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From: wag5@midway.uchicago.edu (John Wagner)
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Subject: Re: DDG-51
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Date: 11 Jun 91 01:21:59 GMT
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From: wag5@midway.uchicago.edu (John Wagner)


Suppose that both steel and aluminum were used in construction, such
that the steel forms a skeleton hull and panels are then welded over
the open spots.  The steel might act as a heat sink, provide strength,
and separate different panels, thus preventing a spread of damages due
to fire(?). Some sort of covering could be put over the whole thing.

	[An earlier posting mentioned how hard it is to maintain
	 Aluminum-Steel joins.  --CDR]

John Wagner