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W H A T ’S A H E A D IN 1940? '59
Railroads 160
Construction 163
A g r ic u ltu r c ... 166 Ayiation ... ... 169
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171■ '73 . 1/5 Shipbuilding
Containcrs Miscellaneous Exports . . Automobiles
W IN D O W S O F W A S H IN G T O N M IRRO RS O F M O TO RD O M
W I I A T S A Y A I L A B L E IN T E C IT N IC A L P R O G R E S S : Heat T r e a t in g ...
Materials H a n d l in g ...
Joining and W e ld in g ...
S ta m p in g ...
Forging _...
Progress in Steęjmaking .
M a c h in in g ...
Metal Finishing ...
Die Casting ...
C a s t i n g ...
Raw Materials Steelworks Expansion
E D IT O R IA L — Unemployment— Still No. i Problem T H E B U S IN E S S T R E N D
Charts and Statistics ...
World Production ...
United States Pig Iron, Steel Production M A R K E T A N D P R IC E H IS T O R Y
European Summary
Domestic Summary ...
C U R R E N T N E W S A N D M A R K E T S
B E H IN D T H E S C E N E S ...
C O N S T R U C T IO N A N D E N T E R P R IS E A D Y E R T IS IN G IN D E X
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346 367 -... 396
Ja n u a ry 1, 1940 139
Index
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Age H ardening ... 336, 344
Agriculture: Farm Tractor by Ford Motor Co... 192
“ Im plem ent M anufacturers’ 1939 Estimates ... 166
W ar Inflation Effccts on, ... 167
“ (See also Farm) Agrlculture’s Importance to S t e e l ... 166
“ Forecasts Affectcd by W a r ...166
Air ConditionJng ... ...175
“ “ Blast Furnace ... 219, 222 “ “ S aturation Point In ... 176
Air Drop Hamm ers ... 340
Aircraft, Equipm cnt B uylng by Bullders of ... 170
Exports of ln 1939 ... 169
" Labor S ltuatlon ln, In dustry ... 170
" Llghtplane Bullders ... 169
Order Backlog of Industry ... 169
“ P la n t Expansion ... 169
" Productlon Capacity ... 170
“ Technleal Advances ln Construetlon ... 170
Use of Steel in ... 170
W arplane Buylng by Allies ... 169
Airline Traffic ... ... 169
Airports, Construetlon of ... 281
Alloylng Elements ...334, 344 A lum inum , Nickel and Color P la tin g of ... 23S Alloys Spot Welded ... 349
" Available, Preflnlshed ... 348
“ Dle Castlngs ... 242, 353 “ Surfaces Proteeted ... 346
American Iron and Steel Institute’s Suggested Amendments to W agner Aet ... 331
Annealing ...198, 200, 334, 336, 342, 355 A ntitrust Laws and Labor Unions ... 331
Apartm ent House Construetlon ... 164
Appearance, Clean-line ... ... 232
Cost of ... 236
Im plications and Im portance o f ... 236
“ Influence on Malntenanee ... 236
Streamlined ... 234
Appliances, Household, Sales and Outlook for 1940 ... 175
Appropriatlons, by Congress ln 1939 ... 153
Arms Embargo Repeal, Effccts of ... 152
Arnold’s, Thurm an, Letter to Labor Unions ... 331
Asscciation of American Railroads, To Meet W a r L o a d .. 162
“ “ stu d y of Freight Car W eight Reduction. . .. 162
Atmospheres ...196, 198, 200, 219, 334, 343 Attachments, Unit Type ... 234
Austempering ... 198, 334 A ustralia, Pig Iron, Steel Productlon of ... 269
Austria, Plg Iron, Steel Productlon of ... 269
Autom atic Finishing Machines ... 347
Autom atic Firing, Prospects for, ln 1940 ... 175
Automobiles, Consumption of Steel by ... 188
“ Exports of Cars and T r u c k s ... ... 190
- “ Labor Difficulties ln ... 190
Milestones in 1939 ... 190
P lant Expansion in ... 192
Plastics Used in ... 188
Productlon in 1939, Forecast for 1940 ... 185
Production of, by Crosley Corp... 192
R atio of Populatlon to Car R e g is tra tio n s ... 188
Registrations of Motor Vehicles ... 188
“ Report by Federal Tradc Commission ... 1S5, 192 “ Taxes Paid by Motor Vehicle Ow ners... 188
“ Unit Consumption of Steel per Car ... 188
Aviation, Gasoline Demand for ... 176
“ Gasoline Reflning Capacity for ... 176
U Barges, Steel Reąuired for ... 172
Construetlon in 1939 ... 172
“ W elding Favored in Construetlon of ... 292
Bars (See Steel Bars) Boarings, F luid Wedge Type ... 234
“ Lead Bronze ... 232
Belglum Business Progress of, in 1939 ... 278
Pig Iron, Steel Production of ... 269
Belligerents, Steel Buying by ... 154
Bending to Elim inate Excess1ve W e ld s ... ... . 210
Bcsscmer Converter ... 246, 358 Process ... 222, 224, 342 “ Steel Castlngs ...246, 358 Bcthlehem Steel Co., Appeals Labor Board D ecision... 332
Billets (See Steel Billets) B lanking Presses ... ... 339
Blast F u r n a c e ? ...219, 222, 224 C harging ...222
D ism antled or R e b u i l t ... 254
“ “ Production R ate ... ... 263
Boiler D rum Shells ... 338
Bolts ...350, 351 Bookings, Structural Steel ... 165
“Bottlenecks”, Steel Industry ... 154
Brass Dle Castings ...340, 354 Flash Welded ... 210
" Forgipgs ...340
Bridges, 3-Color Flnishes on ... 344
