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a dry ice storage question? please answer with care.?

i want to store some dry icehow thick of aluminum is needed to safely store dry ice? i have an one eighth thick rectangular aluminum tubewould this blow up if i put dry ice in it? it needs to be able to withstand temperatures of 800 degrees Fahrenheitplease answer with care because if it blows up i could seriously get hurtdry ice has a pressure of 870psi at room temperatureand i am it is going to get up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit so its just to call it safe tell me how thick an aluminum would have to be to withstand 2000psi.

Answer:

The answer is FORGET ITThe melting point of aluminum is about 1220 FIt will be considerably weakened at 800 FIf whatever you are heating it with creates a hot spot I'll send you a get well card.

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