. American engineer and railroad journal . sists of a right and left-hand screw, working in rigid nuts incross-bars that are In turn fastened to a set of hooks, the upper THE USE OF CAST STEEL IN THE MANUFACTURE OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF LOCOMOTIVES. If it were possible U> obtainametal which is cast and runinto moulds which possessed the desired qualities of tensilestrength and ductility, there is no reason why it should not beused for the manufacture of the <lillerent portions of the mech-anism of steam-engines instead of wrought iron and forgedsteel, which has thus far been solely used for
. American engineer and railroad journal . sists of a right and left-hand screw, working in rigid nuts incross-bars that are In turn fastened to a set of hooks, the upper THE USE OF CAST STEEL IN THE MANUFACTURE OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF LOCOMOTIVES. If it were possible U> obtainametal which is cast and runinto moulds which possessed the desired qualities of tensilestrength and ductility, there is no reason why it should not beused for the manufacture of the <lillerent portions of the mech-anism of steam-engines instead of wrought iron and forgedsteel, which has thus far been solely used for these steel, in spite of the immense progress which has beenmade in its manufacture, has not yet touched that point, butit is nevertheless i)Ossible to use it advantageously, if not forthe manufacture of the jirincipal parts, at least for those of thesecondary lixed pieces or of certain moving parts, such ascross-heads and pistons, whose dimensions are far in excess ofwhat the actual strength of the material would
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