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If you have any technical questions not addressed by this or associated documents, contact Mark Toughiry, 202-366-4545.
June 1, 1994
The main purpose of this technical evaluation was to determine the cause of an aluminum cylinder failure in North Miami Beach, FL.
Key Words: SLC, sustain load crack, SCUBA, DOT 3AL cylinder, fractographic, ruptured cylinder, SEM analysis, ruptured DOT-3AL
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July 31, 2007
Used by OHM as the basis for removing nonconforming packagings from service.
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If you have any technical questions not addressed by this or associated documents, contact Mark Toughiry, 202-366-4545.
October 4, 2000
The main purpose of this technical evaluation was to determine the cause of an aluminum cylinder failure in Key Largo, FL.
Key Words: SLC, sustain load crack, SCUBA, DOT 3AL cylinder, fractographic, ruptured cylinder, SEM analysis, ruptured DOT-3AL
If you have...
If you have any technical questions not addressed by this or associated documents, contact Mark Toughiry, 202-366-4545.
August 25, 2016
The goal of this project is to determine which laboratory test method(s) can be used to most reliably evaluate steels for the construction of cylinders and tubes used for transportation and storage of compressed natural gases (CNG), hydrogen and hydrogen-bearing gases. The...
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July 31, 2007
Basic guidelines for the inspection and evaluation of DOT/TC cylinder (tube) mounting threads with outside diameter greater than or equal 18".
Key Words: neck threads, DOT cylinder, tube, threads, external, inspection
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