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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).
Material analysis report detailing pin dimensions, Brinell hardness readings, and chemical composition.

Identifier  Morton\M1.7\  img003
Date  1st September 1921
  
contd:-
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Hal/LG23, 9.21.
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Pins.
The pins are all 2.510" dia. and about .00025" out of round.

We have taken a brinell reading of the webs. This comes out as follows:-

No.of web. Brinell.
1 269
2 269
3 302
4 302
5 302
6 285
7 277
8 285.

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Analysis.
Carbon, .50
Manganese .54
Chromium .92
Nickel 2.14
Silicon .23
Sulphur .032
Phosphorus .025.

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Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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