Documents in our library describe Carey Cal-silicate (Philip Carey) as “block and pipe covering”.1 They give it as made 1950–1955.2,3 It was rated for temperatures up to 1350 °F.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Carey Cal-silicate (Philip Carey) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (1962)
- Asbestos content: “Hydrous calcium silicate reinforced with a small amount of asbestos fibers”, p. 781
- Temperature limit: “Atmos to 1350”, p. 781
- Form: “Block and Pipe Covering”, p. 781
- Description: “Hydrous calcium silicate reinforced with a small amount of asbestos fibers. Good compressive strength. Rigid.”, p. 781
The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981)
Kind of product
We list Carey Cal-silicate (Philip Carey) 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 Philip Carey (26)
Careytemp · Careycel · 19 Hitemp · Aircel · 85 Magnesia · Super-light · Super-Light 85% Magnesia · Temp-check · Tempcheck · Alltemp · Asbestos Paper · Asbestos Sponge · Careytemp 2000 · Carocel · Defendex · Dual Careytemp · Excel · Fireguard Jacketing · Grosscell · Hightemp #12 · and 6 more on the company's page
Pipe covering and block insulation by other makers (250)
Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Kaylo (Owens-Corning) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Asbestocel (Johns-Manville) · Calsilite-Hi (GAF) · Caltemp (Fibreboard) · Caltemp Cement (Fibreboard) · Caltherm (Fibreboard) · Caposil 1400 (Cape Asbestos) · Caposite (Holmes Foundry) · Caposite Plus (Cape Insulation) · Carey-temp (Celotex) · Castablock (Combustion Engineering) · Celite (Johns-Manville) · Cell-O-Tone (Norristown Magnesia & Asbestos Company) · Celo-temp (Celotex) · Champion Sectional Covering (Johns-Manville) · Cobra (Johns-Manville) · Colorthin (Johns-Manville) · and 230 more: all pipe covering and block insulation
See also
- Philip Carey: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Philip Carey 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.
- The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 30, 1981), p. 4.
- Travelers Asbestos Products Printout, July 1981 (July 1, 1981), p. 18.
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