Chemistry	Steel	304 Stainless	316 Stainless	Titanium	Zirconium	Fluoropolymer	Quartz	Bath Efficiency	Specific Heat	Density	Maximum Watt Density	Notes
Acetic Acid	-	-	-	-				-	0.48	8.43	40	No chlorides for metals
Acetic Anhydride	-	-	-		-			-	-	-	40	≤ 200F for metals
Acid Sulfate	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Actane 70, 80	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	PTFE Only
Actane Salt	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	PTFE Only
Alcorite	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Alkaline Cleaners (Electrified)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Alkaline Soaking Cleaners	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Alodine (Most formulas)	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Alstan	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Aluminum Acetate	-				-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Aluminum Anodizing	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Aluminum Bright Dip	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Aluminum Chloride	-	-	-					-	-	-	40	≤5 % concentration and ≤150F for metals
Aluminum Cleaners	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Aluminum Sulfate	-							-	-	-	40	≤ 50% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Ammonia	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1	7.56	40	-
Ammonium Acetate	-	-		-	-			-	-	-	40	≤ 200F for metals
Ammonium Bifluoride	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-
Ammonium Chloride	-	-	-		-			-	-	-	40	-
Ammonium Hydroxide	-	-	-				-	-	-	-	40	≤ 30% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Ammonium Nitrate	-							-	-	-	40	≤ 50% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Ammonium Persulfate	-			-	-			-	-	-		≤ 5 % concentration for the metals
Ammonium Sulfate	-	-	-					-	-	-		≤ 40% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Amyl Acetate	-							-	-	-		≤ 200F for metals, flammable liquid. Do not use electric immersion heaters
Aniline	-							-	0.51	8.53		≤ 200F for metals, flammable liquid. Do not use electric immersion heaters
Anodizing (Aluminum)	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	Aluminum anodizing solution is very often sulfuric acid
ARP 28, 80	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Arsenic	-		-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Barium Chloride	-	-			-			-	-	-	40	-
Beer	-				-		-	-	-	-	40	≤ 200F for metals
Benzoic Acid	-	-	-					-	-	-	40	≤70% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Black Nickel	-	-	-	-	-			75	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Black Oxide (Hi -Temp)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Black Oxide (Low -Temp)	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Bonderizing	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	Derated heater required
Boric Acid	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	Derated heater required
Brass Cyanide	-		-	-	-		-	50	-	-	40	-
Bright Copper Cyanide	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Bright Nickel	-	-	-		-			50	-	-	40	-
Bronze	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-
Brown Oxide	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Burnite	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Butyric Acid	-	-	-		-		-	-	0.51	8.05	40	-
Cadmium (Alkaline)	-		-	-	-		-	50	-	-	40	-
Cadmium Black	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Cadmium Fluoborate	-	-	-	-	-		-	50	-	-	40	-
Calcium Chloride	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Calcium Hydroxide	-	-		-	-			-	-	-	40	≤ 20% concentration for metals
Calcium Hypochlorite	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Carbonic Acid	-	-			-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Caustic Etch		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Caustics		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Caustics (>20% concentration)		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Chloride	-	-	-		-			-	-	-	40	-
Chlorine/Wet	-	-	-	-	-	40		-	-	-	40	-
Chlorosulfuric Acid	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Chromic Acetate	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Chromic Acid	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	≤ 30% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Chromic Anodizing	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Chromic Nickel	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Chromium (Fluorides)	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Chromium (No Fluorides)	-	-	-		-			-	-	-	40	-
Citric Acid	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Clear Chromate	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Cobalt Nickel	-	-	-		-			50	-	-	40	-
Cobalt Plating	-		-	-	-		-	50	-	-	40	Sludge 3"
Cobra Etch	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Copper Acid	-	-	-	-	-			50	0.9	9.69	40	-
Copper Bright Acid	-	-	-	-	-			75	0.9	9.69	40	-
Copper Cyanide	-		-	-	-		-	75	-	-	40	-
Copper Fluoborate	-	-	-	-	-		-	75	-	-	40	-
Copper Pyrophosphate	-		-	-	-		-	75	-	-	40	-
Copper Strike	-		-	-	-		-	75	-	-	40	-
Copper Sulfate	-	-	-		-			75	-	-	40	≤ 30% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Cyanide	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Deionized water	-	-			-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Deoxidizer (Etching)	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Deoxidizer (Non-Chromated)	-	-		-	-		-	-	-	-		-
Dichromic Seal	-	-		-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Diethylene Glycol	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-		-
Diversey 511, 514	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Dow Therm	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Dye Solutions	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Ebonal C	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	-
ElectroCleaner	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	Sludge 3"
