Discussion of possibilities of weight reduction offered by low alloy high tensile steels; in quantity production there is economic limit to substitution of welding for rivets; there are certain places in car structure where rivets are more advantageous; from quantity production standpoint welding torch is not desirable, or at least should be kept to minimum. Before Am Soc Metals.


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    Title :

    Problems of freight-car weight reduction


    Additional title:

    Ry Mech Engr


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    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1940


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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