Research Catalog

Title

Report of the United States Board appointed to test iron, steel and other metals. In two volumes.

Publication

Washington, Gov't print. off., 1881.

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Additional Authors

• Laidley, Theodore, 1822-1886.
• Beardslee, L. A. (Lester Anthony), 1836-1903.
• Blair, Andrew Alexander, 1848-1932.
• Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903.
• Smith, William Sooy, 1830-1916.
• Holley, Alexander Lyman, 1832-1882.
• Smith, David.
• Tresca, Henri Édouard, 1814-1885.

Description

2 v. illus., plates, diagrs.; 24 cm.

Subjects

• Strength of materials
• Metals

Note

• Comprises reports of various committees appointed by the board.
• Vol. I was first issued as House ex. doc. no. 98, 45th Cong., 2 sess.
• "Memoir on the planing of metals, by Mr. Tresca, translated by C. F. Kroeh": vol. II, p. 617-685.

Bibliography (note)

• List of authorities on metallic compounds : v. 1, p. 494-508.

Contents

I. Report of the board, June 8. 1878.--Report of the committees on chain-cables, malleable iron, reheating and rerolling wrought iron, giving the result of experiments ... and a comparison of chemical causes with physical results ... [2d ed.] Washington, 1878 [i.e. 1881].--II. Report on a preliminary investigation of the properties of the copper-zinc alloys, made under the direction of the Committee on metallic alloys ... Robert H. Thurston, chairman.--Records of tests of the copper-tin-zinc alloys, made under the direction of the Committee on metallic alloys ... Robert H. Thurston, chairman.--Report on the strength of iron girders and columns, made under the direction of the Committee on girders and columns ... Wm. Sooy Smith, chairman.--Results of tests and analyses of steels, made under the direction of the Committee on chemical research ... Alex. L. Holley, chairman.--Report on the tests of quality of steels for tools, made under the direction of the Committee on tool steels ... David Smith, chairman.

Call Number

3-VIB (United States. Board for testing iron, steel and other metals. Report)

LCCN

04005653

OCLC

6209738

Title

Report of the United States Board appointed to test iron, steel and other metals. In two volumes.

Imprint

Washington, Gov't print. off., 1881.

Bibliography

List of authorities on metallic compounds : v. 1, p. 494-508.

Connect to:

Full text available via HathiTrust--v. 1 (1881)

Added Author

Laidley, Theodore, 1822-1886.

Beardslee, L. A. (Lester Anthony), 1836-1903.

Blair, Andrew Alexander, 1848-1932.

Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903.

Smith, William Sooy, 1830-1916.

Holley, Alexander Lyman, 1832-1882.

Smith, David.

Tresca, Henri Édouard, 1814-1885.

Research Call Number

3-VIB (United States. Board for testing iron, steel and other metals. Report)