HVOF repair of steering rams for the USS Saipan
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA (United States)
- CDNSWC, Annapolis, MD (United States)
The steering rams aboard the USS Saipan (LHA-2) were badly corroded after 18 years of service. These rams are hydraulically operated and change the angle of the ship`s rudder. This corrosion allowed excessive leaking of hydraulic fluid into the machinery space. Permanent repairs were required as the ship has more than 20 years of service life remaining. Two methods of repair were considered, chrome plating and a HVOF applied coating. The size, 13 in. diameter and 15 ft in length, posed a significant problem for either process. The cost of the repair was similar but the time for completion was better with the HVOF process since chrome plating would have to be accomplished off yard. The HVOF process was not available within the shipyard at the time and the process and material to be used had not been approved. Extensive testing was required to get approval to proceed, a facility to accomplish the work had to be built, and the operators and HVOF procedure had to be qualified. After completion of spraying, single point machining and honing was used to obtain the required surface finish. This was the largest single HVOF coating applied by the Navy and great interest to all concerned.
- OSTI ID:
- 379576
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9509182-; ISBN 0-87170-541-9; TRN: IM9644%%32
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1995 National thermal spray conference, Houston, TX (United States), 11-15 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Advances in thermal spray science and technology. Proceedings of the 8. national thermal spray conference; Berndt, C.C.; Sampath, S. [eds.]; PB: 795 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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