highly resistant metal or other material in late 1700s

What metal or material could be used to make super high-pressure canisters in the 1700s? It is for use as a fuel or propellant for a piston-driven engine to power vehicles, due to the fact that a gas canister is much lighter than the steam engine used to fill the canister.

Bonus Question: To what level can common gasses be compressed to? e.g water vapor, hydrogen, and air (meaning the mix of gasses present in our atmosphere)

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