- Author
- Beene, D. E., Jr.
- Title
- Fire Endurance of Aluminum and Steel Hatch Covers. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Groton, CT
- Sponsor
- Transportation Dept., Washington, DC
- Report
- CG-D-82-77, June 1977, 15 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- ships | large scale fire tests
- Abstract
- The fire resistance of aluminum and steel hatch covers was compared in full-scale fire tests. The tests were conducted on the deck of T/V A.E. WATTS at the U.S. Coast Guard Fire and Safety Test Detachment, Mobile, Alabama. Five hatch covers were placed in a 1000 square foot (90 m(2)) fire which burned for 30 minutes. Two of these were steel and the other three were aluminum. Flame temperatures reached 1922 F (1050 C) during the test. The aluminum hatch had melted within 17 minutes of igniting the fire while the steel covers remained intact throughout.