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re porous, permittingthe entrance of oxidizing gases which cause interior corrosion. Mean-while the growing of the graphite plates causes a distorted surfacewhich cracks, permits further corrosion by the entrance of additionaloxidizing gases, and accelerates the enlargement until it is discoveredby… … Figure 8—Piston and part of cylinder which broke off due to over-heating. The machine was a small two-cylinder engine. effect of the silicon. It may well be asked why this action does not takeplace on the surface of the piston. The theoretical explanation of thisis that the separated carbon is…
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