Revised
08/23/2020 – Copyright 2020 Revised
08/23/2020 – Copyright 2020
Aluminium Boatbuilding, 3rd edition by Ernest H. Sims (required)
Steel & Aluminum Scantlings Rule by MacNaughton Yacht Designs (required, printed version is being expanded so we only supply the spreadsheet at the moment)
Steel Boatbuilding, Volumes 1 & 2 by Thomas Colvin (required)
Boatbuilding with Steel (including "Boatbuilding with Aluminum) by Gilbert Klingel & Thomas Colvin
Machinery’s Handbook, most recent edition by Industrial Press (required)
www.aluminum.org for aluminum information
www.efunda.com for materials and engineering research
www.matweb.com for materials properties research
No additional tools are required.
Silver Penny 25 Construction Drawing
YDS Steel & Aluminum Scantlings.xls (This Excel spreadsheet is a very rough work in progress with extraneous notes, thoughts, etc.)
Steel and Aluminum Scantlings Rule Summary for Students
New in This Revision
Organization of This Lesson
Sources of Scantlings Information
Iterative Nature of Comparing Steel and Aluminum
Alloys – Steel
Alloys – Aluminum – General Comments
Alloys – Aluminum – Basic Groups
Alloys – Aluminum – Temper
Material Properties Table
Weld Symbols
General Welding Procedure
Comments on Colvin
Comments on Sims
Developed Surface Hulls
Round Bilged Hulls
Lightening Holes
Design Practice for Ease of Maintenance and
Repair in Steel Hulls
Insulation
Design Practice for Ease of Maintenance and Repair in Aluminum Hulls
Unusual Construction Methods
Unusual Alloys
The Galvanic Series & Corrosion