GAS & METAL REACTION
|
Special Characteristic
|
Stainless steel
|
steel
|
brass
|
copper
|
Aluminum
|
Gas
|
| Do not use at pressures exceeding 15 psig |
R |
R |
R |
N |
R |
Acetylene
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Air
|
| Causes stress cracking of cooper and cooper alloys |
R |
X |
N |
N |
R |
Ammonia
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Butane
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Butanes
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Carbon Dioxide
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Carbon Monoxide
|
|
|
|
R |
R |
R |
Ethane
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Ethylene
|
| Exposure of liquid on skin or clothing can cause dermatitis |
R |
R |
N |
N |
|
Ethylene oxide
|
| Strong oxidant can ignite combustible materials and metals |
R |
|
X |
R |
R |
Fluorine
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Helium
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Hydrogen
|
| Steel or stainless steel serviceable in dry liquid or gas service |
X |
X |
N |
X |
N |
Hydrogen Bromide
|
| Steel or stainless steel serviceable in dry liquid or gas service |
X |
X |
|
X |
N |
Hydrogen Chloride
|
| Exposure can attack skin, bones and fingernails |
R |
R |
R |
R |
X |
Hydrogen Fluoride
|
| Extremely toxic, older deadens the olfactory nerves |
R |
X |
N |
N |
N |
Hydrogen Selenide
|
| Odor deadens olfactory nerves, can cause paralysis |
R |
X |
N |
N |
N |
Hydrogen Sulfide
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Isobutane
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Krypton
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Methane
|
|
R |
R |
X |
N |
R |
Methyl Acetyiene
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Neon
|
| Readily reacts with oxygen to form Nitrogen Dioxide |
R |
X |
N |
N |
R |
Nitric oxide
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Nitrogen
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Nitrous oxide
|
| Strong oxidant, ignites combustible matter spontaneously |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Oxygen
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Propane
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Propylene
|
| Pyrophoric |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Silane
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Sulfur Dioxide
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Sulfur Hexafluoride
|
|
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
Xenon
|
