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FILE NAME: Asbestos in Plastics (AIP) DATE: 1960 Nov DOC#: AIP005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes - Asbestos Technical and Standards Committee of the SPI Reinforced Plastics Division T H E S O C I E T Y O F' Y H P L A S T I C O I N - O U S f ' R V . I N C . iioriioviH U f . ir >iuJ i .s M I II P T B 8 A-S-B-B8--7-0-3--T-B-C--H-O-T-C-A-L- A. ffl) STWBWBIg COXWTtEB he spi mmiroa5~Hjanc8 ecvxsxoh Roooevelt B e tel ` ' Hgv York C ity Sovenber 6, 190 IQiOO a .n . ______ P re se n t . Cmlnlek T. Roset. C hairan, ItlcccopnUSg Corp. , Jt03 Statlefr Office 814., -- ;------ Boatos lo , Mas. ' ' . ' ' Jo te . B * t t e e ,J r ., aybeato-fenSattsu, Ib ., M anteln, Be. I . . Cructo, o ta a -H a o U lla Baseorth Oenter, HarerW e, H . J . C harles R. B illa , J r . , Baybestoa-KW hattaB, Is e ., M 00 B . OroneetBorpa, . p h llsrto n ,. C a llf . . , E . A . b r r e ll, L a lo Asbestos o r guatee, lit a ., P . O. Box 127, so - P ls a o fle ld , . , ! M. M. Clbeon, najbeetos-Henhcttab, In c ., K flt lo , Po. y . L . (Nivea, C co tln*utal.D iaaea F ita Corp. a * . B>eBB4d C o ., I n u k , B o l. Bovard A. H ittn e r, O rinante Corpa, P ra rik fo ri A rtra a l, PM ludd-lM a 37, . Pa. 1. B . H oldrldg*. Ite raco W .terlalU , 600 0 Country M ., Curien C it y ,.L . X ., N. 7. H. V . Ktug, B a te lle fe a o la l In a titu ts , J05 Klpa Avew Oolmira 1, Oblo 0. R. flugger, Pteutnsuy A raeaal, B u lld la s 1*3, J " J'Z* m, . B. A . S o t o s, J t a - I^ v m e Salea C o r p .,^ t t O m e t t * * " C . Shav, Aabeotoo b x t lle J & S iS t o *?* X H. A. Q olth, B e ll Asbeotos Hifcee, L td -, T h e tf ri M ise, Owboo, Casada L . Sp lvak, Rocero Corp., R o ge n , Coa. ' . . E . W114, K lco le t In d u strie s, In e .,.F lo rb a Par, . .J ,, . K u F . Z a U ig , 3. A . P o rtir C o ., fte ra cld B ir ,, W !'Jp e n te , v. - Charlea L . Condlt, S P I, 2$0 Po rh A V e., *w O r t, B . 7 . (.Secreter1/ ) - Peder the d lre ctlo n o E aiatck. Renato ot 'ftle w * tlu e CW Torotloo, a tb lrd o ee tiae o r tbe Asbestos Ite b n lc a l a s Stasi rd a C c c a ltte e o f the S P I Beluforce H a s tie s V isio n eouveae at. 10:00 a . , 1 the Boooevelt B o te l, Bey York W ty . P e tlo e lae the osul aeir*ln,tro 4utlona; K r.. Recata referr.ed. thoee is a tte sd isce at the.m erting to as agenda drund vhlch ttie dqy' dlecuaolond vould revo lee . . Before BtarktoB opon a dlacusaln o f the p rin c ip a l to p lw to b u cosaldared a t tbe . . 4^ 'a t S ^ K r r t o s a t o lsd ie ted tb a t one o f tbe ta a ic d e d o issa to te n a d a la vbetber theA sbatos Technieal a s i Standar a c t iv lt y 1 to be ccatlaueai tb a t t f . t t can te aereed tho t tbe o rig in a l cope o f in te n t 14 n e a s ls g fs l, ^ e n lo h lc o plnlo a, th T v o rii o f thie Cooolttee ahould te eootim iea. ,Ee luked, th .^ fo re j^ th a t before the day'a dlacaaelona are ometed tb a t asreeaent be roacbed as to obetbar the a c t lv lt y l to be. pursaed Xorth er. . SC-SPI-1365 S P I 0187 Vy f Vftjjjjycy :-e-. areas - ',-... . \ .' . Hr. Roaato refer red the Coraltte e oseibersto a September i 960 d ra ft o f b u lle tin providing current available Ufoneetlrm anil daU .cdnccrnicgthe aeo o f asbeetoe ,nn tt rslnfaroeaent la reinforced p la stic s, This d r i f t vaa circulated to Via* n a ll ' iaa x t it p rio r t o tb s day's seating la.coder t U t tboee In attendance vocild have M opportunity of rev1tvlng tbe proposal before oesiiug to tb s n e ttin g .. Hr. Roaate aid .th a t the d ra ft o f the UOletlfc .vaa pr epar ed by b la, baaed.upon lafm aatlon eubsitted a* a re e d lt of tbe f i r s t two nestings of the Asbestos O m ltte s ; ln d l- , eating that, tbe b u lle tin baa been avgeented with technical infcraetloa available In -tbe pones ant lite r a tu r e . ' ' . I f one ta to d t a tbe purpose of the Asbestos Technical end Standards Cooalttee, Hr. Rotate aald th a t "tbe principal raaaona' fo r tba Coenlttce-ora'attributed to .tbe graving deaond for .asbeatoa reinforced p lastic s and. th at