B right A nnealing ... 196, 198 Bronze A lum inum Forgings ...340
B uilding (See Construetlon) “ Awards ... ... 260
Bullard-Dunn Process ... 238
Bureau of Labor, W holesale Comm odity Price In d e x ... 263
Burners, Sales of Household Oil ... ... 175
Business Trend and Charts ... 257
Buttweld M ills, Trend in ... 254
By-Product Ovens, New ...254
C Canada, P lg Iron, Steel Production ... 269
Canmakers’ Flexible Contracts ... 173
Canned Food Stocks ... 173
Capacity, Aeronautical Production ... 170
“ for Structural Steel Production ... 165
Tin P latę ... 173
Carbon Analysis ... 224
Arc ... 343
Carbonalyzer ... 224
C arburizing ... 198
Cast Iron Machinery Frames ... 234
Cast Iron Pipo, Current Prlces ... 297
“ Prices of, for 11 Years ... 291
Sales of, in 1939 ... 283
Casting Cleaning ... 358
“ M erchandising ... 245, 356 “ Review ... 245
Cemented Carbide, S m ali Lot Applications of ... 236
“ Suggested Developments in ... 236
Chips, Increased Space for ... 234
“ Protection from ... 236
“ Qulck Rem oval of ...234, 236 Cleaners, Sales of V acuum ... 175
Cleaning, Electrolytic ... 238
of Heat-Treated P arts ... 238
" of Spun M etal P arts ... 240
Coal Stokers, Prospects for M echanical, in 1940 ... 175
“ “ Sales of M echanical ... 175
Coatings, Anticorrosive ... 344, 345 “ Corroslon Resistant ... 346
“ Protective, Spray-Granodine ... 346
Substitutc, for Packers’ Cans ... 174
“ on Zinc, Black ... 347
Coinlng Machines, Forging ... 341
Coke, Prices of Beehlve, for 11 Years ... 287
“ Production by Belgium and Luxem burg ... 278
Production by F r a n c e ... 276
“ Productlon by Germany ... 280
Coke By-Products, Average M onthly Prices of, for 1939. . . 266
“ " Current Prices ... 297
Coke Ovens, New By-Product ... . . . . 254
Cold H eadlng ... 351
“ R iv e tin g ... 352
Combustion Control ... 219, 342, 343 Comm ercial Construetlon ... 164
Composite, Comparisons' of Current M arket Averages... 296
“ Finished Steel Price, by M onths for 12 Y e a r s .... 291
“ Iro n and Steel Price, by M onths for 12 Y e a r s .. . . 291
“ Scrap Price, by M onths for 12 Years ... 291
Composite Metals ... 343
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Congress, Approprlations In 1939 ... 153
Construetlon, A partm ent House ... 164
“ Comm crelal ... 164
Fedcral H ousing Program ... 163
H ighw ay ... 164
“ In d u s tria l ... 164
N atio n al Defense ... 163
Oil Reflnery ... 165
O utlook for 1940 ... 163
Paper M ili ... 165
P ublic U tility ... 164
Resldential ... 164
Skyscraper ... 164
Steclworks ...250, 254 “ Subw ay ... 164
Construetlon Costs and Wages ... ... 165
Containers, Cold-Reduced P latę Dom inates In ... 174
“ General Line Can Consumptlon ... 174
Hot-Rolled Tin P latę Losing Ground in ... 174
Improvem ents ln M a n u fa c tu rin g M ethods... 174
In d u s try ’s 1940 Prospects ... 173
New Uses for ... 173
•* S ubstitute Coatings lo r Packers’ Cans ... 174
Continuous Casting ... 342
Contracts, Canm akers’ Flexible ... 173
Contributor: Com fort A. Adams, Edw ard G. Budd M fg. Co. 210 A. H. Allen, Steel ... 185
G. S. Allen, N u ttin g Truck Co... 208
American Chem ical P a in t Co... 346
E. S. A ult, Purdue Universlty ... 234
Alfons Bach, Designer ... 346
J. F. Barnes, Barnes & Reinecke ... 347
W. R. Bean, W h itin g Corp... 358
G. R . Bennett, Toledo Scalę Co... 238
F. C. Biggert Jr., United Engineering & Foundry Co... 340
D. McM> B lackburn, Hendrick Mfg. Co...338
L. C. Blake, Curtis P neum atlc Machinery C o .... 337
Lawrence Blazey, Designers for In dustry In c ... 345
J. W. Bolton, Lunkenhelm er Co... 357
M. J . Bradley, Leeds & N orthrup Co... 343
W, H. Brett, Enam el Products Co...345
C. W. Briggs, Steel Founders’ Society of America 245 C. H. Bromley, Bromley & Son ... 230
Edgar E. Broslus, Edgar E. Broslus In c ... 337
Brown & Sharpe M fg. Co... 232
Pierre Cham pion, C ham pion R ivet Co... 352
Herbert Chase, Consulting Engineer ... 242
R. M. Cherry, General Electric Co...334
Ezra W. Clark, C lark Eąuipm ent Co...206
W. B. Coleman, W . B. Coleman & Co... 33-1 D. L. Colwell, Paragon Die Casting Co... 353
M. J. Conway, Lukens Steel Co... 343
C. B. Cook, Elwell-Parker Electric Co... 203
J. H. Cooper, Taylor-Winfleld Corp... 212
R. J. Cowan, Surface Combustion Corp... 19S H. W. Cram, D ardelet Threadlock Corp... 351
W. W. Criley, A ja x M fg. Co... 341
H. P. Croft, Chase Brass & Copper Co... 336
A. F. Davis, Lincoln Electric Co... 210
Vincent Delport, Steel ... ... 271
J. H. Deppeler, M etal & Therm it Corp... 349
H arry W. Dietert, I-Iarry W. Dietert Co...358
G ilbert E. Doan, Lehigh University ... 210
W. H. Doerfner, S aginaw M alleable Iron Div., General Motors Corp. ... 356
R. L. Dowdell, University of Minnesota ... 334
