Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 444
ld be examined. When this wasdone it did not require a magniscope for him to see the cracks. In thiscase the embrittlement had advanced to the stage where a new boilerwas necessary. In the other instance, where only a small amount of the metal hadbecome diseased, careful reaming of the rivet holes… … How the microscopic caustic embrittlement cracks look through the eye of thecamera connected to the Hartford magniscope. It is important to remember thatthese tiny hair cracks, while they develop slowly at first, may weaken the plateto a point where the boiler explodes. The upper three photographs…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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