Keep's test for cast-iron : a description of the routine to be pursued by those using this method of testing (1893)
W[illiam] J[ohn] Keep · leaf 25
Wig.31 ■Jl KEEP S I ES I F( >l< < VST [RON. the crucible in our testing room * A good chimney flue must be con-nected with furnace just under the cover. The work is so severe thatboth furnace and chimney must be securely clamped. The furnacelining will seldom last more than four or five… … Fiff. 32. est there is considerable variation in duplicate casts from thesame iron, but generally the test bars do not materially vary from thepig-iron If you are mixing several brands of pig-iron in a cupola andthe results are not satisfactory, a test of each brand will generally showwhich iron is…
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