This paper describes the product designs and properties of the newly-developed
anti-corrosion steel plates and high fatigue property steel plates that are expected
to reduce the life cycle cost (LCC) of ship. The anti-corrosion steel plates
for crude oil tankers, JFE-NAC5, enhance the exchange period of
upper deck plates 5 years longer than the conventional steel plates due to the
improvement of corrosion resistance and the extension of primer lifetime. The
anti-fatigue damage steel plates, JFE-AFD, show more than twice
longer fatigue propagation life compared to conventional steel plates, as well
as improving fatigue strength. |