NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTS PROVE CRYOGENIC ALLOYS' METTLE

Transporting liquefied natural gas at -260 deg F demands safety in vessels containing the fuel at 1/600th of its natural volume. This has elevated nondestructive testing to a height normally reserved for nuclear and aerospace activities. This article features Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp's NDT methods used in fabricating shipboard LNG containment vessels. Aluminum appears superior to steel in this application but since it is a new one, all material and welds are nondestructively inspected.

• Corporate Authors:

  Chilton Company, Incorporated

  One Chilton Way
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19089
• Publication Date: 1976-2-23

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 49-50
• Serial:
  • Iron Age
  • Volume: 217
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Chilton Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container tanks; Cryogenic materials; Design; Liquefied natural gas; Nondestructive tests; Tankers; Welding
• Old TRIS Terms: Lng tank construction; Lng tank design; Lng welding
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00136381
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM