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FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 1953 June 2 DOC#: NG013 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Confidential Internal Report - Progress Report: Re investigate Thermacoustic and Develop Product for Greater Market Pt i P 6 13 l 'ilio 32tap8g -#n r< w>cwi t T fc - * - f t i .'& f - - * *n ----- * N . *>4S- J1 wfcfredde--<-- o-%i f iJcITftor teX**. ltelir,i esseeietlde npHqr Jal? 16#.1952----'Th#perle* fraJety 16r l95J. Uiocii 16, 1952uft WciuidN<erlMUii adladoetrtutU. DorineibilUt, tualitar*tara adm** wre miad rad mih dnft f Aal repert oajMrtreoeteJ.JyIta diti adnrtMd* thie r*rri ha*beeaiiiul>op te thl* dn Va11ef a ijadfte pregna thperla freaAugust \6, 1952, tVthpresene imeda vatete aereer lese cenemi reeearehvhlehle eteri*brlefly la ehroaelogicai orer U^ewi * " l . bottablUtr of tsn * XwLti. Themtcgustlecerfereiaee^ -' 7.r 'Z m^jWaUal-tbat-Xbemeeoetie Nreadtty-vetfbt* (nUMf t&eovolo? aeat of astaa beattrvngthadgoodcover**#. Mor te thlet? th vetteWUi>?<&Xveel.eee.thocht te be ereadhat ana ite eli eeateaU St ai prevedhovever*;th*t eli eeot^t oeeet aeeeeeerlt?ffect vettsbillty. Furtherspre, frea the etaadooiat ef eli eoateat. it mi fouadUlti lt wtIAba Lz\ jucilalbr ^afiilblt far thplaat te aeaefaetar* TjrpoXveel aiehvenid eeaaealtabla far ftimiaitle oathbastat rauatUUi* Ibi* le Usa l ef th eooclflod.tbjatfwli itlta;flMMii M r . Frajesi*croileas1/ l t aea^Ceel fe d th a t balee* re e n ire ac a ts eeald be a e i b? p a ia t r a l l a r ihiut a hite flb s re v e r ip a y , fe e te ero# th at h ite p a iat eeet m al be rrlle d laaedlA lel? fia r th e Ih e m ie e a etle had beea ttn H id v itb e u t vene r e te l te* Xt ve learn ed to t v l e l t y i t h 5 11 Wall l a h U d t l r M a , t t n t U t p n e t l e * t e o r d ln a r il/ fa lle * by b le erU eato re* Re fro d u et S o e e lflc a ti n e& Frodaei S v p le a e n t a re re v isa d scco rd tag '.y **alferfitr_ o f :tlT in r. > 1# to the A t l c i m e d ln er sv *s T h erseco u etle t a la s a i tfc* obso' e sc e a e e of the e x is ta * eq-4l-ant< i t v\* ducltfol th t nev a n a f i r t u r i c / A e :H ti a venid be cen stro eted . r i * eesner A te n n rrie F lsnt t ^ B f r r , vaa r tir m * slV e for the slrn ar.t re-- ste i sseietaaco in 4 a ;ir* tn ta i lia V* f o ix - la * x c tlo a b e e t r i l t e d f : r *.h# -rc^.ct. 4rW ' * - * *7 L . T " f -- 1 aethed o f ssaytrw? ih* un #or*. ty o f s l s l n g l a tfca e x is tir.* t p ^ s a s i %* n**' of#d Severa! W . r h M f 7.er-tteotisile v ere a re r^ re a v a ry la * th e ?!*1er l i s e ad l i u l * t ! t i r the e iv rrrdufctloa nethod. Al a o t i l a r l i a n j f y iee< i t vas fmind th a t t* e u v / t r u i i y o f ir la * vas i t a l a the e i^ ra e y e r m e t e s t eethod ( V r`.'t ^ -- C. * rhe F rt^ irf. tta rs fn rv a rla * F*i*v'T.:r*. en# revte vfcen tr.e nev e o u t'ie u t v as i r t i a 'l e d and a s t i l a r t r i e o f 55 rc ^ a ^ i v as clfled itft sec ry c * r ) dvrluattow o f 7lberfrx T h o n a c e u stle vas oanu fa c tu re l a vhleh ? lb e rfr x vas vho U y , nd i a ? a r t , stib stltv te i fo r A soslte. to d ite th produci in vhleh flb e rfra x vas sub* t t u u t e d fo r 75* o f :h* A c o lite has bren n a r