Source:
"Industrial
Safety & Health News", 9/97
Table obtained from The University of Connecticut- Chemical
Resistant Glove Guide
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Fabric: |
Natural rubber |
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Advantages: |
Low cost, good physical properties,
dexterity |
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Disadvantages: |
Poor vs. oils, grease, organics.
Frequently imported; may be poor quality |
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Uses: |
bases, alcohols, dilute water
solutions; fair vs. aldehydes, ketones |
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Fabric: |
Natural
rubber blends |
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Advantages: |
Low cost, dexterity, better chemical
resistance than natural rubber vs.
some chemicals |
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Disadvantages: |
Physical properties frequently
inferior to natural rubber |
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Uses: |
Same as natural rubber |
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Fabric: |
Polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) |
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Advantages: |
Low cost, very good physical
properties, medium chemical resistance |
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Disadvantages: |
Plasticizers can be stripped;
frequently imported; may be poor quality |
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Uses: |
Strong acids and bases, salts,
other water solutions, alcohols |
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Fabric: |
Neoprene |
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Advantages: |
Medium cost, medium chemical
resistance, medium physical properties |
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Disadvantages: |
NA |
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Uses: |
Oxidizing acids, anilines, phenol,
glycol, ethers |
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Fabric: |
Nitrile |
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Advantages: |
Low cost, excellent physical
properties, dexterity |
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Disadvantages: |
Poor vs. benzene, methylene chloride,
trichlorethylene, many ketones |
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Uses: |
Oils, greases, aliphatic chemicals,
xylene, perchloroethylene,
trichloroethane;fair vs. toluene |
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Fabric: |
Butyl |
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Advantages: |
Specialty glove, polar organics |
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Disadvantages: |
Expensive, poor vs. hydrocarbons,
chlorinated solvents |
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Uses: |
Glycol ethers, ketones, esters |
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Fabric: |
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) |
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Advantages: |
Specialty glove, resists a very
broad range of organics, good physical
properties |
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Disadvantages: |
Very expensive, water sensitive,
poor vs. light alcohols |
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Uses: |
Aliphatics, aromatics, chlorinated
solvents, ketones (except acetone),
esters,
ethers |
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Fabric: |
Fluoroelastomer (Viton) |
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Advantages: |
Specialty glove, organic solvents |
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Disadvantages: |
Extremely expensive, poor physical
properties, poor vs. some ketones,
esters, amines |
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Uses: |
Aromatics, chlorinated solvents,
also aliphatics and alcohols |
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Fabric: |
Norfoil
(Silver Shield) |
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Advantages: |
Excellent Chemical resistance |
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Disadvantages: |
Poor fit, easily punctures, poor
grip, stiff |
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Uses: |
Use for hazmat work |
For
additional information, visit the Best
Gloves website.
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