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REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES \i ' His] yo*k vr* -to he cont.r-nl kc^r'U^y,. in uy raind* ther is* so qv/HvL^-r. '.n-'il if Cr: K.-/;t */: o'' v. ?;?.?}/> r hod vsov v,rr'j: 00 xV;U 14:-.r i'vjif'*:-1 *-;i;.v* a. O'-*'.* XwTOrt-?.no?v 5,v? nr-*"-* ?n' yv .- .;; *.!- ;? -''* /g!v ..;-..-In. the rXteetaent So >AX^ Wi5^i>rr:dvoa X hav*? 1 &*tcd f- j)rnj^f. >/ visef^ *he *ehlefr the Ttareon v&U have to dienwtinn* \f vo ar* *i3pp*>rt, ;>.r* f-OttvlU.vi? 0.r fchft JSs/O&vrd* TM*.l rf oa<&s?PrS^^ rurpc?rfcr- by' .red ?,AJns.ittAo*C\i'&s mi* Ay ^vLvi^ ^ the `Hatlonai'Bweau of Sthhaiiraa to tbe Offlee of Doneatlo If *> J.9fW85-?? 5.^'i.i' th* Uu?-7-`.R wt dlMm&ifta* t3tf v.r;J<'tifr:t outlined in nv.i*.ohv :b.Vil i:'-& Z%'*trr;Z priority sf cthfrfyrr^oiTfXfi^^Owfsuin/r*d,.0^jri,r.*d^l:o-vc-ua3srlionHafr ofthlBrattbj*eApqt**ylt^ menIVjie*r'*-wolVf .*..tehH*e4 .,,., pooret^**? staff., .Z,,ha.y6,hoax, given.,th* Jp;ra8Blon ^t.thn proposed v 'transfer iB .e^ectei fb^'be'liiiplei^entedJiyra. bopc(pBlteatAtranafer of W^tff^^e^^e^aov'or \ 'r,*tn* vr. ,A; ^% i*P\ tXf'Ot i****^1% 1">**. :*, - 1* tfcoan^ecueaion* agr, poattlon,:^in,<!>en && (ahmi34 t r, pro:rjL^^ oit/tho. 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W ^ooai5^ii,?thlfl yQjk`fvin Jfca Offi,w* of/ fiopiWiciponn^f^C^J1 hasadl oji "t^KO: 'coisldpatloiis,i-- v.(-)'5B|iiB^ .(Jomlttoe !inri^e.report oa ftppropriktloi requests effectively' directed the Patloxial Bureau of Standards to absorb the cut ok $429*000 fro .fche tot^l of E xfpnds. requested M& yio& ~ot.. lovq8t priority; >j *(b)\?5ie ]0qinnu)dijt3^ to^dards tp^ylsi^o*? ^^ judfiiaent.* ^ofte^of ;the X .?m:l re <{^arrh in th** nhy'ftl^^X jicX^rin^ji ?m*p ;*''-1.'^"-vny r^=-Vm Thyr^'5'iH3rtv.evaJ.uatiqiK of, thq-priority off OpipqdltxoStanqardf ..wqwc; abased,.xmjSrhe?-,folio\4i>6*T! 5(ll;*lMt stAndarde .of-phyqical oeaaureaexitjv (lji);vt^ve ?iaq^ pfrJuatlfIcatlqn for llts ^S^}50 <of avTeitsoQable.tdoubt that * In ~a,,>:ti*ae-. .of,;atrlet./yederalc:rP09i<Wr; l<s^oald^e .oonduoted.ftt ell, at. gqyerx^ttt eapqxiii.ej, (^V) 4ts^pqreljrm I fiuad '.(r)x^thq tni^ Cj^ tittpflrtan,qo,M wiaoi|riime^^ noo^^ procurement economy In the Federal government* and general technical p^pgqeec,yhi^ .to,;, be-dlfioohtlsmod; If -Commodity ^standards yorls^wo^vliOt ^p .,oontjMra*Bd*. AccordinglyV,irtiiyioind/f<<*theref'? question vthat matte?; of* tx!&nfr<li4.iu>^^ioii#>voA? of** the*''* AlV^i{lpn would, hay*;. boen diocontinueA byt the < Bureau in Fiscal 1951 and the 'funds ;caye& thereby < would; have:; bo en used on projects of greater importance* 1 ::;v- ji\ l *hafc Ifxo tint's thp e,ttachjpaout-:to thisl memorandum X haVm listed,^project "by project the work which the Bureau will hare to discontinue If we are compelled to support the activities of the Commodity* Standards Division in Fiscal 1951* In preparing this list the planned work in 1951 of each of the Bureau*s divisions^ spppo^ed hy Jlesearch and Testing funds was carefully reviewed, 'and listed are those which ore of the lowest4 priority after Commodity Standards work, and which would therefore *be,discontinued if the further reduction of $150,000 is to he absorbed*:* ,, If it is argued that the Bureau must discontinue