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Always test the products with the specific chemicals and under the specific conditions of your application. Cole-Parmer does not warrant (neither expressed nor implied) the accuracy or completeness of this chart or that any material is suitable for any purpose.
Compatibility Ratings
A — Very Good or Excellent
B — Good
C — Fair
D — Not recommended
— — No data available
| Brand of glove | Microflex® | Ansell | Best™
N-DEX® |
Diamond Grip™
Plus | NeoPro™ | Nitron One® |
Freeform™ | Touch-N-Tuff™ |
| Glove material | Latex | Chloroprene | Nitrile | Nitrile | Nitrile | Nitrile |
| Chemical | Compatibility rating |
| Acetic Acid | A | A | A | A | A |
D |
| Acetone | A | B | D | D | D |
D |
| Acetonitrile | — | A | — | — | C |
D |
| Ammonium Hydroxide | A | A | A | A | B | A |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | D | C | B | B | — |
D |
| Chloroform | D | B | D | D | — | D |
| Ethanol | A | A | A | A | — |
D |
| Ethyl Ether | B | A | B | B | B |
D |
| Formaldehyde | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Hexane | D | C | B | B | A | A |
| Hydrochloric Acid | B | A | B | B | A | A |
| Isopropanol | — | A | — | — | A | — |
| Kerosene | C | — | A | A | A | A |
| Methanol | A | A | A | A | — | A |
| Nitric Acid; 10% |
D | B | C | C | A | A |
| Phosphoric Acid | B | A | A | A | — | A |
| Potassium Hydroxide | A | A | A | A | — | A |
| Sodium Hydroxide | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Sulfuric Acid; 47% Battery Acid |
A | B | B | B | A | B |
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