Documents in our library describe Quintexboard (Johns-Manville) as “a new board form of high-temperature electrical insulation”.1 They give it as sold from 1969.1 They put its asbestos content at 86%.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Quintexboard (Johns-Manville) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Asbestos Magazine, 1969, November 1969
- Sold from: “a new board form ... (November 1969)”, said by Johns-Manville, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 281
- Ingredient: “a small amount of high temperature synthetic textile fiber”, said by Johns-Manville, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 281
- Asbestos content: “composed of over 86% specially selected and processed asbestos fibers” (as of 1969), said by Johns-Manville, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 281
- Use: “spacers, transformer end packing, winding cores, barrier insulation, separator discs and washers”, said by Johns-Manville, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 281
- Description: “a new board form of high-temperature electrical insulation”, said by Johns-Manville, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 281
- Binder: “heat stable elastomeric binder”, said by Johns-Manville, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 281
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “purified asbestos board insulations” (as of 1970), p. 1042
Kind of product
Trades that worked with products like it: Electricians and Electrical Workers.
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, 1969, November 1969 (November 1, 1969), p. 28.
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 104. Not yet published in our library.
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