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March 8, 1974 NEW FORMULA TEX 972 ACME, TEXAS, PLANT FORMULA READY MIX JOINT COMPOUND NO. TEX-972 DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCT - White Ready Mix Joint Compound'used for taping, cover------. j_ng tape, filling corner beads and spotting nailheads. To be used in 4-gallon cartons and 5-gallon pails. To be supplied to Houston only. FORMULA Function RM Spec Percent Lba/Batch Nalco 71-D5 Water Preplasticized PVA Emulsion Filler TEX-974 Antifoaming agent Solvent Adhesive 185 .25 5.0 94.75 100.00 4.60 929.60 <112 gal) 92.3 <10.25 gal) 1749.00 2775.50 One batch yields 60 + one 4-gallon carton or 45 + one 5-gallon pail WORKING CONSISTENCY Specifications - Refer to Plant Testing Procedure No. 32. - If paste Is not of proper working consistency, a maximum of 5 cc of water per 150 grams of paste may be added to adjust. Brabender Viscosity - 560 + 20 WORKING PROPERTIES Specifications - Refer to Plant Testing Procedure No. 33. - Compound shall be plastic, buttery working, and free of any coarse, gritty or undlspersed particles. Materials should be free of lumps caused by incom plete mixing. BONDING PROPERTIES Specifications Refer to Plant Testing Procedure No. 35. After compound has dried, tape shall ahow at least 90% fiber tear when delaminated. CRACK RESISTANCE - Refer to Plant Testing Procedure No. 37. There shall be no large fissure cracks in the wedge, and no cracks in the thinner half of the wedge. COLOR Specifications White Dried compound shall match color of standard sample. WNG:elz Lehnert 10.3.01-29 /K i SGP 0017511 A