Pyroscat, named in the answers as Detrick Pyroscat, was a "light-weight fire-proofing protective treatment for structural steel" made by R & I Refractory and Insulation Corporation, a subsidiary of Combustion Engineering, Inc.1 In sworn answers given in a lawsuit in February 1968, R & I and Combustion Engineering listed it among the materials R & I "began, on or about April 2, 1964, to manufacture."2 Combustion Engineering's own answers in March 1970 give the same start.1
The answers describe its contents differently: the 1968 answers say it was "comprised of Portland cement, expanded perlite and clay," naming no asbestos.2 Combustion Engineering's answers of December 1969 and March 1970 call it "a preblended mixture of high temperature aggregates, asbestos fibers, hydraulic binder and other materials."1,3 An insurance company's 1981 list of asbestos products, compiled from other companies' answers in lawsuits, lists Pyroscat as a cement under Combustion Engineering, made from 1964 to 1972, with 3 in the column read as percent asbestos.4
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The Borel v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to interrogatories
- Made from: “began, on or about April 2, 1964, to manufacture”, p. 11
- Use: “fire-proofing protective treatment for structural steel”, p. 21
- Description: “light-weight fire-proofing protective treatment for structural steel, being a preblended mixture of high temperature aggregates, asbestos fibers, hydraulic binder and other materials”, p. 21
- Asbestos content: “a preblended mixture of high temperature aggregates, asbestos fibers, hydraulic binder and other materials”, p. 21
The Tomplait v. Combustion Engineering Case File (1962-1969), Response to plaintiff's interrogatories
The Potter v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to interrogatories under Rule 33
The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981)
Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (1962)
- Form: “Hydraulic Setting Fireproofing Cement”, p. 875
- Temperature limit: “Atmos to 2000”, p. 875
- Description: “Mineral wool, asbestos fibers and a hydraulic binder. Provides lightweight, fire-retardent protection for structural steel. To be mixed with water.”, p. 875
- Asbestos content: “Mineral Wool and Asbestos”, p. 875
Kind of product
We list Pyroscat (Combustion Engineering) 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, Roofers.
Other insulating cement and coatings by Combustion Engineering (28)
Castablock · Detrick Mhd · Duriseal · Mix A · Permiseal · Detrick · Detrick T-060 · Detrick Thinsuliner · Easy Seal · Hilite · Kaiser · Mhd · Sdk 50 · Stic-tite · Stirup · Super 711 · Super Finish · Super Stic-tite · T-60 · Utility · and 8 more on the company's page
Insulating cement and coatings by other makers (296)
Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Asbestile (Johns-Manville) · 85 Magnesia (Johns-Manville) · Prasco (Fibreboard) · P-k (Keene/Ehret) · Perforated Saffit Panels (Gold Bond Bldg. Products (National Gypsum)) · Pittcote 600 B (Pittsburgh Corning) · Plastic Emulsion (Armstrong Cork) · Plisulate (Plibrico Jointless Firebrick) · Powerhouse (Keene) · Protektite (Bitucote) · Quik Set (Forty-Eight Insulations) · Red Top (U.S. Gypsum) · S-90 Tile (Armstrong Cork) · S.I.S. (Celotex) · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · Sanded Premix (Flintkote) · Sc-30 (Owens-Corning) · Sc-40 (Owens-Corning) · and 276 more: all insulating cement and coatings
See also
- Combustion Engineering: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Combustion Engineering on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- The Borel v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to interrogatories (March 30, 1970), pp. 1–2.
- The Tomplait v. Combustion Engineering Case File (1962-1969), Response to plaintiff's interrogatories (February 14, 1968), pp. 1–2.
- The Potter v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to interrogatories under Rule 33 (December 23, 1969), p. 2.
- The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 30, 1981), p. 7.
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (October 1, 1962), p. 87.
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