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Analysis and life comparison of Woodhead front springs detailing chemical composition and performance under various loads.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 119\2\  scan0202
Date  10th June 1924 guessed
  
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Analysis of 6 Woodhead Front Springs.

ANALYSIS OF TOP LEAF.
No.of spring | Load lbs. | Life. hrs. mins. | Thickness of Top Leaf. | Brinell, | Carbon, | Mangan-ese, | Chromium, | Silicon, | Phos-phorus, | Sulphur,
1 | 950 | 23 5 | .282" | 375 | .53% | .54% | 1.08% | 1.05% | .030% |
_Y_ 2 | 950 | 17 42 | .282" | 388 | .50% | .56% | 1.06% | .82% | .042% |
3 | 1000 | 29 6 | .286" | 388 | .40% | .54% | 1.02% | .72% | .047% |
4 | 1000 | 18 5 | .293" | 388 | .47% | .58% | .81% | .94% | .032% | .023%
5 | 950 | 20 1 | .292" | 363 | .40% | .37% | .97% | .94% | .030% | .030%
6 | 1000 | 20 58 | .300" | 363 | .55% | .56% | 1.00% | .65% | .027% | .030%

N.B. The sulphur content for springs Nos. 1, 2 and 3 was not estimate exactly but was found to be quite normal. Some of these springs are slightly higher in manganese and chromium than is usual, otherwise they are normal.

Comparison of life of Front Springs when classified under load.

DETAILS. | Life of spring (in hrs. and mins.)
| 950 lbs. | 1000 lbs. | 1050 lbs. | 1100 lbs. | 1150 lbs. | 1200 lbs. | 1250 lbs
Firths 25% | | 14 - 38 | 14 - 0 | 18 - 43 | | 15 - 52 | 24 - 43
| | 10 - 4 | 14 - 0 | 15 - 35 | | 19 - 5 | 27 - 48
Life of individual Springs. | 15 - 30 | | 11 - 11 | 13 - 16 | | 13 - 23 | 18 - 30
| 13 - 40 | | 18 - 4 | 9 - 25 | | | 23 - 26
| 15 - 7 | | 17 - 45 | 21 - 1 | | | 23 - 40
| 10 - 40 | 10 - 40 | 10 - 44 | 13 - 16 | | |
| | | | 10 - 51 | | |
Average life | 13 - 16 | | 14 - 17 | 14 - 35 | | 16 - 7 | 23 - 37
  
  


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