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FILE NAME: Asbestos in Plastics (AIP) DATE: 1960 Nov 28 DOC#: AIP002 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 i H t P L A S T I C S INOUSfVIV. INC. 230 PARK AVCHUr H tw O H . M. *. III 7-1* J.S Roosevelt Hotel Mev YOfk City MIHP TB8 ---- "----------- "5?" , ASBEBTOS TECHNICAL AMD STAHBAMP8 COWgTlBB toe s p i ram row aFfLA aTics im a g o ' ' 8ovtbr 66, I960 1 0 :0 0 S.w. ____ Present: .' * * ' ' _, Eoaiaid v. Jtosato, Chairman, Teleccnp'jtlos Corp, *>03 Ststlejp Office Bldg,, : Boetoo 16, Mas. John A. Bettes, Jr., Raybesto-Nanbttsn, Joe., Manheio, to. K. T.Crbucii, Johns-Manvllle fleseorfb Center, Mom-tile, H. J. Charles R. Its, Jr., Raybestos-NWjhattsua, Inc., IMOO . OroSgethorpa, , ' Fullerton, Calif. . E. A. FUrrell, lale Asbestos of Quebec, Ltd., P. 0 . Bo* 127, so. Plainfield, S..J. M. M. Gibson, Itaybestos-Manhcttun, toe., Konbcto, Po. w. L'. Groves. CoDtlti*otl*W,i*ODd Plbro Carp., Sub. toe Budd Oo-, Hrk, Cel. Howard A. Hittoar, Ordnance Corpe, PrankTord Artua, PhiludolpWe 37,.Pa. T. B. Holdi-idge, Horaco.'Materlaid, 00 Old Country Rd., Carden City, L. I., H. r. fl. V. King, Bettellc itesoflal.Inotitute, J05 King Ave,, Colunbus 1, Ohio 0.'R. Hugger, Pieatleuy Arsenal, Building X&3, -Dover, , . wte, SfKKC T" * * o. ... a wm. . " * . sxsiirv. X H. A. Qolth, Ben Aebeotqs mtec, Ltd;, Ihetford Mines, Sueboo, Canoda L. Splvak, Rosere Corp., Rogers, Conn. - ` Z. E. Wild, Nlcolet Industries, Inc.,..yiprben Perk, H. J. ,, Max F. Zullig, H. K. rorttr Co., toWld Div,, Whitehead MTrenton, N. .. Qmrlea L. Condit, SPI, JJO PorkAYe., Hew York,.H. 7.(.Secretary) - Under the direction of Castnick Rdunto of 'felecwwutlng Corporotioc, s third ceeting of the Asbestos Technical aod Staniarda Cosjslttee Of TM tUa Division convened at,10:00 u.w.' In'the Rooocvelt Hotel,' Hew York City. Following tbe usual self-lntroductloM. Mr,. Hceoto referred those to attendance at the.oeetlng to on agenda Around which the toy's dlecusalons would revolve. . 'Before obarktoK upon a d lsc u sslto of the p rin cip al topics to be considered a t the ; day's meeting, M r/Rosato tod 1opted th a t one o f th e bwile decisions to be.Bade Is whether the Asbestos Technical and Standards a c tiv ity 1* to be contlnueai th a t i f . I t can be agreed th a t tbe original scope o f la te n t Is aeealagfia, then to hie opinion, the work of th e Coualttee should be continued. ,Ee asked, th erefo re, th a t before the day's jUtcpsBloas a n t eCBUdeted th a t egw eaent be reached as to whether the activ ity - la to be. puraued fu rth e r. . SOSSOOt ' ' Mr. Rooirto referre d th e G crolttee sabers' to aS epteober 19^0 d ra ft o f e b u lle tin providing cu rren t svallaM-e infom atirm anil data, ctaeeroing'the two o f be*toe as , o rslnfbreeaeat l a reinforced p la s tie s , This d r a f t v*s circ u lated to vide n H - lug. l i s t p rio r t o th e flay'* n estin g In.order .that- tboeo in attendance would have on opportunity o f reviewing the proposal before ccclng to tb* acting. Mr. Rotate eld . th a t tb s d r a f t o f th e b u lle tin .yes prepared b y ! , based .upon lnfoneatlon BUhn^Ued as a r e s u lt of th e f i r s t two meetings o f the Asbestos Ceasoittes; l u l l . . eatin g th a t, th e b u lle tin has been augKnted with technical information av a ilable In -the porosnent li t e r a t u r e . - . If one te to c i te th e purpose of th e Asbestos Technical end Standards Conalttee, Mr.' Desoto sa id th a t "the p rin cip al reasons fo r th e 'Ccemlttee ore attrib u te d to the graving deaand for asbestos reinforced p la stic s end th a t an education i t re quired In b e tte r understanding asbestos as applied to reinforced p la n tie s. Raw asbestos can'Introduce a m ultiplicity of. probleas i f i t s variables are not under stood. These v ariab les In elude conditions slich ae cheatcal an aly sis, grading, classification', 'eta." . I n 'h is concluding renarlra regarding tb s pnrpooo o f the Conalttee, Mr. tosato. ranlnded thoso p resen t th a t i t is. tb s continuing function of. th e 8PI to keep the p la s tic s industry up to data In a l l fie ld s o f p la s tie s development. Buujjarm. oh A3bestcs HBaffpncED'piAgitcs . Mr. Rosato then turnod tbe C a m ltte s's atten tio n to the d ra ft of the b u lle