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Originally Posted by tvacc
... The sturdier tank is not any safer. From what I understand, and I may be wrong as I am not an expert on this...
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It depends on what hazard you're trying to minimize. From the wear and tear I see on the Al tank that's in my Seven now, it's clear that it has seen some substantial impacts from road debris. SS will be much less likely to fail by puncture than Al. The deflagration/detonation type failures to which you refer are a different hazard that has to be handled differently and you are correct in that a sturdier tank will not always help in those specific situations. However, there are also other solutions to those problems. I'm still working on a better solution than foam cells for that mode of failure. Give me another week. 
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