the projects outlined in this attachment, then the lowest priority projects of other Offices and Bureaus in the Department whose funds it would be possible to use for support of Commodity Standards work in Flsoal 1951* must be considered uniformly of higher priority, in the general national interest then the projects I have listed or the work of the Commodity Standards Division* Since this is a matter of great importance to the program <f the National Bureau of Standards, and since our management has received such critical attention from the House Appropriations Committee, it seems to me that a proper appraisal of the merits of the Issues involved should entail an explicit scrutiny by your staff of the priority of projects in other relevant parts of the Department and a clear and objective determination, project by project, as to which of such projects are of lower or higher priority than those of the National Bureau of standards listedbelov* In such a careful study X, and my staff, would of course be at your disposal for any assistance that might be required* In the scale of operations of interest to you at the departmental level, a matter of $150,000 might not normally require much detailed attention* The technical competence of the Federal Government*a principal agency for fundamental and applied research in the physical sciences and mathematics which your Department has in the National Bureau of Standards is, however, an Important matter in terms of the nation1 e Interests in scientific, technical and Industrial progress* To the National Bureau of Standards, a further cut of $150,000 in Heoearok and Testing funds is a matter of moot vital concern* During the war years, and since then, the Bureau1o appropriations have not kept pace with rising requirements for the results of lte voik from scientific, technical and Industrial Institutions* The House out of $429,000 from the level of your request for the Bureaus 1951 needs  t -vP? ' REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ' ttCSf-TS T?x:: * V?I * -r. . i >>: ' `/l"- * hNJ, ?,r :nh?r<s*;r;.$ represents aa'additional st^"ln'aboel'ei^tn^*a dangerous reduction In the Bureau's; capacity .to meet its obligations v^e proposed cut of $150,000 vill further aggravate this trend and* ixTviev of the critical necessity in these tiroes:of-.,accelrated- teohnical pt^pgyeas in our country wight have" oerioiia' donsoquonoes*... * Accordingly, may X respectfully request that the Department1 s se^matters receive' your personal attention* ts& lAyf&i Xu %- T;.-:*: Vii of Z.O't-htyr+l? V-? r e a *t> '.V*.voHt. 'W- ';i>e c.v3lAr*A$On in \lds fiel#. , **#&*?jr*>*`&**v*".r".a f4 *>urreo% fc*v* p'"rf- v y iUjL^'4j4TYUKAJVtm IMj j i field #<U'h. nrc -ft \v*,\%;* rf.: w tfiWi fbc?mv* coaprreeeejtjotoiunUdAi ftS Xv#rHoaAX E*lf**Gon&on?fftlaatro'* **,.?* ?M*Direotor;^y- vMofc. -th*-sw, ?;* r.-r-v.-. ; v.-^v fvr< \3ane5.d*r*'HXe. eani:r%**' ver.** in the> Mr,h ve.*. *:*.?, ^tit end reifiiVt* w*~ V?&fa*d auehcrliy ?vr'* no-a^od V* alunr tfv? is$rop*j:*jy ?\-^5 * *>/':* 0b* ' .Iris* :< -'Vv;:' A-$.? cSJfLf *of 'fc.htt C^AOL* frv'? \ }w >*V,s-lifcl* * VKs.* *-*; of ur.\f. . <* t ? V' >'" i".'& ah.^rtly *;h v.* ** ir $*# *.*, i-M'i .hV.V v:.'. S.'stfi r.r.thOv*. -s> !flr..$ .. *&*/ l-\ the fotei'i?, v:f .i'u*ri.