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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1966 Dec 20 DOC OC130 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE Cotton Fiber as a Reinforcement in Kaylo This document or any parts of it should not be copied nor divulged to others without permission of Corning Fiberglas Corporation O. W. Praifer COTTON FIBER AS A REINFORCE CENT IN KAYLO Mr. R. E. Langlois y, Mr. R. F. Shannon You are exare of the Abers in Kaylo urgency motive from a boalth in the substitution of ootton for azbestos impact strength improvement viewpoint There is also the advantage of secure the cotton acompanying fibers for less its use If it is possible to advantage can be had in than ton conts per pound an economio raw material post as well However the 600 all cotton fibers may not survive alkali attack F temperature of the from the line nor we have made with autoalare To date the limited trial tests twisted twisted cotton threads have had submerged in the Kaylo alurry The a survival record when exposed portion has burned away We must also determine from the experimental specimens the tempervaatruiroeusatgrwahdiecsh of cotton fiber used in ompletaly burned away when such cotton fiber sintering begins and when placed on a high temperature processing or containing steam line insulation is this result is accompanied by any odor fumes or mokeand whether or not . Wo need all grades from linters for survival rates times at through a heavy twisted thread to test various pipa temperatures as well as fras Processing results through the SID cylinder to find | We hope some grade of cotton fibers asbestos which can be substituted in whole coonomically comparable with azbestos The morite fiber or in part for axosite or chrysotile the cost per pound of the presently used is for strength purposes at grade in service breakage in application or transit The strength of the and product longer amosits fiber can be improved at a higher cost by a a shorter length Correspondingly the impact strength is reduced when amonite at a lover cost is placed in the , Kaylo batch characteristics characteristics asbestos with less strength imparting for suspension of the raw Its main purpoes is reparation during materials then in a slurry form to aliminate water standing and through the first reaction stages of proher- We can furtbar discuss We will appreciate verbally any other information you may desire or neod your help in procurement of cotton fibers 238 238 ' \ Ar A. High December 20 1766 -2- Fiberglas textile yarn thread alivar inclusion of the present rubber vinyl etc We have tried : of coating phenolic and find without some type temperature attach There was etc. demolished by line and temperature fibers | the glass fibers are to the material we used over asbestos an economic penalty attached information along these lines than we 1 However you may have access to more dimiss the potential use of glass and therefore do not thpirnokjewcet sehvoeunldif past experience has not boon experimental fibers in this fibersfavorable OUP C 0. N. Prosear 239