Drop F orging Association ... 216
F. C. D u li, M onarch M achinę Tool Co... 336
A. R . Eckberg, E astm an K odak Co...349
F. Eder, Robert W. H u n t Co... 212
N. W. Elmer, Stephens-Adamson M fg. Co... 208
Colin G. Fink, C olum bia University ... 240
A. E. Focke, D iam ond C hain & M fg. Co... 196
Gordon Fox, Freyn Engineering Co...222
T. A. Frischm an, Eaton M fg. Co... 196
B. C. Gardner, DeVilbiss Co... 347
H. S. Germond I II , Revolvator Co... 208
A. E. Gibson, W ellm an Engineering Co. ... 210
B. W. Gonser, Battelle M em oriał In s titu te ... 353
J. D. Gordon, Taylor-Winfleld Corp... 212
H. R . G otthardt, Logan Co... 208
L. M. Gum m , W estinghouse Electric & M fg. C o.. . 342
Jo h n Howe H all, Consulting M e ta llu rg is t... 246
W. D. H am erstadt, Rockwood M fg. Co... 245
W. C. H am ilton, Am erican Steel Foundries ... 246
W . G. H am ilton, Accurate Steel T reating Co. Inc. 335 J. E. Hansen, Ferro Enam el Corp... 345
R. E. W. Harrison, Cham bersburg Engineering Co. 339 W illia m H artm an , N atio n al Cash Register C o .... 232
C. L. Harvey, Lam son & Sessions Co...200
Anson Hayes, American R o llin g M ili Co... 337
E. J. Heimer, Barrett-Cravens Co... 206
H. C. Hettelsater, Harnlschfeger Corp... 212
C. L. Hlbert, Consolidated A lrcraft Corp... 348
Charles I-Ioehn, Enterprise Foundry Co... 245
V. C. Hogren, Acme Steel Co... 206
V. O. Homerberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... 334
F. G, Hughes, New Departure Div., General Mo tors Corp... 232
S. M. I-Iumphrey, Taylor-Winfleld Corp...348
N. C. H urley Jr., Independent Pneum atic Tool Co. 351 W allace G. Im hoff, American Hot D ip Galvanlz- ers Association ... 238
In tern ation al NIckel Co. In c ... 238, 357 Charles B. Jacobs Jr., American Brass Co... 340
D. S. Jacobus, Babcock & W ilcox Co... 212
F. W. Jessop, Ohio Electric Mfg. Co... 336
B enjam in Joachim , Joachim Research Labora tories ... 347
H. W. Johnson, Greenlee Foundry Co... 357
J. B. Johnson, W a r Dept., Air Corps... ... 349
A. M. Jones, Buffalo Bolt Co... 350
R. H. Jones, N atio n al Machinery Co...341
M organ R. K avanagh, OHver Iron & Steel Corp. 351 R. E. Kellers, New Jersey Zinc Co... 352
R. B. Kelly, E. J . M anville M achinę Co... 341
H arold E. Kennedy, Am erican Cyanam id & Chem ical Corp... 240
C. D. King, United States Steel Corp...219
Robert E. Kinkead, Consulting E ngineer... 210, 343 Joh n D. Knox, Steel ... ... 250
W. B. Laekey Jr., Service Caster & Truck Co... 208
L. M. Lam m , STEEL...178
The Linde A ir Products Co...335, 346, 350 F. L. Lindem uth, W illia m B. Pollock Co... 222
W. F. Longfleld, Cleveland Punch & Shear W orks Co... ... 339
N. D. MacLeod, Abrasive M achinę Tool Co... 230
Otto J. M aha, H annifin M fg. Co... 352
C. H. M anion, Follansbee Bros. Co... 344
H. Mayoh, Am erican Screw Co... 350
J. S. M cCullough, Yale & Towne Mfg. Co... 203
R. G. McElwee, V an adlum Corp. of A m erica... 245
F. W. M clntyre, Reed-Prentice Corp...354
J. W. Meadowcroft, Edw ard G. Budd M fg. C o .... 210
F. A. M elm oth, D etroit Steel Casting Co... 246
C. J. Miller, Frem ont Foundry Co... 356
A. J . Moses, Hedges-Walsh-Weidner Div., Com bustion Engineering Co... 338
G. C. M unoz, Am erican P ullcy C o ... 206
J. S. N achtm an, Blaw-Knox Co... 240
W aldem ar N aujoks, Steel Im provem ent & Forge Co... 216
H. A, Nelson, New Jersey Zinc Co... 347
P. M. O fflll, Amsler-Morton Co... 342
S. K. OlWer, D ouglas A lrcraft Co. In c ... 198
Charles Pack, Doehler Die Casting Co... 242
F. O. Parker, Acme Steel & M alleable Iron W orks 356 N. K. B. Patch, Lum en Bearlng Co... 357
W . G. Paton, Austin Co... 212
C. E. Peck, Westinghouse Electric & M fg. Co... 200
C. L. Peterson, Cleveland Crane & Engineering Co... . 336
G. P. P hillips, In te rn a tio n a l Harvester Co...356
M arshall Post, Birdsboro Steel Foundry & M a chinę Co... 245
F. B. Poto, In la n d Steel Co... 214
P. J. Potter, Pangborn Corp... 358
B. K. Price, Steel ... ...152
W . J. Priestley, Electro M etallurglcal Co...344
E. J. W. Ragsdale, Edw ard G. Budd M fg. Co... 337
W. J . Reagan, Edgewater Steel Co...224
W . W . Reddie, Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Có. 212 M acdonald S. Reed, Erie Foundry Co... 340
L. F. Reinartz, Am erican R o llin g M ili Co...219
G. C. Riegel, Caterpillar Tractor Co... 196
R ichard R im bach, Standard Steel Spring Co... 346
E. C. Rinker, O akite Products In c ...240
M . T. Roberts, H arnischfeger Corp... 335
F. P, Rom anoff, Apollo M etal W orks ... 347
C. H. Rose, N atio n al Lead Co... .... 348
Floyd Rose, Yanadium -Alloys Steel Co... 355
Ja n u a ry 1, 1940 141
Iiirle.Y- Ciintributor: L. K. Huby, Riverside Forge & Machinę Co.
