4.8.2.6
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
The following table provides an overview of the chemical resistance of the transponder made
of polyethylene terephthalate.
Table 4- 17
Substance
Acetone
Formic acid
Ammonium hydroxide
Gasoline (normal)
Gasoline (super)
Benzene
Chlorobenzene
Chloroform
Citric acid
Cyclohexane
Diethyl ether
Dimethyl formamide
Dioxane
Acetic acid
Ethanol
Hydrofluoric acid
Formaldehyde
Freon 11
Fruit juices
Glycerine
Heptane
Potassium dichromate
Potassium permanganate
Copper sulfate
Methanol
Methyl ethyl ketone
Milk
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Chemical resistance - polyethylene terephthalate
4.8 Chemical resistance of the readers and transponders
Test conditions
Concentration [%]
Temperature [°C]
100 %
60 %
10 %
10 %
95 %
10 %
-
-
100 %
100 %
10 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
conc.
conc.
conc.
10 %
96 %
50 %
5 %
30 %
-
-
-
100 %
10 %
10 %
10 %
100 %
100 %
-
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20 ℃
++++
60 ℃
○
20 ℃
++++
60 ℃
○
20 ℃
+
20 ℃
○
80 ℃
++++
60 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
○
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
60 ℃
○
20 ℃
++++
60 ℃
++
80 ℃
○
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
○
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
60 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
20 ℃
++++
89