What Solar Patch Stands Up To, And What It Doesn't
Maximum continuous immersion temperatures for Solar Patch against 428 chemicals, based on laboratory testing and field experience. Search the chart below, or download the full guideline.
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About This Chart
Solar Patch is a UV-curing GRP laminate built on high-grade isophthalic polyester resins, fillers, and glass reinforcements, formulated for protection against corrosion, abrasion, impact, and aggressive climatic environments. The figures below assume Solar Patch has been applied and fully cured under ideal conditions.
A recommendation for any particular application depends on variables this chart cannot account for. Treat it as a general guideline and discuss specific applications with your Solar Patch representative — a chemical resistance enquiry form is available on request.
How to read this chart
Concentrations are given by weight.
Temperatures are the maximum continuous immersion temperature, in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
NR Not recommended for continuous immersion.
NT Not tested.
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A
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Acetic acid
10
45
113
Acetic acid
15
30
86
Acetic acid
50
30
86
Acetic acid
85
NR
NR
Acetic acid (glacial)
100
NR
NR
Acetic anhydride
100
NR
NR
Acetone
10
NR
NR
Acetone
100
NR
NR
Acetonitrile
All
NR
NR
Acrylic acid
25
NR
NR
Acrylic latex
All
19
66
Acrylonitrile
100
NR
NR
Adiponitrile
All
NR
NR
Alkylbenzene ammonium salt
All
19
66
Alkylbenzene sulfonic acid
All
19
66
Alum
All
53
127
Aluminum chloride
All
45
113
Aluminum chlorohydrate
All
45
113
Aluminum citrate
All
45
113
Aluminum fluoride
All
NR
NR
Aluminum hydroxide
All
NR
NR
Aluminum nitrate
All
45
113
Aluminum sulfate
All
53
127
Ammonia (dry gas)
100
NR
NR
Ammonia (wet gas)
100
NR
NR
Ammonium acetate
All
NR
NR
Ammonium bicarbonate
4
30
86
Ammonium bifluoride
All
19
66
Ammonium bromide
All
38
100
Ammonium chloride
All
38
100
Ammonium citrate
All
NR
NR
Ammonium fluoride
All
NR
NR
Ammonium hydroxide (aq. ammonia)
1
NR
NR
Ammonium hydroxide (aq. ammonia)
10
NR
NR
Ammonium hydroxide (aq. ammonia)
40
NR
NR
Ammonium lauryl sulfate
All
19
66
Ammonium nitrate
All
45
113
Ammonium sulfate
All
45
113
Ammonium thiocyanate
20
19
66
Ammonium thiosulfate
All
19
66
Amyl chloride
All
NR
NR
Antimony trichloride
All
NR
NR
B
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Barium acetate
All
45
113
Barium chloride
All
53
127
Barium sulfate
All
53
127
Beer
—
19
66
Benzene
100
NR
NR
Benzene sulfonic acid
25
19
66
Benzoic acid
All
45
113
Benzoquinone
100
NT
NT
Black liquor
All
NR
NR
Bleach, chlorine dioxide, wet
Sat
NR
NR
Bleach, sodium hypochlorite, pH>11, active chlorine<18%
—
NR
NR
Borax
All
53
127
Boric acid
All
45
113
Brine
All
53
127
Bromine gas (wet)
—
NR
NR
Butanediol
All
45
113
Butanol
5
30
86
Butanol
100
19
66
Butoxyethanol
100
NR
NR
Butyl acetate
100
NR
NR
Butyl amine
40
NR
NR
Butyl amine
100
NR
NR
Butyl benzoate
100
NR
NR
Butyl benzyl phthalate
100
19
66
Butyl cellosolve
100
NR
NR
Butylene glycol
All
45
113
Butylene oxide (THF)
100
NR
NR
Butyric acid
50
19
66
Butyric acid
85
19
66
C
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Cadmium chloride
All
19
66
Calcium bromide
All
53
127
Calcium carbonate
Sat
NR
NR
Calcium chlorate
All
38
100
Calcium chloride
All
53
127
Calcium nitrate
All
53
127
Calcium sulfate
All
53
127
Calcium sulfite
All
NT
NT
Capric acid
100
45
113
Caprolactam
50
NT
NT
Caprylic acid
All
45
113
Carbon dioxide gas, dry
—
68
154
