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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).
Test results table for various servo linings, comparing performance metrics and remarks.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 141\3\  scan0316
Date  26th October 1934
  
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SERVO LINING TESTS.
Type of Servo Lining. | Average μ when cold | Decrease in μ when hot per cent | Remarks.
Ferodo RAD.13 | 0.44 | 47 | Present standard. Long life. Silent.
Ferodo S.3914 | 0.43 | 38 | Squeaks.
Ferodo FF239 | 0.30 | 35 | Judders.
Cotton XB370 | 0.50 | - | Violent judders prevented completion of test.
Cotton Duck | 0.35 | 18 | Short life. Judders.
Roasted RAD13 | 0.37 | 3 | Short life. Squeaks.
Roasted S3914 | 0.36 | -14 | Short life. Squeaks.
Ferodo M.Z. | 0.44 | 35 | Long life. Silent.
Ferodo B.Z. | 0.42 | 39 | Long life. Silent.
Ferodo VM.20 | 0.34 | 54 | Long life. Silent.
Mintex Lamina | 0.45 | 12 | Violent squeaks.
Mintex ZS | 0.41 | 17 | Long life.
Ferodo S4419 | 0.60 | - | Wear so rapid that test could not be completed.
Ferodo S4947 | 0.47 | 30 | Objectionable smell.
  
  


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