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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).
Sketches and report on the condition of a failed No. 6 Big End bearing made from Hall's Metal.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 83\1\  scan0185
Date  8th September 1936
  
6 B IV. Nº 6 BIG END.
TOP HALF OF BEARING
BOTTOM HALF OF BEARING.
BEARINGS IN HALL'S METAL.
THE REMAINDER OF THE TOP HALF HAD BROKEN UP INTO SMALL PEICES
THE BOTTOM HALF WAS FREE FROM CRACKS ON THE BEARING SURFACE.
GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}
Frank Waller
  
  


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