{"id":1972,"date":"2018-11-30T08:12:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T14:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oxidationtech.com\/blog\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2021-08-16T15:40:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T20:40:04","slug":"materials-ozone-resistance-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oxidationtech.com\/blog\/materials-ozone-resistance-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Materials ozone resistance chart"},"content":{"rendered":"A common question when implementing ozone into a new application is how will ozone affect the materials we currently have in place.\u00a0 Below is a useful chart showing the resistance of common materials to ozone oxidation.\n\nA = Excellent<\/strong>\u00a0– no effect\u00a0from ozone in normal operation\n\nB = Good<\/strong>\u00a0– some oxidation from ozone, these materials can work with low ozone concentrations or short-term (less than 6-month) usage\n\nC = Fair<\/strong>\u00a0– major effect from ozone oxidation, these materials should only be used for short-term applications or very low ozone levels\n\nD = Poor<\/strong>\u00a0– severe oxidation from ozone will be noticed quickly.\n<\/colgroup> <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
ABS plastic<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acetal (Delrin\u00ae)<\/strong><\/td>\nC – Fair<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aluminum<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brass<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bronze<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buna N (Nitrile)<\/strong><\/td>\nD – Poor<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carbon Steel<\/strong><\/td>\nC – Fair<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cast iron<\/strong><\/td>\nC – Fair<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ceramic<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ChemRaz (FFKM)<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Copper<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CPVC<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EPDM<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fluorocarbon (FKM)<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hastelloy-C\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HDPE<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hypalon\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hytrel\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\nC – Fair<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kalrez<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kel-F\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LDPE<\/strong><\/td>\nC\u00a0– Fair<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Natural rubber<\/strong><\/td>\nD – Poor<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neoprene<\/strong><\/td>\nC – Fair<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NORYL\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nylon<\/strong><\/td>\nD – Poor<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polycarbonate<\/strong><\/td>\nA\u00a0– Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polyetherether Ketone (PEEK)<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polyethylene<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polypropylene<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polyurethane<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PTFE<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PVC<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PVDF (Kynar\u00ae)<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silicone<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
stainless steel – 304<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
stainless steel – 316<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Titanium<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tygon\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\nB – Good<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Viton\u00ae<\/strong><\/td>\nA – Excellent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nMore useful information on ozone resistance can be found HERE<\/a>\n\nWe also perform ozone resistance testing<\/a> in our ozone chambers<\/a>.\u00a0 Contact us<\/a> for information about this service should you have any materials you have specific questions on.\n\n\n