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M. A. PETRILLI May 6, 1975 WESTINGHOUSE ^(^V Mickey Marcum Charlotte, N.C. AKRON 1010 1 *D. Mellon H. Ford-Atlanta D. Wood - ST.L. C. Paton, ST.L. Bob Kurz, who works in the Materials Technology Department at Westinghouse's Sharon, Pennsylvania plant, called recent ly with some questions about dielectrics. The questions arose from inquiries made by the South Boston plant to the technology department at Sharon. Apparently, the South Boston plant will be able to partici pate in business at the Alaskan North Slope, and is trying to optimize the type of Askarel fluid used. We got on a 3 way phone call with David Wood in St. Louis, to see if we could give Bob the answers needed. The first question was if Inerteen 54201 KA (70-30) was more or less biodegradable than Inerteen S4201 CM (100-42), since the KA, with the lower viscosity, would be a better choice in Alaska. David indicated that for the application, there was really no big difference in biodegradability. The second question was if Monsanto would be willing to blend a special dielectric for this application (estimated SO drums), such as a mixture of Aroclor 1242 and TCB. David indicated wo would, provided they gave us several month's lead time, and Eaid the extra costs involved. As a very rough first guess, avid estimated an extra 5-10 cents/lb. for the special blend. That brings you up to date Mickey. If for any reason you need to talk to Bob Kurz, you can reach him at 412-981-1611, Exten sion 3133. Incidentally, while So. Boston is filling that special order, why not suggest they divert their regular Askarel business to Sharon. That would certainly do great things for my IBM run. MAP:wlr Mike Petrilli HONS 030604