DrawingGypsum Dead Burned.pdf

This is a Vendor Item Drawing specification document for dead burned gypsum material used as an inert filler in ammunition items, prepared for the Naval Sea Systems Command.

The specification establishes requirements for dead burned gypsum filler material with detailed physical property standards. The gypsum must meet purity requirements of 98% minimum (CaSO₄), combined water content of 0.3% maximum, and granulation specifications of 97% minimum passing through USSS 325 sieve, with testing per ASTM C47M or equivalent standards. Manufacturing workmanship must produce products free from extraneous foreign materials such as metals, wood, minerals, and other debris. Material containers require legible and durable marking per MIL-STD-129 with vendor identification, item identification, lot number, date of manufacture, precautionary notices, and storage conditions. The document notes that identification of suggested sources is not intended as a guarantee of present or continued availability as a source of supply for items.

The drawing includes a suggested source of supply table identifying U.S. Gypsum Company, located at 101 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606 (CAGE Code 05GM1), as a vendor for snow white filler material. The document is identified as CAD Maintained (Sheet 1 of 1) with drawing number 7428236 and was prepared by the Naval Sea Systems Command.