Documents in our library describe Caposil HT (Cape Asbestos) as “caposil ht1 ... caposil ht2, a new insulation with improved flexural and compressive properties for heavy duty service”.1 They give it as sold from 1961.2 It was rated for temperatures up to 1850 °F.2 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Caposil HT (Cape Asbestos) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Asbestos Magazine, 1968, December 1968
- Description: “CAPOSIL HT1 ... CAPOSIL HT2, a new insulation with improved flexural and compressive properties for heavy duty service”, said by Cape Insulation Limited, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 161
Asbestos Magazine, 1961, July 1961
- Sold from: “shown for the first time ... at Olympia, London, on April 20th, 1961”, said by Cape Insulation and Asbestos Products Limited, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 222
- Made at: “made on a new production line at their Barking Works”, said by Cape Insulation and Asbestos Products Limited, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 222
- Temperature limit: “Maximum safe temperature limit is 1850°F.”, said by Cape Insulation and Asbestos Products Limited, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 222
- Description: “pleasing white appearance and rigidity. Moulded accurately in a range of sizes up to 36" by 24" from 1" to 4" thick”, said by Cape Insulation and Asbestos Products Limited, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 222
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “slabs” (as of 1961), p. 643
See also
- Cape Asbestos: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
References
- Asbestos Magazine, 1968, December 1968 (December 1, 1968), p. 16.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1961, July 1961 (July 1, 1961), p. 22.
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 64. Not yet published in our library.
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