tta V y evalusted* The r e r u l t s lo d ic s t* ths.t F lb o rfrx x l s l a f e r t o r to A aosiee end l t vs r e r o r te d U ist t t i s c o o e ld e n b 'y or# e rre n s lv e . The p re so o f o th e r v o rb h as delv** caee le tlo a of ttio w a lu a tlo r , hov*er, t t i s bol leve th a t no sd d ttlo n s! ver' neo be done la o rJe* to r e je c t F lb erfrax as * renlaeoaent fo r I s o l i l e A 04509 1 7 y t n i t o f Aeehalt Jte1lon trim er ; d ! i a l S m i e Ito #11? concom a* tho n e c f f U b i l t t ; o f f r oa co I Z l A itftaH t a l M s i prlM r for fh irviM Q iU e vas roarooolblo for la i t l t t l f t ' t t li i otudp. Xt m s fouad tha no standard aethed for v a ltu itU f tho porfrm anoo o f i i ^ i U m l o l o a wao valU b l# la addition ta* atad fa r a p rtaor o f _ ocy typa roa aot roedt1/ ir m r t f it . a ralbar ortoftaivo M t o f t a it a fo r t a avalo* t i on o f n r h a l t r a U t vrlnara vaa doeolopod. t a tra a o a s ialono thoa oo th# provcd l i a i atra teotod a lo s* v l t Trrreo. Aa a r a a tH , oa# ooolaloa haa boas fo r m tlp rojoetod , ( Chirac# P a in t C orran/) va* tr a in ila * ro jo cto d . (A n a tra n e ) and to n co aa arrrovod* Cti ilio Paola o f thcco aad o th o r l a t o r l ala tho proeont m o lilo la th a tbo oo o f a p rlo o r 1s toi romilrod fo r a e tle fa e to f/ ta ra n o ra itle rorfornaacn* oro l a la v i l i bo re^ulrad befar# t a too rlflo a H a a a raa b a a a o a r ta a l t acanti/ a l a a t a a i i l a r i a i J i ^alililiia -- --"thoa-- m et r ol lp t r a t t a i * th o -- m i d i sa s af in i s i ta th o taw ri--d . eaatf cooted* 1--1-- 0 o a l U i c a ara o f about 1PT a** Pi* ha X tU tr i i lo a a i a w u w a t K i o data i b r l l t i |ira ~ lra i" j ttT I i t T f to ld t r i a ta Philadelphia* 11 a* fa ta d , V f ohaar a l a g a actor* Job In s ta ! talio n t h a th* a r t t a r va# d ila ta d io a f a r rontor aloni tb ra la noelfled. ta a rrllc a to ra tetad tha t le va t a t/M c a l procedoro. aad tha it*.aQnt a l a t o r v t r i f l e i V f Mr* C. Wall* t t la lcerobabla tha u v o f -tha dubloca t fi tv * i o f tho p rla o r cao bo *M atd a t thio loro' of llln sten * A d ilu tio n vaa uaod on tha Vori SenJ-- t a '`'a r r i oa job* 6. fort S ialM t Job. Duo to' tho U r,;r o f s a te H a l in rM v ed . 11 vna f a l l th a t h la Job jo o o ts racelv e ?*oa surs la n c e la I t a i t i tir .1 ataroa* h e ita * vas to be Ja in tly ih r td ty tho p .-jit i a '. l i r C a u ro ' " f i Kr*eareh- n th - rogar-i I w. 71 "t t h a r rc a t lav o rai deys on t 'o b c u r ia r vhleh tt a e ' v e rn i ia r o r * ta n t fa c ;o ra f 'TherM cooatie a r - ' Sc^v.nn \ ere* clK*.r'y i^ u a tr a tM * T tiy ar# sa - Trwir.1 >t T I l U e s te n u a ' ta n t a r ^ t c ' - r s bo g ita n en# to r t of tr*ini:u* aa rr - * laar* *o w iim ' ;c n w r f o rz a n te . :h o re ra f v e rs e r hx* ad no e rn ta c i v tth r* rsr a a io rtn ta and tn noat en tes f:n fo tho dual "or *n*orV ooriric*.*. 'i- annoi he orr ected to Icare taa a r t o f at i.c.ntlo- vr.*.:o th th ru t roblo l a l i vort-t f o n . Z i 1 voro rive.n .n n ir a f tiw la r r s y t s on a varile** v ir f .r * wr.-** th coi l a T * i * i f ne c**:1- t n m to naaxPa M a nu-.