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).
The reliability of aluminium pistons versus cast iron, noting disintegration issues experienced by Crossley Co. and Rover Co.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 35\2\ scan 173 | |
| Date | 12th December 1919 | |
| Contd. -4- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}31.G/12.12.19. eventually obtain a silent reliable aluminium piston but we think at the same time that we should not abandon the cast iron piston because there is the remote chance that our hopes will not be realised with the aluminium pistons. We have heard lately, that the Crossley Co. and the Rover Co. are changing all aluminium pistons on their cars because of the disentigration troubles with the aluminium. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||