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<DIV>Merry Christmas, Scott,</DIV>
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<DIV>The 43" sphere is steel 2.5" thick. I don't think they have
released any information on what grade steel was used. They said a
cylinder would have had to be three times as thick to withstand the pressure,
but I don't know if that was based on 43". -Jim T.</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 12/25/2014 12:27:52 A.M. Central Standard Time,
personal_submersibles@psubs.org writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>What kind of metal is the personel sphere made of on James Camerons deep
sea challenger sub?</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Scott Waters</DIV>
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