lcoa Defense today congratulated Austal USA on the christening of the Coronado, the second Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), recently inaugurated in Mobile, Alabama. The Independence-variant LCS is a 127-meter all-aluminum vessel, with a trimaran hull-design which offers maneuverability, stability, endurance, shallow draft, and a flight deck larger than any other U.S. Navy surface combatant. The LCS is one of the single largest uses of aluminum anywhere in the world.
The international journal for industry, research and application of aluminium is published monthly. It provides information on all topical issues concerning the material, its production, processing, recycling and application. Furthermore, economic topics and ecological consequences of aluminium application are discussed. Thirty percent of all articles in the journal are written in English.
The trade journal is the leading title in the whole German-speaking area. It provides information on material-specific characteristics of aluminium, latest processing technologies and innovative applications in various branches and sectors of industry.
The international trade journal for metallurgy focuses on the non-metal branch with its basic metals copper, zink, aluminium, magnesium, lead, nickel and tin as well as composite materials on metallic basis and special metals. The trade journal provides information on installation engineering and testing technology, introduces latest material developments and reports on user experiences.
