Sand channel, PSP, Marsden matting

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Sand channel, PSP, Marsden matting

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21-03-09, 14:36

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Originally Posted by sapper740

During the war the United States made 2,000,000 tons of the stuff..... One will still see lots of PSP to this day as the high Manganese content in the steel alloy has helped preserve the planking.

Any idea how many producer's made the stuff, and if it was only Wartime production? I'd imagine there'd be sufficient war surplus to get through the post-war years, or was there? The rust resistance is true enough, the lengths I have all clearly show the manufacturer's name, but no date:

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