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Shipping Containers For Sale - The Railroad Yard Pipe and Steel Supply

Shipping Container Construction Materials

Contemporary shipping containers are manufactured to a very high standard utilizing quality materials such as Corten Steel. The paint is also of a high quality and applied in factory conditions.

Door components such as seals and locking bars are also very good quality. The container is designed for a lifetime of service in a rugged marine environment and is manufactured accordingly. This means that containers are generally over-specified for use as storage but it does mean that they have a very long life in this application.

About Standard Shipping Container Doors

The doors of a standard shipping container are double doors fitted into one end and hinged so as to maximize the size of the opening when both doors are open and swung back.

The doors swing back on the hinges almost 270 degrees and can be secured to the sides of the container. The doors are secured in the closed position by two locking bars on each door which rotate so that the handles drop into keepers and the locking bars are secured by cams top and bottom.

The doors are sealed all the way around with a rubber seal, which means that the container is sealed against external conditions.

Some containers are built with extra openings, including options such as double doors on both ends, and/or multiple sets of double doors along one side. Some are even equipped with fully open sides.

Container stores can also be fitted with fabricated single steel doors (or personnel doors). These can be fitted anywhere in the container that they are required.

Although they do not provide the same width of access as double doors they can be very convenient and easier to open and close.

Whichever type of door is fitted the entrance to a container involves a step of about 8 inches (203mm).

This needs to be borne in mind if wheeled access is required such as by forklift truck or for storage of a car. A ramp is generally required.

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