Documents in our library describe Hi-Temp No. 12 (Philip Carey) as “insulating covering bonded with asbestos”.1 They give it as made from 1967.2 They put its asbestos content at 20%.2 It was rated for temperatures up to 1200 °F.3 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Hi-Temp No. 12 (Philip Carey) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “insulating covering bonded with asbestos” (as of 1934), p. 841
Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)
- Made until: “Other Pipe Coverings (produced 1906 to February 1967)”, said by Celotex Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 52
- Asbestos content: “60% diatomaceous earth, 20% magnesia plastic, 20% asbestos”, said by Celotex Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 52
- Ingredient: “60% diatomaceous earth”, said by Celotex Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 52
Asbestos Magazine, 1926, September 1926
Asbestos Magazine, 1931, December 1931
- Use: “superheated steam insulation; superheat pipe coverings, blocks and cement”, p. 74
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
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 84. Not yet published in our library.
- Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 5.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1926, September 1926 (September 1, 1926), p. 24.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1931, December 1931 (December 1, 1931), p. 7.
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