tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098674444128189886.post1793224407378768954..comments2023-11-03T04:00:20.994-05:00Comments on SNAFU!: Ever wonder why Navy ships have steel superstructures?Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05980277484445749796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098674444128189886.post-5466642793045056232011-01-16T20:44:42.235-06:002011-01-16T20:44:42.235-06:00You should see the RN's Admiralty reports afte...You should see the RN's Admiralty reports after the Falklands War, which had some scathing comments about "economical" naval engineering with devastating (burn) results after the Exocets hit.<br /><br />But aluminium is still being used in naval construction, just not in those places which would turn a ship into a magnesium tinderbox. <br /><br />Back then the thought was, besides weight savings, that if certain areas were made 'soft', missiles would litterally pass through before they detonated.Marcasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098674444128189886.post-10003372688307705662011-01-16T18:11:44.801-06:002011-01-16T18:11:44.801-06:00Aluminum is flammable and outright exothermic once...Aluminum is flammable and outright exothermic once ignited (eg. solid rocket fuel & thermite).<br /><br />http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/aluminum_powder/working_alu.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com