Acid resistance

Description

The ability of a material or color to resist degradation on exposure to acid. The type of acid as well as its concentration should be specified when characterizing a material's acid resistance.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Säurebest ändigkeit (Deut.); résistance à l'acide (Fr.); resistencia al ácido (Esp.); zuurbestendig (Ned); acid resistant; acid fast

Authority

• Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990

• Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996