Report of the United States Board appointed to test iron, steel and other metals
Subtitle: In two volumes
Publisher: Gov't print. off.
Published: 1881
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Subjects: Metals; Strength of materials
Notes: Comprises reports of various committees appointed by the board.

Vol. I was first issued as House ex. doc. no. 98, 45th Cong., 2 sess.

"Memoir on the planing of metals, by Mr. Tresca, translated by C. F. Kroeh": vol. II, p. 617-685.
Table of contents: title: I. Report of the board, June 8. 1878.; title: Report of the committees on chain-cables, malleable iron, reheating and rerolling wrought iron, giving the result of experiments ... and a comparison of chemical causes with physical results ... [2d ed.] Washington, 1878 [i.e. 1881].; title: II. Report on a preliminary investigation of the properties of the copper-zinc alloys, made under the direction of the Committee on metallic alloys ... Robert H. Thurston, chairman.; title: Records of tests of the copper-tin-zinc alloys, made under the direction of the Committee on metallic alloys ... Robert H. Thurston, chairman.; title: Report on the strength of iron girders and columns, made under the direction of the Committee on girders and columns ... Wm. Sooy Smith, chairman.; title: Results of tests and analyses of steels, made under the direction of the Committee on chemical research ... Alex. L. Holley, chairman.; title: Report on the tests of quality of steels for tools, made under the direction of the Committee on tool steels ... David Smith, chairman.