AFLAS® resists many organic solvents!
To determine the solubility of AFLAS in the most
commonly encountered organic solvents examine the table below. The "ID" number
refers to those solvents listed in the introduction literature. More
information regarding dipole moment and solubility parameters can be found
in the introduction literature.
Swell after immersion in solvent at room temperature for 48-hours is tabulated below:
| 1 = Swell less than 20% | 2 = Swell between 20% and 100% | 3 = Swell greater than 100% |
| ID | Organic Solvent | Rating |
| acetic acid | 2 | |
| 13 | acetone | 3 |
| 8 | acetonitrile | 1 |
| 11 | acetylacetone | 2 |
| 10 | acrylonitrile | 1 |
| aniline | 1 | |
| 19 | benzene | 2 |
| 9 | 1-butanol | 1 |
| carbitol | 1 | |
| 14 | carbon disulfide | 1 |
| carbon tetrachloride | 2 | |
| chloroform | 3 | |
| 23 | cyclohexane | 2 |
| 7 | n,n-dimethylformamide | 1 |
| 4 | dimethylsulfoxide | 1 |
| 6 | ethanol | 1 |
| 16 | ethyl acetate | 3 |
| 3 | ethylene glycol | 1 |
| 25 | n-heptanol | 2 |
| n-hexane | 2 | |
| isoamyl alcohol | 1 | |
| 24 | isopropylether | 2 |
| 2 | methanol | 1 |
| methyl cellosolve | 1 | |
| 15 | methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) | 3 |
| 1 | n-methylformamide | 1 |
| 21 | methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) | 3 |
| nitrobenzene | 1 | |
| 5 | nitromethane | 1 |
| oil of turpentine | 1 | |
| 12 | pyridine | 2 |
| 17 | tetrahydrofuran | 3 |
| 20 | tolulene | 2 |
| 22 | trichloroethane | 3 |
| 18 | trichloroethylene | 3 |
| trichlorotrifluoroethane | 3 |
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