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 dimensional changes of two Nitro Alloy bushes after final heat treatment, including a diagram.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\1\ scan0165 | |
| Date | 19th June 1929 | |
| COPY. To Hl. from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} NITRO ALLOY. 2 bushes : We find that final heat treatment has expanded the above bushes .0045" externally and .0035" internally. The length has also increased by .004" to .005". [Diagram Text] 1.500 BEFORE H.T. 1.5045 AFTER .875" DIA BEFORE .8785 AFTER 1.000" BEFORE DIA. 1.0045" AFTER Bushes taper down from each end to point A-A -.001". At A-A, B-B or C-C, they are .0004" out of round. Highest and lowest dia. EX. .00125". Highest and lowest dia. In. .001". Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||