an education 16 re . oulred in b e tte r undpiatending aabaatoa as applied to rctnlorcad p lastlea. Raw asbestos can Introduce a w iltlp llc lty of. prOhMaa i f ltd variablea arc not under stood. These variables Inelude conditions Bitch as cheoleal analysis, grading, classification, etc." ' ' ' ' ' ' In hle concluding renarta r egarding the purpose o f tbe Coroltte e , Hr. Kosato. re- Blnded those lorcaant th a t I t la. tbs continuing function of. the SCI to keep the plastics Industry up to date.In a l l field s o f p lastic s devclopaebt. .BUBTOI OH A3BE8TCS RgDBORCBP'PLASTICS ` K r.Rossto then tu n e d the Codolttss's attention to tbe d ra ft of tbe b ulletln whlch be bos prepared fo r consideration a t the dojr'a ceetlng on tbe use of aoboatos'as . reinforcement In reinforced plastics products; eying again that tba d ra ft vaa prepared as. a remat of certain lnforantloo aubalttad to bin a a resu lt of e a rlie r . *oee&luga* ... . .Hr. .ftovota then'raview4 the droft Dsrfcj* for. m rrrfc v ith meubero of tfce. ccxntttee. * ' ' . paonwcflrtpt of Cop . - Durinn the discussion o f tb a d ra ft of tbe b u llet! 0 asbestos rvlaforeed Jttaablea, th eco sy os rearranged in order to place a t the beginning of t ie co y llsttlo u pert t o ^ i r f o r t n t l o i b n t b e use of oabeatoe os a relnforoeamnt in relaforoed product. Following la the new Table of Conteute for the .bulletin; '8 1. Index .' ' ' 2. introduction .... . . ' 3. Properties of asbeatoa reinforced pleptlcs . ' b.- History ', ' ' j; A vailability. . . 6, Plbuf characteristics ' 7. References'. . - . . i Introduction - Xn retfsvlng tho introduction to the tre a tis e , the' CowjiWte made several e d ito ria l , changba In th e copy-Including;. . , ' . .,V. Tbe d e le tio n -o f referenced to "ARP" and In i t s .stead, when. S P I0188 V*1 If! -3 - ..tba second i r a r i U aed> the CaaalUtee w ill refer to "JUbestosJUjinforeedFlaitipa.' ' . - ... - . . ' 2 .' "DfajahSlosal' etablllty'ir'* "ablation?: Wed to the ' ' U stlng;of .tjipical property, or-leqjttrsesot. ; ' . 3 . A-referebes .to Prhnlx `Coppbiinja i n adds* to tb s listin g '. - ' of'ty p ic a l product* using ss b s s to e a a a relaforeansnt. ` 1 , ' i t vaa suggested in redotug th e Introduction: th a t broad ' categ>rie* o f eppUcatleu be ahowuend under each broad . - category the typical ead-use product*. - 5- Sefereccevlll he aade la a uavdraTt or the introduction ' to' the fa c t th a t aabastoa I s bolus boot In rtaiiWnation with ' .' different fibers rochesgl*, la ardor to basically la-' prove the properties o f'th e f l a t abed product such a to ta lis . strength a t elevated tcapereiurea. - ' ' . '. . Stator ' Die Coneittes reviewed the section o f,the b ulletin on history which Includes - reference to general featuree, origin, or* deposit#, grading, clflasincatlnn of . fib e rs, ttlniog, milling, processing, e tc . In mineral, I t vaa agrood th a t perhaps tb s detailed Information under tb s aeejjlop an' h istory' Is too voumlnoas and in nany caaaa ndy not bs neanlogful to tb t dthlgoet c r custoner Intarstted in applying asbbsto# al a reinforcement In a finished reinforced plastics product'. I t vas ' agrttca'that consideration bk giran in tedding'tbs section an history to incorpo ra te a bibliography of reference works on ssbostos m order to 'h r able to delete s o u of the detailed infoncatlco now fdotd In th# d raft; Ib is n a tte r w ill M given earefdl study by' the individuals'assigns* la te r In thd resting .to begin re tie log the bulletin , (gsrereace* to th e d ln sa tflc a tio n of Rnopien aabeetos.fibers were deleted throughout th e c o jy ). (lb s COKBtrtee also deleted a l l reference* to health andeafety/actorav) ' ' _ It'v a s agreed th a t in redoing the auction on history, a paragraph or pnragrorfce vovld txi v tittto -ed jaWdoctioa figure*/l'.0*'4er to the-scope of the aabastoa Industry. Ib is in to n a tio n night 0 1 lend its e lf to I nclusion 'In a fawwiege chart'under tb s section e n title d "Ore.heposlto," ' . fiber Cbe-- -- ii-ics. In rewlsving