tin which - he has prepared f o r consideration- a t the day's ebbtin g on the use o f asbestos as u roinfqrceroent in reinforced p la stic s products; saying again th a t tb s d ra ft was prepared ah. a r e s u lt o f ce rtain information subnltted to bin ns a re s u lt of e a r lie r .' nestings. . Hr. posoto then ravieved the d raft perograph for. paragraph with oeebera of the Ccraittee. ' ' Raarrangenent o f Copy Curine the discussion o f .th e d r a ft of the b u lle tin on asbestos reinforced p la s tic a , thy copy woo rearranged in order to place a t th e beginning of tie- a m p lia tio n per tin e n t Inforca tics on th e use of nsbeatoe as a relnforcesent in reinforced products, fo llo n ing is the new Table o f Contents fo r the b u lle tin : 1. Index 2. introduction . ' 3 P ro p erties o f asbesto reinforced p len ties b, History , 5; A vailability. . , , - 6. Fiber cbsracterietisr ' 7. References . . - Introduction . - - Jn rdyinwicg tho in tro d u ctio n to the tr e a tis e , the Cerwittee node sev eral e d ito r ia l changes In th e copy including:, . ,. \ 1 . Tbe d eletio n -o f rafeireucee tu "ARP" end in i t s .stead, vben. :.the meeead d ra ft la n d s> ;the o w d lttW w ill re fe r 16 "Asbestos .R etn fo reed P laatic* .1! ' ' . 2, "Mhendinnal stab ility ^ -a n d "abiationT.were aided to th e 11stin g ;o f typical properties nr'requlraaeB ts. ' 3 . A teferetoce to P rta ix `Ccjspoundie m g added to th e lis tin g of typical product* using asbestos ec a'relnforcemsnt. ` b. ' I t vaa unseated in redoing th e introduction, th a t broad categories o f applications be shown'end under each broad - category tbs typical end-use products. 5. Reference w ill be node in a new d ra ft of the introduction to the fe e t' th a t asbestos i s being' used In cfntotnation w ith ' d iffe re n t -fibero each e s . g la ss, la order to boolr a lly im prove th e 'pro p ertie s o f 'th e finished product such aa te n s ile strength a t elevated-teaperatures. ' . History Qte Cctanitteet reviewed, the sectio n of .the b u lle tin on h ltto ry vblcb Includes reference to general feAtures, origin, ore deposits, grading, classificatio n o f f ib e rs , mining, B illing, processing, e tc . In general, i t was agreed th a t perhaps the d etailed information under th e eecjlop on h isto ry Is too volaulnoua sod in ti6u6y soy Bot b t iKiuDio^ful to t b i or cwtcoNff lb applying aahhstoe as a reinforcement in a finished reinforced plastics product'. I t as agreed th a t consideration bb -given in redoing th e section on h isto ry to incorpo r a te e bibliography o f reference works Oc asbostoa in order t o be able to d elete some of tb s d etailed lnioncatlon no' found ic th e d ra ft. TUIa n a tte r v iU be given careful study by the Indlvidnelo Assigned la te r in the reetih g to begin re la log the b u lle tla . (References to th e ^Jlejrstfieattoo of Russian aabeatoa.fiber* vere^ deleted throughout; the copy). (D Committee also deleted alX reference to h ealth and'safety facto rs.) I t 'vae agreed' th a t in redoing th e eeotion on h isto ry , a paragraph or poragropb would be w ritten -on production figure, inoerder to I llu s tr a te th e scope of th e asbestos industry. W is lnfoneatlon might v e il lend its e lf to inclusion in a tonnage chart under the sectio n e n title d "Ore bepoeit." . Fiber C haracteristics, In reviewing the section on f ib e r c h a ra c te ristic s th e Ccsmlttee decided to d elete a l l reference t o the fam ilies o f asbestos fibero known'as "Antboptnrllite and "T re e o lite ." . ' ' ' The -Coanlttee also decided to remove from th is section, Table 2-6, which illu s tr a te s th e type of v aria tio n which occurs in d iffe re n t nine. ' ' I t vaa fu rth e r decided to add a paragraph to t h i s section o f th e docosent, vbn i t Is rew ritten, -on the subject "Kotor o f C r y e ta ia te a tW presenting d e ta ils of time end temperature relatio n sh ip s. . P roperties o f JUteatoa .RelnfCreed P lastics . The C ontittee then spent h o st o f th e remaining boars o f the meeting In dlacuttsing ,tha section o f tb s b u llgt La which I t mpst p ertin en t to the designer s a l p o te n tia l | . user o f u b e s tq s , namely,' `P ro p erties of Asbestos BelafOrced P lastic*" In the . f i r s t piso* i t vfcs re a