Horizontal storage tanks (DIN)
Underground and above-ground storage in mild-steel tanks
Storage tanks according to DIN for underground storage have the designations 6608/1 (single-walled) and 6608/2 (double-walled). Storage tanks according to DIN for above-ground storage have the designations 6616/1 (single-walled) and 6616/2 (double-walled)

Volume cbm |
Ø mm |
Lenght |
Article number | Price single walled DIN 6608/1 DIN 6616/1 |
Article number | Price double walled DIN 6608/D DIN 6616/D |
1 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 10440 | on request | 10153 | on request |
3 | 1,250 | 2,670 | 10441 | on request | 10154 | on request |
5 | 1,600 | 2,750 | 10442 | on request | 10155 | on request |
7 | 1,600 | 3,750 | 10443 | on request | 10156 | on request |
10 | 1,600 | 5,350 | 10444 | on request | 10157 | on request |
13 | 1,600 | 6,950 | 10445 | on request | 10158 | on request |
16 | 1,600 | 8,550 | 10447 | on request | 10159 | on request |
10 | 2,000 | 3,770 | 10448 | on request | 10171 | on request |
13 | 2,000 | 4,550 | 10449 | on request | 10172 | on request |
16 | 2,000 | 5,500 | 10450 | on request | 10173 | on request |
20 | 2,000 | 6,870 | 10451 | on request | 10160 | on request |
25 | 2,000 | 8,420 | 10452 | on request | 10161 | on request |
30 | 2,000 | 9,970 | 10453 | on request | 10162 | on request |
20 | 2,500 | 4,550 | 10454 | on request | 10174 | on request |
25 | 2,500 | 5,550 | 10455 | on request | 10175 | on request |
30 | 2,500 | 6,710 | 10456 | on request | 10176 | on request |
40 | 2,500 | 8,700 | 10457 | on request | 10163 | on request |
50 | 2,500 | 10,680 | 10458 | on request | 10164 | on request |
60 | 2,500 | 12,650 | 10459 | on request | 10165 | on request |
40 | 2,900 | 6,650 | 10460 | on request | 10166 | on request |
50 | 2,900 | 8,150 | 10461 | on request | 10167 | on request |
60 | 2,900 | 9,585 | 10462 | on request | 10168 | on request |
80 | 2,900 | 12,750 | 10463 | on request | 10169 | on request |
100 | 2,900 | 15,895 | 10464 | on request | 10170 | on request |
Approved substances for the storage in cylindrical steel tanks (DIN)
The following list includes a small selection of media that are permitted to be stored in cylindrical single walled and double walled steel tanks, according to DIN6601 / EN 10027-1. As such permissions can change dynamically, the below information are only exemplary and need to be validated for any given project.
A | D | H | P |
Acetone | Dichlorobenzene | Heating oils DIN 51603-EL-01 | Pentanol |
Acetyl acetone | Dichloromethane | Heating oils L DIN 51603 | Potassium hydroxide (maxi- mum 20%) |
Acetylene dichloride | Diesel fuel DIN 51601- | Heptane | Potato-spirit oil |
Alcohol | Diethylamine | Hexane | Propanol |
Alcoholic drinks Amyl | Diethylbenzene | Hexanoles | S |
alcohol Antifreezing | Dimethylbenzene | I | Safety lamp petroleum spirit DIN 51634-A |
compound Asphalt | Dipropylamine | Isobutanol | Solvent naphtha DIN 51632 |
Aviation carburettor fuel | E | Isobutylchloride | Special grades of petroleum |
Aviation jet fuel | Ethanol | Isopropylchloride | spirit |
B | Ether | K | T |
Benzene | Ethyl-cellosolve | Kerosene and solvent | Tars, liquid |
Bio-diesel fuel | Ethyl acetate | kerosene | Toluol |
Bitumen | Ethyl acetate, pure | L | Transformer oils |
Bromobenzene | Ethyl alcohol | Lactic acid ethylester | Trimethylbenzene |
Butanol | Ethyl benzene | Light petrol | Turpentine |
Butyl acetate | Ethyl bromide | M | U-X |
Butyl alcohol | Ethyl carbonate | Methanol | Unused hydraulic oils |
Butyl benzene | Ethyl glycol | Methylacetate | Used and unused engine oils |
Butyl bromide | Ethyl ester | Methylbutanol | Used and unused gear oil |
C | Ethyl ether | Methylbutyrate | |
Carbon dioxide dimethyl ester | F | Methylglycol | Vegetables oils |
Carburettor fuels | FAM regular gasoline DIN | Methylhexane | |
Caustic soda | 51635-A | Methylpentane | Xylene |
Chlorobutane | Fluorobenzene | Monochlorobenzene | |
Chloromethylpropane | Fluorotoluol | N | |
Chloronitrobenzene | Formic acid ester | Natural gas condensate | |
Fusel oil | Nitrobenzene | ||
G | Nitrophenols, liquid | ||
O | |||
Oil-to-water mixtures (e.g. drilling and lubricating oils) | |||