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).
Bar chart comparing the total endurance running time for various connecting rod bearings.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0198 | |
Date | 21th November 1936 | |
BV.100 HOURS RUN 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 TOTAL RUNNING TIME WITH VARIOUS CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS ON ENDURANCE WHITE-METAL 237 HRS. R.R. LEAD-BRONZE 192 HRS. STRIPS HALL'S METAL 780 1/2 HRS. HALL'S METAL ON STEEL SHELLS SOLID HALL'S METAL STRIPS DURALUMIN CONN. RODS. 26 HRS. R.R. 56 ALLOY SOLID BEARINGS 20 HRS. TOTAL ENDURANCE RUNNING ON ALL TYPES = 1255 1/2 HRS. MTHS{Reg Matthews} 21-11/36 | ||