Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 71
iron has much greater tenacity along the fibres than acrossthem ; that is, a much less force is required to tear the fibres asunderthan to break them transversely. Consequently, to obtain the greatestadvantage from the strength of wrought iron, the metal must be soapplied that the chief force may… … Fig. 20.—Fibrous Fracture of Wrought Iron. Nothing in the way of inventions can be compared to those of Corts asto the effect they have had in promoting the iron industry, until we reacha period some years after the middle of our century; but we must notneglect to recognize the scarcely inferior…
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