Documents in our library describe Asbestos Sponge Felt (Nicolet) 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 Felt (Nicolet) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (1962)
- 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
- Asbestos content: “Asbestos Fiber (Sponge Felt)”, p. 781
- Temperature limit: “Atmos to 700”, p. 781
- Form: “Block and Pipe Covering”, p. 781
Kind of product
We list Asbestos Sponge Felt (Nicolet) 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 Nicolet (16)
Pipe covering and block insulation by other makers (260)
Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Careytemp (Philip Carey) · Kaylo (Owens-Corning) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · 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 (Mundet Cork) · Asbestos Sponge (Philip Carey) · Asbestos Sponge Felt (Ruberoid) · Atlasite (Atlas Asbestos) · Best Felt (Armstrong Cork) · Best Felt (Keasbey & Mattison) · Cal Temp (Pabco Products) · Calcium Silicate (Unarco) · Calsilite (GAF) · Calsilite (Ruberoid) · and 240 more: all pipe covering and block insulation
See also
- Nicolet: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Nicolet on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (October 1, 1962), p. 78.
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