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Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:58:12 -0400
From: Ben Greenhouse <b.greenhouse@ut*.ca*>
To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Viton
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Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:57:27 -0400
From: Ben Greenhouse <b.greenhouse@ut*.ca*>
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To: Pedro Neves <a2376@le*.si*.ua*.pt*>
Subject: Re: Viton
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I haven't heard that myself, but my question is: why would it burn?  I think
that the chance of viton igniting from use with 02 is pretty slim.  But I'm no
expert........

Pedro Neves wrote:

> I heard that viton o-rings aren't suitable for O2 service. The reason for
> this is that aparently when a viton o-ring burns it releases toxic gases
> (fluorine and chlorine compounds). Can anyone confirm this? And if its
> true, are there any other solutions for O2 service material?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Pedro Neves
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