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).
Production of stainless steel unions and the difficulties the S.U. Co. have with the material.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\1\ scan0102 | |
| Date | 27th February 1935 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} +2677 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Bwg.{J. C. Bowring}12/KW.27.2.35. Stainless Steel Unions, etc. We were recently in touch with the S.U. Co. when the question of changing from Silver Bronze to Stainless Steel was raised. They openly admit that they do not like the prospects of producing stainless parts, as they have always found difficulty in machining it, also their Aero section scrap several Dies per week on this material. This of course would prove expensive as the price of their products would naturally increase to cover the extra cost of tools, etc. We think under the circumstances that it would be better for us to produce these parts and supply ready for fitting to the S.U. Co. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/J.Bowering. | ||