INCH-POUND
RR-C-901E
1 July 2010 SUPERSEDING RR-C-901D
21 February 2003
FEDERAL SPECIFICATION
CYLINDERS, COMPRESSED GAS: SEAMLESS SHATTERPROOF, HIGH PRESSURE
DOT 3AA STEEL, AND 3AL ALUMINUM
The General Services Administration has authorized the use or this federal specification by all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION
1.1 Scope. This specification provides the acquisition requirements for the purchase of empty compressed gas cylinders to be used for storage, transportation, and distribution of high pressure liquefied and gaseous industrial and medical compressed gases including air, argon, carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur hexafluoride, and other gases.
1.2 Classification. The cylinders shall be of the following types, intended gas service, sizes, and valve designations (see 6.2).
Type I - DOT 3AA steel
II - Non-shatterable steel
III - Aluminum
Intended gas service - See table I Size - See tables II and III
Valve designation - See table IV
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to Defense Supply
Center Richmond, ATTN: DSCR-VEB, 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA 23297-
5616, or e-mailed to STDZNMGT@dla.mil. Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil/.
AMSC N/A FSC 8120
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