Documents in our library describe Therm-O-Flake (Illinois Clay Products) as “insulation block”.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Therm-O-Flake (Illinois Clay Products) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Asbestos Magazine, 1951, July 1951
- Description: “Therm-O-Flake High Temperature Insulation”, said by Illinois Clay Products Co., as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 401
- Ingredient: “calcined diatomaceous silica, exfoliated vermiculite and asbestos fibre”, said by Illinois Clay Products Co., as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 401
- Binder: “a water resistant binder”, said by Illinois Clay Products Co., as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 401
- Form: “Insulation block”, said by Illinois Clay Products Co., as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 401
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “Therm-O-Flake (listed, product not given)” (as of 1951), p. 1172
Kind of product
We list Therm-O-Flake (Illinois Clay Products) 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.
Pipe covering and block insulation by other makers (276)
Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Careytemp (Philip Carey) · Kaylo (Owens-Corning) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Superex 2000 (Johns-Manville) · Superex-1900 (Johns-Manville) · Superex-m (Johns-Manville) · Superex-sg (Johns-Manville) · Temp-check (Philip Carey) · Tempcheck (Philip Carey) · Therm-o-bestos (Johns-Manville) · Thermalite (Keene) · Thermalite 85% Magnesia (Baldwin-Ehret-Hill) · Thermalite 85% Magnesia (Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing Co.) · Thermasil (Baldwin-Ehret-Hill) · Thermasil (Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing Co.) · Thermasil (Keene) · Thermo Fire Felt (Johns-Manville) · Thermobestos pipe covering · and 256 more: all pipe covering and block insulation
References
- Asbestos Magazine, 1951, July 1951 (July 1, 1951), p. 40.
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 117. Not yet published in our library.
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