*5t % colors r^r I.V'4:-'> t;-T tov^kHY-*rM?frxt hipir '.^11 0 iisdefc-5?i'ltft..* *: /'! Arv'i '::/* tc4 !!* ` A ?-v,v' *cva'S:f*VaC tV*)t iftl cv>n*/ fnirty '*nrr}&l Cor srti-.io.u t'M>x j <irvooo^ -^u*? V#;v? %*tV; b^J; * list vas#4 i/5 O;v0:l-^1 re/* tin^'.'hln i^yr^r h<**u ier)ce-y it r' isMUftoratiiwj r'f? .n*sdiKi.,-* -****<* $ 1S4OCO r ^on 1 ^4' w iia<* and jiro rapitur tr^4tr `jr^Jireoe ?. q^i5.tvrc.f %$op iT^ffs^-er^A of W& * thing of "^hii l<*ide<?fe5T.ir* la<jr. *HrVrlTeT^i oV i?s iUl 'oi*.;^voi tml? l^. of ^e?! thu -defsuee of the^r- ^c <?.1s 5:ko nev i ^vr^'^r V'< i , . S' ^ '- , REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES PROJECTS TO BE DISCOKTHTOgP IF THE I?ATX0ML BUREAU OF STANDARDS #xm>KmXQ<TO SUPPORT COHimgTY STAWmRPS WORK;inRDM ; :. v v. 'he- `-`v-r it,TM' rnBGkh 1951 RESEARCH AND T8STXMP: FPKP8 Division'll* Sle otfjolty and Optlos Project l*S/6rthe measurement of. 60ioyole, voltages l Vo Its end the ,calibrationof sphere .gaps as standards in this field*. The, objective istoson- firm,voroorroot, the present American standards in thls.rilield fidiioh are at varlanoe with .the corresponding International standards of. the international'* Rleotro- technical: Cooimission*; This di s arepapoyv which {developed prior to the War,\ hessesulted In considerable ooubro- versyvln the. hlgh <voltage fleldsnd resultcbysn mv* biased aubhority ^are needed to clear up the .discrepancy * fy* t;?*r pro*ec: in diV^ityfet* Pro.jeot l*6/7t Objective measurement and recording of tW.ooiors.oi the new. Federal Dolor Card.zfor Paints*- ThiAwset of"standard ^ciolors Ms le^Medrto^W.Tssue'd*' shortly and..the objeotlve 1s to measure oaoh jof the colors, so that they could be reproduoedexacrtlyat any fhture tlme*^ In the: abaenoe of such measurements,, any fading of the:; standard, paint chips will rgo. undetepted until .future purohases are found not to matohWith oolorsuaed earlier*- * *,' * cv-vt uw* h 4 Project l*fl/l6t A study of the deposition of thin coatings ,on, opt1 call components This prooess; 'has been fairly wellworkedout. forlrsilveri; but sthe^^^^ show, Interesting and. valuable properties which, icould the be. used :in 'Optical instruments If and when procedures fbr; dspositinguthinvlayers by, sputtering or`evaporation have been worked out* ' :.u Th.U- ***>> io.^ -nMi Uv sc -: -t . **4 * * It .iir.v* t* VSupport,needed****.**>r* 15,000 Division 2i Metrology 1 ...."mKr,imr Project #,l/4(a) i, Diamond DieiP and"RulingPoints *; I.: V/f ftagreving tools for cutting .line*. on preoisioncircles aii&(poplin* and,reference standards will.be available only from regular; trade sources; and ..will be. of tpoor grade, thus ispalringi the ^quality of the :standards*'j? The .defense agencies are .the largest uaers of^these items* vv Preoision Knoop^hsrdness Indenters of thesuperior .quality may soon be teething of the; past -if.thei Bureau: is4fbroed4to rrelax its leadership in research on diamond-cutting*? \Further nz V..:L;MTvVyV:- rw - y<t- REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Froj * T t 2, l . if- ;** ` - v :.* r<'.<'){ 'fll^Xpp^jitCjlnfmasteri^ [ -`-or v sales ~ d4.waond*J vordina^ily not, suspeptiblf^to tha.shandnrd . Impping methods, end improvements, indie wad jewel : V - shaping will be stopped, W%^z SU4 */#*''%** `^ -.