DIv., P ittsburgh Forgings Co... 341
B. Sandell, Stew art Die Casting Div\, Stewart- W arner Corp... 353
Ernest Schaefer, Schaefer Permagrip Enterprises 351 r . G. Sćhrąnz, Baldw in Southw ark Corp... 33R H. A. Sehwartz, N ational M alleable & Steel Castlngs Co... 246
I.. M. Sears, Towmotor Co... 203
F. C. Seeger, A lum inum Co. of A m erica... 242
W. L. Seeibach, Forcst City Foundries Co... 357
F. J. Shepard Jr„ Lewis-Shepard Sales Corp... 208
W. W. Sieg, Titan Metal Mfg. Co... 340, 354 G. V. Slottman, Air Reduction Sales Co.. .335, 346, 349 M. K. Smith, Latrobe Electric Steel Co... 354
W. H. Spencer, W ilkening M fg. Co... 347
W. H. Spowers Jr., Consulting Engineer ... 238
C. W. Staacke, B. F. Goodrich Co... 208
A. M. Steever, Colum bia Tool Steel Co... 196
Marc Stern, AC Spark Pług Dlv„ General Mo tors Corp... 352
W. C. Stewart, American In s tilu le ot Bolt, N ut & R ivet M anufacturers ... 350
Charles J. Stilw ell, W arner & Swasey Co...23G N. I. Stotz, Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp... 351
George E. Stringfellow , Thomas A. Edison Inc.. . 203
C. C. Struever, American Nickeloid Co... 348
J. C. Struthers, Colson Corp... 206
R. H. Sweetser, C onsultant ... 222
Paul L. Swisher, Reichhold Chemicals In c ... 240
George Swltzer, Industrial Designer ... 345
R. W. Thompson, Transue & W illiam s Steel Forging Corp... 216
Enriciue Toueeda, M alleable Founders’ S o c ie ty ... 355
" K. D. Trący, Baker Industrial Truck Dlv„ Baker- R a u la n g Co... 206
Richard H. Turk, Porcelain Enamel & Mfg. C o ... 345
W. G. Uhler, Cleveland Cap Screw Co... 351
L. A. Umansky, General Electric Co... 342
C. 1>. Valle, H. Forsberg Co... 344
B. V an Horn, Harnischfeger Corp... 336
John Vassos, Designer ... 346
" D. B. W altcrs, Chicago Vitreous Enamel Prod- uct Co... 345
ii. S. W ashburn, P lainvilie Casting Co... 357
C. C. Washer, P hiiadelphia Steel & Wire Corp. . 351
W illia m W atson, Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co... 230
J. R. Weaver, Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. 234 J. A. Weiger, P. R. M allory & Co... 212
A. D. Weigolt, Precision Castings Co... 353
W. E. Whipp, M onarch M achinę Tool Co... 232
“ J. L, W hitten, Leo W ilson Engineering Co... 342
L. A. W ilkie, Continental Machines In c ... 338
E. R. W illiam s, Y ulca n Moid & Iro n Co... 342
H. S. W illson, Paasche Airbrush Co...341 A. W. W lnston, Dow Chem ical Co... 242
H. K. W ork, Jones & L a u g h lin Steel Corp... 224
Raym ond F, Yates, Krome-Alume In c ... 238
C. W, Yerger, Hanson-Van W inkle-M unning Co. 238 A. P. Young, M ichigan College of M ining & Tech nology ... 212
Controlled A tm osp he re s... 196, 198, 200, 219, 334, 343 Controls, Dimensional ... 234
“ Electrical ... .. 234
H ydraulic ... 234
Integral ... 232
Location of ... 234
Conveyors ... 208
Coolant, Application on Grinders ... 232
Inereased Volume of ... 234
Need for Agreement on ... 230
Copper Alloy, Annealing ... .. 336
Die Castlngs ... 354
Forgings ... 340
Copper in Cray Iron ...334, 356 Corronlzing ... 346
Corrosion Resistanl Finishes ... 238
Costs, Construetlon, and Wages ... 165
Structural Steel Fabricatlon ... 292
Crąiics, Dock ... 336
Crosley Corp., Automobile Produced by ... 192
Crude Oil Pipo Lines ... 176
Cupola Practice ... 246, 358 Cut Nails, Current Priees of . . . ... 297
Cutting, Gas ... 349
Speeds, Increase in ... 234
Czechia, Pig Iron, Steel Productlon of ... 269
Debt, N ational, Increases ... 156
Decarburization ... 198, 200 Deep D raw Stam pings ... 214
Defeclive Work, E lim ination of ... 236
“ “ Loss Due to ... 236
Defense, B uiiding for N ational ... ... 163
Domestic Air, Program ... 169
Petroleum Industry and N ational ... . . 176
Rise in Cost of N atio n al ... ISO (See also N ational Defense) Deflcit, Federal ... ... 156
Dehydrating and Descaiing, F la m e ... 346
Deliveries, M achinę Tool ... ... 230
Delport, Vincent, Review of Business in Europę for 1939. . 271
Deoxldation Practice ... 222, 224, 344 Deoxidizing ... ... 246
Descaiing and Dehydrating, Flam e ... 346
Design, Modernlstic ... 236
“ S im plillcation of ... 234*
D esulphurization ... 246
Die Blocks, Forging ... 341
Die Casting Alloys ... 242, 352, 353, 354 Dies ...353, 354, 355 Machines ...352, 353, 354 Review ... 242
l>ie-Castings, Brass ... 340
Finishing of ... 352, 353 Die Design ... 232
Die, Form ing, S tam ping ... 338
Die H a n d lin g Trucks ... 214
Die-Pressed Copper A lloy Forgings ... 340
Die Stceis ... 200
D raw ing Steels ... 214
Drives, H ydraulic ... 234
Drop Hammers, Air, Steam ... 340
D ura lu m in Forgings ... ... 339
E Earnings, Increase In Third-Quarter Steel ... 155
Economy in Production ... 230
Educational Orders ... 182
Electric Furnaces, H eat Treatlng ...19S, 200, 334 M elting ... 246
