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M.T: . A M E R I C A N eram ic SOCIETY MAY 1966 ulletin OFFICERS PrwJtJenl HOWARD P. BONEBRAKE, Plttiburgh, Pa. Preitdmt-Baet GEOROE i. BAIR, Coming, N. Y. Yic* Pretldenti RAYMOND E. BIRCH, Pittsburgh, Pa. IORANS. O'BANNON, Columbus, Ohio AtC,R.WESTMAN, Toronto, O nt, Canada TridStoV HENRYJIBIAU, Columbus, Ohio General Secretary and Editor F. P*dREH>v CoKunbus, Ohio ; - Committee on Publications yfi ^SMOTHERS, chairman ""ip.MeMURDIE L-K.UM ;' - Editor vracH ; ;;-v tor liNE R- JAMRA ' Monagar VKOSCHNY g tales representatives W York City, Chicago, ond lbs Angeles." and addresses are isted Jex to Advertisers of this issue. >V p`^5 y -iv i' + - ."4 . : Offices -V-' ' *\ C'Y" A'.v> - V <;. I, editorial, and adnrliitng: 4055 North ^Cohuabus, Ohio 43214 'i ` ' .ijC ,,< i 8-8645 ; t pe 614 759-0014 !v ; e 20th & Northampton Sts, Easton, f a . ' - :i; S`r;.4 ..... .. SOCIETY BULLE1 . 5. Published month!ybv f itte d in the United State "* 00th end Northampton *11 eorrerpundenet, to tst The Americen C lhnebui, Ohio 43214. *a* 2.00 ed^l postage. Second<lis p sis t e b for address cheni " br<jfbt American Cerai PAPERS Metal Fiber Reinforced Ceram ic Com posites............................... 513 D. G. Miller, R. H. Singleton, and A. V. Wallace Increasing the Strength of Structural Clay Products................ 518 S. A. Bortz Thermogravimetric and Differential Thermal Analyses of Basic Oxygen Furnace Refractories.......................................... 522 G. C. Ulmer, F. Campbell, Jr., W. J. Smothers, and H. P. Harbin Aqueous Slips of Tantalum Pentoxide and Calcium Flu o rid e .. 527 B. H. Bieler High-Temperature Com pressive Deformation Equipm ent.. 530 C. O. Hulse and S. M. Copley Epoxy Resins as Temporary Binders for C e ram ics................... 535 R. E. Cowan and E. P. Ehart Semiconducting Glass-Bonded Mica--A New Electronic Ce ram ic Com posite.............................................................................. 539 J. D. Mackenzie Dielectric Titanate Body Improvement......................................... 541 E. P. H yatt and H. R. Laird ARTICLES Fourth Symposium on Basic Ceram ics in Ja p a n ........................ 548 Research in Progress--A Supplem ent.......................................... 551 Building and Fund Grow Steadily.................................................. 554 DEPARTMENTS P LA IN T IFFS EXHIBIT CAM-234 In Print for Ceramists... 4a Meetings Calendar.............. 6a Personal N otes....................... 11a Out of the K iln...................... 12a Consulting Sendees. 12a, 13a, 14a Buyers' G uide...................... ..............14a, 15a, 16a, 18a, 19a Classified Ads. 19a, 21a, 22a, 23a Advertisers' Index................. 24a Remember ?.......................... Coming in the Journal. . . . Schools.................................. Sections................................ Members on the M ove....... Names in the News............ New Members..................... Roster Changes................... 24a 546 557 559 563 564 566 569 German-English Glass Glossary ilass Terminology: A GermanGlossary" is now offered in a d edition, revised and enlarged the one published in 1963. This a complete listing of technical ology for the glass industry, the ler states, but rather is intended {offer German terms, particularly the ''Jw familiar abbreviations, with their fEnglish equivalents. A bibliography M references and several illustrations the Corning Museum of Glass apV^ttrin the back of the volume. jfcThe 120-page pocket size book is produced by photo offset from type- jnitten copy and is cloth bound. Com.pikr and publisher of the glossary is 4JBtnedict Kolthoff, Box 54, Bussum, ^ Holland. In the United States the book being handled by The Language ServBt, 141 East 44th St., New York, N. Y. Canadian Ceramic Society Holds 64th Annual Meeting The Canadian Ceramic Society held Canodion Ceramic Society officers. Seated left its 64th Annual Convention at the to right, C M. Woodruff, president elect; W . K. France Building Large Solar Furnace Sheraton Brock Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ont., February 13 to 16. Canadian and United States ceramists met to attend Zinszer, vice president; Mrs. Lloyd Spalding, secretory-treasurer; R. F. McAllister, president; G . R. Boyd, immediate post president. Stand gJL larger solar furnace is being con- the ten technical sessions presented and ing, 0. A. Payne, chairmon, Electronics Division; by the French government to join in the scheduled activities