Grade HF Hard Finish #48 High Gloss (GAF) appears in documents in our library about asbestos products. They give it as made from 1945.1 1 formula with amounts give asbestos as 16.7% of the product.1 The asbestos named is chrysotile.
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If you or a family member worked with or around Grade HF Hard Finish #48 High Gloss (GAF) and later developed mesothelioma or another asbestos disease, a claim may be paid by the G-I Holdings (GAF) asbestos trust. Free case review.
The formulas
The 1 formula documents give for Grade HF Hard Finish #48 High Gloss (GAF), each with its ingredients and amounts exactly as printed. Amounts are by weight unless the document says otherwise; a total that doesn't come to 100 is the document's own.
Grade HF - Hard Finish #48 High Gloss · 1945
“The formula for this product is unknown except that in 1945 it consisted of:”
| Constituent | Amount |
|---|---|
| chrysotile | 16.7% |
| Portland cement | 16.7% |
| Guaging cement | 33.3% |
| diatomaceous earth | 33.3% |
Source: GAF Asbestos Information Act Submission (1989), p. 331
What each document says
Every statement about Grade HF Hard Finish #48 High Gloss (GAF) in the documents, in each document's own words.
GAF Asbestos Information Act Submission (1989)
- Made from: “manufactured apparently in 1945 and possibly other years”, p. 331
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.
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