Mineral Slag Abrasive Survey and Specification

Abstract

Because of potential silicosis problems, the U.S. shipbuilding industry has largely abandoned the use of open-air sand blasting. The predominant abrasives now being used for open-air blasting are mineral slags having a low free silica content. Concerns about their continued availability as well as batch-to- batch variations in quality prompted the subject program. Avondale Shipyards authorized the Ocean City Research Corporation to: (1) catalog sources of mineral slag abrasives for U.S. shipyards and (2) develop a tentative material specification for mineral slag abrasives consistent with the requirements of U.S. shipyards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA451711

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abrasive Blasting
  • Abrasives
  • Coatings
  • Energy
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Mixtures
  • Moisture Content
  • Particle Size
  • Performance Tests
  • Shipbuilding
  • Silver Compounds
  • Specific Gravity
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Transportation

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).