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).
The machining properties of cadmium, noting its softness and tendency to bend.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\5\ Scan010 | |
| Date | 7th December 1925 | |
| X4049 To EFC from RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}4/BE. 7.12.25. We have machined the Cadmium and made parts in accordance with your sketch. This material machines very well but it is so soft that it easily bends. Herewith finished parts & cuttings. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} [Signature: RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}] | ||