Thread: Why not nitrogen instead of CO2?
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Old 09-24-09, 07:30 AM
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Briefly, a cylinder of the same size with the same amount of gaseous N2 as a 12 gm CO2 cylinder would be under about 8,500 psi. Do you want one of these in your pocket?
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