Documents in our library describe Asbestos Sponge (Mundet Cork) as “block and pipe covering”.1 It was rated for temperatures up to 700 °F.1
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What each document says
Every statement about Asbestos Sponge (Mundet Cork) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (1962)
- Form: “Block and Pipe Covering”, p. 781
- Temperature limit: “Atmos to 700”, p. 781
- Asbestos content: “Asbestos Fiber (Sponge Felt)”, p. 781
- Description: “Built up of asbestos fiber felts laminated and cemented together to form a relatively spongy material. Resilient. Forty layers per inch. Flexible.”, p. 781
Kind of product
We list Asbestos Sponge (Mundet Cork) 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.
Other pipe covering and block insulation by Mundet Cork (7)
Pipe covering and block insulation by other makers (269)
Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Careytemp (Philip Carey) · Kaylo (Owens-Corning) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Asbestos Hair Felt Covering (Johns-Manville) · Asbestos Molded Blocks (Johns-Manville) · Asbestos Moulded Sectional Covering (Johns-Manville) · Asbestos Paper (Celotex) · Asbestos Paper (Philip Carey) · Asbestos Sectional Covering (Johns-Manville) · Asbestos Sponge (Felted, Sectional, Molded) (Johns-Manville) · Asbestos Sponge (Philip Carey) · Asbestos Sponge Felt (Nicolet) · Asbestos Sponge Felt (Ruberoid) · Atlasite (Atlas Asbestos) · Best Felt (Armstrong Cork) · Best Felt (Keasbey & Mattison) · Bestfelt (Nicolet) · Cal Temp (Pabco Products) · and 249 more: all pipe covering and block insulation
References
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (October 1, 1962), p. 78.
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