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FILE NAME: Rogers Corporation (ROG) DATE: 1960 Nov 28 DOC#: ROG027 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Minutes - Asbestos Technical & Standards Committee of the SPI Reinforced Plastics Division Meeting THE S O C I E T Y Op f H t P L A S T I C S IhlbuSfHV. INC. ZSOPAHHAVCNUK H[W lo . K.V, tlu 7'itTII m m rgg a-s-hr-b-to-s-n-sc*a-i-z-m A--HB B-T-A-MS-A-MB--c-dwi;ttek tbz spi nroopgcaB~Hj>flncs m m w Roosevelt Botel Hew York 1 Sovenber 28, J9fi0 lOlOO S.ls. Presort: Doniniek V Roseto, Chairman, TelocMjwaing Corj>v *03 8tatlajr Office Bldg., Boston Mm . John A. Bette, Jr., RaybeatosHuihattan, Joe, Manheia, Ba. R. T..crouch, Jobw-Mhiivint Restart* Center, Howvtlle, li. J. Charles P. Rile, Jr., Raybestos-Wtabettan, Dec., lbOO R. OruDgetiiorp, Fullerton,. Calif. . E. A. Fbmll, late Asbestos Of Quebec, ltd., P. 0. So* 127, Bo. Plainfield, N. 3 M. M. Gibson, Uaybestos-Manhtttan, Inc., Kshbeia, Pa. w. i. Groves, Contlnefctal'Di&acod Flbro Corp., SUb. Bw Budd Co., Rework, Eel. Award A. HlttDar, Ordnance Corpe, Pronkford Arsenal, IMliaielpto 37, P, 7. Baldridge, Harmco.'MkteriaU, 600 Old Country Hd.', Cards City, 1. 1., N. 7. fl.,V. King, Bettellc Meaoriellnatltut, 305 King Ave,, Coluefru 1, Ohio 0. R. Rugger, Plcitlcny Arsenal, Bullding 1S3,itover, V. J.,<. B. A. ScbOBon, Johns-I&Mlle Sales Corp-, Pocking & Friction Materials Dlv., SS S> both St., Hew fork, H. Y. Ityt-tl C. Shaw, Asbestoo Textile institute, c/o Philadelphia Textile Institute, X Schoolhouse lane, Philadelphia bb, r&, R. A. Qoith, Boll Asbcotqa Nttsc, Ltd;, Thetford Mines, Qaebeo, Canola L. Cplvak, Rogers Corp., Roger, Conn. Z. t. wild, Hteolet Induetries, Ine,,..Florban Park, R. J. Max F. Zulllg, H. K. i.'rtTT Co., Ifeeraold Blv,, Whitehead Rd., Trenton, N. J. Charlea 1. Condlt, SPI, J$0 Pork AVe., Hew York,. N. Y.tBecretary) Under the direction or Denialck Rdqato of 'XeleccBVutlag Corporation, a third ceetlog of the Asbestos Technical spd Standards Coanlttee vt the SPI Reinforced Pisetic Division eonveaed at. 10:00 a..' in'the Rooocvelt Rotel,' Hew York City. Following the usual self-introductions, Mr.. Rcceto referred those in aUcodance at the.aeetl.Dg to on agenda Around which the day's dlecueelwu would revolve. Before barking upon a discussion of the principal topics to be considered at tbs day's meeting, Mr. Rossto Indicated tint one of the baale decisions to be.node Is whether the Asbestos technical and Standards activity Is to be continued! that if it can be agried. thnt tbe original scope of intent Is aeonlngful, then t? hit opinion, the.work of the Centalttecshould be continued, Ec asked, therefore, that before the day's UcyBioo are eeupleted that agreement be meted as to whether the activity- la to be. pursued further WWCB8 '' .Mr. Roato r eferred tl^s Ocmtfttea aogbarato aOepfcisber l$io draft ot a bullwUn ' providing current arnllaKL* infoneatum awl date cdnceruiagtl** use or asbestos as n relnforeeMat to reinforced p la s tie s ,Oil* d raft m elreui|atad to vide n *H log l i s t prior to the day's nesting in. older .Ujat-tboee da attendance would b*v oo opportunity or reviewing the progponl before cessing to the nartlng. Nr. ftossto eld. that the d raft o f the bulletin .vae prepered by bin, based.upon lnfm*tion submitted as * r e m it o f the fl r o i two cetlig i o f the Asheton ccnoltteej indi cating that, the bulletin baa been augKnfead with technics! lnfcre&tlcn available In -the pomaasnt lite ra tu re . If one te to elte tb9 purpose of the Asbootos Technical end Standarda coualttee, Mri IWaato a*14 that "the principal reasons for the Cwanittee ere nttrihutsd to the growing deaaud for asbestos reinforced plastics and that en education It re quired in better undnrstaadlag sebestoa as applied to reinforced plasties. Rev asbestos can'introduce a multiplicity of;prohleaa If Its variables are not under stood. Daese variables Include conditions elicit as choolesl analyst, grading, classification, to.