Electroless Copper	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Electroless Nickel	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Electroless Tin (Acid)	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	Sludge 3"
Electroless Tin (Alkaline)	-	-		-	-		-	-	-	-	40	Sludge 3"
Electropolishing	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	Sludge 3"
Ethone 80 Acid	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Ethylene Glycol		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.58	9.27	20	Derated heater required
Ferric Ammonium Oxide		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Ferric Chloride	-	-	-		-			-	-	-	40	-
Ferric Nitrate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Ferric Sulfate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Fluoborate	-	-	-	-	-	40	-	-	-	-		-
Formic Acid	-	-		-				-	0.53	9.35	40	≤5 % concentration and ≤150F for metals
Fruit Juices	-	-		-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Fuel Oil	-	-		-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Glycerine (Glycerol)	-		-	-	-			-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Gold Cyanide	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-
Gold-Acid	-	-	-		-			-	-	-		-
Grey Nickel	-	-	-		-			50	-	-		-
Hot Seal Dichromate	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Hydrochloric Acid	-	-	-	-				-	-	-	40	≤ 30%, ≤ 160F for metals
Hydrofluoric Acid	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	≤ 50%, ≤ 120F for metals
Hydrogen Peroxide	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Immersion Gold	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Indium	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Iridite (1, 2, 3, 4-C, 7, 8, 15)	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Iridite (4-75, 4-73, 14, 14-2, 14-9)	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Iron Fluoborate	-	-	-	-	-		-	50	-	-	40	-
Iron Phosphate	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Isoprep (186, 187, 188)	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Isoprep Acid Salts	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Jetal	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Lactic Acid	-	-						-	-	-	40	≤50 % concentration and ≤150F for metals
Lead Acetate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Lime Saturated Water (Alkaline)	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Linseed Oil	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	0.44	7.76	20	-
Lye (caustic)	-	-		-	-		-	-	-	-	40	≤30% concentration aqueous solutions and ≤200F for metals
Magnesium Hydroxide	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Magnesium Nitrate	-	-		-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Manganese Chloride	-	-			-			-	-	-	40	10-50% aquesous solution for metals
Manganese Phosphate	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
McDermid 629 (contains F)	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Mercuric Chloride	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-		-
Methane Sulfonic Acid	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Muriatic Acid	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Naptha	-						-	-	-	-	40	≤200F for metals; 100% concentration
Nickel (Plating Solution) (Watts)	-	-	-		-			-	-	-	40	-
Nickel Acetate Seal	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Nickel Chloride	-	-	-		-	-	-	50	-	-	40	-
Nitric Acid	-	-	-					-	-	-	40	≤ 50% concentration for metals
Nitric Hydrochloric Acids	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Nitric Phosphoric	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Oils		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Oleic Acid	-	-		-	-			-	-	-	40	≤ 10% concentration for metals
Oxalic Acid	-	-	-	-				-	-	-	40	≤ 10% concentration for metals
Paint Stripper (Alkaline)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Parrafin	-	-		-	-			-	-	-	40	Molten
Perchlorethylene	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Phenolic Resins	-	-		-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Phosphate	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Phosphate Cleaner	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Phosphoric Acid (No Fluoride)	-	-	-				-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Potassium Acid Sulfate	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-
Potassium Cyanide	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Potassium Hydrochloric	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Potassium Hydroxide	-			-				-	-	-	40	≤25% concentration for Zirconium
Potassium Nitrate	-	-		-	-			-	-	-	40	≤5% concentration for metals
Potassium Permanganate	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Rhodium	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Rochelle Salt Cyanide	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Ruthenium	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Salt (Actine)	-	-	-	-	-	40	-	-	-	-	40	-
Sea Water	-	-	-		-			-	0.94	8.6	40	-
Silver Bromide	-	-		-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Silver Cyanide	-		-	-	-	40	-	-	-	-	40	-
Silver Lume	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Sodium Bisulfate	-	-		-	-			-	-	-		-
Sodium Carbonate	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Sodium Chlorate	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Sodium Chloride	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Sodium Cyaninde	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Sodium Dichromate (Hot Seal)	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Sodium Hydroxide		-					-	-	0.84	11.11	40	≤40% concentration and ≤150F for metals, Sludge 3"
Sodium Hypochlorite	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	40	≤ 120F for metals
Sodium Nitrate	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Sodium Persulfate	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Stannate		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-
