[TR] Gas Proof Material

Randall tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Tue Apr 13 18:48:14 MDT 2010


> Question one:  does gas break down plexiglass, 

Apparently so.  At least the chart at 
http://tinyurl.com/y6vxco5
says it's not recommended for gasoline, ethanol, toluene, etc.

> Is there a material that's easy to
> work with, like Plexiglass, that can withstand the chemicals?

According to
http://tinyurl.com/y2j7vwj
Nylon 6, Nylon 66, Polyester (PET) and Polyetherimide (PEI) should do well.
All are available in various shapes from MMC:
http://www.mcmaster.com

No doubt there are others as well, that's just the first study I stumbled
across.

-- Randall 


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