Luxfer Gas Cylinders

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A superior alloy makes a superior aluminum scuba tank.

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Luxfer Gas Cylinders offers a broad range of high-pressure aluminum scuba cylinders, as well as the world’s only hoop-wrapped composite scuba cylinders.

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More than 50 years ago, Luxfer developed the world’s first aluminum scuba cylinder in collaboration with the legendary Jacques-Yves Cousteau, inventor of the original Aqua Lung®* equipment that revolutionized underwater diving.

 

Specifications

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• Proprietary L6X® alloy, a specially balanced aluminum-magnesium-silicon formula exclusive to Luxfer.

• Luxfer scuba cylinders are manufactured to meet or exceed all recognized international standards.

• Nitrox-ready—All new Luxfer scuba cylinders are prepared at the factory to be suitable for use with oxygen-enriched breathing mixtures.*

• Luxfer scuba cylinders are cycle-tested in excess of 100,000 cycles at service pressure.

• Minimum burst pressure tested to 2.5 times service pressure without failure.

• Corrosion-resistant interior and exterior—unlike corrosion-prone steel tanks.

• Consistent weight.

• Thick, damage-resistant walls.

• Available in various painted and unpainted finishes.

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* It is the responsibility of the cylinder owner to maintain Nitrox suitability by keeping the cylinder cleaned and prepared for use with oxygen and oxygen-rich gas blends in accordance with regulations in effect in the country in which the cylinder is being used and by using only oxygen-compatible components with Luxfer cylinders in oxygen and oxygen-enriched applications.