-reat r -# f r t*. v i i *.1. ; .v .iv . r i r.o c a 'ta ry f a r sa tlsfo e v ix v neriam ene# b 04' 0 f rr.lne : r f :r u c e i 'ro u b le , le ene fo ra o r n so th o r,. vao "arltnead v lth a " o f th "V ali* neMnea, ni th num i ef iM ntcnahci requlrad vae out of o ro -o rtio to th ru n -tn * tla a * TM* e e u li h a r boen roldad by a ora r tg td anufacturlrg s^eeifieA tlae, la addition, aererai fasturaa of uoor rivalga .e r a vident, f " i ;*j -- * \ \ ^ b V c c i ^ T ' : ; v C '-2 o .- 7j//11 c //&w 0\ .1 m i l e il rwHcsM asa hera the rw t i m t l U r vtUi 1U anchis* 0 Joba a f t i # e n a lta d af* t t Ar^r n s i M t C u r , iM fv r y r o d c c tle s achias l o roqnirad* S n m m .t f m i B r m s t . #tw . _..rt t i U b a ilete* U n satine v u ose a f tho s*Jer causeo a f iba f n l .s r i a f t h l i Job* t a n s t r ln e id vorhstA qslekly In ai lsta r a a t t s iha Job has tlay d lieavtrad tho adeerta eoad ltlosa nadar i d l d i tfca? vara fardad ta vare t h e lr eyao becas# ir r ta te * nad ttuqr vara asaoyed v llh Uva sa c o e e lty a f a a s r is c s moh* eperlenead ap olicatora # eoona* ksa bav ta raid Uva a n jo rlty o f tbe d so t aad l e a n ta #l i t vlth* bal ta uaavaldabta Oosoldarla tba facb tb a i tha m j e r t t y a f fharaaeoastln*Jaba ara o f aoeS a u t v i U a l a m i l v a l traiaad erm l a om ffftclm t, tha abara tt b t la t a aaaa o f t t a a lm lflc a s a a Hovevor partapo a aora taeortnai fa c to r l a tw ^ a U lta d a a f i b a t m a d f c t u u r asa/ar a i w i M w t i u t j b i t a m a a r m i t ' t a w i u i U ^ m m t ^ m a f a m r ~tr*deo a t o m asa* ar 111 s a i w t d a rla Uva a s r U e a ilo a , ( 2 ) e o s ta s is a tla a a f %ir cead ltln n tn i i l * w f L, a m f a r iS a ta asd a th a r rautas re d u rtlo a o f t uat contant a f her&aeosotie i t tho <rnteat *lnle lspraverent tirt eovld bo ada la uta p ro d s e t. T.et l t p a t b* concludo* howcvor Chat S b o rm co o atlc t e so c v illa r t a I2U a a tta r * * E botlseao 1* a e h a r r .c te r la tlc o f a l l aprayod es ta o s ta tto s s beated ta dato <H tho baolo o f tho ro c o s i e c T o t l t l v a titre ay. Oold Bond ! h n t f w t t l c va* t e a a l ta ; o r b o tto r U ne tfce o th e r u c ro fv e ta tootod H ovrrar. uaJ c r S -1 V l t o n t r r o r t t d t r o t T te ra a ce u a tlc e * * ie d tft jt>U*. '^ e 'r l v 1 n et e c e ^ o tlti * t a regard ta n o lto rdaction* Sira nro beln* o rete d y tb la t i r a n t ! en o nt i t t j b e llre ^ d tfcjit I V a u lrri-o ffc o t t r o t w . '. t i v f . bo aM n'nad. l'fitU r.ich cia a c t t r r t i * `. i r t t i - r a t ? t i r co n trai? C h r w c w * t l i t r a te d r n a r i t t ; s p e r to r te other -ro ta c ta o f a atitt'.nr nature* frtro v esen ia e n bo xado, l n r rr. vhieb vil* la c r w ie ;;s * ur.rr:crlty* ^hroo iv * v i* r 4 p ro jo cto f*ir raaearch tow nrt th ia end a re : d- O tio rrtr.e tho u t l H t ; c i .u h n ! t r r U s tm , r r r r . ! f ro ^ a ib 1# '. i - n u t * t i a o*o e f a p r i s e r m i i r r / , i f &ct t o r r l e t o ls v e * tt.jn tie n o f atfc*r - T ir e r * to 3, re-U ee -eo--rr +-l---ar-ti-aie*. r? a v tt .?.* *re< \% t ne a r r . v i v c r e - a t c r o H ie tia ia r. of e.ict Ito ? I ; ir. orre* . i Snovft voit, ha* * l r r * ^ bor. or.r en t& w H rm t a e o l i r r o f sp tln lto ri.irdttw* the o l i r .n a to s o f tho r r t t r r . Salea va* askod ta cooperato to the ertt.nl of fsvnlcr.jnr1 inf.