MATERIALS OTHER THAN STEEL

This Report deals with the use of several materials other than steel which are or might become of importance in the construction of marine structures. Fibre-reinforced plastics materials are dealt with in a less comprehensive manner. The development of aluminum alloys is slow, and the current situation is described. For ship structures, titanium is a new material and some development of its application is foreseen. The use of copper and copper-nickel clad steels is closely evaluated from the viewpoint of anti-fouling and some detailed examples are quoted. The growth of interest in reinforced concrete as a shipbuilding material is given special attention, and an appendix dealing with its use in the U.S.S.R. shipbuilding industry is included.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report of Committee III.2, August 23-26, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Ship Structures Congress (Sixth)

  Boston, MA  United States 
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 67 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum alloys; Copper alloys; Fiber reinforced materials; Materials selection; Reinforced concrete; Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding materials; Titanium alloys
• Geographic Terms: Former Soviet Union
• Old TRIS Terms: Materials evaluation
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157152
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM