12" PVC Gloves (Sold per Dozen)

PVC, Smooth Finish, Interlock Lining, 12" Length

PVC gloves provide excellent resistance to most fats, oils, acids, caustics and petroleum hydrocarbons. They are resistant to alcohols and glycol ethers but not aromatics, aldehydes and ketones. Because PVC gloves have excellent abrasion resistance, they are ideal for use in petrochemical, construction and industrial applications.

Gloves for Chemical Protection

There are as many options, when choosing gloves with chemical resistant properties, as there are chemicals in use in the workplace. Permeation and Degredation are two ways of measuring the protective capabilities of a material. It’s important to choose the right glove to protect against the specific chemicals present in each application. Permeation is the process in which a chemical can pass through protective film without going through pinholes, pores, or other visible openings. The chemical molecules move between the molecules of the material and make their way to the other side of the film. Breakthrough is calculated in minutes and represents the time it takes for the chemical to first be detected on the other side of the film. Rate is a measurement of the highest flow rate for the permeating chemical during the course of a six hour test. Degredation is a reduction of one or more physical properties of a glove due to contact with a chemical. Certain glove materials may become hard, stiff, and brittle or they may become softer, weaker, and swell to several times their original size. If significant degredation occurs, a gloves permeation resistance is quickly impaired, but degredation and permeation do not always correlate.