A survey of compatibility of materials with high pressure oxygen service.

The literature on high pressure oxygen compatibility has been surveyed in order to present the existing state of knowledge. Searches have been conducted of NASA and NBS data retrieval systems. In addition, many individuals, active in the field, were contacted in order to retrieve useful unpublished information. Compatibility data, such as mechanical impact, pneumatic impact, ignition temperature, and flash-and-fire point, were compiled for pressures above 200 bar. Lower pressure data were included if they were useful for extrapolation to pressures above 200 bar. These data, too numerous to be given here, are available from the authors. Brief descriptions of the trends of these data are given. Recommendations for additional high pressure studies are included.