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Article: Aluminum at sea speed, endurance and affordability.(ALUMINUM)
- Article from:
- Marine Log
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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Marine engineers and naval architects recognize aluminum as an advantageous material in shipbuilding and the fabrication of components in offshore platforms. The lightweight, superior mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of aluminum alloys has dictated their use in many of these applications. Using aluminum, naval architects can design ships and boats with high-speed capability, long life, high payloads, and low maintenance costs, as well as a high recycle value.
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Aluminum in civilian and military vessels has a long history that tracks the development of the aluminum industry itself, beginning in the late 1890's when some ...