Stannic Chloride	-	-	-				-	-	-	-	40	≤5% concentration and room temperature for metals
Stanostar	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Stearic Acid	-	-			-			-	-	-	40	≤ 200F for metals
Sulfamate Nickel	-	-	-		-			25	-	-	40	-
Sulfur	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Sulfur Peroxide	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-		-
Sulfuric Acid	-	-	-	-			-	-	0.84	9.6	40	-
Sulphamic Acid	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Tin Nickel	-	-	-	-	-		-	50	-	-	40	-
Tin Plating (Acid) (Stanus/Sulphate)	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Tin Plating (Alkaline)	-		-	-	-	-	-	50	-	-	40	-
Tin Plating Acid (Fluborate)	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Trichloroethylene	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	0.23	12.27	20	Derated heater required
Trioxide (Pickle)	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Turco (4181, 4338)	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required
Unichrome	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	40	-
Water	-	-		-	-	-		-	-	-	40	-
Wood's Nickel Strike	-	-	-	-	-			50	-	-	Sludge 3"	-
Yellow Dichromate	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	20	-
Zinc Acid	-	-	-		-		-	-	-	-	40	-
Zinc Ammonium Chloride	-	-	-		-	-		-	-	-	40	-
Zinc Chloride	-	-	-				-	50	-	-	-	≤ 5% for metals
Zinc Cyanide	-		-	-	-	-	-	50	-	-	40	-
Zinc Phosphate	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	Derated heater required, Sludge 3"
Zinc Phosphate (Fluoride)	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	20	-
Zinc Sulfate	-	-		-	-	-	-	50	-	-	40	-
Zincate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	-

Chemistry	Steel	316 Stainless	Titanium	Zirconium	Fluoropolymer	Bath Efficiency	Specific Heat	Density	Notes
Acetic Acid	-					-	0.48	8.43	No chlorides for metals
Acetic Anhydride	-	-		-		-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
Acid Sulfate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Actane 70, 80	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	"FEP, PFA OnlyContains ammonium bifluoride"
Actane Salt	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	PTFE Only
Alcorite	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Alkaline Cleaners (Electrified)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alkaline Soaking Cleaners	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alodine (Most formulas)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alstan	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aluminum Acetate	-			-	-	-	-	-	-
Aluminum Anodizing	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Aluminum Bright Dip	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Aluminum Chloride	-	-				-	-	-	≤5 % concentration and ≤150F for metals
Aluminum Cleaners	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	Derated heater required
Aluminum Sulfate	-					-	-	-	≤ 50% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Ammonia	-		-	-	-	-	1.1	7.56	-
Ammonium Acetate	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
Ammonium Bifluoride	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Ammonium Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Ammonium Hydroxide	-	-				-	-	-	≤ 30% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Ammonium Nitrate	-					-	-	-	≤ 50% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Ammonium Persulfate	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤ 5 % concentration for the metals
Ammonium Sulfate	-	-				-	-	-	≤ 40% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Amyl Acetate	-					-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
Aniline	-					-	0.51	8.53	≤ 200F for metals
Anodizing (Aluminum)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
ARP 28, 80	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Arsenic	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Barium Chloride	-			-		-	-	-	-
Beer	-			-		-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
Benzoic Acid	-	-				-	-	-	≤70% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Black Nickel	-	-	-	-		75	-	-	-
Black Oxide (Hi -Temp)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	Derated heater required
Black Oxide (Low -Temp)	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Bonderizing	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boric Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Brass Cyanide	-		-	-		50	-	-	-
Bright Copper Cyanide	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Bright Nickel	-	-		-		50	-	-	-
Bronze	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Brown Oxide	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Burnite	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Butyric Acid	-	-		-		-	0.51	8.05	-
Cadmium (Alkaline)	-		-	-		50	-	-	-
Cadmium Black	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Cadmium Fluoborate	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	-
Calcium Chloride	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
Calcium Hydroxide	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤ 20% concentration for metals
Calcium Hypochlorite	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Carbonic Acid	-			-		-	-	-	-
Caustic Etch		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Derated heater required
Caustics		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Caustics (>20% concentration)		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Derated heater required
Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Chlorine/Wet	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Chlorosulfuric Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Chromic Acetate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Chromic Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	≤ 30% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Chromic Anodizing	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Chromic Nickel	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Chromium (Fluorides)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Chromium (No Fluorides)	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Citric Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Clear Chromate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Cobalt Nickel	-	-		-		50	-	-	-
