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The more precisely you know under which environmental conditions your castors are to be used, the more specifically you can co-ordinate them to the relevant conditions. In this way, premature castor failure due to corrosion, surface changes, loss in strength, brittleness or loss of lubricants can be prevented. Careful matching of all the components guarantees the maximum service life. Therefore, you should precisely check which chemical substances and ambient influences are present at the place of usage. In addition, the reaction of the materials is also dependent on other factors, e.g. contact duration and concentration of the corrosive substances as well as air humidity and temperature. The values given in the table are only meant as guide and do not apply for chemical mixtures. Please contact us about special cases.

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Conditionally resistant

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Non-resistant

Material Concentration Rubber Polyamide Polyurethane Polypropylene
Acetaldehyde 40% + + = +
Acetone - ++ ++ = +
Acetylene - ++ ++ ++ -
Acrylic acid >30°C - - = = -
Adhesive - - - ++ -
Alkyl alcohol - ++ + = -
Alkyl benzene - - ++ - -
Aluminium acetate - - ++ - -
Amine, aliphatic - - ++ - -
Amino acid mixtures - - ++ - -
Ammonium bicarbonate - - ++ - -
Ammonium carbonate - ++ - = -
Ammonium hydroxyde - - - = -
Ammonium nitrate - + - ++ ++
Ammonium rhodanide - - ++ - -
Ammonium salts - - ++ - ++
Ammonium sulphate - + - ++ ++
Amyl alcohol - ++ ++ + ++
Amylacetate - ++ ++ = ++
Aniline - = + = ++
Antra quinone, 85 % C - - ++ - -
Barium salts - ++ + ++ ++
Beer - ++ ++ ++ -
Benzene, Petrol ether - = ++ ++ =
Bitumen - = ++ ++ -
Borax - ++ - ++ -
Boric acid, aqueous 10% ++ + ++ +
Bromine - = = = =
Butane - = ++ ++ -
Butter - = ++ ++ -
Carbolineum - = ++ = -
Carbon monoxide, hot - - ++ = -
Carbonic acid - - - ++ -
Casein - - ++ - -
Caustic potash - - - = -
Caustic soda - - - = -
Chlorine, chlorine water - = = = =
Chromic acids, aqueous 10% = + + =
Citric acid, aqueous 10% ++ ++ - -
Citrus oils - - ++ - -
Cobalt acids, aqueous 20% - + - -
Coconut oil - = ++ ++ -
Copper chloride - ++ - ++ -
Copper salts, aqueous 10% - = ++ -
Copper sulphate - + + ++ ++
Cotton seed oil - - - ++ -
Cresols - - = ++ -
Crude oil - = ++ ++ -
Cyclohexanol - + ++ + -
Decalcifier, aqueous 10% - ++ - -
De-icing salts (solutions) - - ++ - -
Dichlorobenzol - = ++ = =
Dichlorobutylene - = - = -
Dichloroethylene - = + = =
Diethyleneglycol - ++ ++ ++ -
Dimethyl formic amide - + ++ = ++
(max. 20°C)
Dimethylaniline - - - = -
Dimethylether - + ++ ++ ++
Ethanoic acid 30% = ++ = ++
Ethanol amine - - - = -
Ether - - ++ ++ -
Ethyl acetate - + ++ = -
Ethyl alcohol - ++ + ++ ++
Ethylene - - - ++ -
