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Zirconium's resistance to corrosion by many materials is expemplified in the following Corrosion Resistance Table.

Solution
Concentration
in Weight %
Temperature in °F
Corrosion
Resistance
(mpy)

  Acetaldehyde 100 Boiling
2
 
  Acetic Acid 5, 25, 50, 75, 99.5 Boiling
1
 
  Acetic Acid Vapor - 33 Boiling
5
 
  Acetic-Glacial Acid 99.7 Boiling
5
 
  Acetic Anhydride 99 Room to Boiling
2
 

  Aluminum Chloride (Aerated) 5, 10 140
2
 
  Aluminum Chloride 40 212
2
 
  Aluminum Chloride 25 Room
2
 
  Aluminum Sulfate 60 212
2
 
  Ammonia Plus Water 100
5
 

  Ammonium Chloride 1, 40 212
5
 
  Ammonium Hydroxide 28 80
5
 
  Ammonium Sulfate 5, 10 212
5
 
  Aniline Hydrochloride 5, 20 212
5
 
  Aqua Regia 3:1 170
50
 

  Barium Chloride 5, 20 212
5
 
  Barium Chloride 25 Boiling
5 to 50
 
  Bromine Water Room
50
 
  Calcium Chloride 5, 10, 20 212
5
 
  Calcium Chloride 75% Boiling
5
 

  Calcium Hyprochloride 2, 6, 20 212
5
 
  Calcium Hyprochloride Saturated Room
5 to 50
 
  Carbolic Acid Saturated 212
5
 
  Carbon Tetrachloride Liquid Boiling
5
 
  Chlorine (Water Saturated)   Room
50
 

  Chlorine (Water Saturated)   167
50
 
  Chlorine Gas (more than 0.13%H,0) 100 200
50
 
  Chlorine Gas (Dry) 100 Room
5
 
  Chloracetic Acid 30 180
5 to 50
 
  Chromic Acid 10 to 50 Boiling
1
 

  Citric Acid 10, 25, 50 212
1
 
  Cupric Chloride 20, 40, 50 Boiling
50
 
  Cupric Cyanide Saturated Room
50
 
  Dichloroacetic Acid 100 212
5 to 50
 
  Dichloroacetic Acid 100 Boiling
5 to 50
 

  Ethylene Dichloride 100 Boiling
5
 
  Ferric Chloride 5, 10, 20, 30 Room
50
 
  Ferric Chloride 5, 10, 20, 30 212
50
 
  Ferric Chloride 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 Boiling
50
 
  Fluboric Acid Not Recommended  
 

  Fluorosilicic Acid Not Recommended  
 
  Formic Acid 10, 25, 50, 90 212
1
 
  Formic Acid (Non-Aerated) 25 212
5
 
  Formic Acid (Aerated) 10-90 212
5
 
  Formic Acid (H2O Soution) 9 125
5
 

  Hydrobromic Acid 40 Room
50
 
  Hydrobromic Acid 5 Room
1
 
  Hydrobromic Acid 10 95
5
 
  Hydrobromic Acid 20 95
5
 
  Hydrobromic Acid (Aerated) 5 95
5
 

  Hydrochloric Acid (Aerated) 10 95
5
 
  Hydrochloric Acid (Aerated) 20 95
5
 
  Hydrofluoric Acid (All) Do not use! Dissolves Readily
 
  Hydrogen Peroxide 50 212
2
 
  Hydroxyacetic Acid   104
5
 

  Lactic Acid 10-100 300
1
 
  Magnesium Chloride 5-40 212
5
 
  Manganous Chloride 5-20 212
2
 
  Mercuric Chloride 1, 5, 10, 55 212
1
 
  Mercuric Chloride Saturated Room
1
 

  Mercuric Chloride Saturated 200
1
 
  Nickel Chloride 5-20 212
1
 
  Nitric Acid 10, 20, 40, 69, 75 500
1
 
  Nitric Acid 65, 75 Boiling
1
 
  Oxalic Acid All concentrations thru 100% 212
1
 

  Phenol (Carbolic Acid) Saturated Room
5
 
  Phosphoric Acid 5-3 Room
5
 
  Phosphoric Acid 35-50 Room
5
 
  Phosphoric Acid 85 100
5 to 20
 
  Phosphoric Acid 5-3.5 140
5
 

  Phosphoric Acid 5-50 212
5
 
  Potassium Chloride Saturated Room
5
 
  Potassium Hydroxide 10 Boiling
1
 
  Potassium Hydroxide 25 Boiling
1
 
  Potassium Hydroxide 50 Boiling
5
 

  Silver Nitrate 50 Room
5
 
  Sodium Chloride 29 Boiling
1
 
  Sodium Chloride Saturated Room
1
 
  Sodium Chloride Saturated Boiling
1
 
  Sodium Hydroxide 10, 25 Boiling
1
 

  Sodium Hydroxide 28 Room
1
 
  Sodium Hydroxide 40 212
1
 
  Sodium Hypochlorite 6 212
5
 
  Stannic Chloride 5 212
1
 
  Stannic Chloride 24 Boiling
1
 

  Sulfuric Acid (Aerated) 1-60 212
5
 
  Sulfuric Acid (Air-Free) 15 Room
20
 
  Sulfurous Acid 6 Room
5
 
  Sulfurous Acid Saturated 375
5 to 50
 
  Tannic Acid 25 212
1
 

  Tartaric Acid 10-50 212
1
 
  Tartaric Acid 10, 25, 50 140
1
 
  Tetrachloroethane (Water Mix) 100 Boiling
5
 
  Trichloroacetic 100 212
50
 
  Trichloroacetic 10-40 Room
2
 

  Trichlorethylene 99 Boiling
5
 
  Trisodium Phosphate 5, 20 212
5
 
  Zinc Chloride 10 Boiling
5
 
  Zinc Chloride 20 212
5
 

Mpy = mil. per year - 1 mil. = .001 inches

 

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