* Ov.'* A* Tv-,**./,. Project g4/S(b)i.; Penalty and Thermal^ Expansivity ?. v:* of'i eopropyl A1 qohoi,^>Tol\iene# frung\tibXy efcoVr^v 'll^jlqit%: fpd indusiries, haveiong depended upon the;;:v.?> Bvprenujfor tables of density^and.expansivity for .... ^ alcohol,petrjoleym produata,-oila and puch liquids-,. Ws;.sreMyspd: ialarge quantities*|.fc Freight; shipments era, measured and; ipyoioed onour, published data. ^ I spprppyl alophpl* toluene, tungoil and sindlerLc //* 1.. liquids usedmpre extensively in recent years are not at' this time Invoiced on data of unquestioned accuracy* International adjustments are involyedu*r{;Large^pll ,, v ,,, ,, + companies and producers of these products pleaded for years, that,wQ:Supplyv accurate data* This we shall not be' able^ to* dc^if the project is dropped* Y r-^;. .ft**". v/ 3 Pro3ec^r2*^/l(d)iTr T^bleiB of Coeffiolents of Thermal ^xpanslon*,^:Pro'greaf will .ber, halted Ankeeping # V^y enginespa.> and ,;designers of,equipment, . using '.newer-/ ^. alloys; and stj *u eturallflmateriale, informed onth* *j v . i: expansivities, ofr,these- items* . : This,, service,-i whlch-iv./v has>been? kept ;Up^ to, >date for fprty yearjrand, which/ is >constantly in*demand by scientists, publishers,r*4j.v;r-v and.,manufacturers,...will have to be shelved until funds do become available to continue it* - v> rt f< . I ir .* Project 2*9/Si Standardisation of Screw Threads t!lhe 9ursau>has carried much .of .th$? load In supplying 'ifiata^advioeV publication andcownlttee activity in the stndirdisatipn ofjoyew threads for; thp,bepefitf of natiohalndefehse ,Ti^dfantufing?pconiiii^f,^sffIcienoy In,,,*-- industry, ,.andrunfformityin:. intern ationaixrelations* r j This,, cooperation;^ili.^h^y M halt,temporarily,t::.t* pdll,;he^dswde^later*o>jher4e.fenfpv.intsre.st8.-;9^ths^- Atlf^tip^ to.-thifHWork#;;^ r \h. h,# TVv Mj fVv* <F.'y r\&l ibvvY>c **j, vv b;' Project 2*2/4(d)iy Microbalanoe snd^Weighing Techniques* PevelopmentsVin pr oi sionweighing, the palibration--of, . standsrd weights,!-and ;the;produotion Qf flatisfaoto^ r - balances ip the ; field pf mlcrpyreighing Xatomiq researoh) willtbe-lpftto oommeroial; agencles: and *pumarouse eduoationalinfijitu^iQnsrWlth^littlevSupervision'iorvfiriX .'.u. standardistion^n B^b rqsearoh worker wtll have'eton *r.r^? calibrate r.him: mlproweights ^without: much qhancf ofi; t ^ > uniformily or prqqision In the standardB .or dsta pro-; - duoed, and-thq excellence of his mlorobalanoes will be an unknown quantity* i!vr REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Projaet*.28/2(a)tRailway Track Scalee(not faster Scales^ availabiecto railway;f!foala.*, will 'bp . reduced .to., ohargeo,, amounting .to eight bi 1lion. doliar * . computed^on, ; BoaleB of queitioned and lesser.. aoouraoyt will. bribe'"*'" ' constantly increasing. errors in freight,, ohargeji.-(afel oji wili^e-cply* asmallpart of the errors the inyoioess, andd sales' cpsts of;the 11eras, transported) ! Claims jtor ; ^t^'gSf^^OTf^dhiirgos^-: lossesfunprpw skip- ^ ments^of ^ .forest#.'jdne,a^^ a&iJ|fcot?.pto*oXi Abens.. of. .epsmierwi^wil^iao^JMt*, * .