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A bound set of Union Carbide sales and technical brochures for Calidria chrysotile asbestos. It covers uses as a reinforcer and filler in rubber, as thickeners and thixotropes (RG-144, RG-244) in epoxy, polyester and vinyl plastisol systems, and as SG-210 and T-135 in tape-joint, acoustical and texturing compounds. The brochures give typical physical properties, performance data, packaging and freight figures, and sales office listings. They describe the Calidria deposit near San Francisco and the wet-process fiber liberation.
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-863
- Number
- Bates A00220
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16074 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16074
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Pages 1-13: Calidria asbestos reinforcer and filler for rubber brochure: properties, processing and handling benefits, pellets, NR/EPDM/SBR performance data, sales offices (F-70-081, 10/70)
- Page 14: Data sheet for Calidria Resin Grade-144 and Resin Grade-244 with typical physical characteristics (undated)
- Pages 15-17: Performance of Calidria R-G 144 and competitive thixotropes in liquid epoxy resin systems, with sales offices (F-71-100, 7/71)
- Pages 18-26: Calidria RG-244 thickener and thixotrope brochure for polyester resins, plastisols, epoxies and adhesives (F-70-090, 9/70)
- Pages 27-34: Calidria Resin-Grade 144 brochure for epoxy resin systems, with property tables and sales offices (F-417238, 3/69)
- Pages 35-40: Calidria RG-144 brochure on viscosity control, vinyl plastisols and liquid epoxy resin systems, with reply card
- Pages 41-125: Not included in the material provided
- Pages 126-130: Calidria SG-210 for tape-joint compounds and T-135 for acoustical and texturing compounds, with ready-mix formulation data and physical properties (F-73-0133, 2/74)
People and organizations
- Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall Mud, and Texture Coatings · Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type.
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This is document UC-863 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 130 pages. Production numbers A00220.
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“Union Carbide Calidria Asbestos Product Brochures for Rubber, Resins, Thixotropes and Tape-Joint Compounds (1969-1974).” Union Carbide documents, UC-863, Bates A00220. Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16074. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16074.
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