Documents in our library describe Black Plaster Finish (Bitucote) as “finish coating (cold room finish)”.1 It was rated for temperatures up to 100 °F.1
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What each document says
Every statement about Black Plaster Finish (Bitucote) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (1962)
- Description: “ASPHALT EMULSION (Cold Room Finish)”, p. 1211
- Temperature limit: “-10 to 100”, p. 1211
- Form: “Finish Coating (Cold Room Finish)”, p. 1211
- Asbestos content: “Asphalt with asbestos fibers, can also contain clay and silica sand.”, p. 1211
Kind of product
We list Black Plaster Finish (Bitucote) 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 Bitucote (2)
Insulating cement and coatings by other makers (322)
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References
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (October 1, 1962), p. 121.
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