*. \ Thu*#' we and' the, Nation, Bhall lose .inuoh oj^,the., advances,, ^ achieved; over A. ppripi..ov joore,.tban. ^^Mr^y^ars^ ptrr^eV< e^eotiye'^rk^in thisi fields * .The!. :^o4oe|^ Jfi11JT P0y<,ijhe^looses# y * r-/:;vr. *. v,?.;?y,o 1 ;*m** n -' Divisional ' ** ' *' ` V i; *' lit v V :' <' * ' i'i .t * ! *}. i J ;*C '=*?' i ". .. 0*f trh'J fv Support r-eedeQ.^. | 10,000 V- * r r r*. ``Heat and Power',, *n/i i. !. *< >-:7i - f <5! i..n l; && ;? p'S-.':':'. v..' - -v? ;-v j-.w* /" "*' *< V" i'r<x''1J` <'>' a '* *' ' ,,s f-.;tt *r<V- ''.*>r. i** v; *'y**v--r!' ' Project 3S/20 r. Antifreeto, testa,.. Development, PjT testa^ for, antlfr;oo see tp determine perfdriaan06v and ..^ffo.Ct>> pnir..> ongines^teating, yir&in&pt^ r^^spiVtions.' 5 $Ke. Xmeril.p^a futomoblle ^aapp^ T1 and the' National Better Business Bureau estimate that this;laboratory saves ^automotijie..lafers.^^h^s^ oo^nt^rjr., ;anually':by - oxpp.?i^;jn$^ ^ rl^iatb^ ;eatvthroug^;'an;A^ w aSpn#vr^; ,-r:,,... . *(, . ! <;,- r-v5. J5*i wO t't'i* .T'V<lMVj.i^ Of ' v'W;- in. ^ or ^ u;vw* with ^ ^ ^ < X:*U* nv^ Plvislcn 4 Atomic and Radlation Physios.,,,,, tr0t^t-)bi* '^s n?*cijf.x j * x< i;', `v^jo: J.i? ^ Project 4 il/St ^ Nuplear^ ?^ iNmulslonsV,, `The1, ^b^opment 5 prspec^a^ fandt, 1^0'Po w%^r j^udy^^ ing :nuoiear. traok:'|% essentiai^tb'.idia^o^^ *tho X-ray team; fx^ja of .ionisation ;dhsmWra fbr -dosage. ?'easiore|^ent^ aboKe. one, pillion volts depends upon the, "oalibration o f the X?ray beam*, jtyis. .method'-of oallbr^ion 'will ^Have ..tp^ be discontinued and its loss means that methods fbr the iwoutrent)..of dosage.-of, tb. typPw^P?^f^iN^i^vto.vb vP.xl ppjstsd:itt*a^ii^o-W . ?/^ibjVj^ds'^r^; ;5 staffing "the betatron iOpeVatiq|i .we ^" Y * V,'.`? Copgres^Jas briginally indicated# ,this: work"h|s "bpdo ';'4p* ^,/. `; v: oarri^d.on rat.;thO leagjensV?ofvjQtheifJa^tivitles* ii^ijonds Hi *hor.otpty !.a ..p,art 1$ f::the''totat^tt prograin* %%* thi,sstwidardisat^ ^li^avie' ?t* ^obiei^' San^bO' apiT.ad*'(' : *- :, ; rf . . Xi: ; - ; '.' jaOlv. oh G-'.^r/V^ 5_J*  REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ** *f0T5t?V wwr* 4- Project 4.1/Si Mercury 198 Standard of Lcogth^^jrhf, wiLve^ lengtK of tn^ ^^, radiaiioia Wp^ the W^uiy of ^B?r19fir^^rpyl^ei a' aaturaljrpprod4iblp^fV.|i>idl^ltt48truct- iblrunitof length; 1if app ears'pepsin tn$ pyentpally thls*MllvWadopted;^ 5.1^JrtmtioiiX^ .ultimate ^Ton's^b' in* teris ofitoiph praaent^rH^,H*,y itandarda^oan be defined. ;JHoneering- work in:'the! .develop- menbxof this Standardhas been oarried out, a^, tho'bureau iiitt- several ^o'fsot/'highl^raakti sfaotory, Jaap0,>JL^iijig pure mercury 198 'radiation haWbcenro^ Xtpresent, wad*probably fbr*seyeral years to'Come* fche*jjjrpiii is and will bo the*sole source` of`mercuiry J l|6*`laypa^jiijdtaple*t>as Itandardavin*petrology,''* spebtrqapopyi >nd?^ inye&^igatiqns*u ^ii^addltlpn^propia^ de^pi^iiaiioiii.^f the wavelengthsof the^Sereuyy radlat lo4d!Jv fcepu|fce*'tb 1 part ih*50i000,000,5arc now in' progress in order to utilise fully the superior properties of this pypppaa^standard ^Thls 'if. Tiff's development represents the greatest advancerin'metroiogy during the past century, and the work so well begun should ibelloarriedltai4a proper conclusion. With the proposed reduction ip .funds the.work will have to becuytailad to tfceV.rditbine;`qpcratipp8*b^^^ measurementsfneeded*;for *t&t*ugh:e^^^ poesibi litieo o f? thl 0 "standard muit bo "die ontinued ProjectiH S/li ;' Studies 6f itflb^liy^truott^e. .