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Material Selection Guide For Thermowell Applications

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Chemical Temperature F° Concentration % Recommended Material
Acetic Acid 212 All Monel, 430 SS
Acetic Anhydride 300 - Nickel, Monel
Acetone 212 All 304 SS
Acetylene 400 All 304 SS, Monel, Nickel
Alcohols (Methyl, Ethyl) 212 All 304 SS
Aluminum (Potassium or Sodium) 300 All Hastelloy - C
Aluminum Acetate - Sat. 304 SS
Aluminum Chloride 212 All Hastelloy - B
Aluminum Sulfate 212 All 316 SS
Ammonia, Dry 212 All 304 SS, 316 SS
Ammonium Hydroxide (Ammonia, Aqua) 212 All 304 SS, 316 SS
Ammonium Chloride 300 50 Monel
Ammonium Nitrate 300 All 304 SS
Ammonium Sulfate 212 All 316 SS
Amyl Acetate 300 All 304 SS, Monel
Aniline 75 All Monel
Asphalt 250 All 304 SS
Barium Compound 70 All Hastelloy - C
Beer 70 - 304 SS
Benzene (Benzol) 212 - Steel (C1018)
Benzine - - Steel (C1018)
Benoic Acid 212 All 316 SS
Bleaching Powder 70 20 Monel
Borax 212 All Brass
Bordeaux Mixture 200 - 304 SS
Boric Acid 212 All 316 SS
Bromine 125 Dry Monel, Tantalum
Butabien - All Brass, 304 SS
Butane 70 All Steel, 304 SS
Butyl Alcohol 212 All 304 SS
Butyric Acid 70 5 Hastelloy - C, 304 SS
Calcium Bisulphite 75 All Hastelloy - C, 316 SS
Calcium Chloride 212 All Hastelloy - C, 304 SS
Calcium Hydroxide 212 50 Hastelloy - C, 317 SS
Calcium Hypochlorite 70 20 Monel
Carbolic Acid 212 All 316 SS
Carbon Dioxide, Dry 212 All Brass, Steel (C1018)
Carbonated Water 212 All 304 SS
Carbonated Beverages 212 All 304 SS
Carbon Disulfide 200 - 304 SS
Carbon Tetrachloride 70 All Monel
Chlorine, Dry - 100 Monel
Chlorine, Moist 212 All Hastelloy - C
Chloracetic Acid 212 All Hastelloy - C
Chloroform, Dry 212 - Monel
Chromic Acid 212 50 Hastelloy - C, 316 SS
Cider 212 All 304 SS
Citric Acid 212 All Hastelloy - C, 316 SS
Coal Tar 212 - 304 SS
Copper (10) Chloride 212 All Hastelloy - C
Copper (10) Nitrate 300 All 316 SS
Copper (10) Sulfate 300 All 316 SS
Copper Plating Solution (Cyanide) 180 - 304 SS
Copper Plating Solution (Acid) 75 - 304 SS
Corn Oil 300 - 304 SS
Cottonseed Oil 300 - 304 SS
Creosote, Crude 200 All 304 SS Monel
Crude Oil 300 - Monel
Ethyl Acetate 300 All Monel
Ethyl Chloride, Dry 500 - Steel
Ethylene Glycol 212 All Steel
Ethylene Oxide 75 - Steel
Fatty Acids 500 All 316 SS
Ferric Chloride 75 All Hastelloy - C, Tantalum
Ferric Sulfate 70 All 304 SS
Formaldehyde 212 All 316 SS
Formic Acid 150 All 316 SS
Freon - - Steel
Fluorine, Anhydrous 100 - 304 SS
Furfural 450 450 - 316 SS
Gallic Acid 150 5 Monel
Gasoline 70 70 - Steel, 304 SS
Glucose 300 All 304 SS
