Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual, Design and Construction, Union Carbide Chemicals Company (1962)

A manual prepared by the Design and Construction group of Union Carbide Chemicals Company as a guide to selecting and procuring thermal insulations and accessories. It tabulates manufacturers' data on generic classes of insulation (block, board, pipe covering, blanket, felt, cement, and others) and on accessories, with an errata sheet dated November 9, 1962. Many of the listed products are asbestos-based, such as asbestos felt, paper, tape, blanket and cement.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Title page: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual, October 1962
• Page 2: Errata sheet dated November 9, 1962
• Page 3: Table of contents
• Page 4: Introduction describing the purpose and limits of the manual
• Pages 5-6: Section divider pages for Insulations and Characteristics
• Pages 7-25: Characteristics tables: block, board and preformed pipe covering
• Pages 26-36: Characteristics tables: blanket, felt, tape and rope
• Pages 37-40: Characteristics tables: cement (continues past the pages sent)
• Pages 160-163: Accessories tables: tools and miscellaneous items such as coatings, heat transfer cement and sound barrier facing

People and organizations

From M. U. Dorsey; W. C. Turner; W. D. Wintz; J. F. Malloy.

• M. U. Dorsey (author)
• J. F. Malloy (author)
• W. C. Turner (author)
• W. D. Wintz (author)
• Benjamin Foster Company (named)
• Flintkote (named)
• Insul-Coustic Corporation (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos insulation: pipe covering, block, and insulating cement · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-4036 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 164 pages. Production numbers UCC 022067 to UCC 022229.