Technical bulletins
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- Sampling cylinders
- Spun steel cylinders
- Type 3 aluminum liners
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Safety Alert
Luxfer position concerning life extension of DOT CFFC carbon composite cylinders: October 28, 2010
Luxfer Gas Cylinders periodically receives inquiries about the possibility of extending the service life of composite cylinders.
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Valve installation torque values for Luxfer aluminum alloy cylinders and liners: March 20, 2011
The goal of the installation process is to install a valve with the least amount of torque or tightness that will make a leak-tight seal that lasts throughout the use of the valve-cylinder assembly.
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Paint removal and repainting of Luxfer all-metal and composite cylinders made from 6061 aluminum alloy (L6X®): January 16, 2007
All-metal Luxfer 6061 aluminum alloy (L6X®) cylinders—To remove paint from an all-metal cylinder and prepare the surface for repainting, blast with plastic, glass or other soft media just long enough to remove most of the old paint.
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Luxfer clarifies difference between “bowed” and “bulged” aluminum cylinders: September 02, 2005
Luxfer Gas Cylinders has received an increasing number of inquiries about the difference between “bowed” and “bulged” aluminum cylinders. The pictures and information below are intended to clarify this important difference.
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Dates when Luxfer changed its aluminum alloy from 6351 to 6061: November 12, 2003
Between 1987 and 1988, Luxfer Gas Cylinders discontinued use of 6351 aluminum alloy and began using a proprietary version of 6061 aluminum alloy for all its aluminum cylinder models manufactured in the United States.
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Dates of Aluminum Alloy Changes: October 17, 2002
Dates by models when Luxfer changed the aluminum alloy in its scuba tanks from 6351-T6 to Luxfer’s proprietary 6061-T6 alloy.
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Unauthorized metal-removing modifications to Luxfer aluminum gas cylinders used in North: June 15, 2002
Certain unauthorized modifications to Luxfer aluminum cylinders could remove metal or alter the cylinder design
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