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Re: Interpretation of R77-D

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
It is such a shame the limit is 120 psi. So many metric cylinders are rated for 8 bars, which is 116 psi. Surely the engineers of the metric cylinders rounded down to 8 bars after they added in a margin for safety.
Jesse, bar is an absolute unit of pressure. 8 bar is about 7 bar gauge (barg), which is about 100 psi gauge (psig).