New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-20
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
Value of Vanadium SteeI-Technicat
Library Ne1c Feature.

The mechanical branch OF the Association OF
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers has just IS
sued to its members a report on materials which
have been tested and experimental upon at the
Hartford laboratory for the last year, also the
complete specifications for various kinds of steel
which have been found to be the most desirable
for specific parts OF automobile construction.
During the year scores of samples OF a special
steel of unusually high grade have been tested
They were tested in the natural condition.
received from the steel works. tested annealled
for the heat treatment. and tested 10 ascertain
the toughest possible condition combine1 with
/ strength. Some of the stccls experimental with
were silicon and manganese with chromium
vanadium. silico manganese. chrome nickel and
nickel
Nanadium. which Is just becoming known 70
some manufacturers. has been under expert
ment for nearly year AZ the Hartford labora-
tory. Many members Of the association have
been using vanadium steels FOR over a year, but
only since the elaborate tests which have been
made by the associations metallurg;cll force
/ mas the recomnc ndatlon ana adoption been uni
versal with the association members The re-
suits Of the experiments have proved the dCsira-
/ blity OF vanGdium Steel for special parts Of
automobile constructions 1t Is a most elusive
! element, and its introduction TO the basic ma
! tcrial must be carefully made 1t seems to act
as a cleanser. II judicnusly used and eliminates
| many clements which otherwise would hn a
/ fish metallurg!st and exponent OF vanadIum in
! his address TO the members of the mechanical
/ branch, stated autGortatively that 'vanadium
steel was tho finest steel for mechanically NOV
! ing machines"
! The clements of vanadum are TO be found in
! many substances, but only In microscopic form.
! Swedish iron contains small quantity of this
/ valuable material. The presence of Vanadium
/ in steels has q tendency to add longer life.
/ strength and durability Ii is easily welded it
/ IS superior in rig.dlty. and extremely easy to
machine. It's elastic limit under all conditions
/ Is extremely high as compared with the tensile
! strength FOR use in gears. frames axles. crank
/ shafts and propelling shafts Vanadium steel is
considered to he more serviceable than any
other metal known.
= new department of the branch which Will
! be source of benefit to each engineer-in fact.
! TO the whole engineering WOrld-will he the me-
| chanical branch technical library, under the di-
! u be formed at the association. rooms viii con
! sist not only of all the necessary books and
! papers on engineering subjects Of pertinent in
! tercSt but an accumulatiYc indeXed library viii
be kept on all topical engineering subjects. Re
suits OF all experiments ana searches in metals.
oils, tires, fuels, etc, will be digeSted and put
! in concrete form for distribution to the menu
/ bcTS. Experiments. tests and fOrmulie eInanat-
/ ing from the association laboratory at Hart
/ ford and from the laboratories of all the T.
censed members will also be chronologicaly and
! specifically tahulated-
To accommodate the large increase in stu
dents the automobile school of the West Side
! Young Mems Christian Association has been
/ compelled TO purchase two additional machines
/ a 20-horsepower White steamer and four-cyl-
/ inder 24-horsepower Lccornobile The school has
! installed also a Dragon engine in stationary
/ form for laboratory work. This makes III all
/ twelve machines in the schools garage lnciuQ-
/ ing three Whites two Locomotives, two Pack
| ards one Remington an AutocarS a DaFgacq
and Dragon engine.