Journal of Research Volume 27

Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards

The Journal of Research of NIST and its predecessors report NIST research and development in metrology and related fields of: physical science, engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, biotechnology, information technology.

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Volume 27

ISSN: 0091-0635

Issue 1	Issue 2
Issue 3	Issue 4
Issue 5	Issue 6

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Issue 1 July 1941

Enzymatic hydrolysis of disaccharides and halogenosalicins, p. 1
Pigman, W.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.001

Optical rotatory relationships exhibited by aromatic and aliphatic glycosides, p. 9
Pigman, W.W.; Isbell, H.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.046

Effect of the chemical durability of glass on the asymmetry potential and reversibility of the glass electrode, p. 27
Hamilton, E.H.; Hubbard, D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.016

An improvement in the "partition method" for the determination of boron, p. 33
Glaze, F.W.; Finn, A.N.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.020

Separation of hydrocarbons by azeotropic distillation, p. 39
Mair, B.J.; Glasgow, A.R.; Rossini, F.D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.025

Microstructural characteristics of highpurity alloys of iron and carbon, p. 65
Digges, T.G.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.043

Photochemical reactions in silk, p. 81
Rutherford, H.A.; Harris, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.044

Role of cystine in the structure of the fibrous protein, wool, p. 89
Patterson, W.I.; Geiger, W.B.; Mizell, L.R.; Harris, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.045

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Issue 2 August 1941

Quantitative determination of fluorine in organic compounds, p. 105
Brauns, D.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.002

Thermal expansion of cast and of swaged chromium, p. 113
Hidnert, P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.003

Chemical reactions of the chlorites with carbohydrates, p. 125
Jeanes, A.; Isbell, H.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.004

Studies of the chemical durability of glass by an interferometer method, p. 143
Hubbard, D.; Hamilton, E.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.005

Effect of grain size and heat treatment upon impact-toughness at low temperatures of medium carbon forging steel, p. 159
Rosenberg, S.J.; Gagon, D.H.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.006

Relationship of the garnet-hydrogarnet series to the sulfate resistance of portland cements, p. 171
Flint, E.P.; Wells, L.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.007

Microscopic structure of the wool fiber, p. 181
Hock, C.W.; Ramsay, R.C.; Harris, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.008

Behavior of calcium sulfate at high temperatures, p. 191
Newman, E.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.009

Thermal expansion of clay building bricks, p. 197
Ross, C.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.010

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Issue 3 September 1941

A physical photometer, p. 217
Teele, R.P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.011

Comparison between the observed density of crystalline rubber and the density calculated from x-ray data, p. 229
Smith, W.H.; Hanna, N.P.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.012

Errors of Munson and Walker's reducing-sugar tables and the precision of their method, p. 237
Jackson, R.F.; McDonald, E.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.013

Evolution of carbon dioxide and water from vegetable-tanned leathers at elevated temperatures, p. 257
Kanagy, J.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.014

Testing and performance of volt boxes, p. 269
Silsbee, F.B.; Gross, F.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.015

Heats of isomerization of the five hexanes, p. 289
Prosen, E.J.R.; Rossini, F.D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.017

The system 2CaO.SiO₂-K₂O.CaO.SiO₂, and other phase-equilibrium studies involving potash, p. 311
Taylor, W.C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.018

A critical study of some factors affecting the breaking strength and elongation of cotton yarns, p. 325
Schiefer, H.F.; Cleveland, R. S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.019

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Issue 4 October 1941

Isolation of 1,2,3,4-tetramethylbenzene, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene, 1-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene, and 2-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene from petroleum, p. 343
Mair, B.J.; Streiff, A.J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.021

Effects of hydrochloric acid and salts on the absorption of light by beta-naphthoquinonesulfonic acid, p. 361
Wingfield, B.; Acree, S.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.022

Thermal expansion studies of boric oxide glass and of crystalline boric oxide, p. 371
Donoghue, J.J.; Hubbard, D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.023

Titration and conductivity measurements of aqueous extracts from bottles, p. 381
Hamilton, E.H.; Hubbard, D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.024

Effect of roughness of cast-iron brake drums in wear tests of brake linings, p. 395
Taylor, R.H.; Holt, W.L.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.026

Locating the principal point of precision airplane mapping cameras, p. 405
Washer, F.E.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.027

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Issue 5 November 1941

Sugar acetates, acetylglycosyl halides and orthoacetates in relation to the Walden inversion, p. 413
Frush, H.L.; Isbell, H.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.028

Reflection-transmission relationships in sheet materials, p. 429
Launer, H.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.029

Stresses in a rectangular knee of a rigid frame, p. 443
Osgood, W.R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.030

Estimation of aldehyde groups in hydrocellulose from cotton, p. 449
Martin, A.R.; Smith, L.; Whistler, R.L.; Harris, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.031

Nature of the resistance of wool to digestion by enzymes, p. 459
Geiger, W.B.; Patterson, W.I.; Mizell, L.R.; Harris, M.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.032

The planoflex, a simple device for evaluating the pliability of fabrics, p. 469
Dreby, E.C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.033

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Issue 6 December 1941

Relation of electromotive force to the concentration of deuterium oxide in saturated standard cells, p. 479
Brickwedde, L.H.; Vinal, G.W.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.034

Use of chlorites for treating raw sugars, p. 491
Isbell, H.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.035

Structure of tricalcium aluminate, p. 499
McMurdie, H.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.036

The carbohydrate content of collagen, p. 507
Beek, J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.037

Heats of isomerization of the nine heptanes, p. 519
Prosen, E.J.R.; Rossini, F.D.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.038

Free energies and equilibria of isomerization of the butanes, pentanes, hexanes, and heptanes, p. 529
Rossini, F.D.; Prosen, E.J.R.; Pitzer, K.S.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.039

Fluidity of Triton F and xanthate solutions as a measure of cellulose degradation, p. 543
Mease, R.T.; Gleysteen, L.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.040

An improvement in the method for dissolving cellulose in cuprammonium solution for fluidity measurements, p. 551
Mease, R.T.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.041

A resistor furnace, with some preliminary results up to 2,000 degrees C, p. 555
Geller, R.F.
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.027.042