. Railway mechanical engineer . Whitcomb-Blaisdell PI, Featured by Second Belt Dr high table speeds are accomplished without sacrificing quiet,smooth action. April. K22 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINICKR 233 Molybdenum Steel in Shovel Construction A MOLYBDENUM steel scoop for firing locomotivesand stationar)- boilers has been placed on the marketby the \\ood Shovel & Tool Company, Piqua, op Made of Molybde 1 he blade of the scoop is made of molybdenum steel, treated to give great hardness comliined with re-markable toughness. Tlie greater .strength of molybdenumsteel permits lighte
. Railway mechanical engineer . Whitcomb-Blaisdell PI, Featured by Second Belt Dr high table speeds are accomplished without sacrificing quiet,smooth action. April. K22 RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINICKR 233 Molybdenum Steel in Shovel Construction A MOLYBDENUM steel scoop for firing locomotivesand stationar)- boilers has been placed on the marketby the \\ood Shovel & Tool Company, Piqua, op Made of Molybde 1 he blade of the scoop is made of molybdenum steel, treated to give great hardness comliined with re-markable toughness. Tlie greater .strength of molybdenumsteel permits lighter construction with its resultant saving ofenergy for the \\orker. A feature of the new scoop istliewelding of the straps to the blade, making the two partsvirtually one. The bolts are countersunk into the handlewhich is of seasoned .second-growth northern ash. Therigidity of this construction assures long life in actualservice. The molybdenum shovel is made in different t\|), onebeing designed for track maintenance and similar work. Indesigning the track shovel, the manufacturers recognized thefact that it is frequently used in place of a sledge or a crow-Ijar in addition to its normal function, hence, a shovel wasconstructed designed to stand up under the gruelling strainand abuse of track maintenance ser\ice. Shovels made ofthe new alloy have been subjected to rigid tests by
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