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).
Laboratory report on the chemical analysis of a failed steel connecting rod.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\3\ scan0044 | |
| Date | 20th March 1918 | |
| RR. 864. ROLLS-ROYCE, LIMITED. LL143 LABORATORY REPORT ON SAMPLE OF STEEL. To: E.P; By Mr Hives Date: 20th March 1918 Re: steel in the form of: Con rod marked: failed received at works on: received by: Details not yet to hand. laboratory on: CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. Carbon: .37 % Nickel: % Chromium: 1.46 % Vanadium: .17 % Tungsten: % Manganese: .65 % Silicon: .06 % Sulphur: .046 % Phosphorus: .035 % Remarks, etc. This is a fairly representative analysis for C.N.S. we were using 6 months ago for con. rod forgings Signature: HCDD | ||