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).
Casting of an aluminium tin alloy for Bentley bearings to improve adhesion.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\2\ scan0243 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1935 | |
| X1020 To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. R.H.C. HL6/AG.2.12.35. Laboratory. Re: Aluminium Tin Alloy Bentley Bearings. As suggested in our conversation of this morning we are now "casting on" an alloy with 23% Tin instead of the usual alloy with a view to improving the adhesion. Some of the shells now in the W.M. Dept. are being used. It is anticipated that two complete sets will be made. H1. HR | ||