>n*tior. ?n a ll fritura Theraacouatic job*. /tu li then be r o t t i t i ? *o relee*. c e r ta in re ? re * c a :* tl e Joba os v h le h por- t i e s a c f tho a r t a to be pr*yed cculd be l * f t vaprlsed# Xa tillo vay a h la to ry Jt f i e l i data ceid be c o r r ile ! . ccvctt* 1* y e t Salee h ai tabea ao a c tto a en tM i 3. C o llii* * ih * l t# aU ftU o o f ih* M ot a ta ta p r l M r l t t U o f 4 favolar u n h a i t M i l i t a 9 t i l t pTojet l i u r t o r h i t tttd la v i t i i t e pr*anfc p r l t v f ttvdy* ' l f l i t u k t i h M that a ^ l a e r 1%noi s M i i i a i f l a U t M j o i i t y o f ihth la p rojoct v l H >0t e d i s i m a t t i tea* dovotoreMt o f a sv ttn of Ibcrnacouttlo a teilM ^ . I f tfeo *ereB ll b t* l i U oh oa thla p r o jte t, 7 7 Voooaor 1 v i l i lo a i *01 i o t t c k l i at* Itsta rch coootrntlon oal4 o f court io ovtoodod* 5. th# carroot p r le t o f th i r o n w t l l e 1 12^k and tr o h ic f e o c r a t l u r p rie* 1 C9 /Vb. Wo hoold ho ooU Xy ***^ t ^ - 1* Oba fO o o lM litjr olo a ih lo I lo i o e w T t t l l j r d t r f u l h a U a . - o ^ , 4 i t w w d - o f J U f B ^ t e r t t d i t O t l k t l-- r K l d R a n h A l t e t t i t f ~ 9 rS laflX tN B l* ^ d o o io tflA o o o X i lo so rte* o f XO.OO^/lb i t t t i t f p o t t l M l i i y o f c o s i ro d o e tio a lo a l l Ilo I l e i t r t i t t t <6a2-9r*t2) fho n e a l c t t o loicrdloio l i io ho .it ih* looooi c o ti p o u l i l t Ih# aov o acn faetu rin * f a c iliti # ahould ro^ueo th ta b o r eo o i# a i o th a r aria! o a j ho potH blo frco a pro^ectloa v-aatotnt. 6 . T ir -te tta oa TbornreouoUe vhoa I t lo r U d tf lr c e ( t| io ti l9# (Tiro to u r r a t t a - 1 lo c h thtcfc) Thlo rooairoo jyraolttd o f f te lo l te tto Bucare* t h n * lo no rp a ? * a t na>d foi* *Vt a if d c o l t e r ic c ;l3 a w t f f l f i i w t t e r `.h i l fa* th lck n eo o , o lii hecU .'no toarcaalen* 3/1" ihieksooo- s o li4 back aiti stuoc&tlon* 1 tL lek ace . a ll tacfc 1 oooconol&a 1-1/2* tiU elOE oci, t e l i baci *nJ Jo^ootloo. U cvla^ coadltloe-j i t i v i h tt* x ih 1;2* tk srk ao o * tc t r e - tlc n and * h t V ; 9 ^ or. t o ll b rek in * 11 M i i q w i t rrq > :lrfi c U r l f l c * : i : a . ** ve1; ! ! ts * -rc T t ^ . t r io ocaa fiorar co n tile a r^ llid to d * * t rt* rc Vati ad t a >7 s o u c tic , *.rd r l i t i o f t a t i : .w t l * t r i s f r i t i r r i Cs.? r e r j n s t u r .- r l i r e io t - l l i t fctr# - v i'* :. ('-'S fid a i ittic i ho necd a tyn*>.cic d a r t i r o r l- itr r tareriV . vhtrn cao : r trm yad e r t r M e ra a c o u m ic fo r iorftr-l tiiatrieii** to t a a t r r ro o f **<. r x in la a l w.d a lto h a t 11 rvny * aa t r r n e tte r t f u c t l a n c o e f f ic ie n t* Tsti ico '-ttlr ! Caie ^vort^ont tini**# na*. thy have a tte r a ! , tn * ,v t lo & t conccniL * oro Varia liait w '-d rrv ln c . li.c a 't i r t d r e tu lt* S e c c u li t t Q b tairtd *r.d eoa**jAir. i f th p ro c re i a*- **lvtr, e r to r lty * For fu tu re vor*%va -* j t* v slre tyror of Trerc.icociU c a tc ttiliA * t f a ct^nrt of f o n d a t i o n . 0 thoil b^ta toorkld* oc th l poctito'.Viip acv*.