(portion relating to appearance pobenbiaia and bond energies Xppearano potent ials of the yaripus iopf,prod^oed^^ ionisation {6t ihydroearhen*1 can give ;.dii^et>".as . tp the teeohanism pf ^'break^u^jand proyide a'means,ott measuring the vstreh`gthsHVf the foroea irith;whioh ithe^viaripi^ atoms in' 'the molecule are attached * to "one4 another. However, the lack of precision in determining appearance potentials has been a serious limitation to, the value^of.this^thpd. C;. ^the*':past ^-year^ H inVestigatiops Jfor lli^rblttis; '.thi ^repisjph^jiui^ t&iifjri" aeirt^ tcarri^^ * ofeispense/ iiihqc equipment ^lid;*jife `pVejr^|80#000% tv available and'biily the; ^ ^pondubebLthe,^ (J'" invM^i'gati^ fjHils \epuipm<B|nt^.^ill bje 1 yi \^- temporarily "but of Hisa if .the; ^rpieqt*'i.i^ " '*\rC,.r Pro ject 4.6/21 ; Blactfon^tens' Studies.7 . Wpylp^a^^e^ jf^ti^xial ^fimpii^olrie^iJhe}' ipsbrunient 'rt |ermip^tlop pfa thlV'p`ro;jeotHmeans- ppsljrplf, of'optical tcbiists^;o!lfsiajg^ lep^i*^ Thus'.the seoond objebtiye ' lV .largely:' cllminatcdi and with ' it 'all prospebt of reducing l'ens^ aberratibnS whioh stand in ^ ? k zior4 '5. ar *>r 5 ? >V < chan! ';* the''v'wiiy'OfrImproved resolving power* The fundamental importano^ of the;,electrpn micro spope, to rpsewqh ;i.n hiolojg^;iWo4ie!Ui4|j':^^fcatallurgy* is^weli {)own* vrAny increasetin resolying power always,opens,up wholenew fielde.of ioveBtigatipn in these .sciences* -There,, olear-evidenc* -that;, ..there is ..much room ;prUimprovement ofAssisting .instruments and the;mt>u>ds>f, study to .. arrive.at them are at jhand. There,!8 a rcurious,tapathy for.: improvementa /shown ;by the large .manufacturer,* of these . instruments, The apathy does not exist abroad and our early superiority in thiB field is rapidly vanishing*/Stopping this, work will* only? accentuaterthe. dlepa^ity^v^s^alsO;largely ,wu*te .thev-tiaeiand fmpneyr:::;7. r, c already^apent;fin~ getting' th%?.*nuipenhY^^ sad r . inetelied4br ..making .these..^asio .;mesure^a^* e 0r v`} \y\ *;v.?* .5* U Support ne^de^^.^t *>* < $,.28,000 i-'-f. Yiy.'h *aT5i Division.St ^Chemistry Project 6*l/St Preparing Federal Snooifioations for ;n paint, varnish, iacquerV ana ingredient raw materials * r. v i^xSts >vrork. ha*.been/essential > ln^ea^afclishing good "Federal"proourewentof paint s and related materials The :?*int ;Section .tries ,to keep; abreast9? t^e^rSPM>*d <#&tia^u^ advance byjoonirtant .etudy jeading to .-the^pj^^sien and reyifion its speoifipations, rin,order .to: furttor.*so\m^ ao^rnment.'.purdhasing#i .,Tp suspend4hi*^r.kj^ year, iwpuld < mean-losing,, ground,thAtf^wl^ 'be.,)iard to yt recover* however,-assaying of,. aboutr$lQ,0CPi popish; made jLn this k->a'-v.-* <* [ } f .; v: \ * <'.i. V f-; *; ' >/';, M'ji JK '?;="> j*iv . Projeot- S 6/4, ,12., and 13* ,,, Researoh in Eleotrodeposit ion * ^e^eptl/on(on:riieotrodposition';tries betweenjfundaaentai and^applied $es$aj*ok#.j although' ojPtep^ under^difficulties. imposed by pi^ciwstsnceSt^^br example, during the war the Section was completely occupied with the application to military probleiss^7urh^t^it^^,, lo*rned ` $nr earlier years* Work on military' applications is still going on at;a ratp; approaching that of the war years, but a beginning ^ ** has^aiso^been litade on exploratory work in new fields, especially on.the,:plating ofvthe border-line^eletoeut* whose refractorycharaoteriptids wculd wake them very;^;u*ej^l for^ facps*r. ?thorough, explbration,fpf <this? |ieldcisrhighly deair~ fihle*? ^It .migjiit lead/to,.important^^ppl^oationsj ifor,5 militaryi and; oivilisa uses*? Powerer#/1noi one . can 'predlot just srhat ^hara-..w^uldAbef-donevitLiis i/de^ferred $ ,*%noet4t.