Electric Induction H e ating ... 196, 198, 334 Electric Power O u tp u t ... 259
Electric Refrigerators, Sales of ... 175
“ 11 Steel Consumed in ... 175
Electrical Eąuipm ent, Steel M iii ... 342
Electriiication ... ... 230
Effect of R u ra l, on Household A ppiiances... 175
“ for S m ali Transformer-Type Arc W elders... 210
Electrodeposition, Tin P ia tin g by ... 174
Electroform ing ... 238
Electrolytlc Cleaning ... 238
“ Manganese ... 224, 334 IClectroplating ... 238
Em bargo on Scrap Exports Possible ... 182
Employment, Farm , in 1940 ... 168
“ in A ircraft In dustry ... 170
N avy Yards and S hipbuilding ... 172
Steel, 1933-1939 ... 330
Steel, Rlsesr ... 154
Enamel, Porcelain ... 345
Europę, Current Prices of Iron and Steel P roducts... 299
■' Review of Business in, for 1939 ... 271
European Pig Iron, Steel Production ...268
Expansion, A ircraft P la n t ... 169
In dustrial, Lim ited ... 155
Oil Reflnery ... 176
Plant, in Autom obile In dustry ... 192
Exports, Aeronautical, in 1939 ... 163
Automobile, Cars and Trucks ... 190
In d u s trial Machinery, of United States ... 177
Iron and Steel, of Belgium ... 269, 278 Iron and Steel, of France ...269, 276 Iron and Steel, of Germ any ... ... 269, 280 Iron and Steel, of Great B ritain ...269, 273 Iron and Steel, of United States ... 177, 263, 269 Scrap, of United States ... 177. 248, 263, 328 Tin Plato ... 173
W orld Iron and Steel ... 269
V Kabrieation, Costs of S tru ctural S t e e l ... 292
Farm, A nim ai Power Declines 168
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Comm odtty Pricc Trend ... 167
Comparison of Cash Income Since 1929 ... 168
Eąuipm ent, Dept. ot A gricuiture’s Sales Fore- cast for ... ... IBS E ąuipm ent Obsolescence ...168
Inventory, Food, Fceds, Fibers ... 167
Paym ents by Governm ent Higher ... ... 168
Prices Compared ... 166
S m ali, Im plem ent Markets ... 167
Tax, InteresŁ Paym ents Lower ... 168
(See also A griculture) Fasteners, Perma-Grip ... 351
Federal Trade Commisslon, Report on Autom obile Indus- try by ... 185, 192 Ferroalloys, Foundry ... 356
Prices ot, for 11 Years ... 284
Production of, by France ... 276
Production of, by Germany ... 280
W orld Production ... ; ... 268
Ferromanganese, Prices of 80 Per Cent, for 11 Years . . . 285
“ Prlee Trend of, for 1939 ... 283
Ferrosilicon, Prices of, for 11 Years ... 284
Finish ... 236
•' D eterm ination of ... 230
Ebony Satin, for Plastics ... 346
" Polym erizing ... .. • • • 240
Finishing, A utom atic ... ... 347
Eąuipm ent, Steel M ili ... 337
M etal ... 238
Fiam e Conditioning ... 343, 344 “ Descaling and Dehydrating ... 346
Hardening ... 196, 198. 232, 246, 334, 335, 336, 357 Softening ... 335
" Strengthening ... 335
Food, Stocks of Canned ... 173
Ford Motor Co., Farm Tractor ... 192
“ “ “ G rowth of ... 185
Foreign Business, R ationing of ... -. 232
Trade of United States ... 260
Forging, Cold ... 341
“ Machines, Upsettlng ... 341
M anipulators ... 337
Presses ... 341
Research ... 216
Review ... 216
Forgings, Brass ... 340
W elding of ... 216
Form ing Heavy Plates ... 338
Foundry E ąuipm ent ... . . . 245, 356. 357, 358 “ E ąuipm ent Orders lndex ... ... 260
Materials ... 245, 356 Review ... ... 245
Safety ... 356
France: Business Progress of, for 1939 and Preceding Years 276 “ P ig Iron, Steel Production of ... 269
Freight Cars, B ought by R a ilr o a d s ... ISO “ “ Capacity Increase In ... 160
“ Loadings ... 259
Orders for ... 262
Owned by Railroads ... 161
Furnace Atmospheres ... 196, 198, 200 Furnaces, D ism antled nnd Remodeled, Blast ... 254
H eat T reating ... 196, 198, 200, 334 New Open-Hearth ... 254
Stcelm aking ... ... 219, 222, 224, 342 G G alvanlzed Iron, Spot W elding o f ... 238
G alyanized Sheets (See Steel Sheets) C aiyanlztng ... 238
B ath B la n k c l ... 238
Gas Furnaces, H eat Treating ... 198, 200 G enerating E ąuipm en t ... 196, 198, 200 Pipę Lines ... 176
W ashing ... 222
Casoline, A yiation Demand f o r ... 176
“ Reflning Capacity for A yiation . . ...176
Gear Sales ... 176, 261 General Motors Corp., Growth of ... 185
Germany, Pig Iron, Steel Production ...269
Gray Iron ... ... 334
“ “ Castings ... 245, 356, 357 Great B ritain, Business Progress of, for 1939 ... 273
“ “ Pig Iron, Steel Production of . .. 269
Great Britain, Tin Prices Controlled by ... 173
Great Lakes S hipbuilding ... 172
Grinding, Strip Steel ... 342
H Hanes, Joh n W., Inyites Tax Suggestlons ... 156
Hardening ... 196, 398, 200, 334, 335, 336 Heat T reating Castings ... 246, 357 Die Casting Dies ... 353, 354, 355 “ Furnaces ... 196, 198, 200, 334 “ Reyiew ... 196
Heavy F orm ing ... ... 338
High Speeds, Machinę Tool Design for ... 236
