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Just me thinking out loud here but larger (40 gallon plus) sized aluminum air compressor tanks could have some potential issues. The constant stress from the pressure fluctuations may be an obstacle in their application to a high pressure vessel. I would think that steel has more "elasticity", for lack of a better term, than aluminum. I think of some of the aircraft that have come apart (Hawaiian Air) due to thousands of pressure cycles. They obviously have significant number of pressure vessel penetrations such as cables, wires, and most obvious, rivets. But, an aircraft is only pressurized to about 7 or 8 psi although the volume is immense. I wonder if that is why we don't see aluminum air tanks in higher numbers.
Not saying it can't be done or shouldn't be done, it is just that there is always that price point manufacturers are working towards.
Not saying it can't be done or shouldn't be done, it is just that there is always that price point manufacturers are working towards.