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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Srss. III. CH. 280. 1931 . 1339 casting, rolling, forging, and the properties of aluminum alloys ; prevention of corrosion of metals and alloys ; development of metal substitutes, as for platinum ; behavior of bearing metals ; prepara- tion of metal specifications ; investigation of new metallurgical processes and study of methods of conservation in metallurgical ma nuf actu re and pr oduc ts ; invest igation o f materi als used in the Railway equipment. construction of rails, wheels, axles, and other railway equipment, and the cause of their failure, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $60,640 ; Sound investigation : For the investigation of the principles of Sound investigation, sound and their application to military and industrial purposes, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $11,140 ; Industrial research : For technical investigations in cooliera- industrial research. Cooperative investi • tion with the industries upon fundamental problems involved in gations. industrial development, with a view to assisting in the permanent establishment of new American industries, including personal serv- ices in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $248,860 ; Standarization of equipment : To enable the Bureau of Stand- araization of Cooperative industrial al of ards to co operate with Government depart ments, engineers, and d evic es, etc . manufacturers in the establishment of standards, methods of testing, and inspect ion of in strument s, equip ment, to ols, and electric al and mechanical devices used in the industries and by the Government, including the practical specifications for quality and performance of suc h device s, and th e formul ation of methods of inspe ction, l abora- tory, and service tests, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $258,620 ; Standards for check- Standard materials : For purchase, preparation, analysis, and tug chemical analyses. distribution of standard materials to be used in checking chemical analyses in the testing of physical measuring apparatus, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $10,540 ; Investigation of radioactive substances and X rays : For an inves- s tanc es s Rad ioactiv e su b- Investigation X-ray in- tigation of radioactive substances and the methods of their meas- vestigations. urements and testing ; for investigations relative to the development of standard specifications for X-ray equipment and operation ; for the investigation of the hazards of X-ray practice ; for the testing and standardization of X-ray protective materials ; for the standardi- zation and design of X-ray testing equipment ; for the determina- tion of fundamental physical constants essential to X-ray diagnosis and therapy to X-ray analysis of materials and to other technical and scientific applications, including personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia and in the field, $31,320 ; Ut ilizing waste prod- Utilization of waste products from the land : For the survey of ucts from the land. the possibilities of the industrial utilization of waste products from the land, including cooperation with colleges, other institutions, and manufacturers, including personal services in the District of Colum- Presso. bia and in the field, $52,400 : Provided, That the Bureau of Standards Cooperation with Chemistry, etc ., Bu. cooperates with the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, Department of reau without duplicat. Agriculture, without duplication of work ; ing work. Investigation of automotive engines : For the promotion of econ- Automotive °ti°° engines invcasti ations, etc. only and efficiency in automotive transportation by land and by air through investigations of the basic principles underlying the design, performance, operation, and testing of automotive engines, their fuels, lubricants, accessories, and the power-transmitting system used in connection with them, also such elements as brakes and brake lininms ; to promote economy in the use of liquid fuels and safety in vehicular traffic, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, $49,760 ;

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