The Technical Analysis of Brass, and Non-Ferrous Alloys (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Technical Analysis of Brass, and Non-Ferrous AlloysIN a paper read before the American Society for Testing Materials, in 1903, Mr. G. H. Clamer, second vice-president and chemist of the Ajax Metal Company, stated that there were at that time in service of the railroads of the country on cars pounds and on locomo tiyes pounds of bearing metal. At an average price of 13 cents per pound this represented a money value of Add this to the bearing metal on engines, rolling mills, shafting and machinery of all sorts and the amount would have been easily doubled. In view of the increase in the amount of machinery and rolling stock it is safe to say that the value of the bearing metal now in use is considerably over fifty fimillion dollars. Alloys are also extensively used for machinery and parts for which the metals steel and iron, ordinarily used for such purposes, cannot be employed because of the ease with which they rust and corrode or.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.