Among the tests required on steel plates for ship construction are Tensile Tests, Charpy V-notch, Ultrasonic (UT), checmical and mechanical properties tests. A couple of good sources for information on steel for shipbuilding are Mil-S-22698 and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) rules for steel...
I am looking to use composite materials, such as Kevlar, in place of CuNi for the containment body of strainers in a seawater system. The strength and density makes it very appealing, but I'm not sure of the qualities such as forming or molding Kevlar in the required shapes. Has anyone had...
