Documents in our library describe 85% Magnesia (Eagle-Picher) as “block and pipe covering”.1 They give it as made 1956–1960.2 They put its asbestos content at 15%.2 It was rated for temperatures up to 550 °F.1 The list marks “85% Magnesia” as a generic term: a name several companies used for this kind of product, not one company's brand.2 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about 85% Magnesia (Eagle-Picher) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (1962)
- Description: “Composed of not less than 85% by volume of hydrated magnesium carbonate and the balance of asbestos fibers. Relatively soft. Absorbant, will soften when wet. Rigid.”, p. 801
- Asbestos content: “Magnesium Carbonate and Asbestos”, p. 801
- Form: “Block and Pipe Covering”, p. 801
- Temperature limit: “Atmos to 550”, p. 801
Kind of product
We list 85% Magnesia (Eagle-Picher) with pipe covering and block insulation, 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, Pipefitters and Plumbers.
Other pipe covering and block insulation by Eagle-Picher (6)
Hylo · Vercel · D.E. Block · Epitherm 1200 · PV Supertemp Block · 66
Pipe covering and block insulation by other makers (270)
Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Careytemp (Philip Carey) · Kaylo (Owens-Corning) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · 85 Magnesia (Crown Cork & Seal) · 85 Magnesia (Fibreboard) · 85 Magnesia (Gaf/Ruberoid) · 85 Magnesia (Johns-Manville) · 85 Magnesia (Keasbey & Mattison) · 85 Magnesia (Philip Carey) · 85% Magnesia (Armstrong Cork) · 85% Magnesia (Pabco Products) · Acoa (Asbestos Corp. of America) · Air Cell (GAF) · Air Cell (Mundet Cork) · Air-Cell (Johns-Manville) · Aircel (Nicolet) · Aircel (Philip Carey) · Aircell (Atlas Turner) · and 250 more: all pipe covering and block insulation
See also
- 85% Magnesia in the Lexicon
- Eagle-Picher: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Eagle-Picher on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (October 1, 1962), p. 80.
- Travelers Asbestos Products Printout, July 1981 (July 1, 1981), p. 28.
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