Notes:
1. Navy will pay more per item but much less over the lifetime of a boat
2. Costs to the Navy of maintaining, inspecting, and replacing NAB not included
3. Cost of CNC-1 is comparable to Def Stan 02-833, the difference in selling price is designed to maintain total thru-life profit
4. Profit that would typically take 50 years to realise in captured up-front
The benefits of utilising better metals are manifold in that the many unseen costs of maintenance,
down-time and administration but most of all they reduce the environmental burden which
often isn’t reflected in the monetary cost of the metal. Considering the energy-intensive nature
of what it takes to produce some of these components, it’s difficult to understand the environmental cost.
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From exploration, mining, smelting, refining, alloying, to casting, forging, cutting,
testing, machining and transportation, practically every stage requires significant energy and resource.
This should be an increasingly significant consideration in the design for any equipment, especially publicly funded applications
where the Government agencies involved have an obligation to take the moral high ground over corporate profits.
Make a difference, leave the world a better place, speak to one of our metallurgists to see whether there is a better metal for you.