.) G G E F F E E
– Wet (Conc.) F U G U F E E
Illuminating Gas E E E E E E
Iso-Octane E G E E E E E
Isopropyl Alcohol G G G G E G E
– Ether E G E G U E E
JP-4 Fuel E E E E E E E
JP-5 Fuel E E E E E E E
JP-6 Fuel E E E E E E E
Kerosene G G E E E E E
Liquefied Pet. Gas (LPG) G G G E E E E
Lubricating Oil E E E E E E E
Mercaptan (Conc.) G G E F E G E
Methane E E E E E E E
Muriatic Acid U U U G E U E
Naphtha G G E G E E E
Naphthalene E G E U E E E
Natural Gas E E E E E E E
Nitrogen E E E E E E E
Oil, Animal E E E E E E
– Cottonseed F F G E E E E
– Fish G G E E E E E
– Fuel G G E E E E E
– Lube E E E E E E E
– Mineral G G E E E E E
– Petroleum, Refined E G E E E E E
Oil-Water Mixtures E E E E E E E
Paraffin G G E G E E E
Pentane G G E U E E E
Producer Gas G G G E E E E
Propane E E E E E E E
Propyl Alcohol E E E E E E E
Propylene Glycol E E E E E F E
Sea Water U U E E E E E
Sodium Acetate G G G G U G E
– Hydroxide, Cold, 20% E E E G G E E
– Hydroxide, Hot, 20% F F G G G G E
– Hydroxide, Cold, 50% G G G F F F F
– Hydroxide, Hot, 50% G G G U F U F
– Hydroxide, Cold, 70% F F G U F F
– Hydroxide, Hot, 70% G F G U F U
Steam (212°F) E E E U U U E
Stoddard Solvent G G G E E G E
Sulfur Dioxide (Dry) G G E U U F E
Sulfuric Acid, 0-7% F F G F E G E
– 20% U U F U E U E
– 50% U U U U E U E
– 100% U U U U E U E
Toluene or Toluol E E E U E E E
Water, Distilled, Aerated U U E E G E E
– Fresh F F E E E E E
– Sea U U E E E E E
Wax Emulsions E G E E E E E
Waxes E E E E E E E
Xylene, Dry E E E U E E E
E – Excellent G – Good F – Fair U – Unsatisfactory BLANK – Insufficient Data
* Consult Oklahoma City for compatibility of Aluminum Bronze material.