Rolls-Royce to test 'permanent lubricant' coating on naval propulsion systems

摘要

Rolls-Royce will test a nickel-boron coating on naval propulsion systems under a $7 million U.S. Navy research contract. Rolls-Royce has secured an exclusive long-term license for the nickel-boron coating, called UltraCem, from UCT Coatings, Inc., Stuart, Fla., for a wide range of commercial and naval marine equipment. Rolls-Royce expects the UltraCem coatings to have the capability of changing the hydrodynamic performance, cavi-tation characteristics and sea-growth fouling of propellers and waterjets.