# Material.

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** 49 CFR 178.245-2
- **title:** Material.
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 2005-10-01
- **summary:** (a) All material used for the construction of the tank and appurtenances shall be suitable for use with the commodity to be transported therein.

(b) A material of thickness less than 3/16 inch shall not be used for the shells and heads.
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(a) All material used for the construction of the tank and appurtenances shall be suitable for use with the commodity to be transported therein.

(b) A material of thickness less than 3/16 inch shall not be used for the shells and heads.
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