Chemical Compatibility of Ozone with Other Materials
There is always the discussion that ozone is too corrosive to use with existing equipment, CIP Systems and tanks. The following table displays the compatibility of ozone with a wide variety of materials.
| Material |
Compatibility |
| 304 stainless steel |
B-Good
|
| 316 stainless steel |
A-Excellent
|
| ABS plastic |
B-Good
|
| Acetal (Delrinr) |
C-Fair
|
| Aluminum |
B-Good
|
| Brass |
N/A
|
| Bronze |
B-Good
|
| Buna N (Nitrile) |
D-Severe Effect
|
| Carbon graphite |
N/A
|
| Carbon Steel |
C-Fair
|
| Carpenter 20 |
N/A
|
| Cast iron |
N/A
|
| Ceramic Al203 |
N/A
|
| Ceramic magnet |
N/A
|
| ChemRaz (FFKM) |
B-Good
|
| Copper |
A-Excellent
|
| CPVC |
A-Excellent
|
| EPDM |
A-Excellent
|
| Epoxy |
N/A
|
| Fluorocarbon (FKM) |
A-Excellent
|
| Hastelloy-Cr |
N/A
|
| Hypalonr |
A-Excellent
|
| Hytrelr |
C-Fair
|
| Kalrez |
A-Excellent
|
| Kel-Fr |
A-Excellent
|
| LDPE |
C-Fair
|
| Natural rubber |
D-Severe Effect
|
| Neoprene |
C-Fair
|
| NORYLr |
N/A
|
| Nylon |
D-Severe Effect
|
| Polycarbonate |
A-Excellent
|
| Polyetherether Ketone (PEEK) |
A-Excellent
|
| Polypropylene |
B-Good
|
| Polyurethane |
A-Excellent
|
| PPS (Rytonr) |
N/A
|
| PTFE (Teflonr) |
A-Excellent
|
| PVC |
B-Good
|
| PVDF (Kynarr) |
A-Excellent
|
| Silicone |
A-Excellent
|
| Titanium |
N/A
|
| Tygonr |
N/A
|
| Vitonr |
A-Excellent
|
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