Carbon monoxide gas, dry
—
68
154
Carbon tetrachloride
100
19
66
Carbonic acid
All
38
100
Carboxy ethylcellulose
10
NT
NT
Carboxy methylcellulose
All
NT
NT
Cashew nut oil
100
38
100
Castor oil
100
53
127
Chlorinated waxes
All
30
86
Chlorine dioxide, dry
All
NR
NR
Chlorine dioxide, wet
Sat
NR
NR
Chlorine gas, dry
100
NR
NR
Chlorine gas, wet
100
NR
NR
Chloroacetic acid
25
19
66
Chloroacetic acid
50
NR
NR
Chlorobenzene
100
NR
NR
Chloroethylene
100
NR
NR
Chloroform
100
NR
NR
Chrome plating solution
—
NR
NR
Chromic acid
1
23
73
Chromic acid
5
23
73
Chromic acid
10
23
73
Chromic acid
20
NR
NR
Chromic sulfate
All
53
127
Chromous sulfate
All
19
66
Citric acid
50
53
127
Citric acid
100
NT
NT
Cobalt chloride
All
45
113
Cobalt nitrate
All
45
113
Coconut fatty acid
100
45
113
Coconut oil
100
53
127
Copper acetate
All
38
100
Copper ammonium chloride
All
30
86
Copper chloride
All
45
113
Copper nitrate
All
45
113
Copper sulfate
All
53
127
Corn oil
100
53
127
Corn starch slurry
All
45
113
Corn sugar
All
30
86
Corn syrup
All
30
86
Cottonseed oil
100
53
127
Cresol
10
NR
NR
Crude oil, sour
100
38
100
Crude oil, sweet
100
38
100
Cyclohexane
100
NR
NR
Cyclohexanol
100
NR
NR
D
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Decanes
100
38
100
Decanol
100
30
86
Deionized water
100
38
100
Detergents, sulfonated
All
38
100
Diallylphthalate
All
19
66
Dibromopropanol
All
NR
NR
Dibutyl ether
100
NR
NR
Dibutyl phthalate
All
19
66
Dibutylamine
100
NR
NR
Dichlorobenzene
100
NR
NR
Dichloroethane
100
NR
NR
Dichloropropane
100
NR
NR
Diesel fuel
100
30
86
Diethanol amine
100
NR
NR
Diethyl amine
40
NR
NR
Diethyl aniline
100
NR
NR
Diethyl benzene
100
NR
NR
Diethyl ether
100
NR
NR
Diethyl ketone
100
NR
NR
Diethyl phthalate
100
19
66
Diethylene glycol
All
53
127
Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether
100
NR
NR
Diisobutyl phthalate
100
19
66
Dimethyl amine
100
NR
NR
Dimethyl formamide
100
NR
NR
Dipiperazine sulfate solution
All
NT
NT
Dipropylene glycol
All
53
127
Disodium hydrogenphosphate
0.5
30
86
Disodium hydrogenphosphate
10
NR
NR
Dodecanol
100
30
86
Dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid
All
19
66
E
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Epichlorhydrin
100
NR
NR
Epoxidized vegetable oils
100
38
100
Ethanol
10
30
86
Ethanol
20
30
86
Ethanol
50
NR
NR
Ethanol
96
NR
NR
Ethanol amine
100
NR
NR
Ethylene chlorhydrin
100
NR
NR
Ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid, EDTA
All
NR
NR
Ethylene dibromide
100
NR
NR
Ethylene glycol
All
53
127
Ethylhexanol
All
19
66
F
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Fatty acid esters
100
53
127
Fatty acids
All
53
127
Ferric chloride
All
45
113
Ferric sulfate
All
45
113
Ferrous chloride
All
45
113
Ferrous sulfate
All
45
113
Flue gas, dry
100
NT
NT
Flue gas, wet
100
NT
NT
Fluoboric acid
25
NR
NR
Formaldehyde
50
NR
NR
Formamide
100
NR
NR
Formic acid
10
23
73
Formic acid
30
NR
NR
Formic acid
50
NR
NR
Fuel oil
100
30
86
Furfural
5
NR
NR
Furfural
20
NR
NR
Furfural
100
NR
NR
Furfuryl alcohol
100
NR
NR
G
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Gluconic acid
50
NT
NT
Glucose
All
30
86
Glutaric acid
All
30
86
Glycerine
100
53
127
Glycolic acid
35
19
66
Glycolic acid
70
NR
NR
Glyoxal
40
19
66
Green liquor
All
NR
NR
H
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Heptane
100
38
100
Hexane
100
38
100
Hexanediol
100
45
113
Hexene
100
38
100
Hydraulic fluid, alkaline
100
19
66
Hydraulic fluid, neutral
100
19
66
Hydrazine
50
NR
NR
Hydrobromic acid
10
19
66
Hydrobromic acid
26
19
66
Hydrobromic acid
48
19
66
Hydrobromic acid
62
NR
NR
Hydrochloric acid
