POLYURETHANE FOAM GASKETS

Common uses for polyethylene foam include inserts, packaging and padding. They are a plastic that good chemical resistance and they are relatively cheap. As a plastic it has less elasticity than a rubber based foam. It is available as either a solid sheet or as foam parts.

Resistance:

polyethylene is resistant to the following chemicals:

• Acetatic acid
• Amonium hydroxide 30%
• Calcium hydroxide 30%
• Diethylene glycol
• Ethylene glycol
• Ethanol 100%
• methanol 
• Glycerin
• Glycol
• Hydrogen peroxide 30%
• Potassium hydroxide 30%
• mercury
• odium hydroxide 30%