H igh Speed Steels ... 198, 200, 334 H lghw ay Construction, Federal Aid for ... 163, 164 Hot M etal Cars ... 224
Household Applianees, Outlook for 1940 ... 175
R u ra l Electrincation and ... 175
Sales of ... 175
Housing, Federal Program ... 163
P ublic ... 164
H ungary, Iron, Steel Production ... 269
H yd raulic Presses ... 338, 339 I Idle Time, E llm in alion of ... 236
Imports, Iron and Steel, Belgium ... 269, 278 Iron and Steel, F r a n c e ... 269, 276 Iron and Steel, Germany ... 269
Iron and Steel, Great Britain ... 269, 273 Iron and Steel, United States ... 263, 269 Scrap ... 248
World Iron and Steel ... .. ... 269
Independent Auto M anufacturers, Status of ... 185
Index, Foundry E ąuipm ent Orders ... 260
“ Gear Sales ... 261
In d ustrial Production ... 262
Steel’s, of A ctivlty ... 258
Wholesale Comm odity Price ... 261
India, Iron, Steel Production ... 269
Induction H e atln g ...196, 198, 334 In d u s tria l Building, G ain in ... 155
Construction ... 164
M achinery Production ... 176
“ Production Index ... 262
Ingots (See Steel Ingots) Ingot Molds ... ...222, 342 r n la n d . W aterw ay Yessel Construction ... 172
lnstrum entatio n, Built-in ... 232
Steelm aking ... 219, 222, 224, 343 Jnsulation ... 219
Interstate Commerce, Supremo Court R ulin gs Affecting. . 157
Inventories, G ain in Steel ... 155
Iron and Steelworks Construction ... 250
Iron Bars, Current Prices of ... 297
Iron Ore, Anticipated Carryoyer, M ay 1 ... 248
“ Consum ption in 1939 ... 248
Current Prices, Domestic and Foreign ... 300
Date of B uylng Movement, for 11 Years ... 284
G reat Lakes Vessels in T r a d e ... 248
Lack of, L im its G erm an Steel Production ... 280
Lake Superior M inę Shipm ents ... 248
Price of L ake Superior, for 11 Years ... 284
Production of, by France ... 276
Production and Im ports of, by Germ any ... 280
Production of, by Great B ritain ... 273
Stocks on H and Dec. 1 ... 248
Treatm ent ... 219, 222 Italy, Iron, Steel Production ...269
.1 Jap a n , Iron, Steel Production ... 269
Jo in in g and W elding ... 210
L La bor, Cost of Strike to Chrysler Corp... 190
" Em ploym ent in A ircraft I n d u s t r y ... 170
Navy Yard and Shipyard E m p lo y m e n t... 172
Relations Act, M ichigan ... 190
R e straln t of Trade by ... ... 331
Strikes In A utom obile I n d u s t r y ... 190
“ Board, N atio nal, Investigated by Congress .158, 180 S ituation in A ircraft In d u s try ... 170
Lacąuers, M achinę ... 236
L ift P latform s ... 337
Limestone, Shipm ents on Great Lakes ... 248
Ja n u a ry 1, 1940 143
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Loading ... 23®
“ Box Cars ... 203, 206 I-oans, In dustrlal, Commercial, Expand ... 155
Locomotives, Diesel-electrlc, by Llne P r o d u c tio n ...162
Diesel-Electrlc, for Through Frelght S e r v lc e ...162
Dlesel-Eleetric, New H ydraullc Transmission for 162 Purchases of, in 1939 ... 162
Lost Time, M inim izing ... 234
Lubricants, Nced for Understanding ... 230
“ Low Vlscosity ...232
Lubrication, A utom atic ... 232
Centrallzed ...232
“ Technology of ... 230
Luxemburg, Iron, Steel Production o f ...269
(See also B elglum i M Machinę Tool Bullders’ Activity ... 176
Tools, B uying of Eąuipm ent by Alrcraft Bullders 170 Effect in M aintaining Hourly Wage Rates'. . 236
Effect on L iving S ta n d a r d s ... 236
“ “ Orders for ... 176
Machinery, Production of Industrlal ... 176
M achinlng U-Grooves, Gas ... 350
Magneslum Dle Castings ... 242
Magnets, L iftin g ... ... 336
M alleable Cast Iron ... 246, 355, 356, 358 “ “ A nneallng ...334
Management, Shipbuilding and Tcchnical ... 172
Manganese A lloys ... 334
Coatings Electroplated ...240
Electrolytic . . . . ... 224, 334 Ore, Current p r ic e s ... 300
“ Prices for 11 Years ... 284
M aritim e Commisslon, Shipbuilding Awards . . . 171
M aterials H an d lin g Revie\v ... 203
Mechanical Coal Stokers, Sales ... 175
“ Stokers, Prospects for 1940 ... 175
Mechanisms, Enclosed ... 234
Mechanizatlon, Farm ... 167
Mental Straln, Elim ination o f ... 236
Metal Finishing ... 238
Metals, Preflnished ... 347, 348 M illlng Machines, Knce-Type ... 232
Michigan, Labor Relations Act... ... 190
“ Political O utlook ... 190
Modernlzation, Steelworks ...250, 254 Molding Practice ... 246, 35S Monorall Systems ... 336
N Nalls, Prices of Wire, for 11 Y e a r s ... 290
N ational Defense, Costs Rise ... 180
Petroleum Industry and ... 176
“ “ Plans Shaped by New Deal ... 332
(See also Defense) " Industrlal Conference Board, Unemployment flg- ures for October, 1939 ... ... 256
Labor Relations Board, Investigation of ... 180
Navy, Shipbuilding Contracts Awarded by ... 171
Shipbuilding Program Expansion ... 171, 180 Program, Hearings To Begin o n ... 171
Yard Employment ... 172
Nickel in Castings ... ...357
Nonferrous Castings ... 357
