NICKEL ALLOYS PLAY MAJOR ROLE IN CUTTING CONTAINERSHIP LAY-UP TIME

This article describes how a class of six containerships made use of copper-nickel alloys, as well as other nickel containing materials, in order to achieve a high degree of reliability in ship operation, while reducing maintenance requirements. These alloys have been used for the main condenser and refrigeration tubes, for the main condenser and refrigeration waterboxes, for the seawater distiller and auxiliary pipelines, as well as the propeller. The impressive results since these vessels were first put into operation are described, with the problems which did arise.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Nickel Company, Incorporated

  One New York Plaza
  New York, NY  United States  10004
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 7-10
• Serial:
  • Nickel Topics
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Nickel Company, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alloys; Containerships; Copper alloys; Corrosion; Nickel alloys; Reliability
• Old TRIS Terms: Alloy corrosion behavior
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125993
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM