HEAT EXCHANGER MATERIALS
APPLICATIONS COMPATIBILITY TABLE
This table has been prepared to guide you in the selection and use of building materials, your heat exchangers based on some of the most common chemical compounds in the industry. It is essential to keep in mind that the chemical behavior of materials depends on more factors such as temperature, pressure or concentration of these agents.
For this reason, we emphasize the importance of advising you by contacting our technical team, who will advise you and provide you with solutions.
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Sector
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Application
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Component
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Copper
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Aluminum
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Steel
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AISI304
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AISI316
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bakery, margarine, hospitality
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Wheat oil
|
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✓
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✓
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✓
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✓
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|
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Machinery, engines, motor
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Lubricating oil
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✓
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✓
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✓
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✓
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✓
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|
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Soft drinks, perfume
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Amyl acetate
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|
|
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✓
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✓
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|
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Dye, perfume
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Ethyl acetate
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✓
|
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✓
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✓
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✓
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|
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Plastic, fiber, medicine
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Acetone
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✓
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✓
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✓
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✓
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✓
|
|
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Drugs, dye, plastic, additive
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Acetic acid
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✓
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|
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|
|
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Drugs, chemicals
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Hydrobromic acid
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|
|
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✓
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✓
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|
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Soda, effervescent, jelly beans
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Citric acid
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✓
|
✓
|
|
✓
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✓
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|
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Palm oil substitute
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Stearic acid
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|
|
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✓
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✓
|
|
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Dye, paper, skin
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Formic acid
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|
|
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✓
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✓
|
|
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Protection & water treatment
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Phosphoric acid
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|
|
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✓
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✓
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|
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Fertilizer, metal
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Nitric acid
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|
|
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✓
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✓
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|
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Olive oil, sunflower oil, cocoa
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Oleic acid
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|
✓
|
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
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Fertilizer, oil refining
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Sulfuric acid
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|
|
|
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✓
|
|
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Wine
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Tannic acid
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✓
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Bakery, jelly, confectionery
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Tartric acid
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|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
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Boats, frigates, offshores
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Seawater
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|
|
|
|
✓
|
|
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*CurpoNickel is an excellent choice for seawater
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Fertilizer, coloring, cleaning
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Ammonia
|
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
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Plastic, drugs, dye, perfume
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Acetic anhydride
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✓
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|
|
|
|
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Resin, herbicide, varnish
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Aniline
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|
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
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Rubber, lubricant, detergent
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Benzene
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✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
|
Beer industry
|
Beer
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
|
Butter, yogurt, dairy
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Milk
|
|
✓
|
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
|
Butter, yogurt, dairy
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Lactic acid
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Petrochemical products
|
Oil
|
|
|
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
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*Titanium is an excellent choice for oil
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Heating and power
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Natural gas
|
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
|
Fertilizer, hydroponic
|
Potassium sulfate
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
|
|
|
Paint, varnish
|
Resin
|
|
|
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
|
Food supplements
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Cereals
|
|
|
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
|
Food supplements
|
Tanned
|
|
|
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
|
Food supplements
|
Yeast
|
|
|
|
|
✓
|
|
|
Food supplements
|
Cream
|
|
|
✓
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
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Food supplements
|
Fat acids
|
|
|
|
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✓
|
|
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Pool & water treatment
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Chlorinated water
|
|
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*Titanium is an excellent choice for chlorinated water
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Wastewater treatment
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Urine
|
|
|
|
✓
|
✓
|
|
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Hygiene
|
Serum
|
|
|
|
✓
|
✓
|
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