Metals, Average M onthly Prices of, for 1939 . . . . 266
Nuts ... 350, 351 O Oil Burners, Sales of H o u s e h o ld ... 175
Oli Lines, (See Pipę Lines) Oil Reflnery, Construction ... 165
“ Expansion ... ... 176
Steel Plato Demand for . ... 176
Open-hearth Furnaces ...219, 222, 224, 254, 343 Operation, A utom atic ... 234
Operations, E lim ination o f ...236
V Payrolls, Steel, Increase ... 154
Pension, Company P lans Retained ... 157
P earlitic M alleable Cast Iron ... 246, 356 Petroleum In dustry and N atio n al Defense ... 176
Physlcal Straln, E lim in a tio n of ... 236
P icklin g ... ... • - 342
Pierclng, H ydraullc ... 352
P lg Iron, A ustralia’s Production ... 269
Canada’s Production ... 269
D aily Average Production ... 263
European Production ... 268, 269 In dia's Production ... 269
J a p a n ’s Production ... 269
M anufacture ... 219, 222, 224 Prices of, for 11 Years ... 285, 286 Review of M arket for 1939 ... 2S3 United States’ Production ... 264, 269 United States’ Share in W orld P roduction... 268
W orld Production ... 268, 269 Pipę, Prices of Cast Iron, for 11 Years ... 291
In dustry ... 254
Lines, Awards in 1939 ... 283
“ Construction in 1939 ... 176
Plastics ... 232
“ Ebony S atln Finish for ... 346
“ Use of, in Autom obiles ... 188
Plates (See Steel Plates) P latin g Black Finish on A lum in um ... 238
" C hrom ium ... 236
•* Color ... 238
Continuous H igh Speed ... 238
" Manganese Coatings ... 240
Nickel, for W ear R e s is la n c e ...238
Nickel on A l u m i n u m ...238
Tin, by Electrodeposition ... 174
Poland, Iron, Steel Production ... 269
Politics, Factor in 1940 Business ... ... 153
Porcelain E nam el ... 345
“ “ “One-Fire" Colored ... 345
Powder M etallurgy ... 334
Power Committee, N atio n al Defense, Disbanded ... 332
Precipltation H ardening ... 336
Preflnished Metals' ...347, 348 P rem achining Before W elding ... 210
Premilled Porcelain Enam els ... 345
Presidential Cam paign, Effect on Business ... 153
Prices, Advance in Steel P latę ... 283
“ Average M onthly Coal Tar Products ... 266
Britlsh Control of Tin ... 173
Commodity, Determ ine F arm Eąuipm ent P ur chases ... ... 168
Comparison of Current Iron and Steel ... 296
Current, Steel, Iron, Ścrap ... 296, 300 Effect of W a r on Tin ... 173
" European Iro n and Steel Domestic, for 1939 ... 270
European Iro n and Steel Export, for 1939 ... 275
Government W atches ... 182
“ M onthly Average, for 11 Years in U. S... 284, 291 R a w M ateriał, Advance in ... 155
Revisions in W ire Products, W ire Rods ... 283
Sheet and Strip V ariations in 1939 ... 282
Trend of Ferromanganese, in 1939 ... 283
Trends of Steel, in 1939 ... 282
" W a r’s Influence on F arm Products ... 166
Production, A lrcraft Capacity ... 170
“ A ircraft and parts in 1939 ... 169
" European Pig Iron, Steel ... .. 268
Germany Leads Europę in Iro n and Steel ... 280
Pig Iron, Steel, United S ta te s... 269
Tin P latę ...173, 178 United States’, P ig Iron, Steel by years ... 264
W orld Ferroalloy ... 268
•' W orld Pig Iron, Steel ... 268
Profit, S m ali, in S tructural S t e e l ... 165
Progress in Steelm aking ... 219
Progressiveness ... 230
Protective Atmospheres ... 196, 198, 200, 334 P ublic H ousing ... 164
Public U tility C o n s tru c tio n ... ... 164
Pyrometry ... ... 222, 224, 343 Q Packaglng for H andling E ffic ie n c y ...206
Palntsr, Machinę ...236
Speciflcatlons Changing, Red Lead . . ... 347
Pallets ... 206
Paper M lii Construction ...165
Qualiftcation Tests for W elding Operators ... 212
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Radiography o f C a s t l n g s ... 246
Railroads, Deferred M aintenance ... 161
“ Earnings ... 161, 261 E ąuipm en t ordered by ... 160, 282 Freight Car Orders ... 262
“ “ Carloadlngs ... 161
Revlew for 1939 ... 160
“ W a r Dem ands ... ... 162
Ralls (See Steel Rails:) R apld Traverse, P o w e r ... 232
R aw M aterials Statistics ... 248
Recarburlzatlon ... 200
Reflnery, Oli, Expansion ... 176
Refractorles ...219, 222, 224 Refrlgerators, Sales of Electric ... 175
“ Steel Consumed in Electric ... .. 175
Refund, Canm akers’, on T in P latę ... 173
Registration, M otor Vehicle ... 188
R atlo of Autom obile, to P o p u la t io n ... 188
Relnforcing Bars, Consum ption in H ousing Projects ... 283
Replacement, M achinę Tool ... 236
Research, A ircraft ... 170
“ S tru ctural Steel ... 165
Residentlal Construetlon ... 164
Resins, Phenollc ... 344
“ Synthetic ... 240
Revenue B ill of 1939 ... 178
Review of Current M arkets ... 295
Rlver Traffic a t P ittsburgh ... 292
Rivets ... 350, 351 “ Prices of S tructural, for 11 Years ... 290
Riveting, A utom atic ... 352
R o lling M ills ... 219, 342 “ “ B uildin g and Completed ... 254
Rubber M ountings ... 346
