Essential standards for shipbuilding steel, with practical tests and quality controls you can trust.
This edition presents the British Standard Specification for structural steel used in shipbuilding, outlining the open hearth manufacturing process, required quality marks, and the testing regime that ensures material strength and reliability. It explains how plates and bars are inspected, tested, and certified, and how the inspector verifies conformity to the standard before material is accepted for ship construction.
What you’ll experience
- Clear requirements for tensile strength, ductility, and elongation in shipbuilding steel
- Details on bend and rivet tests used to verify material performance
- Guidance on marking, certification, and traceability of each plate or bar
Ideal for readers involved in naval architecture, shipbuilding, materials engineering, and quality assurance who need a concise reference to the testing standards and inspection practices that govern structural steel for ships.