Aluminum, an alternative to GRP for manufacturing of sports boats

Autor: Maria Gherghisan, Vasile Bria, Adrian Circiumaru, Costel Iulian Mocanu, Eugen Găvan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Annals of "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galaţi: Fascicle XI Shipbuilding, Vol 46, Pp 111-124 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1221-4620
2668-3156
DOI: 10.35219/AnnUgalShipBuilding/2023.46.14
Popis: Pollution is being discussed more and more in the world. It is known that the production of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyester (GRP) is a polluting process. Also, the implementation of GRP is a process that can cause various ailments to the personnel who apply it. Over time, boats made of GRP suffer degradation due to interaction with the environment: cracks, exfoliation of the outer layer of gelcoat, etc. These degradations must be remedied, operations that involve the application of substances that are also polluting. More and more traditional manufacturers of sports boats are replacing GRP with aluminum. This, although the process of obtaining it from the ore is not without toxic components, is less polluting and friendlier to the executors than GRP. In this paper, we seek to elucidate the advantages that aluminum has over GRP in the construction of sports boats.
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