Ozone Compatible Materials
| Material |
Rating |
| ABS plastic |
B-Good |
| Acetal (Delrin®) |
C-Fair |
| Aluminum |
C-Fair - Wet Ozone
B-Good - Dry Ozone |
| Brass |
B-Good |
| Bronze |
B-Good |
| Buna-N (Nitrile) |
D-Poor |
| Butyl |
A-Excellent |
| Cast Iron |
C-Fair |
| Chemraz |
A-Excellent |
| Copper |
B-Good |
| CPVC |
A-Excellent - Does get brittle |
| Cross-Linked Polyethylene (PEX) |
A-Excellent |
| Durachlor-51 |
A-Excellent |
| EPDM |
B-Good - Dry Ozone
C-Fair - Wet Ozone |
| EPR |
A-Excellent |
| Ethylene-Propylene |
A-Excellent |
| Flexelene |
B-Good |
| Fluorosilicone |
A-Excellent |
| Galvanized Steel |
c-Fair |
| Glass |
A-Excellent |
| Hastelloy-C® |
A-Excellent |
| HDPE |
A-Excellent |
| Hypalon® |
C-Fair |
| Hytrel® |
C-Fair |
| Inconel |
A-Excellent |
| Kalrez |
A-Excellent |
| Kel-F® (PCTFE) |
A-Excellent |
| LDPE |
B-Good |
| Magnesium |
D-Poor |
| Monel |
C-Fair |
| Natural rubber |
D-Very Poor |
| Neoprene |
C-Fair |
| Nylon |
D-Very Poor |
| PEEK |
A-Excellent |
| Polyacrylate |
B-Good |
| Polyamide (PA) |
C-Fair |
| Polycarbonate |
A - Excellent |
| Polyethelyne |
B-Good |
| Polypropylene |
C-Fair |
| Polysulfide |
B-Good |
| Polyurethane, Millable |
A-Excellent |
| PVC |
A-Excellent - Ozone in water - does get brittle
B-Good - Ozone in Air - does get brittle |
| PVDF (Kynar®) |
A-Excellent |
| Santoprene |
A-Excellent |
| Silicone |
A-Excellent |
| Stainless steel - 304/316 |
A-Excellent |
| Stainless Steel-other grades |
B-Good |
| Steel (Mild) |
D-Very Poor |
| Teflon |
A-Excellent |
| Titanium |
A-Excellent |
| Tygon |
B-Good |
| Vamac |
A-Excellent |
| Viton |
A-Excellent |
| Zinc |
D-Poor |
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Rating Definitions
| A-Excellent |
Ozone has No effect on these materials |
| B-Good |
Ozone has minor effect on these materials
Prolonged use with high concentrations of ozone will break down or corrode these materials beyond usefulness |
| C-Fair |
Ozone will break down these materials within weeks of use
Prolonged use with any ozone concentration will break down or corrode these materials beyond usefulness |
| D-Poor |
Ozone will break down these materials within hours or days of use
These materials are not recommended for any use with ozone |
Many of these materials were tested in house at Ozone Solutions. Some are commonly known and rated as shown by others. All tests were performed at very high levels of ozone concentrations.
For any materials not shown please call, we may have data on file or can test your material for you!
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