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Air Changes Per Hour and Cleanroom
Classifications
air changes per hour are an essential component of cleanroom classification standards. They
make it possible to reach the particle count and size restrictions each class sets. Let’s take a
look how air changes per hour and classification are related.
ISO 14644-1 Cleanroom Standards
Maximum Allowed Particles (per m3) Air
Airflow
Changes Ceiling
Class Velocity
Per Coverage
≥0.2 µm ≥0.3 µm ≥0.5 µm ≥1 µm ≥5 µm (ft/min)
Hour
90-
ISO 1 2.37 1.02 0.35 0.083 0.0029 360-600 60-100
100%
80-
ISO 2 23.7 10.2 3.5 0.83 0.029 360-600 60-100
100%
60-
ISO 3 237 102 35 8.3 0.29 360-540 60-90
100%
ISO 4 2,370 1,020 352 83 2.9 300-540 50-90 50-90%
ISO 5 23,700 10,200 3,520 832 29 240-480 40-80 35-70%
150-
ISO 6 237,000 102,000 35,200 8,320 293 25-40 25-40%
240
ISO 7 2.37×106 1,020,000 352,000 83,200 2,930 60-90 10-15 15-20%
ISO 8 2.37×107 1.02×107 3,520,000 832,000 29,300 5-48 1-8 5-15%
ISO 9 2.37×108 1.02×108 35,200,000 8,320,000 293,000 0-25 0-5 5-10%