Cobalt Plating	-		-	-		50	-	-	Sludge 3"
Cobra Etch	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Copper Acid	-	-	-	-		50	0.9	9.69	-
Copper Bright Acid	-	-	-	-		75	0.9	9.69	-
Copper Cyanide	-		-	-		75	-	-	-
Copper Fluoborate	-	-	-	-		75	-	-	-
Copper Pyrophosphate	-		-	-		75	-	-	-
Copper Strike	-		-	-		75	-	-	-
Copper Sulfate	-	-		-		75	-	-	≤ 30% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Cyanide	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Deionized water	-			-		-	-	-	-
Deoxidizer (Etching)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Deoxidizer (Non-Chromated)	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Dichromic Seal	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Diethylene Glycol	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Diversey 511, 514	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Dow Therm	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dye Solutions	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Ebonal C	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
ElectroCleaner	-		-	-		-	-	-	Sludge 3"
Electroless Copper	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Electroless Nickel	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
Electroless Tin (Acid)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	Sludge 3"
Electroless Tin (Alkaline)	-		-	-		-	-	-	Sludge 3"
Electropolishing	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	Sludge 3"
Ethone 80 Acid	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Ethylene Glycol		-	-	-	-	-	0.58	9.27	-
Ferric Ammonium Oxide		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ferric Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Ferric Nitrate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ferric Sulfate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fluoborate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Formic Acid	-		-			-	0.53	9.35	≤5 % concentration and ≤150F for metals
Fruit Juices	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Fuel Oil	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Glycerine (Glycerol)	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Gold Cyanide	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gold-Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Grey Nickel	-	-		-		50	-	-	-
Hot Seal Dichromate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hydrochloric Acid	-	-	-			-	-	-	≤ 30%, ≤ 160F for metals
Hydrofluoric Acid	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	≤ 50%, ≤ 120F for metals
Hydrogen Peroxide	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Immersion Gold	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Indium	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Iridite (1, 2, 3, 4-C, 7, 8, 15)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Iridite (4-75, 4-73, 14, 14-2, 14-9)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Iron Fluoborate	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	-
Iron Phosphate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Isoprep (186, 187, 188)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Isoprep Acid Salts	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Jetal	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lactic Acid	-					-	-	-	≤50 % concentration and ≤150F for metals
Lead Acetate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lime Saturated Water (Alkaline)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	Derated heater required
Linseed Oil	-		-	-	-	-	0.44	7.76	-
Lye (caustic)	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤30% concentration aqueous solutions and ≤200F for metals
Magnesium Hydroxide	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magnesium Nitrate	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Manganese Chloride	-			-		-	-	-	10-50% aquesous solution for metals
Manganese Phosphate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
McDermid 629 (contains F)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Mercuric Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Methane Sulfonic Acid	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Muriatic Acid	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Naptha	-					-	-	-	≤200F for metals; 100% concentration
Nickel (Plating Solution) (Watts)	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Nickel Acetate Seal	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nickel Chloride	-	-		-	-	50	-	-	-
Nitric Acid	-	-				-	-	-	≤ 50% concentration for metals
Nitric Hydrochloric Acids	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Nitric Phosphoric	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oils		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oleic Acid	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤ 10% concentration for metals
Oxalic Acid	-	-	-			-	-	-	≤ 10% concentration for metals
Paint Stripper (Alkaline)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Parrafin	-		-	-		-	-	-	Molten
Perchlorethylene	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phenolic Resins	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Phosphate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phosphate Cleaner	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phosphoric Acid (No Fluoride)	-	-				-	-	-	-
Potassium Acid Sulfate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Potassium Cyanide	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Potassium Hydrochloric	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Potassium Hydroxide	-		-			-	-	-	≤25% concentration for Zirconium
