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 failure of a mild steel exhaust chamber and the need for further experimental work.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\6\ Scan211 | |
| Date | 9th October 1931 guessed | |
| the cause as after the failure we had another chamber made of mild steel but not fuscolised this lasted some 8000 miles before showing signs of failure the position therefore remains that more experimental work must be carried out before we can recommend using mild steel for the exhaust system. We should state that the tests were carried out in conjunction with the diamond mounting of the engine and as to how much the failure was caused by the diamond mounting we have no proof. at the moment. We are | ||