lise d th a t th in copy u rt be enlarged considersbly. In view o f tb s f c t th a t the potentl& l u ssr v l l l be core in tersetW In information on tbe ' properties Of. asbestos reinforced p la stie s' than. mgr other data .fow l In tb s conpUatlon ' - I t vnp generally agreed th a t In redoing th is section on p ro p erties, i t would be enlarged to Include.wr* p e rtin e n t d e ta ils on tb e adventget. c f asbestos ns a re in forcement In reinforced.p la stic product*. Pot instance, tb s advsntegeo o f long asbestos fib e rs v l l l be d etailed , ap explanation and d e fin itio n o f the various asbesto forms v l l l be presented, ao v e il as d etailed tnfom ntlon on ty p ita l oseo o f asbestos In the end-use. 'product, Reference v l l l be made to prapregs and premix molding; c e rta in perttneot-Table* fro M ilitary sp e cificatio n HH-P-P5770 e n title d , "P la stic Materials, Asbeotos Base - Phenolic. Resin, low Pressor K ainates" w ill be added to th is section of the document. Tbe address o f the National. E le c tric a l Manufacturers Association w ill be Given I n .t h i s p art of the compilation, in order th a t tbe p o te n tia l neer may v r jte to XBMA fo r standard sp ecificatio n s e x istin g there.- In enlarging; th is '.section on p ro p erties the Committee v l l l also lnoluSe p ertin en t Tkblcs fron M U ltary S pecification JOB-H-lto. Reference v l l l be made to e le c tric a l p ro p erties and the Improved grades available fo r these ap p lica tio n s. In summary, tbe section ot the b u lle tin on Properties v lll be enlarged and de ta ile d , la xder tp present sore p o sitiv e approach on tbe use o f as beetoo in reinforced p la s tic s p a rts. This section la to revolve around tbe reliev in g o u tlin e . i ' . i. introduction . 2 . Reinforcing forma ' 3. Up-to-date dhta ' U. hby use'asb esto s ?. HU. p roperties 6 . MB. 25TTO . 7. esma . . 8 . Principal usp* . . I t voa agreed th a t th e .q la In redoing the section on P roperties o f Asbesto Rein forced P la stic s Is to educate.tbe p o te n tlsl uoer, o d d e r and designer, and appeal : x . to bln to Investigate tb e use o f asbestos in the finiehed product- . . ASSlQWUtls - I t vos agreed before the dlccucciooo closed tbqt the Asbestos- Technical and Statdsrdc Committee of- the SPI Reinforced P lastics Division would continue as nn activ e Cnamittee of the; D ivision. The f u ll owing assignments were then made to . Individuals' represented a t th e day's meeting, is order th a t * new d ra ft o f tbe b u lle tin on Asbestos be compiled hy a t 'l e a s t February 1 , 1961: 1. Introduction ( th is occtton on Introduction to be w ritten a fte r ' . a l l other sections have been conpleted). . 2. P roperties o f asbestos - reallx tn g th a t th is ie the uoet In-' - . ' p o rten t .section of- tb s document, special emphasis v l l l be placed . ox, .incorporating p ertinent Information vbleh l-meaningful to- the designer and p o te n tia l customer.- R. T; Crouch of Johns . ', kngvUlO Ressarcb i s to coordinate tbe preparation o F a .re d ra ft. priEEo sectio n on Properties o f Asbestos Reinforced P lastic. Nr. Croftch U to pieparei " firs t ,'to ift Of thelafom etleU ' arid drenlfcte th is graft to U '.thosepresent lit tbe'4ay`s eetlng b y n e U te r tW ie b n ia iy /lV ^ I t la'qttltapbaaitla that during the Xfitb Conference'Wr;tha. 8FX RsinfW*ed' P lastics Division, Hr. crotftb v i i l gett< ?geth*rvitlicertl Beabera of tha Cat,- n ltte e , in o M n to go over.a R ttM W b d raft of th is doenoent. 3 T. B. BoXftridgg of Xaraco Material la to w r i t the action on BTiTtory and, again, ie to .d ircu late a proposed dooument to *11 those present a t tbs ily ' neetlag tv itstruary X. t . Fiber eharadterldtlcB - M, C. Bhw.cf Abestos Bertlle Ihstltttte 1'to redo the draft w R w Characteristics, circulating i t ip ' a ll those present By February I , -- 5. fiefdrencee - Hcesrt. Crouch. -Btfldirtdge-and Sfaav, are to obtain throughout the revision vbrk, references of existing lite ra tu re on asbestos; ao that tU e e re fa rsn e e i nay t e Placed a t a la te r date *M a fin a l eeetion In th e htCLUtln vben I t Is approved ca . . a fornal document. ' TOe.meatlhg see.adjourned a t 2:00 p.n. Respectfully eubeltted, Charles 1 Ooadlt, Secretary CLCibrv '