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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).
Test data for Smithermet 'J' Filling, detailing shutter pull and push forces at various temperatures.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 39\4\  Scan238
Date  20th March 1931
  
SMITHERMET. "J" FILLING.
SPECIAL:- PROVISION MADE FOR OPENING SHUTTERS IN THE EVENT OF THE BELLOWS BEING PUNCTURED.

TEMP °C | SHUTTERS CLOSED Pull-LB | SHUTTERS CLOSED Push-LB | SHUTTERS OPEN. Pull-LB | SHUTTERS OPEN. Push-LB
20°C | 39.2 | | 54.4 |
30°C | 36.1 | | 52.9 |
40°C | 33.1 | | 51.4 |
50°C | 28.5 | | 46.8 |
60°C | 22.4 | | 40.7 |
70°C | 11.8 | | 33.1 |
80°C | 1.14 | | 17.9 |
85°C | | 10.5 | --- |
90°C | | 20.5 | 1.14 |
95°C | | | | 10.5
98°C | | 35.5 | | 25.5
  
  


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