D. C. COMMUTATING MACHINES 193 At distance from pole face B p Cast steel Cast iron 0 718 10.3 2.06 la 2 373 2.78 0.56 la 184 0.677 0.135 ~2~ 119 0.283 0.057 2 la 91 0.166 0.033 5 la 2 69 0.095 0.019 3 la 57 0.065 0.013