Use of Copper-Nickel Cladding on Ship and Boat Hulls.

This paper uses fire boats as an example. Apart from corrosion-specific aspects, there are economic reasons for the use of CuNi 10 Fe and corresponding clad plate. The amount of hull maintenance diminishes because of the absence of fouling on CuNi 10 Fe plate. Downtimes occur less frequently, resulting in a decrease in maintenance and an increase in availability. The examples of application shown permit the conclusion that with adequate construction and processing the resistance to corrosion and fouling to be expected of the latest state of art in the use of CuNi 10 Fe can be achieved with clad plate without any exception.