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).
Confirming experiments to be carried out for the tin plating of aluminium pistons at various thicknesses.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\3\ scan0197 | |
| Date | 26th January 1937 | |
| To H1. 1256 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/S/dl.7/JH.26.1.37. Tin Plating of Pistons. This memo. to confirm that you are going to carry out some experiments for us with regard to tin plating of aluminium pistons. We should like you to try plating to thickness of .00025", .0005" and .00075" and if succesfull on the trial pistons we are going to hand you we shall submit a set for plating for trial in an engine. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/L:H.Swindall. | ||