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Recommendation for cadmium plating on Phantom chassis parts based on long-term testing.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 30\6\  Scan045
Date  1st October 1928
  
K1360

To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /GWH {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 1/LGS.10:28.

c. to B.J. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}

PHANTOM CHASSIS.
RE. CADMIUM PLATING.

We recommend the following parts to be
cadmium plated.

We have run 10,000 miles on 12-EX with most
of the parts recommended and the condition of these is as
first plated.

We have included additional parts which were
not plated on 12-EX that were found to be slightly rusted.

Cadmium plating we find to be equal to sher-
ardising in results.

The cost is reported to be about the same, but
the plating will be more convenient to adopt.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /G.W.Hancock.
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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