Our integrated approach to chemical resistance is unique. Since the long term resistance of combined materials - like coatings on metal, polymer matrix composites, laminates and multilayer materials - is determined by surface corrosion and diffusion with possible subsequent internal chemical degradation ("lagged" corrosion), we also quantify both phenomena.

Results include the kinetics of e.g. a hydrochloric acid corrosion front, hydrolysis rates of chains, degradation rate of filler particles and multi-component diffusion rates. For more information, we invite you to take a look at laboratory service facilities and the chemical-physical simulation programme. Various chemical resistance figures for commonly used polymers and liquids can be found in the chemical resistance table.