Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-26

pound cylinder, holder for is-hues .hydrnuiic
prues at homestead that q EtaaI. $4,000.
pound platen for press AZ thu Aiefsses
Rocks plant.
Tho copper. brRss aud brensa castings.
which ara made in all forms, are used
chiefly In the ntRnufacturs OF ordnance
A has bean stated. the metal tor the
steel department. Il brought m = meltan
statcadtrcct from tho opeu-hearth furnaces
For the Iron Department. hewsvar. II IL
hsated on the ground, thars beng seven
ctipolaa. with n capacity of from $1,000 to
100000 ponnda, each, FOR thla purpose. these
being charged with anthraoita coal and
coke. The copper, braEE and hesnEs are
also refined az hand
The foundry ia sauippodswith tour large
anncelins furnaces for thai removal OF In
tsfnhl strains. many electrically driven
saws and plAnera ana a modern oxy-aeeay-
lens outfit FOR the outtinR away OF the
Ainkheada and other auperfnpus metal
The insnts for the rolling mills are made
specially for each product In osder that
they conform with specifications in carbon
convent manganese slilphiiF and rihoapho-
ruA that enable them 20 comply with 1hs
tenHile strength redttirameutH
Before being Bent to ths hloomfuR mill, 20
bs rollsd'into blIlots. aiaba and blooms. me
inHots 70 70 the soaking pifa, where they
are heated TO fh0 desired tugnperaasTra Prom
thero they are semitic effhar-tfsrail utruc.
tural or bar pIlia
fFr4I4a
ton at present. rolling iron. a 4ariartor-inch
TO six-noh bar In rounda. aasafes and
natA, either IN straight carbon steel or
alloy. The tonnaEa OF these mills sasnounta
to about 100000 year
Really q unit Of three niIlA an fntsr.
connected. tho gray mill for thass,1iilnr ot
struesurRi shapes - the iarssse ana most
up-to-dats in tho country. 1fal pkoduction
is about 100000 tons = year ut nresant
which with a second Tniif 9oss HnaaItefs shane
FsfaHa44 - aF
tons. soonto be materially tnczaaBad
The rail mills hzvs n aapanffys Of about
2blooe tona IA month.
The forginz department. of kisaa aatlirahefn
Steel Company has no counterpart on this
continent either IN matter OF equipment
or In ability to undertake. the nig9ast and
most intricate work. The hura hssarauIio
presses employed hsrs ara as powerful as
any 90 be found in The world. the great
lb.ooo-ton press for the 6srains OF sFznor
plate being at least 1000 tons heavier than
any yet built There are thras ether big
prezsea Ia this plant their EaapaeIfpa ION.
mare being 5000. 1000 and aBee, ana shout
dozsn Hlnailsr win . tonnasa OF 1000
and fesa not % mAHtion = lAtsa number
or steam hannlerz with arrange capacity of
frpm 100 pounds 20 1900 pounds
One OF the nelebratsa forgings made by
the Bethlahsm Steel Company spm TIM shaft
OF ths OLD 5erris whesi--Abopt 10000 pounds
the largest straight forging ever made.
This plant aiao made the largest cradle.
ehAft oYsr forged Ia the United States.
FFopallers and crank Hhafts for Ahipa are
msde here In large number. tha company
speeiaii4ipg particularly IN tha hollow
forged typa. 1ta farkas range IN vsaaht
from oiio-pouna shells 20 the aztrsmsz #ae.
besfdsa the ordinary opan-hearEh sissi.
evary character OF alloy Hteel is also am.
pi0yed In tho manufacture Of fDfKfnRs
The making og the forslnEs is auethsr
OF tho many Interesting processes The In.
Eota Affer pouring are permitted 10 remain
In the open'hearth department. Just dong
enough 70 permit their eangsAilnR ta a
solid state. They are theu loaded On cars
BY crane and conveyed 70 the forging ds-
phrtmqnt. By which time they have about
reached a proper forging temperature They
are mechanically plaead under tha presses.
which with wonderful speed fashion them
into ahApa.
Next the forging is annaaisd, then rough.
maehined, after which Il Il auh5scted to
refining treatment. consisting OF heating
70 q stated Temperatures and applying 10 i
eoollng medium. generally OIL Then It II
sEaiH heated. this time 70 somewhat
lover temperatura. d process known as
altar which physical tests are
made for tensile strength. elastic limit
elongatian and contraction. II Ehs forglna
passes the tests II Is anlah-maehlnsd and
given 3 rigid service inspection.
In speaking generally Of the treatment
pf metala, It would not aeam inappropriate
10 mention briefly the unusually ealeisnf
department maintained ~ tho
Bethlehem Steel Company
Employing all told a force of ninety men.
his department has exceptional faellllies
not only 20 perform satisfactorily the reg.
ular routine HeFk hut t. conduct pioneer
work IN ths field of experiment
The company is unceaHinE n is endeavof
o improve the quality Of lts ssesl and 70
his end 4 force ok neutral men Is con
ltAntlY employed. their provinces being 10
lssp IN touch with the products and to 81.
pertinent ip the diFselion = Improvement
This department. also analyses All the
'aa materials used ia tbs plant. including
loais, eoise. olla. eres. linesEoneH. etc, hs
ades making the analyses followed II tha
4 tiaa different steele
n fhA Bethlehem steel naehlns snopa are
ana thousands af lathea. The
arsest and smallest II existence aad Al
he equipment necessary 10 iha aueaaasfsil
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