Fatty acids - - ++ ++ -
Fir leaf oil - = - ++ -
Flue gas - - - = -
Fluorine - = = = =
Formaldehyde 30% ++ ++ + ++
Formic acid 10% + = = ++
(max. 60°C)
Formic amide, pure - ++ ++ + -
Furfural - - ++ = -
Gelatine - - - ++ -
Glucose - ++ - ++ -
Glycerine - ++ ++ ++ ++
Glycol - ++ + + ++
Hexane - = ++ ++ -
Hydraulic liquids - = ++ = -
Hydrochloric acid, aqueous 30% + = = ++
Inert gases - - ++ - -
Ink - ++ ++ ++ -
Iron chloride, acidic 10% + = + ++
(max. 20°C)
Iron sulphate - - - ++ -
Isoprophyl ether - ++ - ++ -
Isopropyl chloride - = - = -
Lactic acids - = = = ++
Lead acetate, aqueous 10% + ++ ++ =
Lead nitrate - ++ - ++ -
Lees, 80°C - ++ ++ - -
Liquid ammonia 20% ++ ++ = ++
Magnesium salts, aqueous 10% - ++ ++ ++
Malic acid - - ++ + ++
(max. 60°C)
Manganese salts 10% - + - -
Mercury - ++ ++ ++ ++
Mercury chloride - - = ++ ++
Methyl alcohol - + + ++ ++
Methyl ethyl ketone - = ++ = ++
Methyl pyrolidone - - - = -
Methylene chloride - = = = -
Milk - ++ ++ ++ -
Mineral oils - = ++ ++ -
Mono bromo benzol - = - = -
Mortars, cements, lime - ++ ++ - -
Mustard - - - ++ -
Naphthalene - = ++ = ++
(Kristallin)
Nickel chloride, aqueous 10% ++ + ++ -
Nickel salts, aqueous 10% - + ++ -
Nickel sulphate, aqueous 10% + + ++ -
Nirohydrochloric acid - = = = =
Oleic acid - = ++ ++ -
Oxalic acids, aqueous 10% - + - ++
Ozone - = + ++ -
Palmitic acid - = ++ = -
Paraffin - = ++ ++ -
Phenyl benzol - = - = -
Phenyl ethyl ether - = - ++ -
Phosphoric acid, aqueous 10% + = - ++
Potassium chloride 10% + ++ ++ ++
(max. 20°C)
Potassium cyanide - - - + -
Potassium hydroxide - - ++ = ++
Potassium salts - - - + ++
Potassium sulphate - ++ - ++ ++
Propane - = ++ ++ -
Propyl alcohol - - - + -
Pure acetic acid - + - = ++
Ricinol - - - ++ -
Silver nitrate - + - ++ ++
Soda lye 50% ++ + = ++
Soda solution, aqueous 10% ++ ++ - -
Sodium carbonat, aqueous 10% - ++ = ++
Sodium chloride, aqueous 10% + = ++ ++
(max. 20°C)
Sodium cyanide, aqueous 10% - ++ = -
Sodium hydroxyde, aqueous - - - = ++
Sodium nitrate, aqueous 10% ++ ++ ++ ++
Sodium phosphate, aqueous 10% ++ ++ ++ ++
Sodium silicate, aqueous 10% ++ ++ + -
Sodium sulphate, aqueous 10% ++ ++ ++ -
Sodium sulphide, aqueous 10% + ++ + -
Sodium thiosulfate 10% ++ ++ + -
Stearic acid - = ++ = -
Sulphuric acid - + + = ++
Tannin acid 10% ++ - - -
Tartaric acid, aqueous 10% ++ ++ + -
Tetrachloro carbons - = ++ = -
Tincture of iodine - ++ = = ++
Toluol - = ++ = =
Turpentine oil - = ++ + =
Uranium fluoride - - = - -
Uric acid, aqueous 10% ++ ++ - -
Urine - ++ ++ - -
Vaseline - - ++ - ++
(max. 60°C)
Vegetable oils - = ++ ++ -
Vinyl chloride, 80°C - - ++ - -
Wastewater - - ++ + -
Water (seawater) - ++ ++ + -
Water, cold - ++ ++ ++ -
Water, up to 80°C - + ++ = -
Wax, 80 °C - - ++ - -
Xylol - = ++ = =
Zinc chloride, aqueous 10% ++ + = ++
Zinc rhodanide 30% - = - -