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Material Compatibility with Ozone
Ozone Compatible Materials Chart *
| Material |
Rating
(Source: Cole Parmer)
[Ozone Concentrations not specified] |
| ABS
plastic |
B
- Good |
| Acetal
(Delrin®) |
C
- Fair |
| Aluminum |
B
- Good |
| Brass |
B
- Good |
| Bronze |
B
- Good |
| Buna-N
(Nitrile) |
D
- Severe Effect |
| Butyl |
A
- Excellent |
| Cast
iron |
C
- Fair |
| Chemraz |
A
- Excellent |
| Copper |
B
- Good |
| CPVC |
A
- Excellent |
| Durachlor-51 |
A
- Excellent |
| Durlon
9000 |
A
- Excellent |
| EPDM |
A
- Excellent up to 100-deg F |
| EPR |
A
- Excellent |
| Epoxy |
N/A |
| Ethylene-Propylene |
A
- Excellent |
|
Flexelene |
A-Excellent |
| Fluorosilicone |
A
- Excellent |
| Galvanized
Steel |
In
Water (C - Fair), In Air (A - Excellent) |
| Glass |
A -
Excellent |
| Hastelloy-C® |
A
- Excellent |
| HDPE |
A-
Excellent |
| Hypalon® |
C
- Fair |
| Hytrel® |
C
- Fair |
| Inconel |
A
- Excellent |
| Kalrez |
A
- Excellent up to 100-deg F |
| Kel-F®
(PCTFE) |
A
- Excellent |
| LDPE |
B
- Good |
| Magnesium |
D
- Poor |
| Monel |
C
- Fair |
| Natural
rubber |
D
- Severe Effect |
| Neoprene |
C
- Fair |
| NORYL® |
N/A |
| Nylon |
D
- Severe Effect |
| PEEK |
A
- Excellent |
| Polyacrylate |
B
- Good |
| Polyamide (PA) |
C-D (Not
recommended) |
| Polycarbonate |
A
- Excellent |
| Polyethylene |
In Water
(B-Good), In Air (C-Fair) |
| Polypropylene |
C
- Fair |
| Polysulfide |
B
- Good |
| Polyurethane,
Millable |
A
- Excellent |
| PPS
(Ryton®) |
N/A |
| PTFE
(Teflon®) |
A
- Excellent |
| PVC |
B
- Good |
|
PVDF
(Kynar®) |
A
- Excellent |
| Santoprene |
A
- Excellent |
| Silicone |
A
- Excellent |
| Stainless
steel - 304 |
B
- Good/Excellent |
| Stainless
steel - 316 |
A
- Excellent |
| Steel
(Mild, HSLA) |
D
- Poor |
|
Teflon |
A -
Excellent |
| Titanium |
A
- Excellent |
| Tygon® |
B
- Good |
| Vamac |
A
- Excellent |
| Viton® |
A
- Excellent |
| Zinc |
D
- Poor |
Note: These materials were tested at ozone levels
exceeding 1,000 PPM.
Ratings
-- Chemical Effect
- Excellent.
-- No effect
- Good
-- Minor Effect, slight corrosion or discoloration.
- Fair
-- Moderate Effect, not recommended for continuous use.
Softening, loss of strength, swelling may occur.
- Sever
Effect -- Not recommended for ANY use.
N/A
= Information Not Available.
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* Remember
that different materials react differently to wet or dry ozone. DRY ozone
has been dried to a -60 deg F or lower, WET ozone contains small amounts of
moisture. Contact
Ozone Solutions to determine if your material is compatible.
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more!
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