USE OF STAINLESS STEEL
PROOF AGAINST1 SALT WATER
British Official Wireless.
KTJGBY, 6th December
An important advance iv the construction of British flying-boats is beiug made by the substitution of special stainless steel-plating, which resists salt, water corrosion, for. duralumin, which has hitherto been used, and which is prone to salt-water action. English steel makers and flying-boat constructors have co-operated in research work to evolve the right quality of steel and techniquo to work it successfully. Henceforward British flying-boats will bo indestructible bycorrosion, and will not require the constant repainting needed by other marine vessels.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1929, Page 11
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95USE OF STAINLESS STEEL Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1929, Page 11
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