* In his ccneluding reoarks regarding tbs purpose of the Coualttee, Mr. tossto tonlnded tinsc present that It Is.the continuing nmctloh of the SM to keep the plsstleo industry up to data in all fields of plaatle* flevelopaetot. mhE*--T`D-TI OH .A-aSBESTOS HBMTonCE..H.dSWCS Kr. Roaato then turned the Camlttes'a attention to the draft of tbs bulletin which -He haprepared for considerationat the day's Booting on the use of aebestos as a TOlafartmeat in reinforced plastlea product*; saying again that tha draft vaa 'prepared eh.u result of certain infoniutloo subaltted to bln ns a result of earlier 'eastings. Hr. Rosoto then reviewed the droit gerngrapb for. pangrapb with nenbero of the CoalttM. HaorrsnBeaant of Copy During the discussion or. the draft of the bulletin eo asbeatos reinforced jEUatlca, the copy van reum nsed in order to place at the beginning o f the eoepilatiou per* tlnent infovBatlob bn the use or asbestos u a relbforeeasnt m reinforced products, following 1* the new Table of Contents for the bulletin: 1. Index 2. Introduction ... 1 3. Properties of asbestos, reinforced plopliea it. History % A vailability. 6. fiber character!stlsc 7.. References Introduction |n reviewing tho introduction to the treatise, the Cosnlttca nude several editorial changes in tho copy- Including:. .,'1. Hoc deletion of rwfervnc tu "ARP" and in its .stead, vhtn. tboeeenddrafi la nde> th coolttee vili refer ta SAlnAraa.'^UitlM.1! ` 2 "Maealonisl eUbilIliy'Veta "eblatioaTwm aided to th Ustlogioftypial.projiertya or requlrsosnt. ; 3 A'ttferabce to fidai*'ppouod* ma adda! botto listine of typicsl producto uslng aaboatoa as a relnforcsnsnt. A. 'It ve* sugseated In fdlng th lntroductlan tbat bread catearle o application* be ahovo Md under eacb broad 1oatacoiy tbe typleal end-uae producto. 5. BefercndeviH be sede l a nevdraft or th latroductlon to th fect tbat asbestos la baine' uaed In coabination vlth. different libero rdioeglaM, la order to blcally laprovo th propertiec af'tbe finished produet sueh as tesane etreegtb et elevated iesporaturee.. Motor Ote Caaaitteef reviwd.the sestina Of,the bollatili od hletoiy vhlch Include refersoce to Saturili retures, arlla, ore deposite/ trading, classlfleatlon of ibero, irialag, atUisg, proeeeaing, et. In general, It vas agroed that perbape th dtballed Infornatici] ondar th aec$lcp oh hlstory Is too voluuinoua and la May rosee aa not be eanlOgfl to th* dbigasr or eustcmtr l&tereStod in spplylng nebbetoe ai a rsiaiorce&ont la e rwished relatori plaeUcs produet, xt vas ngrtod that enuldsratlon bbglvsn la tedatog tto ssctloc on hlstoty to incorpo rate a blbliograpby or refertoce vorfa o asbesto*m order to be Oble to deletenee of th detallad laforeatloa new'tbotd le th draft; 3bls Batter vili he alveo earefgft. otudy by th ldlvldntla nsslghtd late lo th r^etlag .to begla rettolng th bulletlo, (Roffcrncea to th^lamtficattoo or ftunsltaeabestos.flber vere dslet'cd tfcroughout th cojy). (th Oonslttae leo delatad sii retarencee to healtb and'ssfsty factor.) It va* egraed tnat la rdalos th eeotion oo hlstory, a paragrepb or paragmphn vould bei vritten.oa production figure*, 1\ceder to Illustrate the-seope of tho asbeetoa lnduatry. mie Infornation night veli leod Iteelf to loclu&lon lo a tonaage ctort under th ectlcn ntltled "ore.fcepoelt.* Plber Chareeterietlce la rrvtevlng th seetloo on flber choraeteristlcs th Coemlttee decided to dolete aU.raferencee ta th tealllee or ssbeote Ibera biavo'es "Aotboptafllite" voti irecollte'," Sb'.Csnltteo viso decita to renove fren thlu cetico, Teble -6, vblch illustrate tbe type or varlatlon uhieh occura In dlfferCntaloca. It vas fitrther decide! to afld a paiagrapb. to tbls settico or th deement, vbvn it le revrltten, -en th ubject "Katar of Cryatallltatfon" presentas detalla of time and temperature relatlonshlper Proporti^* of Asbestoe-.ftelnroreea FI*tic ohe Corsittee then spani nbst f th reanimas boni* or tbe aeetlng la diaeuSclng ,tha section of