Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 380
of the boiler afterthe accident brought to light the condition shown in Fig. 1. The metalof the shell plate had separated as much as 1-5/16 in places until therivet holes were actually visible where they had pulled out from beneaththe butt strap of the lower or mud drum. This drum was 48 x 16 9,and… … Figure 2—Characteristic embrittlement in another boiler of the samebattery as the affected vessel. the rivet holes in the top row. These cracks were characteristic ofembrittlement in its final stages. Other boilers were examined for traces of embrittlement and thetelltale fissures were readily…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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