Gloves - Tables of Properties and Resistances

General Glove Properties

Glove	Cost	General Chemical Resistance	Recommended Uses	Disadvantages
Latex	low	decent for dilute inorganic solutions	bases, alcohols, dilute water solutions, okay with aldehydes and ketones	poor for most organics
Polyvinyl Chloride	low	medium general resistance	strong acids and bases, salts, alcohols, amines, peroxides, water solutions	plasticizers my be stripped, poor for most organics
Nitrile	low	some organics	oils, greases, aliphatic chemicals, xylene, perchloroethylene, trichloroethane, toluene, some acids and bases, some biohazardous materials	not good with many ketones, benzene, methylene chloride, and trichloroethane
Neoprene	medium	medium general resistance	oxidizing acids, peroxides, hydrocarbons, alcohol, anilines, phenol, glycol, ethers	not good with many chlorinated solvents, esters, ketones, aromatics
Viton	extremely high	organic solvents	aromatics, chlorinated solvents, aliphatics and alcohols	poor physical properties, not good with some ketones, esters and amines
Butyl	high	polar organics	glycol ethers, ketones, esters	not good with hydrocarbons, halogenated solvents
Polyvinyl Alcohol	very high	organics	aliphatics, aromatics, chlorinated solvents, ketones, esters, ethers	Not good with alcohols, acids, bases; glove is destroyed by water
Silver Shield	medium	high general resistance	hazmat	poor fit, stiff, easily punctured

Chemical Hazard	Latex	Polyvinyl Chloride	Nitrile	Neoprene	Polyurethane	Polyethlylene	Viton (fluoroelastimer)	Butyl	Polyvinyl Alcohol	Silver Shield (norfoil)
Acetic Acid	G	F	F	G	F	F	G	G	P	UNK
Acetone	F	P	F	F	G	P	P	G	P	G
Ammonium Fluoride, 30-79%	G	F	G	F	F	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Ammonium Hydroxide, < 30%	G	G	G	G	F	G	UNK	G	UNK	UNK
Ammonium Hydroxide 30-70%	G	F	G	G	F	F	UNK	UNK	P	UNK
Aqua Regia	F	F	P	G	P	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Chromic Acid	P	F	F	P	P	P	G	G	P	UNK
Freon TMC	F	P	F	P	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	G	UNK
Freon 113 or TF	P	F	G	G	G	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Hydrochloric Acid < 30%	G	F	G	G	P	F	G	G	P	UNK
Hydrochloric Acid 30-70%	G	F	F	G	P	P	UNK	UNK	P	UNK
Hydrofluoric Acid < 10%	G	F	G	F	P	F	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Hydrofluoric Acid < 50%	F	F	F	F	P	P	UNK	UNK	P	UNK
Hydrogen Peroxide	G	G	G	F	UNK	G	G	G	P	UNK
Isopropyl Alcohol (2-propanol, Isopropanol)	G	F	G	G	G	G	G	G	UNK	UNK
Methyl Alcohol (Methanol)	P	P	P	P	UNK	UNK	G	G	UNK	UNK
Methyl Ethyl Ketone	F	P	P	F	G	G	P	P	F	G
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone	P	P	P	P	G	G	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone	G	F	P	UNK	F	F	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Nitric Acid < 30%	G	G	F	G	P	P	G	G	UNK	G
Nitric Acid 30-70%	P	P	P	F	P	P	G	G	P	UNK
Phosphoric Acid > 70%	F	G	F	G	F	F	G	G	P	UNK
Potassium Hydroxide	G	G	G	G	P	P	G	G	P	UNK
Propylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether Acetate	G	G	G	G	UNK	UNK	G	G	UNK	UNK
Sulfuric Acid 30-70%	G	F	P	G	P	P	G	G	P	G
Sulfuric Acid > 70%	P	P	P	F	P	P	F	F	P	UNK
Xylenes	P	F	F	P	G	G	G	G	UNK	G

G=GOOD F=FAIR P=POOR UNK=UNKNOWN