Sulfone polymers have good chemical resistance to many materials, including the following:
- Aqueous systems
- Caustics
- Inorganic acids
- Aliphatic hydrocarbons
- Detergents and soaps
- Certain alcohols
General Indication of Chemical Resistance
| Udel® PSU | Radel® PPSU | PC | |
| General Chemicals | |||
| Alcohols | Good | Excellent | Good |
| Acids, Concentrated | Good | Excellent | Fair |
| Acids, Diluted | Excellent | Excellent | Good |
| Bases, Concentrated | Excellent | Excellent | Poor |
| Baes, Diluted | Excellent | Excellent | Poor |
| Esters | Poor | Fair | Poor |
| Hydrocarbons, Aliphatic | Excellent | Excellent | Poor |
| Hydrocarbons, Aromatic | Poor | Fair | Poor |
| Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated | Poor | Fair | Poor |
| Ketones | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Hospital Disinfectants | |||
| Bleach Solutions, 10% | Excellent | Excellent | Good |
| Cavicide® | Excellent | Excellent | Good |
| Envirocide® | Excellent | Excellent | Good |
| Cidex® | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Hydrogen Peroxide, 3% | Excellent | Excellent | Good |
| Isopropyl Alcohol, 70% | Good | Excellent | Good |
| Manu-Klenz® | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Phenols, 2% | Poor | Excellent | Good |
| Quaternaries | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Sani-Cloth® HB | Excellent | Excellent | Poor |
| Sani-Cloth® Plus | Poor | Excellent | Poor |
| Sporotal® 100 | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Wex-Cide® | Poor | Excellent | Good |
