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 to The National Smelting Co. Ltd. regarding the testing and cost of cadmium nickel alloy bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0310 | |
| Date | 25th March 1937 | |
| 1020 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}1/AP. 25th March 1937 The National Smelting Co.Ltd., Research Dept, Avonmouth Factory, AVONMOUTH Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 24th. regarding the bearings which you metalled for us with N.S.5. cadmium nickel alloy. These we received quite safely, have been completely machined and are now being fitted in one of our test engines. We will let you know the result of our test when complete. Apart from the result we should be interested to know how the cost of this alloy compares with the normal Babbit (whitemetal) Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||