The National Shipbuilding Research Program. 1988 Ship Production Symposium. Electroslag Surfacing: A Potential Process for Rebuilding and Restoration of Ship Components
Abstract
With construction of new commercial ships in the U.S. shipyards at an all-time low and Congressional appropriations insufficient to maintain a U.S. fleet of 600 ships, the priorities of the surviving U.S. shipyards are changing from that of shipbuilding to ship rebuilding, restoration and repair. This paper presents a review of the international literature on the most recent developments in thick section surfacing by electroslag surfacing (ESS) using strip or wire electrodes. The advantages of this newly-developed technique from Japan are explained comparison with the conventional surfacing processes, such as submerged arc surfacing (SAS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA452333
Entities
People
- Danying Yu
- J. H. Devletian