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).
Analysis report of a broken brake shoe, No. 572.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\3\ scan0085 | |
| Date | 28th January 1919 | |
| R.R. 235 B (200 T) (S.F. 103, 25-10-18) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2244. Mr Hives. e to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} January 28th. 1919. H11/B28119. Laboratory. Re Broken Brake Shoe, No. 572. Analysis. Copper 4.2 Zinc 12.7 Iron .75 Silicon .27 Manganese Nil Magnesium Nil. This is an alloy that requires special care in casting, it is also liable to be more effected by heat than our piston metal. hclb | ||