Calling all structural engineers!
If I took a sealed, empty aluminum AL80, weighted it, and dropped it into the deep ocean, at approximately what depth might it be crushed?
Really, the question here is whether a cylinder's ability to withstand 200 bar of internal pressure equates to a similar rating for external pressure. Assuming it could withstand an equal external pressure, I figure it would survive to depths greater than 2000 meters. But that seems like a big assumption.
If I took a sealed, empty aluminum AL80, weighted it, and dropped it into the deep ocean, at approximately what depth might it be crushed?
Really, the question here is whether a cylinder's ability to withstand 200 bar of internal pressure equates to a similar rating for external pressure. Assuming it could withstand an equal external pressure, I figure it would survive to depths greater than 2000 meters. But that seems like a big assumption.