RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Diesel storage tank

["Emile van Essen" <emile@airesearch.nl>]

Brian,

It seems not but steel has some porosity.

If you ask an old shipbuilder, he will say that it is not possible to weld a
tank that contained Diesel for years.

Emile

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Van: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] Namens Brian Cox
Verzonden: zaterdag 13 juni 2009 15:13
Aan: Personal_Submersibles@Psubs. Org
Onderwerp: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Diesel storage tank

Hi All,
          Where I'm constructing my sub they are tearing down a old diesel
storage tank. Could this material still be used in the construction of a
sub?  It is only mild steel so it would be limited to shallow water.  Would
the exposure to diesel on the metal over many years effect the metal?  Could
it be cleaned up?  This tank is probably 50' high  and 100' in diameter.

Brian




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