of the James Roe, choirman, Porcelain Enamel Division; its Centre National de Rech- meeting. Ed Dingier, program choirman; J. Storer-Folt, Sdentifique, reports the United Some 46 technical papers, including secretary. Clay & Refractories Division; J. J. j Office of Naval Research. It is films, were presented before five divi Mather, auditor; G . Dundas, secretary, Glass e.a few kilometers away from the sions of the Canadian Society. D ivi Division; and R. F. Amfleld, chairmon, Gloss f t laboratories, in an old stone sional interests include pottery and Division. Ifiear Mont Louis in the heart of the whitewares, glass, clay and refractories, s, a site selected because of the porcelain enamel, and electronics. Allister is in charge of all sales for the dly dear weather. On the lighter side, the meeting pro company's enamel, pottery, plastics, ?laboratory staff of 160, including gram featured two receptions, two and stabilizer departments. He has F40 scientists and engineers, is luncheons, a suppliers' mixer, and a buf been with Ferro Enamels since 1945. 1by Prof. F. Trombe, a leader in f e t supper. A full program was pro Representing the American Ceramic plication of solar heat to research. h Tyree describes the operation a s: vided for the visiting wives. R. F. McAllister received the presi Society were 1965-1966 President How ard P. Bonebrake and F. P. Reid, gen techniques have been worked out dential gavel from outgoing president eral secretary. Many of the authors the solar furnaces to redeter- George R. Boyd at the Niagara Falls and newly inducted CCS officers at the i-t [ttelting points and phase diagrams . meeting. As general sales manager for meeting hold American Ceramic Society h*mdting materials of several Ferro Enamels (Canada) Ltd., Mr, Mc- membership. ^.C-g., refractory metal oxides such and also metals themselves, Ljs the individual rare earths. In ^ 'applications of high tempera- jpP.Jproblems of chemical synthesis ffcation are being investigated, vacuum melting of rear earth United Sierra Office Established in Dallas H-W Fused Silica Brick Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. i-i' results in much higher purity. of CH* to produce graph- United Sierra Division, Cyprus Mines Corp., has announced the establishment has announced the availability of new brick and castable refractories based on itals has become fairly routine." of a new branch office in Dallas at 7900 high purity, fused silica produced by SjJescribes the new structure a s: * north wall of the building will Carpenter Freeway. This location will supplant the Houston office and is new methods. Until these develop ments, the high cost of electrical fusion t J>*rabolic reflector surface. Some staffed by Jack O. Whitley, branch had prevented full utilization of fused tically mounted solar furnaces manager; John A. Frambach, sales silica, which is noted for its high re placed in the south face of the building. engineer, formerly of the Houston office; and Clifford T. Lyons, sales engineer, sistance to thermal shock and its low chemical reactivity. ^ Conference center it will offer who has been the Dallas representative. Two products in the new line are now -taking view from one of the On the upward slope, M the building, a number of Another move is the closing of the United Sierra branch office in Newark, N. J. All business will be conducted available in quantities: H-W 12-65 fused silica brick, which are 99% pure SiOi, with more than 90% in the low f tf l . cottages to be heated from the Trenton headquarters of the expansion vitreous form; and H-W twill be built." Division. The warehouse location in 13-65 fused silica castable, a blended of the new facility is ex- Jersey City, however, will not be mixture of fused silica aggregate with a late this year. changed. high-purity hydraulic binder. TlJl- `fe '5 (1966) 545 i The American Ceramic Society BULLETIN A monthly publication devoted to the proceedings of The Society, discussions of plant, technical, scientific, art, and cooperative research problems. Volume 45, 1966 F. P. Reid, Editor James S. Welch, Managing Editor Emmoline R. Jamra, Assistant Editor Committee on Publications: W. J. Smothers, Chairman; Howard F. McMurdie, Seymour L. Blum, Clarence L. Babcock Contributing Editors: Officers of Industrial Divisions and Sections -* ai Executive, Editorial, and Advertising Offices: 4055 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43214 Publication Office: 20th and Northampton Streets, Easton, Pa. 18042 Vol. 45, No. 12 (1966) 1133