Documents in our library describe Quinterra Type 3 (Johns-Manville) as “silicone-treated "quinterra" type no. 3, from the basic asbestos sheet”.1 They give it as sold from 1951.1 It was rated for temperatures up to 180 °C.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Quinterra Type 3 (Johns-Manville) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Asbestos Magazine, 1951, November 1951
- Sold from: “The third and newest of the "QUINTERRAS" (Nov. 1951)”, p. 201
- Description: “silicone-treated "QUINTERRA" Type No. 3, from the basic asbestos sheet”, p. 141
- Made at: “produced at the Johns-Manville plant in Tilton, New Hampshire” (as of 1951; at Tilton), p. 201
- Use: “layer insulation between coil windings of a portable sealed transformer for the Signal Corps” (sales to U.S. Army Signal Corps (transformer maker not named)), p. 201
- Temperature limit: “Class insulation for service at temperatures of 180 C.” (as of 1951), p. 201
The Asbestos Industry (1955)
- Use: “Silicone-treated Quinterra paper is now applied to electrical-insulation uses” (as of 1955), p. 1172
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “tapes” (as of 1958), p. 1043
Kind of product
We list Quinterra Type 3 (Johns-Manville) with cloth, tape and other textiles, from how the documents describe it. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Other cloth, tape and other textiles by Johns-Manville (73)
Min-k · Thermobestos pipe covering · Thermomat · Thermotape · Thermowrap · MX 5243 Cloth (Coated) · MX 5385 Cloth (Coated) · Niagarite · No. 118 Kearsarge Gaskets · No. 55 Cable Fireproofing Tape · Quinorgo R-4 · Quinterra 71 · Super Temp-Tite · Superheat · Tadpole · Thermo-Chem · Thermo-Pac · Thermo-Pac 2700 · Thermoflex · Underwriter's Grade Asbestos Cloth · and 53 more on the company's page
Cloth, tape and other textiles by other makers (228)
Pyrotex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Novabestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · Insutape (Unarco) · Novatex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Polybestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Porterlag (H. K. Porter) · Portersite (H. K. Porter) · Protector Gold Cross (Protector Safety Industries) · Quietline (Amatex) · Quik Flame Oil Stove Wicking (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Quilon (E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And) · R/M Glassbestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · R/M Green Shield (Raybestos-Manhattan) · R/M Style 25 Thermal Insulating Tape (Raybestos-Manhattan) · R/M Style 41-Rpd Pyrotex Yarns (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Railko (Small & Parkes) · Raybestex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Red Ram (Elliott Glove) · Rhinobestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · and 208 more: all cloth, tape and other textiles
See also
- Johns-Manville: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Johns-Manville on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Asbestos Magazine, 1951, November 1951 (November 1, 1951), pp. 14, 20.
- The Asbestos Industry (January 1, 1955), p. 117.
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 104. Not yet published in our library.
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