Potassium Nitrate	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤5% concentration for metals
Potassium Permanganate	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Rhodium	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Rochelle Salt Cyanide	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ruthenium	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Salt (Actine)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Sea Water	-	-		-		-	0.94	8.6	-
Silver Bromide	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Silver Cyanide	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Silver Lume	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sodium Bisulfate	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Carbonate	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Chlorate	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Cyaninde	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Dichromate (Hot Seal)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sodium Hydroxide						-	0.84	11.11	≤40% concentration and ≤150F for metals, Sludge 3"
Sodium Hypochlorite	-	-	-			-	-	-	≤ 120F for metals
Sodium Nitrate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Persulfate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Stannate		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stannic Chloride	-	-				-	-	-	≤5% concentration and room temperature for metals
Stanostar	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Stearic Acid	-			-		-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
Sulfamate Nickel	-	-		-		25	-	-	-
Sulfur	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Sulfur Peroxide	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Sulfuric Acid	-	-	-			-	0.84	9.6	-
Sulphamic Acid	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Tin Nickel	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	-
Tin Plating (Acid) (Stanus/Sulphate)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Tin Plating (Alkaline)	-		-	-	-	50	-	-	-
Tin Plating Acid (Fluborate)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Trichloroethylene	-		-	-	-	-	0.23	12.27	-
Trioxide (Pickle)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Turco (4181, 4338)	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	Derated heater required
Unichrome	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Water	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wood's Nickel Strike	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	Sludge 3"
Yellow Dichromate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Zinc Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Zinc Ammonium Chloride	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
Zinc Chloride	-	-				50	-	-	≤ 5% for metals
Zinc Cyanide	-		-	-	-	50	-	-	-
Zinc Phosphate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	Sludge 3"
Zinc Phosphate (Fluoride)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Zinc Sulfate	-		-	-	-	50	-	-	-
Zincate	-		-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chemistry	Steel	316 Stainless	Titanium	Zirconium	Fluoropolymer	Bath Efficiency	Specific Heat	Density	Notes
Acetic Acid	-	-	-			-	0.48	8.43	No chlorides for metals
Acetic Anhydride	-	-		-		-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
Acid Sulfate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Actane 70, 80	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	"FEP, PFA OnlyContains ammonium bifluoride"
Actane Salt	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	PTFE Only
Alcorite	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Alkaline Cleaners (Electrified)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Alkaline Soaking Cleaners	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Alodine (Most formulas)	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Alstan	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Aluminum Acetate	-			-		-	-	-	-
Aluminum Anodizing	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Aluminum Bright Dip	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Aluminum Chloride	-	-				-	-	-	≤5 % concentration and ≤150F for metals
Aluminum Cleaners	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Aluminum Sulfate	-					-	-	-	≤ 50% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Ammonia	-	-	-	-		-	1.1	7.56	-
Ammonium Acetate	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
Ammonium Bifluoride	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Ammonium Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Ammonium Hydroxide	-	-				-	-	-	≤ 30% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Ammonium Nitrate	-					-	-	-	≤ 50% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Ammonium Persulfate	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤ 5 % concentration for the metals
Ammonium Sulfate	-	-				-	-	-	≤ 40% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Amyl Acetate	-					-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
Aniline	-					-	0.51	8.53	≤ 200F for metals
Anodizing (Aluminum)	-	-	-			-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
ARP 28, 80	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Arsenic	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Barium Chloride	-			-		-	-	-	-
Beer	-			-		-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
Benzoic Acid	-	-				-	-	-	≤70% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Black Nickel	-	-	-	-		75	-	-	-
Black Oxide (Hi -Temp)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Black Oxide (Low -Temp)	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Bonderizing	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Boric Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Brass Cyanide	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	-
Bright Copper Cyanide	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Bright Nickel	-	-		-		50	-	-	-
