Documents in our library describe UK Marinite (Cape Asbestos Group) as “used in shipbuilding for thermal insulation”.1 It was rated for temperatures up to 800 °C.2 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about UK Marinite (Cape Asbestos Group) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “used in shipbuilding for thermal insulation” (as of 1974), p. 1211
Asbestos Magazine, 1976, September 1976
- Use: “for use in handling molten and non-ferrous metals in the metal processing industries”, said by Cape Boards and Panels Ltd., as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 122
- Temperature limit: “UK Marinite ... 720 HT ... capable of withstanding temperatures of ... 800°C”, said by Cape Boards and Panels Ltd., as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 122
- Temperature limit: “UK Marinite 45 HT ... capable of withstanding temperatures of 750°C”, said by Cape Boards and Panels Ltd., as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 122
Asbestos Magazine, 1977, June 1977
- Use: “fire protection project at the Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture, Paris” (sales to Georges Pompidou National Centre of Art and Culture, Paris), said by Cape Contracts International Ltd., as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 123
Asbestos Magazine, 1978, January 1978
- Use: “to protect power cables from fire at one of Spain's first nuclear power stations, at Lemoniz” (sales to Lemoniz nuclear power station, Spain), said by Cape Boards and Panels Ltd., as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 254
- Use: “Europe's new St. Gotthard motorway tunnel” (sales to St. Gotthard motorway tunnel (Goschenen to Airolo)), said by Cape Boards and Panels Ltd., as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 254
References
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 121. Not yet published in our library.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1976, September 1976 (September 1, 1976), p. 12.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1977, June 1977 (June 1, 1977), p. 12.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1978, January 1978 (January 1, 1978), p. 25.
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