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).
Laboratory report on the chemical analysis of a steel sample.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\3\ scan0018 | |
| Date | 1st December 1917 | |
| RR. 864. ROLLS-ROYCE, LIMITED. L 182 LABORATORY REPORT ON SAMPLE OF STEEL. To: Mr Nadin Date: 1st Dec 1917 Re: Woodruff Nickel key steel in the form of: keys (3 ankos) marked: - received at works on: received by: laboratory on: 3rd Dec. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. Carbon: 0.40 % Nickel: 2.70 % Chromium: % Vanadium: % Tungsten: % Manganese: 0.42 % Silicon: % Sulphur: % Phosphorus: % Remarks, etc. Some of these have scored off engine. It appears that they are rather low in Nickel. Signature: Josh | ||