Hovercraft is a type of vehicle supported by air cushions on the bottom of the vessel. The air cushion is usually formed by a continuous supply of low-pressure gas. Hovercraft is a type of high-speed vessel. When traveling, the hull is lifted from the water surface by air pressure, which greatly reduces the fluid resistance of the hull, so that the traveling speed is much faster than that of a general vessel with close power output. The high-speed characteristics of hovercraft determine the importance of weight control of the whole ship.



As a high performance ship, in order to ensure the overall performance and payload, the 5083 marine aluminum plate hovercraft needs to reduce the weight of the hull as much as possible. Compared with other displacement ships with tonnage, the control of hull structure weight is much stricter. Among the main factors affecting the weight of the structure, the choice of materials is particularly important. To this end, the hull materials of large and medium-sized hovercrafts are made of seawater-resistant and weldable aluminum alloys.

5083 marine aluminum plate for hovercraft is corrosion resistant, durable, and has good arc welding performance. It can also adopt cold work hardening or heat treatment to improve its mechanical properties. It is currently the first choice for hovercraft hull materials. Hovercraft has the characteristics of amphibious, high speed, strong obstacle surmounting ability and large loading capacity. It has obvious advantages in the field of high-speed shipping and must have broad application prospects in the future.