5
19
66
Hydrochloric acid
15
19
66
Hydrochloric acid
20
NR
NR
Hydrochloric acid
25
NR
NR
Hydrochloric acid
37
NR
NR
Hydrochloric acid, fumes
—
NT
NT
Hydrocyanic acid
10
19
66
Hydrofluoric acid
10
NR
NR
Hydrofluoric acid
20
NR
NR
Hydrofluoric acid
30
NR
NR
Hydrofluorosilicic acid
10
NR
NR
Hydrofluorosilicic acid
25
NR
NR
Hydrofluorosilicic acid
35
NR
NR
Hydrogen peroxide
5
NR
NR
Hydrogen peroxide
30
NR
NR
Hydrogen sulfide, gas
100
45
113
Hypochlorous acid
20
NR
NR
Hypochlorous acid
50
NR
NR
I
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Isobutanol
5
30
86
Isobutanol
100
19
66
Isopropanol
20
30
86
Isopropanol
100
19
66
Isopropyl palmitate
All
19
66
J
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Jet fuel
100
NT
NT
K
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Kerosene
100
NT
NT
L
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Lactic acid
10
30
86
Lactic acid
80
19
66
Latex, alkaline
All
19
66
Latex, paint emulsion
All
19
66
Lauric acid
100
45
113
Lauryl alcohol
All
38
100
Lauryl chloride
All
38
100
Lauryl ester sulfate
All
19
66
Lauryl mercaptan
All
38
100
Lead acetate
All
38
100
Lead chloride
All
45
113
Lead nitrate
All
45
113
Levulinic acid
All
45
113
Lignin sulfate, 3<pH<7
All
NR
NR
Ligninsulfonate sodium
All
NR
NR
Linoleic acid
100
53
127
Linseed oil
100
53
127
Liquid sugar
All
19
66
M
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Magnesium bicarbonate
All
30
86
Magnesium bisulfate
All
19
66
Magnesium chloride
All
53
127
Maleic acid
All
45
113
Maleic anhydride
100
NR
NR
Manganese chloride
All
30
86
Manganese nitrate
All
30
86
Maple syrup
All
19
66
Mercaptopropionic acid
10
19
66
Mercuric chloride
All
45
113
Mercuric nitrate
All
45
113
Mercury
100
30
86
Methacrylic acid
40
NT
NT
Methanesulfonic acid
All
NT
NT
Methanol
5
NR
NR
Methanol
100
NR
NR
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
100
NR
NR
Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)
100
NR
NR
Methyl-2-pentanediol-2, 4
100
19
66
Methylcellosolve
100
NR
NR
Methylchlorophenoxyacetic acid
100
19
66
Methylchlorophenoxy propionic acid
100
19
66
Methylene chloride
100
NR
NR
Methylene blue salts
All
19
66
Methylpentanol
100
19
66
Milk
All
19
66
Mineral oils
100
53
127
Molasses
100
30
86
Monoethanol amine
100
NR
NR
Motor oil
100
45
113
Mustard
All
19
66
Myristic acid
100
53
127
N
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Naphtha, heavy aromatic
100
NT
NT
Naphtha, aliphatic
100
38
100
Naphthalene
All
38
100
Naphthenoic acid
All
45
113
Neopentyl glycol
All
45
113
Nickel chloride
All
45
113
Nickel sulfate
All
53
127
Nitric acid
10
19
66
Nitric acid
15
19
66
Nitric acid
20
NR
NR
Nitric acid
30
NR
NR
Nitric acid
40
NR
NR
Nitric acid
50
NR
NR
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)
3
NT
NT
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)
100
NR
NR
Nonanes
100
38
100
Nonenes
100
38
100
O
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Octane
100
38
100
Octanoic acid
All
45
113
Octanol
100
19
66
Octene
100
38
100
Oleic acid
100
53
127
Olive oil
100
53
127
Oxalic acid
20
53
127
Ozone gas
All
NR
NR
P
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Palm oil
100
53
127
Palmitic acid
100
53
127
Paraffin wax
100
45
113
Peanut oil
100
53
127
Pentane
100
26
79
Pentanedioic acid
All
30
86
Pentanol
100
19
66
Pentasodium triphosphate
All
38
100
Pentene
100
23
73
Perchloric acid
20
NR
NR
Perchloric acid
70
NR
NR
Perchloroethylene
100
15
59
Phenol
1
NR
NR
Phenol
5
NR
NR
Phosphoric acid
50
45
113
Phosphoric acid
80
38
100
Phosphoric acid
105
19
66
Phosphoric acid
115
NR
NR
Phosphorous acid