-lili' be givenra??T?B!5:> priority* ^ Omitting: tpis part of^our.,p^grfst,Xor 1951 would reduce our costs by about 415,000* Support needed t 25,000  Projdot.*4/$t -"Mechanical properties*of irtftterlalV.`,Vr- DuringH* planned to test a technique ;fqr; * ^ stress'* atrai#fourre' atMtiiigh ' rates of'loading ifoieh'was suggested; lay Wi ]Ri`Ciuiptell* The *high spaed; camera and electronic apparatus 'required fbr^hesy-tfistrWs assembled -duringJtlie ouireit,:year* I^iudeessl^Vv<^ "method trill make a'-basie*^ooniribu^'-'''* tion to the"'understanding of flow in'wetals'iaf high K Spee'ds'of loading*''' ***-'Va*** \ y/$." > V.`-S!.,. Project 6.2/l51 Development of standard piston gage I pressures up to !tk>,oo6" lb/inDuring ib&l lt io planned ?; to build an exgerlmental piston gage for pressures up to ^PP#0Q0 ;lb/in^ which was designed on the basis of an analysis carried through during I960* This gage is to pretide: ta much needed .means., tor..`the. of i\igh : pres sure gages used iri the chemical and 'petroleum ii^uil5riesr;^^v '-'* rrU ^ ** **** ^ . $%?svf*\%7 *. X..hf. i.wU *3; V Z 1 i \A- : Vf *i Vvitf?'* r>-.&;* Xtx\ . v:-~- -Support needed. .,. ^ 7 ft A V* " Division*'?*- ^`Organic-and Fibrous1 Materials - J -- -----------^ rwrrT??!Tlzrr'r:rr` - ^T:''^`*rrt mu Vw3 ?id r. i "" ,#10,000 * ' *" Project 7.4/31 Polymerisation of Monomers in leather, the.effect of theseredud^ (a) to ^discontinue fundamental 'iresearoh ih'two^areas - * oxidatich of jobber'and spedtrdl properties";of '^iure `dyeis i (b^^td^redupe the services'-to -other* goWrhkent' agenclesvand the'publid by'failing to: provide'standard samples of rubber and compounding ingredients for which, there is a consider- . able demand, and by eliminating work on specifications-ah ...- methods of test in several areas in whloh this work has '50owizvsmecft^ -moneyf (o) to postpone the re- placement of outmoded and unsatisfactory equipment; and (tt) uidt'shut dff the development of .a promi sing' new method far greatly increasing the durability of leather#^' ; *?. : '* S* -"-`V ' * /V 5`.v*> r. v;-:v. - ;4 . ; ; Support needed`#12,000 DiTi.idn'^i^-'ttotalluirEyc; .> ***./ , -y '. .-v: ^ : v- ?# . . 4V,; . sV.^y ?>; > *' P^ie<H5"B;V5MPfittoiipl of''Powder' lfe^llurgr^ In addition to importwt oivilisn applications such aa oiiless bearings # small, pa^a^df'lproje^ t^eit,r^5f^V<wejd forces, whioh are now being produced t^^pMder^bmt^lurcar. tedhxil^aas inYreferlih^ die casting, and other methods'* of fabrlostion^*,v'BcweverV' Powder Metallurgy has been developed aa 'a4 practical art and 7 '*elte-distribution, ..in 'relationTte 'forming and sintering time andto<the propeiticsv^^ of the > Bureau* "Work onJthe examination and spdoification of HEtal powders have been well received by industry and Society. for; Testing Materials Committee -A reduobion -ih the 'scaled ofoperatione of this project would retard development of thie badly needed information.