R u ra l Electriflcation, Effect on Household Appliances -. 175 Russia, Iron and Steel Production ... 269
S Saar, Iron and Steel Production ... 269
Sales, Electric Refrlgerators ... 175
“ Household Appliances ... 175
S alt B a th A nnealing ... 336
Sand, Foundry ... 246, 358 S aturation Point, Air C onditioning ... 176
Scarllng ...343, 344 Scrap, Colled Tin P latę Reduces Loss ... 174
Consumption Statistics ... 263
“ Domestic Consum ption ... 248
Em bargo on Exports Possible ... 182
Exports, Im ports . .. t ... 248
Prices of Iro n and Steel, for 11 Years. . . .287, 288, 289 M arket Revlew lo r 1939 ... 283
Sales to Belllgerents ... 154
Scrapers ... 337
Screws, H ollow Head ... 232
Securltles Act, Changes Proposed ... 333
Selectire H ardening ...196, 334 Semifinished Steel, Prices for 11 Y e a r s ... 286, 287 Semisteel M achinery Castlngs ... 234
Setup Time, Reduction of ... 234
Shapes, Prices of S tructural for 11 Years ... 289
Sheet Bars, Prices for 11 Years ... 286
“ Steel, Age H ardening ... 344
Sheets (See Steel Sheets) Shipbuilding, A ctlvlty ... 171
“ Awards of M arltim e Commisslon ... 171
Barge Construction in 1939. i ... 172
“ Great Lakes ... 172
“ In la n d W aterw ay Construetlon ... 172
" N avai Contracts Awarded ... 171
“ “ Program Expanslon ... 171, 180 and N eu trality ... 172
Program ... 171
" and Skilled Labor ... 172
S tan dardizatio n ... 171
“ Steel Required f o r ... 292
" " “ Barge Construction ... 172
“ " “ Ship Repairs ... 292
and Technical M a n a g e m e n t... 172
and W a r ... 171
W elding in ... 212
Shipments, S tructural Steel ... 165
Shipyard Em ploym ent ... 172
Show, M achinę Tool ... 229
Skyscraper Construction ... 164
Slldes, B a li Bearing Mounted ... 234
S m elting Process, Continuous ... ... 345
Soaking PIts ... 219, 343 Social Security Act Amended ... 157
" Legislatlon ... ISO Spain, Iron and Steel Production ... 269
Speeds, Increased O perating ... 236
Spending, Government, Increases ... 157
“ -Lending Program Defeated ... 153
Splegeleiscn, Prices of 20 Per Cent, for 11 Years ... 284
Spindles, Alloy Steel ... 232
“ Large A ntifriction Bearing ... 234
" Reduced Clearance on ... 232
Stainless Steel ... 343, 344 “ “ in Home Furnishings ... 346
Stam ping, A ir Drop ... 340
“ Hardw are ... ... 214
“ Perforated Metals ...338
Presses ... 214
“ Review ... 214
Stainless Steel ... ... 337
Stampings, Age H ardening ... 214
" A ircraft ... 337
Autom otlve ... 214
“ Chem ical Industry ... 337
“ Deep D raw ... 214
Short Runs ... 338
Standardization, Shipbuilding ... 171
Steam Drop Ham m ers ... 340
Steel, A ustralia’s Production ... 269
“ Austria's' Productlon ... 269
“ Autom obile ... ... 337
Barge Construction Requirements ... 172
Belglum ’s Production ...269, 278 Billets Prices of, for 11 Years ... 286
C anada’8 Production ... 269
Casting Speciflcations ... 246
Castlngs ... ... ... 245, 246 Consumption ln Autom obiles ... 188
Consumption in Electric Refrlgerators ... 175
Czechia’s Production ... 269
Demand for, in Oil Reflnerles ... 176
Em ploym ent, Figures for Oetober, 1939 ... 256
European Production ... 268
Flnish, Inherent Chemical Blue ... 240
France’s Production ... 269
Germ any’s Productlon ... 269
Great B ritain ’s Production ... 269, 273 • Hearings on, by TNEC ... 178
H ungary’s Production ... 269
In d ia ’s Production ... 269
Italy'8 Production ... 269
J a p a n ’s Productlon ... 269
Luxem burg’s Productlon ... 269, 278 M arket Sum m ary for 1939 ... 282
M ili F in ishing Equipm ent ... 337
Piling, Current Prices ... 297
Pipę, Sales in 1939 ... 283
Plates, Current Prices ... 296
'' Dem and for, in Oil Reflneries ...176
Prices of Tank, for 11 Years ... 288
P oland’s Production ... 269
Prices of Semifinished, for 11 Years ... 2S6, 287 R ails, R allro ad Purchases ... 161
Tonnage L aid by Railroads ... 161
Requlrem ents for Ship R epair ... 292
" for S hip bu ild in g ... 292
R ussla’s Production ...269
Saar’s Production ... ... 269
Sheet, N onaging ... 337
Prices of Cold-Rolled, for 11 Years ... 289
Prices of Hot-Rolled, for 11 Y e a rs ... 289
Prices of No. 24 G alvanized, for 11 Years. . 289
•• CJuantity Extras on ... 283
Shipm ents of Finished, by U. S. Steel Corp... 261
Spain's Production ... 269
Strapping ... 206
Strip, Prices of Cold-Rolled, for 11 Years ... 290
“ Prices of Hot-Rolled, for 11 Y e a r s ... 290
Sweden’s Production ... -. ... 269
U nit Consum ption Per Autom obile r... 188
United States’ Production ... .264, 269 “ “ Share in W orld Production ... .. 268
Use in A ircra ft Construction ... 170
“ W orld Production ... 268
S teelm aking Fu rn aces...219, 222, 224, 342, 343 “ Review ... 219
STEF.i/S Index of A ctivity ... 258
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