Bronze	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Brown Oxide	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Burnite	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Butyric Acid	-	-		-		-	0.51	8.05	-
Cadmium (Alkaline)	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	-
Cadmium Black	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Cadmium Fluoborate	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	-
Calcium Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Calcium Hydroxide	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤ 20% concentration for metals
Calcium Hypochlorite	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Carbonic Acid	-			-		-	-	-	-
Caustic Etch		-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Caustics		-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Caustics (>20% concentration)		-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Chlorine/Wet	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Chlorosulfuric Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Chromic Acetate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Chromic Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	≤ 30% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Chromic Anodizing	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Chromic Nickel	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Chromium (Fluorides)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Chromium (No Fluorides)	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Citric Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Clear Chromate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Cobalt Nickel	-	-		-		50	-	-	-
Cobalt Plating	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	Sludge 3"
Cobra Etch	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Copper Acid	-	-	-	-		50	0.9	9.69	-
Copper Bright Acid	-	-	-	-		75	0.9	9.69	-
Copper Cyanide	-	-	-	-		75	-	-	-
Copper Fluoborate	-	-	-	-		75	-	-	-
Copper Pyrophosphate	-		-	-		75	-	-	-
Copper Strike	-		-	-		75	-	-	-
Copper Sulfate	-	-		-		75	-	-	≤ 30% concentration and ≤ 200F for metals
Cyanide	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Deionized water	-			-		-	-	-	-
Deoxidizer (Etching)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Deoxidizer (Non-Chromated)	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Dichromic Seal	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Diethylene Glycol	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Diversey 511, 514	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Dow Therm	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Dye Solutions	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Ebonal C	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
ElectroCleaner	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	Sludge 3"
Electroless Copper	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Electroless Nickel	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Electroless Tin (Acid)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	Sludge 3"
Electroless Tin (Alkaline)	-		-	-		-	-	-	Sludge 3"
Electropolishing	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	Sludge 3"
Ethone 80 Acid	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Ethylene Glycol		-	-	-		-	0.58	9.27	-
Ferric Ammonium Oxide		-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Ferric Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Ferric Nitrate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Ferric Sulfate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Fluoborate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Formic Acid	-		-			-	0.53	9.35	≤5 % concentration and ≤150F for metals
Fruit Juices	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Fuel Oil	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Glycerine (Glycerol)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Gold Cyanide	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Gold-Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Grey Nickel	-	-		-		50	-	-	-
Hot Seal Dichromate	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Hydrochloric Acid	-	-	-			-	-	-	≤ 30%, ≤ 160F for metals
Hydrofluoric Acid	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	≤ 50%, ≤ 120F for metals
Hydrogen Peroxide	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Immersion Gold	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Indium	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Iridite (1, 2, 3, 4-C, 7, 8, 15)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Iridite (4-75, 4-73, 14, 14-2, 14-9)	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Iron Fluoborate	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	-
Iron Phosphate	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Isoprep (186, 187, 188)	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Isoprep Acid Salts	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Jetal	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Lactic Acid	-					-	-	-	≤50 % concentration and ≤150F for metals
Lead Acetate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Lime Saturated Water (Alkaline)	-		-	-		-	-	-	Derated heater required
Linseed Oil	-	-	-	-		-	0.44	7.76	-
Lye (caustic)	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤30% concentration aqueous solutions and ≤200F for metals
Magnesium Hydroxide	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Magnesium Nitrate	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Manganese Chloride	-			-		-	-	-	10-50% aquesous solution for metals
Manganese Phosphate	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
McDermid 629 (contains F)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Mercuric Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Methane Sulfonic Acid	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Muriatic Acid	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Naptha	-					-	-	-	≤200F for metals; 100% concentration. Flammable liquid.
