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).
Cost and weight comparison between an aluminium monoblock and an existing cast iron engine unit.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 107\4\ scan0149 | |
Date | 24th March 1937 guessed | |
20/25 . 358 COMPARISON ALL ALUM. MONOBLOCK (J.III TYPE) UNIT WITH EXISTING 20/25 UNIT. Sp.{Mr Spinney} Gr.{George Ratcliffe} Cast Iron 2.81 times that of Al. Cast Iron. Wt. of cylinder block. 62.5 Wt. of cylinder head. 73 Total weight C.I. @ 1d/lb. 135.5. Total cost of cast iron 11/3. Aluminium. Wt. of cylinder block. 22.2 Wt. of cylinder head. 26 Total wt. of aluminium @ 1/4 per/lb. 48 Total cost of Al. 64/-. Liners basically cannot be much more expensive than the cylinder bores they replace, otherwise how could the Wolsey Hornet fit them Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||