Materials of Construction for Chemical Engineering
This seventh edition of our annual Materials of Construction Review surveys the recent developments, as reported in the published literature, in the use of thirteen construction materials. Articles on carbon and graphite, iron and low-alloy steels, lead, and paint appear for the first time in two years or more. This year's feature omits reviews of ceramics, copper, hard rubber, and wood materials. These subjects we expect to pick up in future reviews. The fifth in our series of tabular sections is included with the review. The tables present new or revised data on the properties of several alloys, on two cements, and on a type of graphite.
The Editors
Formation of Bars of Pure Crystal Zirconium
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ALUMINU31 ALLOYS 2175
CARBON AND GRAPHITE 2182
HARRY W. FRITTS received his B.S. in chemical engineering in 1945 and his 3I.S. in industrial management in 1948 from Columbia University. He served for over 3 years in the U. S. Navy. In 1948 Fritts joined the Sales Development Division of the Aluminnm Co. of .imerica where he is working on the application of aluminum alloys in the chemical and process industries. He is a member of the American Chemical Society.
W. 31. GAYLORD received his B.E. in chemical engineering from Yale University i n 1942. Since 1943 he bas been associated with the Chemical Carbon Department of the National Carbon Co., a division of Union Carbide and Carbon Corp. Gaylord has published papers on absorption and the corrosion resistance of carbon. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and is a registered professional engineer.
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C. R. PAYNE attended the University of Kansas (A.B., 1927; M.S., 1928) and the University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D., 1931). From 1928 to 1935, Payne was an industrial fellow a t the Mellon Institute. From 1935 to 1948, he was vice president and technical director of The Atlas RIineral Products Co. Now he is president of Electro Chemical Supply and Engineering Co. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
ELASTOMERS 2188
FIBERS 2199
HARRY L. FISHER, the sixth recipient of the Charles Goodyear Medal, is a graduate of Williams College and Columbia University (Ph.D., 1912). He was a research chemist for 7 years a t B. F. Goodrich Co., for 10 years a t U. s. Rubber Co., and director of organic research a t U. S. Industrial Chemicals from 1936 to 1950. He is director of the TLARGI Rubber Technology Foundation and professor of rubber technology, University of Southern California.
C. S. GROVE, Jr., is a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne College; he received his B.S. in chemical engineering from N.C. State College in 1928; his k1.S. from &I. I. T. i n 1934; and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1942. Grove is professor of chemical engineering at Syracuse; previous positions w-ere with N. C. State College, University of RIinnesota, and State University of Iowa. From 1941 to 1945 he was research engineer in the Rayon Department of Du Pont. JOSEPH L. VODONIK studied chemical engineering a t the University of Minnesota where he received the degrees of l3.Ch.E. in 1939 and Ph.D. in 1947. From 1944 until 1946 he did exploratory research for the National Defense Research Corp. I n 1947 Vodonik became a research engineer a t Du Pont engaged in continuous processing of polymer manufacture for fibers and film. He is now with Industrial Rayon Corp. i n Cleveland, Ohio.
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IRON, MILD STEELS, AND LOWALLOY STEELS
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LEAD AND LEAD ALLOYS 2210
NICKEL AND RIGHNICKEL ALLOYS 2215
PAINTS 2233
ROBERT S. CASEY obtained his M.S. i n 1920 from Trinity College (Conn.). As a chemist with W. A. Sheaffer Pen Co., he developed Skrip writing fluid; in 1924 he became manager of the Slrrip factory, in 1936 manager of the company’s research laboratory, and now is chief chemist. Casey is a licensed professional engineer and in 1946 received the Anson Marston Award of the Iowa Engineering Society. Iie is a member of the American Chemical Society.
HOMER L. SHAW received his B.S. in chemistry from Muskingum College in 1939. Until 1941he was connected with the tube and wire divisions of the Aliquippa Works, Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. Since 1941 Shaw has been with Battelle Memorial Institute as a n associate consulting metallurgist and has devoted a major portion of his time to cold drawing and machinability problems of steel. He is the author of a number of technical papers.
KEMPTON H. ROLL attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, Yale University, and received his M.E. from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. He has been a metallurgical engineer with Lead Industries since 1948. Roll is a member of the ACS, AIME, ASTM, AIChE and is vice chairman of the Northeast Region of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers. He has authored numerous technical papers in the field of lead and lead alloys.
H. 0. TEEPLE graduated from the University of Michigan in 1937 (B.S.Ch.E.) and in July of that year became associated with the Westvaco Chemical Division of Food Machinery and Chemical Corp. In 1944 Teeple joined the Development and Research Division of The International Nickel Co., Inc. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Electrochemical Society, and Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry.
FRANCIS SCOFIELD received a B.S. from Lehigh University in 1931 and joined the National Bureau of Standards. Since 1936 he hasbeenachemist with National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association. Scofield has been chairman of Paint, Plastics, and Printing Ink Division of ACS and president of the Baltimore Paint and Varnish Production Club. He is a member of ASTM, American Oil Chemists’ Society, and Optical Society of America.
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PLASTICS 2237
STEELS, STAINLESS, AND OTHER FERROUS ALLOYS 2241
TIN AND ITS ALLOYS 2254
LESS COMhION METALS 2261
R4YMONI) B. SEYMQUIR (B.S. and M.S., L‘niversityofNew Hainpshire and Ph.D., State University of low-a) joined Atlas Mineral Products Co. in 1939 as chief chemist and pioneered developments i n furan resin cements, reinforced polyesters, and thermoplastic structures. In 1948 he was appointed executtve vice president. He is author of over 100 patents and publications in the field of plastics and a member of ACS, kJChE, and NACE.
W. A. LUCE graduated from Ohio State University in 1943 with the degree of B.Ch.E. He then worked as a process engineer nprcializing in materials problems for the Curti.w-Wright Corp. Lure received his RI.S. i n metallurgy from Ohio State in 1947 and siiire that time he has been with the Duriron Co. His work there i n volves sales and development problems of u metallurgical am1 corrosion nature.
ROBERT J . NEIiElKVIS attended the AIichigan College of &lining and Technology and the Colorado School of Mines (E.Met., 1940). From 1940 to 1942 he was metallurgist in Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co.’s Gary tin mill. From 1942 to 1949 he was assistant supervisor of nonferrous metallurgical research a t Battelle Memorial Institute. A t present he is supervisor of metallurgical research and development a t the Tin Research Institute, Inc.
WILFRED K. BEREBREDE received his LEe in chemirtry from Washington Cniversity in 1947 and his M.S. from Ohio State University in 1952. He served two years in the U. S. Navy and from 1947 to 1950 worked as development chemist with Monsanto Chemical Co. Recently he has become associated with the laboratories of Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. in thc caparity of chemist in the research and development group.
L. F. YNTEM-4 attended Hope College ( A B . 19li5>and the UniJersity of Illinois ( M A . 1917, P1.D. 1921). He studied a t Illinois and Yale University as a National Research Fellow from 1921 to 1923. Yntema has been a member of the department of chemistry a t Illinois (1923-30) and head of the chemistry department of St. Louis University (1930-43). He is now director of research of Fansteel Metallurgical Corp.
