Documents in our library describe Laykold Mastic (American Bitumuls) as “weather barrier coating”.1 It was rated for temperatures up to 200 °F.1
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What each document says
Every statement about Laykold Mastic (American Bitumuls) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (1962)
- Form: “Weather Barrier Coating”, p. 1261
- Temperature limit: “-20 to 200”, p. 1261
- Asbestos content: “Asphalt base clay emulsion and asbestos fibers. Filler content is varied to get desired temperature limits.”, p. 1261
- Description: “ASPHALT EMULSION (Fibrated)”, p. 1261
Kind of product
We list Laykold Mastic (American Bitumuls) with insulating cement and coatings, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Insulators and Insulation Workers, Boilermakers.
Other insulating cement and coatings by American Bitumuls (2)
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References
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (October 1, 1962), p. 126.
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