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. 2024 Jun 1;24:648. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04391-7

Table 1.

Corrosion rates of carbon steel and brass in various disinfectants

Disinfectant Carbon steel Brass
Corrosion rate (R) [mm/year] Corrosion rate (R) [mm/year]
Control Group 0.05278 (R2) 0.00243 (R1)
5 mg/L Chlorine Dioxide 0.09659 (R2) 0.00973 (R1)
20 mg/L Chlorine Dioxide 0.10556 (R2) 0.02336 (R2)
80 mg/L Chlorine Dioxide 0.28503 (R3) 0.03602 (R2)
20 mg/L Chlorinated Disinfectant 0.32462 (R3) 0.01509 (R2)