《An Overview of Current and Candidate Titanium Alloy Applications on U.S. Navy Surface Ships》.pdf

RONALD W. SCHUTZ MILTON R.SCATURRO An Overview of Current and Candidute TitaniumAlloy Applications on U S .Navy Surface Ships THE AUTHORS INTRODUCTION Ronald W. Schutz is manager ofindustrial research and de- I n response to recent “thawing” in the cold war, corre- velopmentfor RMI Titanium Company in Niles, Ohio. He has held his currentposition since September of 1989.Prior to this sponding reductions in military budgets, mobilization and appointment,Mr. Schutz was employed by TIMET Corporation fast sealift requirements in responding to Third World in the Henderson Technical Laboratoryfor 14years, involved threats, increased Navy “brown-water” activity, [11 and with corrosion research and development of titanium alloysfor the “Revolution at Sea” [2] precept, the U.S.Navy is industrial applications. Mr. Schutz has authored more than 25 moving toward more efficient, capable, and cost-effective papers on the corrosion behavior and industrial applications of surface combatant ships in the future. Specifically, these titanium alloys. He received his B.S.degree in chemistry and future surface combatants must exhibit increased surviv- M.S. degree in inorganic electrochemistry from Rensselaer ability, hardenability, payload, reliability, availability, Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. He was a recipient of the and mobility, with reduced topside and total weight and NACE A.B. Campbell Award in 1981 and is a member ofNACE, maintenance. These aggressive aims will be ach