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49 CFR 178.255-2: -2 Material.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 49—Transportation
- Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
- CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- SUBCHAPTER C—HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS
- PART 178—SPECIFICATIONS FOR PACKAGINGS
- Subpart H—Specifications for Portable Tanks
(a) Material used in the tank must be steel of good weldable quality and conform with the requirements in Sections V, VIII, and IX of the ASME Code (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter).
(b) The minimum thickness of metal, exclusive of lining material, for shell and heads of tanks shall be as follows:
Tank capacity Minimum thickness (inch)
Not more than 1,200 gallons 1⁄4
Over 1,200 to 1,800 gallons 5⁄16
Over 1,800 gallons 3⁄8
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