A Perspective on the Quality of Steel Plate from the RMS TITANIC

Abstract

The slag particles in the steelhull plate of the Titanic, along with the rather high volume of maganese/iron sulfide particles, rendered the plate brittle at the seawater temperature of-2°C (29°F).

Department(s)

Materials Science and Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0275-8687

Document Type

Article - Journal

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text

Language(s)

English

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Publication Date

01 Dec 1999

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