- '^ Support needed $ 10,000 .The thermal expansion jand change in refractive index with ^change in temperature will be determined on some of. the "standard optical glasses from, liquid;air temperature up . ] the /deformation; tempo rature, p f the ' -glass The i dev . termination^ of these properties on gihss^provides valuable , ^practical information, on annealing prooeduresand affords an Important insight, into^he. const itution Of glass Project 9.8/6i Hydrothermal Synthesis. Studies will be . .made of the formation and alteration of minerals .by , *^._.y, * 'h^rothermal methods# t l?ydrothermal synthesis is a valu- .able methqd for'growing crystals of industrial and tech- 11,000 . Prisrro"cjeor.nc-ctre*1r-n0--e.d2/4w*it..hFtihree,v R1dvee.vtave`clrodrpa'm1net*1n-Trt-r'-eora'^frt'm"ft ciejr ne "t--sr.r_?e_.Ts*hisistana..tctivity mattresses and other items of bed clothing* for theJVeteraps ' Administration: and Public Health Agencies, flame resistant ; draperies, and flame-resistant surface finishes for oom* ^L*.^u`stible^^ruetural ,aaterialst... Work on the classlfioatlon *; pof.?;aopustioalvmaterlal 4and struo1niral;{ii|sulation boards ^with^respect to .combustibility 'comes;^th&lsfci* project. Project 10.3/g> Thermal Conductivity Of Porous Materials at high Temperatures , An improved method for measuring the thermal conductivities of refractories and. other materials at high temperatures is being developed by the^ BBS. Current models of the apparatus' perform well hut, , should be modified so that they will be readily produced at a low cost for other laboratories and yet be capable REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES r-Jfy ' \ - 8- . of yielding reliable data* The refractories industry in. research and development of jet and other high temperature devices limit services to federal depart* safety matters, every effort -will be adequate advioe on such matters as safety r $aptols and -elsewhere in Federal will be necessary to limir h; asi development of reoottmehda* construction of Federal buildings,. j tjh^. ^jndpointo^^ and egress" ^qili^iVqV^ | mhlobmas carried ,pn] during the current year** sThe fiot l that the Federal goys.rnment carries no fire insuranoe makes it especially important that proper safeguards should be taken, based on latest teehnioal information*. Assistance^ has. Jwexxrgladly furnished the Federal Fire'. ^ i Cqunoiljin' $hit connectipn but dt mill hot W^Csiblq.^ * l ' to ;'ckrj^;;on fsimilW. irork aimed-: at- reducing''Federai;^^.^!''''^... r\-'v V >"'*' ' expanses;'if^`funds^are-,not available `Ib'r^this-^ufpVseV*' Support needed* *,* $^..18,000 .vision 11 > *' Applied'Mhtheraatios lx Iwi'i* '>',* t# ^ ;J Frc^ect 11*4/1^ He searoh on the Theory of Automatic .1 ' ...t.. Computing - Machlnoa,^ ,1 Preparation o universal coding X, \l I into -the. possibilitjr of pe`jv`:f^>;; t. * .1' foralng' algebraic snd logical; operations oh automatic4*, !f`; * confuting 'systemc,and;, studies in the :theory?qf 'K 1 " V sinwjuting;reeponsos.of the humancnervoua; system* ` . ,l >v tf ' .'? }" ... i * ' ' ?" ' V-`V;*.'';" '' < V, \(.'v.'./ U vn,. 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