a) Wall thickness

Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Yield Strenght (Mpa)

180
276
35
450
290

Working stress (MPa)

90
138
17.5
225
145

Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Pressure in the vessel (MPa)

27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56

Inner radius (ri) (m)

0.105
0.105
0.105
0.105
0.105

Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Outer radius (ro) (m)

0.144074672
0.128559392
#NUM!
0.118755577
0.127277414

thickness t (m)
0.039074672
0.023559392
#NUM!
0.013755577
0.022277414

Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Volume cylinder
0.025778908
0.015542943
#NUM!
0.009075028
0.014697178

Volume sphere
0.005413571
0.003264018
#NUM!
0.001905756
0.003086407

Vtotal of metal (m3)

0.031192478
0.01880696
#NUM!
0.010980784
0.017783585

Density of metal (kg/m3)

7860
2700
2700
4430
8000

Mass of metal (kg)

245.1728801
50.77879322
#NUM!
48.64487154
142.2686814

c) Cost
Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Cost ($/kg)
0.44
2.2
1.8
8
3.47

Cost ($)
107.8760672
111.7133451
#NUM!
389.1589724
493.6723245

b) weight of the tank

d) Weight vs cost
Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Mass (Kg)
245.1728801
50.77879322
#NUM!
48.64487154
142.2686814

Cost ($)
107.8760672
111.7133451
#NUM!
389.1589724
493.6723245

250
225
200

Mass (kg)

175
150

1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Titanium
Stainless Steel

125
100
75
50
25
0
100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

Cost ($)

e) Large tube
Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Yield Strenght (Mpa)

180
276
35
450
290

Working stress (MPa)

90
138
17.5
225
145

Pressure in the vessel (MPa)

27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56

Inner radius (ri) (m)

0.0508
0.0508
0.0508
0.0508
0.0508

Outer radius (ro) (m)

0.069704699
0.062198258
#NUM!
0.057455079
0.061578025

thickness t (m)
0.018904699
0.011398258
#NUM!
0.006655079
0.010778025

r/t
2.687162648
4.456821346
#NUM!
7.633267853
4.713293858

weight of the tank

Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Volume cylinder
0.02974817
0.01793614
#NUM!
0.010472339
0.01696015

Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Mass of metal (kg)

233.8206181
48.42757817
#NUM!
46.39246367
135.6812018

c) Cost
Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Cost ($/kg)
0.44
2.2
1.8
8
3.47

Cost ($)
102.8810719
106.540672
#NUM!
371.1397093
470.8137703

f) thin wall assumption case (a)

Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

radius
0.105
0.105
0.105
0.105
0.105

thickness
0.039074672
0.023559392
#NUM!
0.013755577
0.022277414

Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

radius/thickness
2.687162648
4.456821346
#NUM!
7.633267853
4.713293858

Density of metal (kg/m3)

7860
2700
2700
4430
8000

g) effect of assumption in case (a)

Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Yield Strenght (Mpa)

180
276
35
450
290

Working stress (MPa)

90
138
17.5
225
145

Pressure in the vessel (MPa)

27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56

Inner radius (ri) (m)

0.105
0.105
0.105
0.105
0.105

thickness t (m)
0.032153333
0.020969565
0.16536
0.012861333
0.019957241

weight of the tank

Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Volume cylinder
0.021212662
0.013834345
0.10909369
0.008485065
0.01316648

Volume sphere
0.004454659
0.002905212
0.022909675
0.001781864
0.002764961

Vtotal of metal (m3)

24.82724528
38.06844276
4.827519916
62.0681132
39.99945073

Density of metal (kg/m3)

7860
2700
2700
4430
8000

Mass of metal (kg)

201.7451424
45.19680422
356.4090847
45.48249267
127.4515246

Cost
Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

Cost ($/kg)
0.44
2.2
1.8
8
3.47

Cost ($)
88.76786266
99.43296929
641.5363525
363.8599413
442.2567902

Comparison thickness
Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

thin vessel
0.032153333
0.020969565
0.16536
0.012861333
0.019957241

thickness
thick vessel
0.039074672
0.023559392
#NUM!
0.013755577
0.022277414

Material
1020 Steel
6061 Aluminium
Aluminium (base metal)
Titanium
Stainless Steel

difference
17.71310825
10.9927563
#NUM!
6.500950208
10.41491121

Pressure in the vessel (MPa)

27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56

Vtotal of metal (m )
0.031192478
0.01880696
#NUM!
0.010980784
0.017783585

Inner radius (ri) (m)

Outer radius (ro) (m)

0.105
0.105
0.105
0.105
0.105

0.144074672
0.128559392
#NUM!
0.118755577
0.127277414

Density of metal (kg/m3)

7860
2700
2700
4430
8000

Mass of metal (kg)

245.1728801
50.77879322
#NUM!
48.64487154
142.2686814

Pressure in the vessel (MPa)

27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56

Inner radius (ri) (m)

0.0508
0.0508
0.0508
0.0508
0.0508

Outer radius (ro) (m)

0.069704699
0.062198258
#NUM!
0.057455079
0.061578025

Mass of metal (kg)

233.8206181
48.42757817
#NUM!
46.39246367
135.6812018

radius/thickness
2.687162648
4.456821346
#NUM!
7.633267853
4.713293858

Pressure in the vessel (MPa)

27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56
27.56

Inner radius (ri) (m)

0.105
0.105
0.105
0.105
0.105

thickness t (m)
0.032153333
0.020969565
0.16536
0.012861333
0.019957241

Vtotal of metal (m3)

0.025667321
0.016739557
0.132003365
0.010266928
0.015931441

Density of metal (kg/m3)

7860
2700
2700
4430
8000

Mass of metal (kg)

201.7451424
45.19680422
356.4090847
45.48249267
127.4515246

thickness t (m)
0.039074672
0.023559392
#NUM!
0.013755577
0.022277414

thickness t (m)
0.018904699
0.011398258
#NUM!
0.006655079
0.010778025

r/t
2.687163
4.456821
#NUM!
7.633268
4.713294