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Reaction of Powder Coat and Liquid Oxygen
Question: What are the effects of an O2 rich environment on powder coating?
P.E.,
Powder Coating Consultants, Div. of Ninan, Inc.
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Question:
What are the effects of an O2 rich environment on powder coating? Is there any possibility of combustion when powder coating comes into contact with liquid oxygen? S. L.
Answer:
Powder coatings, once cured, are pretty much inert and non-reactive compounds. They will not catch fire in liquid oxygen without a source of ignition. However, they will be very brittle, considering that liquid oxygen is about –200°C (-430°F) and would likely shatter under the slightest mechanical force.