Glue pH 6-8 300 All 304 SS
Glycerin 212 All Brass, 304 SS
Glycerol - - Brass, 304 SS
Hydrobromic Acid 212 All Hastelloy - B
Hydrochloric Acid (37-38%) 225 All Hastelloy - B
Hydrogen Chloride, Dry 300 - 304 SS
Hydrocyanic Acid 212 All 316 SS
Hydrofluoric Acid 212 60 Monel, Hastelloy - C
Hydrogen Fluoride, Dry 175 - Steel
Hydrofluogilicic Acid 212 40 Monel
Hydrogen Peroxide 212 10-100 316 SS
Iodine 70 All Tantalum
Kerosene 70 - Steel, 304 SS
Lacquers & Thinners 300 All Monel
Lactic Acid 212 All 316 SS, Tantalum
Lime 212 All 316 SS
Linseed Oil 75 - Steel, 304 SS
Magnesium Chloride 212 50 Nickel
Magnesium Hydroxide 75 All 304 SS
Magnesium Sulfate 212 50 Nickel
Malic Acid 212 All 316 SS
Mercuric Chloride 212 50 Nickel
Mercury - - Steel, 304 SS
Methane 70 All Steel
Methylene Chloride 212 All 304 SS
Methyl Chloride, Dry 75 - Steel
Milk, Fresh or Sour 180 - 304 SS, Nickel
Molasses 300 All 304 SS
Natural Gas 70 - 304 SS
Nitric Acid 75 All 304 SS
Nitric Acid 300 All 316 SS, Tantalum
Nitrobenzene 70 - 304 SS
Oxygen 70 All Steel
Oleic Acid 500 All 316 SS
Oxalic Acid 212 All Monel
Palmitic Acid 500 All 316 SS
Photographic Bleaching 100 All 304 SS
Phosphoric Acid 212 All 316 SS
Phenol - All 316 SS
Potassium Compounds See Sodium Compounds
Propane 70 All Steel
Rosin 700 100 316 SS
Sea Water 212 - Monel
Soap & Detergents 212 All 304 SS
Sodium Bicarbonate 212 20 316 SS
Sodium Bisulphite 212 20 304 SS
Sodium Bisulfate 212 20 304 SS
Sodium Carbonate 212 40 316 SS
Sodium Chloride 300 30 Monel
Sodium Chromate 212 All 316 SS
Sodium Cyanide 212 All 304 SS
Sodium Hydroxide 212 30 316 SS
Sodium Hypochlorite 75 10 Hastelloy - C
Sodium Nitrate 212 40 304 SS
Sodium Nitrate 75 20 316 SS
Sodium Phosphate 212 10 Steel
Sodium Silicate 212 10 Steel
Sodium Sulfate 212 30 316 SS
Sodium Sulfide 212 10 316 SS
Sodium Sulfite 212 30 304 SS
Sodium Thiosulfate 212 All 304 SS
Steam - - 304 SS
Stearic Acid 500 All 316 SS
Sugar Solutions 300 All 304 SS
Sulfur 500 - 304 SS
Sulfur Chloride, Dry 75 - 316 SS
Sulfur Dioxide, Dry 500 - 316 SS
Sulfur Trioxide, Dye 500 - 316 SS
Sulfuric Acid 212 5 Hastelloy - B
Sulfuric Acid 212 5-100 Hastelloy - B, Hastelloy - D
Sulfuric Acid, Fuming 175 - Hastelloy - C
Sulfurous Acid 75 20 316 SS
Titanium Tetrachloride 75 All 316 SS
Tannic Acid 75 40 Hastelloy - B
Toluene 75 - Steel
Trichloracetic Acid 75 All Hastelloy - B
Trichlorethylene  - - Steel (C1018)
Turpentine 75 All 316 SS
Varnish 150 - Steel, 304 SS
Vinegar 212 All Monel, 304 SS
Zinc Chloride 212 All Hastelloy - B
Zinc Sulfate 212 All 316 SS
 

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