70
NR
NR
Phthalates
All
19
66
Phthalic acid
All
30
86
Phthalic anhydride
Sat
30
86
Picric acid
10
NT
NT
Pine oil
100
38
100
Potassium hydroxide
10
NR
NR
Potassium hydroxide
25
NR
NR
Potassium nitrate
All
53
127
Potassium nitrite
All
53
127
Potassium sulfate
All
53
127
Propanol
20
30
86
Propanol
100
19
66
Propionic acid
40
19
66
Propylene glycol
All
53
127
Pyridine
100
NR
NR
Q
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Quaternary ammonium salts
25
38
100
S
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Salicylic acid
All
19
66
Sea water
—
53
127
Silcon oils, greases
100
38
100
Sodium acetate
All
45
113
Sodium alkylaryl sulfonate
All
19
66
Sodium benzoate
All
45
113
Sodium bicarbonate
All
30
86
Sodium bifluoride
All
19
66
Sodium bisulfate
All
53
127
Sodium bisulfite
All
38
100
Sodium borate
All
45
113
Sodium carbonate
10
NR
NR
Sodium chlorate
All
38
100
Sodium chloride
All
53
127
Sodium dichromate
All
38
100
Sodium ferricyanide
All
45
113
Sodium fluoride
All
30
86
Sodium fluorosilicate
All
19
66
Sodium hydrosulfide
All
NR
NR
Sodium hydroxide
5
NR
NR
Sodium hydroxide
25
NR
NR
Sodium hydroxide
50
NR
NR
Sodium hypochlorite, pH>11, active chlorine<18%
—
NR
NR
Sodium laureth sulfate
All
19
66
Sodium nitrate
All
53
127
Sodium nitrite
All
53
127
Sodium thiocyanate
All
30
86
Sodium triphosphate
All
30
86
Sorbitol solutions
All
53
127
Soybean oil
100
53
127
Stannic chloride
All
45
113
Stannous chloride
All
45
113
Stannous sulfate
All
53
127
Starch, 4<pH<9
All
30
86
Stearic acid
All
53
127
Styrene
100
NR
NR
Succinic acid
All
30
86
Sucrose
All
45
113
Sulfamic acid
10
19
66
Sulfamic acid
25
NR
NR
Sulfonated detergents
All
19
66
Sulfur dioxide gas, wet
All
53
127
Sulfuric acid
10
53
127
Sulfuric acid
25
38
100
Sulfuric acid
50
19
66
Sulfuric acid
60
NR
NR
Sulfuric acid
75
NR
NR
T
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Tall oil
All
45
113
Tannic acid
All
45
113
Tetrachloroethane
100
NR
NR
Tetrachloroethene
100
15
59
Tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
All
NR
NR
Thioglycolic acid
10
NT
NT
Thionyl chloride
100
NR
NR
Toluene
100
NR
NR
Toluene diisocyanate
100
NR
NR
Toluene sulfonic acid
50
NR
NR
Transformer oils
100
19
66
Trichloroethane
100
NR
NR
Tricresyl phosphate
100
NR
NR
Triethanol amine
100
NR
NR
Triethyl amine
40
NR
NR
Triethyl amine
100
NR
NR
Triethylene glycol
All
53
127
Triphenyl phosphate
100
NR
NR
Tripropylene glycol
All
53
127
Trisodium phosphate
All
NR
NR
Tung oil
100
53
127
Turpentine
All
19
66
U
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Urea
All
30
86
V
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Vegetable oils
100
53
127
Vinyl chloride
100
NR
NR
W
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Water condensate
100
38
100
Water, demineralized
100
38
100
Water, distilled
100
38
100
Water, sea
100
53
127
Water, tap
100
53
127
Whisky
—
19
66
Wine
—
19
66
X
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Xylene
100
NR
NR
Z
Chemical
%
°C
°F
Zeolite
All
NT
NT
Zinc chlorate
All
38
100
Zinc chloride
All
45
113
Zinc sulfate
All
53
127
The information in this chart is based on test results and field experience and is provided in good faith without warranty. Solar Patch USA Inc. does not accept legal responsibility for the recommendations contained herein; legal responsibility is determined solely by the terms of sales contracts. It is the user's responsibility to test the product's suitability for their own intended use and conditions. See also our Technical Specifications and Safety Data Sheet.
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