Corrigendum - REACH24H Consulting Group

6.7.2.3.3.4 For the purpose of determining actual values for materials, it shall be noted that for sheet
metal, the axis of the tensile test specimen shall be at right angles (transversely) to the direction of rolling.
The permanent elongation at fracture shall be measured on test specimens of rectangular cross sections in
accordance with ISO 6892:1998 using a 50 mm gauge length.
6.7.2.4 Minimum shell thickness
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6.7.2.4.1 The minimum shell thickness shall be the greater thickness based on:
(a) The minimum thickness determined in accordance with the requirements of 6.7.2.4.2
to 6.7.2.4.10;
(b) The minimum thickness determined in accordance with the recognized pressure vessel
code including the requirements in 6.7.2.3; and
(c) The minimum thickness specified in the applicable portable tank instruction indicated
in Column 10 of the Dangerous Goods List and described in 4.2.5.2.6, or by a portable
tank special provision indicated in Column 11 of the Dangerous Goods List and
described in 4.2.5.3.
6.7.2.4.2 The cylindrical portions, ends (heads) and manhole covers of shells not more than 1.80 m in
diameter shall be not less than 5 mm thick in the reference steel or of equivalent thickness in the metal to be
used. Shells more than 1.80 m in diameter shall be not less than 6 mm thick in the reference steel or of
equivalent thickness in the metal to be used, except that for powdered or granular solid substances of
Packing Group II or III the minimum thickness requirement may be reduced to not less than 5 mm thick in
the reference steel or of equivalent thickness in the metal to be used.
6.7.2.4.3 When additional protection against shell damage is provided, portable tanks with test
pressures less than 2.65 bar, may have the minimum shell thickness reduced, in proportion to the protection
provided, as approved by the competent authority. However, shells not more than 1.80 m in diameter shall
be not less than 3 mm thick in the reference steel or of equivalent thickness in the metal to be used. Shells
more than 1.80 m in diameter shall be not less than 4 mm thick in the reference steel or of equivalent
thickness in the metal to be used.
6.7.2.4.4 The cylindrical portions, ends (heads) and manhole covers of all shells shall be not less
than 3 mm thick regardless of the material of construction.
6.7.2.4.5 The additional protection referred to in 6.7.2.4.3 may be provided by overall external
structural protection, such as suitable “sandwich” construction with the outer sheathing (jacket) secured to
the shell, double wall construction or by enclosing the shell in a complete framework with longitudinal and
transverse structural members.
6.7.2.4.6 The equivalent thickness of a metal other than the thickness prescribed for the reference steel
in 6.7.2.4.3 shall be determined using the following formula:
21.
4e
0
e1
=
3 Rm1
× A1
where:
e1 = required equivalent thickness (in mm) of the metal to be used;
e 0 = minimum thickness (in mm) of the reference steel specified in the applicable
portable tank instruction indicated in Column 10 of the Dangerous Goods List and
described in 4.2.5.2.6 or by a portable tank special provision indicated in Column
11 of the Dangerous Goods List and described in 4.2.5.3;
Rm1 = guaranteed minimum tensile strength (in N/mm 2 ) of the metal to be used
(see 6.7.2.3.3);
A1 = guaranteed minimum elongation at fracture (in %) of the metal to be used
according to national or international standards.
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