the section on fib e r characteristics tip Ccsnlttae decided to delete a l i reference* t o the t u l l l e s o f ssbostos fibers known's "Anthophylllte .and 'IrenoU ts," ' ' Tbe-Coulttes also decided to rasov* free -this section, a b l e 2-6 Witch Illu s tra te s the type of variation which occurs In different zdnos. ' - I t was fdrther decided to add a paragraph, to th is section of th e docnaeet, vbea i t la rew ritten, on the subject "Kntur o f C ryptallltatlcn* presenting de ta ils of tin s - and tenpenture. relationships. . . . ' ' Properties o f Asbssioe.BelnfOrecd E lastics . . Ibe q o n ltte c then spent a s s t o f the TtueWlsg b u r s of the neetlng in discussing S P I0189 life3* ' :lon Of' . perip* . ddadj^n lylr^ C VS ncorpp. del***, > . 1 be ffivea rV>.lwpldBrBe ' ^Q'benlib lk'a o1l aandl.te - lus^rta-- :j. ` . j vbtBa . 'oT .tlce . seps'clng ; V' K ? ti K, '.. . -, ', ' ,tl> section of taebollrtla which It apit pertinent to the. designer and potential user of asbestos, aauely,'"Pr-oparties of Asbestos Held'orcedPlastic*. In.tea . 'f i t 'place It vu ratlin that th is oopy urt be enlarged. considerably, in rlsv of tb* fact that the potential1user will-to nor interaetkd Is lafomitloa os tba V.properties of.asbestos reinforced pitslicethan,any otter data found 1 the cenpilatlon. - . ' - It wop generally unread that to redoing thla section an properties, It would he etiarghd to lndvde-Bara pertinent detail* on the adventget of asbestos es a rein, . foreosent In relnfOrcedplaatlcs produots. For instance, the advantages of long asbestos fibers vlll te detailed, on explanation and definition of the verlotw asbestos foras will be presented,'so wall ss detailed lsforientIon on typical Osec. of asbestos In the end-useprodoot. Reference will be.node to pnpre& end prraix -otao-t; certain pertinentIhblee from Military specification I.-P-R5770 entitled, '.`Plastic Materials, Asbestos Bose - fheoclic Resin, low Pressure laalnatea will be added to this section of the document. a e sddrnss of the national.ElCtrlcol Manufacturera Association will be Given In :*bta part of the compilation, In order that the potential oser nay. write to XBMA.for tendard specifications existing there.- In enlarging this '.section oh properties the. Coaalttea will also- include pertinent ISblee frai'Military Specification Wt-M-lh. Reference will be aodirto .electrical properties and the Improved- grades available for these applications, In auacsty, the section of the.bulletin.on Properties will'be enlarged end de tailed, la order to preswot a sore positive approach on the use of asbestos in . reinforced plastics parts.' Ibis section Is to revolve around the following outline: ' ' ,. i 1 . 1 . introduction ' ' . g. Reinforcing fora 3. up-to-date data ' . . tAiy nae asbestos . - . 5. nil, properties . 6. HufeWTO . 7. IHHA . ' .' 8. Principal uspa . ' - . It was osrecd that the.Ola lnredolng the section on Properties of Asbestos Rein- . forecd Plasties la to educate.the potentiel user, adder and designer, and appeal : to bln to Investigate the use or fbesto* In the finished product. ftSSIQMHfos - It wee agreed before the discussions closed tbpt the Asbestos- Technical end Standards Camittee of the 3PI Reinforced Plastics Dlvtalon would continua as nn active Cnemlttee of the Division. The following oasigeranto were tten iwide to. individuals'represented at the day's cewtlne, In order thata raw droit of the . bulletlo on Asbestos be caspUsd by of leant February 1, lol: . 1. Introduction (this section on Introduction to be written after ' ... ell -other sections have teen completed).- ' . . ' 2. Properties-of asbestos - realising that this 1 tbs-noet lh- portant .section of-the docurpt special mpbasls will te pn<*d - '.. . on-In co rp o ratin g p e rtin e n t ln fb ra a tlo n which la aeonlngful to . - th e designer nnd p p te n tla l custrm sf. . T. Crouoh o f Johns--- . - . ' -ii-^w tuv. n teearch I s to coordinate th e p rep aratio n j> t 'q ^ rp d raft _ . pf ^section oo Properties Of Asbeatos Reinforced PlaStlci. S PI. 0-190