Grade B.T. High Temperature Cement was a cement from GAF and The Ruberoid Co.1,2 In its 1989 filing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Asbestos Information Act, made for itself and The Ruberoid Co., GAF said the cement "was designed to withstand temperatures of 1600 to 1800 degrees."1
A 1990 EPA notice that published what GAF reported prints the name as "Grade H. T." High Temperature Cement, and gives the same range, 1,600° to 1,800 °F.2 It adds that the material "was not designed to be used for finishing purposes."2
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What each document says
Every statement about Grade B.T. High Temperature Cement (GAF) in the documents, in each document's own words.
GAF Asbestos Information Act Submission (1989)
- Temperature limit: “designed to withstand temperatures of 1600 to 1800 degrees”, p. 331
Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)
- Temperature limit: “designed to withstand temperatures of 1,600° to 1,800 °F”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 92
- Description: “not designed to be used for finishing purposes”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 92
See also
- GAF: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- GAF on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- GAF Asbestos Information Act Submission (October 6, 1989), p. 33.
- Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 9.
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