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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).
Letter concluding that core hardness measurements from 500 to 600 diamond hardness are thoroughly chaotic.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 153\1\  scan0224
Date  30th March 1939
  
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Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}15/JH.

30th. March.1939.

Core hardnesses we have so far measured range
from 500 to 600 diamond hardness.

You will see from the above that the whole
position appears to be thoroughly chaotic.

Yours faithfully,

FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD.
  
  


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