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Aluminum foil burst disk pressure
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:46 pm
by Pilgrimman
I need to know a ballpark pressure that 2 layers of aluminum foil will burst at. Would do it myself, but parents complain, and its cold and dark outside.
If anyone could supply a table of pressures and layers of foil that'd be cool too!
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:49 pm
by mopherman
OK dude, foil doesn't just burst at certain pressures. It depends on the surface area the pressure is acting on. So the burst pressure depends on the size of your union.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:50 pm
by Pilgrimman
Sorry, I didn't even think of that.
It's in a 3/4 " SCH 80 union.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:27 pm
by grumpy
are you using 12 gram co2 as the air source?
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:31 pm
by Pilgrimman
Nope, just a good ol' bike pump!
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:06 pm
by mopherman
well, to put it straight, we have no clue. This is the kind of thing you have to test for yourself. juts start with one layer and add more until you reach the pressure you're happy with.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:48 pm
by grumpy
also keep in mind the two different thickneses of foil, there is regular foil and heavy duty foil , they will have 2 different burst pressures.