Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
Studebaker Provides
For Every Emergency

Most any car makes a, good ap,1
pearance when it is new, says N. = !,
Wo1eTding; Of Pthe stndebaer
poration, "and to the uninltlated II
might seem capable of giving lohs tE
and faithful service. But IL Is III tnS
test of actual performance that "i
automobile, proves up. nro-
"Studebaker engineers always pro
vide for the unforeseen emergSIHtc}{ =
Our designing and metalIoSraiPIilalcc
every one of the thousands OF parts
which go into a Studebaker car seN- =
eral times stronger than VIII ever pe
necessary to meet the delnanos oi
"OuT engineers measure strains and
stresses to the very ounce ihey
know exactly how many pounus OIL
pressure are carried by eaeh pearInS ~, +,
is placed on the chassis frame az
sixty miles an hour on roush roau
with seven passengers. Iney khow
to the fractional part OF an ounce ,,t nme
on a rear axle by a hfty norsePoMer
siX-cylinder motor on nIteeh Per
cent. grade at from two to sixty miles
per hour. ,.. oo;s,,
the kind of steel which at the lowest
possible weight will meet all the
strains and stresses OF actual serVlce'
The great steel mills are asked TO luI .
nish the kind of steel that Will meet
Studebaker requirements - ana they
are asked to manufacture this steel
with a certain amount Of alloy TO give
| il the necessary quality cemanded.
"But our engineering department
| ia now satisfied with the raw material
which it receives from the steel mlils.
1t develops the grain OF steer py lts
own various heattreating ana Forging
p'IT1h In the metallographic division a
piece of steel Is cut of ana ournlsn-
| ed and then photographed from m e.ie one
| than actual size. The satin -smootn
| structure of the steel is made to stand
| out like the grain in piece OF cake,
the strength and character Oh the ht,
the character of the grain. ,,.n
| Next comes the division wh!ch
studies steel by chemical analysis;
| in acid solvents and determine exact
| iv the proportion of their different
alloys. The quantities. OF nickel
chromium, vanadium and carbon are
all determined with the eNactness OF
'"There are two things which de-
| termine the properties OF steel: hrst
| the alloys which enter into its make
up; and second, the heat-treating or
| tempering process through which II
| must pass TO fit it for its finished
work. These forgings and heat-treat-
| ing processes are developed in the
metailographic and chemical analy-
sis divisions of the engineering labor
atories. but the work itself is actual
| ly done according to laboratory speci-
| fications in the Studebaker factory
under the hands of expert steel work
| erS.
"In the physical test division the
actual strength of steel is tested.
| Giant machines are used to break and
pull apart pieces of steel and the force
| necessary to bend or break the steel
| is measured to a pound. Finally, II
| is not enough that every piece of
material is tested and tested again
| and again. After 1t is placed in the
| car, the finished car is. tested by
actual, road service IN the expert
Not only do the Studebaker eX-
| detrimental laboratories test and
check raw material and finished parts,
| but they also do most exhaustive and
complete research work"