tbebollstta which 1 npst pertinent to the designer and potentta uaer of asbestos, namely, TPropartle* of Asbestos Bsiafbrced Plastics." In the first place it whs raXlMi that this copy aurt be enlarged evmUenUy, h> rtf of tb# fact that the potential1usnrvillbe nore Interested in Infatuation an tb propertlei of. asbestos reinforced pletic* than. enjr other date .found In the conpUetloa It vap geaareUor agreed that to redoing this seetlon on properties, It would be enlarged to Include-oore pertinent details on-the advantage* cf asbestos 0 1 forcenent In reinforced.plastics products. Pot instance, tbs advantages of long asbestos fibers will ha detailed, ap explanation and definition of the various asbestos fores vlll be presented,' ao well isdetuliod Information on typicC use of asbestos In the tnd-u*e product. Reference will he node to praprsgs and pren uoldlhg; certain pertinent- Table fren Military spaciflcatlon HD.-P-P5770 rtlU "RlssUc Materials, Asbeotoa Bose Phenolic, Reala, low Pressure wmnstes" will be added to this section of the document. 5be address of the National Electrics Manufacturers Association will be c*ven ln-thls part of the ccmpHatlop, in old that the potential near may vr|ie to KHMA for standard spsdflcetlcns existing -there.' Is.enlarging tale .section on properties the Coaoittse will also include pertinent lUbles frox>Mlllt*ry Specification JOL-H-lti. Reference will be ttdt clactrlcsl properties and the lajdroved grades available for these application). Io swesTy, the eoetinn of the bulletin on Properties will be enlarged and de tailed, la order tp preesot mars positive approach on the use of osbeeWs in reinforced plenties 'parts-,' this action ii to revolve around the following out: i 1. introduction 5. Reinforcing forsn 3. Up-to-date data w. hpy nee-asbestos MIL properties 6. MO. P25TTO 7. naiA 8. Principal was It was agreed that tbe.qls la redoing the section on Properties of Asbestos Ret forced Plastics la tp educate,the potential uaer, adder and designer, and appe to bio to investigate the use of asbestos in the finished product. ASSIOMSBIS .If It woe agreed baforw the dlOCCiCiCDC closed thi)t the Aabsstoo Techmeal and Standards Ocomltts of-the SPI Reinforced Plaetlcs Division would contlcuc an n. active Comalttee of the;Division. The following assignment were then node to Individuals represented at the day's seating, in order that a new draft of the bulletin .on Asbestos he compiled hy at-least February 1, 1961: Introductlcb (this section on Introduction to be written after all other sections have been completed).- Properties of asbestos realising that tbia Is the-uoet Im portant .section of. the dOcuMpt, special ecjdmals will he placeti on.lndorporatlng peftlnent information which is Biacingful to the designer and 'potential cuttester, B. T. Crouch of jptmaitoBiai\t search la to coordinate tte'preparation of'a.redraft pf the section on Properties of Athgttos Reinforced fiafnes. Nr. Crocb 1* to prepari'.'a''.tnt,'dfi Of th.hfonatlota'and dreultta tbladraft to all'.tbo-preaant t tbeday* eating tyn<> Uter.tha.Pbmij1l;,:-It laqttite`paalble that during th Jm Confeaenorbf;th.8FX Retnl0e4 Beatles Wvtalon, M r. Crotidbvili gett<?gethrviti certain ubare of th* 00nlttee, lu otan to ge over a eobsejjaenfc draft of tu# doenaent 3. T. K, BoUrldge ot BancoNaturlale la totevrite the section on .tory and/ again, it to (Arcuiate a pwp6id_<>oo'uBent io *11 those -present at tos ddys nesting ty IVbfusry . t Tiber characteristics - M. C. Shay .of Asbestos Buttila Itatituta li to re&ptbs draft ^<b*>r OM^cTsTiatce/ crcoitlEg lt~t<i U'those present hyFetarwy 1. 5. Befdrente - Messrs. Crouch. Hcddrtd aod Bhav, ara to obtain throughout the revision vork, references of existing literature 00 asbestos; so that thee*-refaranaes ajr-'te pjkeed at slater Oat a.final aaction in the'bulleiinvben It Is approved cs . a tonal docuuot. Itie.ceotlftg vu.adjourned at 2:00 p.n. Respectfully eubalttsd, Charle 1 Condii, Secretary CLCibrv