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03-22-2007, 08:39 PM #18
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Thanked: 155I agree that you cannot kill spore forming bacteria with live steam. As to the autoclave and its effect on the scales:
The pressure doesn't matter, it's the temperature that causes the harm. 250-270 degrees in an autoclave would be the same as exposure to 250-270 degree superheated steam at atmospheric pressure. The pressure in an autoclave simply allows you to produce saturated steam at the elevated temperatures. Incidently, at 200 psig, you would need to have a temperature of 388 degrees F to generate steam. At 250-270 degrees, the pressure could only be 15-27 psig for an all steam atmosphere.
I'm not sure how temperature resistent scales are, probably different for different materials.