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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Ch. 24. 1923. 1119 For metallurgical research, includin allo steels foundr rac- “°°°““'¤*°°‘ '°· tice, and standards for metals and sangls; calsting, xiolling, fiirging S$mh“’m` and the properties of aluminum alloys; prevention of corrosion of metals and alloys; development of metal substitutes, as for platinum; behavior of bearing metals; preparation of metal specifications; investigation of new metallurgical processes and study of methods of conservation in metallurgical manufacture and products; Rau investigation of materials used in the construction of rails, wheels, ww °°°i°m°°I°° axles, and other railway equipment, and the cause of their failure; including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the Held, $40,000. H1 t tm For laboratory and Held investigations of suitable methods of high m¤¤»iii·¤¤¤e¤°£i»im temperature measurements and control in various industrial processes and to assist in making available directly to the industries the results of the bureau’s investigations in this Held, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the Held, $10,000. A u. For the investigation of the principles of sound and their applica- magius ° mv°°¤°°` tion to military and industrial purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the Held, $5,000. Industrial dmlw For technical investi ations in cooperation with the industries mmciavaagaum upon fnmdamental proglems involved in industrial development following the war, with a view to assisting in the permanent establishment of the new American industries, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $150,000. For investigation and testing of railroad track scales, elevator ,g;§.°?°“’ °°°" l°°°° scales, and other scales used in weighing commodities for interstate shipments and to secure equipment and assistance for testing the sca es used by the Government in its transactions with the Public, such as post office, navy yard, and customhouse scales, and or the purpose of coo ting with the States in securx uniformity in the weights and measures laws and in the meth of insépection, includéigg personal services in the District of Columbia an in the Held, 0,000. To enable the Bureau of Standards to cooperate with Government ¤:gi;ilii$:ti»ii¤aiii.zi•i1i(¤ii departments, engineers, and manufacturers in the establishment of "°"i°°S·°*°· standards, methods of testing, and inspection of instruments, equipment, tools, and electrical and mechanical devices used in the industries and by the Government, including the practical specification for quality and performance of such devices, and the formulation of methods of inspection, laboratoig, and service tests, including personal services in the District of olumbia and in the Held, $100,000. S  I M chad? For purchase, preparation, analysis, and distribution of standard mg eaemieai analyses. materials to be used in checking chemical analyses and in the testing of physical measuring apparatus, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $10,000. Rudimuv in my For an investigation of radioactive substances and the methods of gums. ° V their measurements and testing, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the Held, $10,000. Studies ew Ompes For determining fundamental data required by engineers and mdmieé. " others regarding internal strains of ropes and cables used in mines, elevators, bridges, rigging, and so forth; for developing instruments and methods suitable for Held use, for indicating stresses and inci i- ent flaws and defects in advance of rupture; an for the study of defective ropes and cables with a view to improving methods of manufacture, determining proper usage, and so forth; including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the Held, $20,000. During the fiscal year 1924 the head of any department or inde- w§,°f§§`;§',j§{f§m,,§§§§ pendent establishment of the Government having funds available for {gm;Q¤¤¤¤¤¤ i¤‘*=‘¤¤¤¤· scientiHc investigations and requiring cooperative work by the Bureau of Standards on scientiHc investigations within the scope of