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Nitrile Gloves - Chemical Resistance
Resistance of Nitrile Gloves to Permeation by Chemical - EN 374-I| Chemical | Mean Break Through | Class | | Acetic Acid | 4 min. | 0 | | Acetone | 1 min. | 0 | | Amyl Acetate | 4 Min. | 0 | | Butanoi | 34 min. | 2 | | Butyl Acetate | 3 min. | 0 | | Carbon Tetrachloride | 5 min. | 0 | | Chloroform | 1 min. | 0 | | Ethanol | 14 min. | 1 | | Ethyl Acetate | 1 min. | 0 | | Gasline/ Unleaded Petrol | 22 min. | 1 | | | Heptane | 32 min. | 2 | | | Hexane | 31 min. | 2 | | | Hydrochloric Acid, 37% | 169 min. | 4 | | | Methanol | 5 min. | 0 | | | Methyl Ethyl Ketone | 1 min. | 0 | | | Methyl Isobutyl Ketone | 2 min. | 0 | | Methyl Methacrylate | 1 min. | 0 | | Methylene Chloride | 1 Min. | 0 | | Nitric Acid, 70% | 5 min. | 0 | | Pentane | 18 min. | 1 | | Petroleum Ether | 33 min. | 2 | | Phosphoric Acid | >480 min. | 6 | | Potassium Hydroxide, 45% | >480 min. | 6 | | 2-Propanol | >39 min. | 2 | | n-Propanol | 26 min. | 1 | | Sodium Hydroxide, 50% | >48 min. | 6 | | Stoddard Solvent | 55 min. | 2 | | Sulphuric Acid, 97% | 6 min. | 0 | | Toluene | 1 min. | 0 | | Cylene | 2 min. | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Note: EN 374-1 Breakthrough Time Classification:
| | | | | a) Class 0 < or 10 min | | | | b) Class 1 > 10 min | | | | c) Class 2 > 30 min | | | | d) Class 3 > 60 min (1Hr) | | | | e) Class 4 > 120 min (2Hr) | | | | f) Class 5 > 240 min (4Hr) | | | | g) Class 6 > 480 min (8Hr) | | | |
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