Nickel (Plating Solution) (Watts)	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Nickel Acetate Seal	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Nickel Chloride	-	-		-		50	-	-	-
Nitric Acid	-	-				-	-	-	≤ 50% concentration for metals
Nitric Hydrochloric Acids	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Nitric Phosphoric	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Oils			-	-		-	-	-	-
Oleic Acid	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤ 10% concentration for metals
Oxalic Acid	-	-	-			-	-	-	≤ 10% concentration for metals
Paint Stripper (Alkaline)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Parrafin	-		-	-		-	-	-	Molten
Perchlorethylene	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Phenolic Resins	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Phosphate	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Phosphate Cleaner	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Phosphoric Acid (No Fluoride)	-	-				-	-	-	-
Potassium Acid Sulfate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Potassium Cyanide	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Potassium Hydrochloric	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Potassium Hydroxide	-		-			-	-	-	≤25% concentration for Zirconium
Potassium Nitrate	-		-	-		-	-	-	≤5% concentration for metals
Potassium Permanganate	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Rhodium	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Rochelle Salt Cyanide	Rhodium	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Ruthenium	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Salt (Actine)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Sea Water	-	-		-		-	0.94	8.6	-
Silver Bromide	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Silver Cyanide	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Silver Lume	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Bisulfate	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Carbonate	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Chlorate	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Cyaninde	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Dichromate (Hot Seal)	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Hydroxide						-	0.84	11.11	≤40% concentration and ≤150F for metals, Sludge 3"
Sodium Hypochlorite	-	-	-			-	-	-	≤ 120F for metals
Sodium Nitrate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Sodium Persulfate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Stannate		-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Stannic Chloride	-	-				-	-	-	≤5% concentration and room temperature for metals
Stanostar	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Stearic Acid	-			-		-	-	-	≤ 200F for metals
Sulfamate Nickel	-	-		-		25	-	-	-
Sulfur	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Sulfur Peroxide	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Sulfuric Acid	-	-	-			-	0.84	9.6	-
Sulphamic Acid	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Tin Nickel	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	-
Tin Plating (Acid) (Stanus/Sulphate)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Tin Plating (Alkaline)	-	-	-		-	50	-	-	-
Tin Plating Acid (Fluborate)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Trichloroethylene	-		-	-		-	0.23	12.27	-
Trioxide (Pickle)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Turco (4181, 4338)	-		-	-		-	-	-	Derated heater required
Unichrome	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Water	-		-	-		-	-	-	-
Wood's Nickel Strike	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	Sludge 3"
Yellow Dichromate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Zinc Acid	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Zinc Ammonium Chloride	-	-		-		-	-	-	-
Zinc Chloride	-	-				50	-	-	≤ 5% for metals
Zinc Cyanide	-	-	-	-		50	-	-	-
Zinc Phosphate	-		-	-		-	-	-	Sludge 3"
Zinc Phosphate (Fluoride)	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-
Zinc Sulfate	-		-	-		50	-	-	-
Zincate	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-

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