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The main purpose of this technical evaluation was to determine the cause of an aluminum cylinder failure in Allegan City/Kalamazoo, MI.
Key Words: SLC, sustain load crack, SCBA, DOT 3AL cylinder with gaseous oxygen, ruptured cylinder, SEM analysis, over pressurize
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The report is result of a failure analysis and metallurgical analysis of a cargo tank (commonly known as a Nurse Tank). The Nurse Tank failed in service from a cracked head. The purpose of this project was to determine the crack initiation site (CIS) and the cause of the tank...
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Report on investigation of failure of a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) cylinder fabricated by EFI Corporation on March 4, 1996 in Eureka, CA.
Key Words: cycling test, hydrostatic, hydraulic fluid, hydrostatically tested
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This research project is a part of Failure Investigation and Metallurgical Analysis of DOT 3AL cylinders that were rejected during requalification due to internal neck-cracks. The hydraulic pressure cycling test was performed to determine the fatigue performance and fatigue failure...
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The main purpose of this technical evaluation was to determine the integrity of the cylinder design and testing. Also to ensure that the manufacturing of the cylinder met the minimum requirement of DOT 3AA specification.
If you have any technical questions not addressed by this...
If you have any technical questions not addressed by this or associated documents, contact Mark Toughiry, 202-366-4545.