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FILE NAME: ICI (ICI) DATE: 1967 Apr 19 DOC#: ICI027 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo
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These cc.-aer.c..ents ato cade to permit the usa o Asbestos--fr e e in su latio n in plaoo o f calcium s i l i c a t e and asb esto s cecen t.
Part 1 - Sutn lv onl v c f Cr.lciur: S i l i c a t e Tr.sulation
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Moulded C a lciu c S i l i r a t o Ir.su latlo r.
lo u lccci C b lc v S --Icr^tc t a jo s t e s --f r co E n a n c is c h l l bo u se d i n p i t e e o f C alciu a S ilie t t e as s p e c ifie d .
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Par- I I - Am i l cat ion. ? iyir.fr ar.d P ro te c tio n o f C alciu a S i l i c a t a Thermal In su latio n
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Caldura S ilic a te
The in su la tio n s h a ll be Magnesia 60 supplied by the Chemical and In su la tin g Company, D arlin gton , and s h a ll be w holly fr e e of asbestos.
A lte r n a tiv e c a t e n a l s cay only be used w ith the approval o f the Company,.
Where Calcium S i l i c a t e i s mentioned in t h l* S p e c ific a tio n , i t s h a ll be taken to be Magnesia 66.
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Protective Ccatin^
P ro tective coating applied over the in su latio n sh a ll be Conposition 14 as supplied by tho Chemical In s u la tin g Conpary, D arlington and s h a l l be
w holly fre e of asbestos. A lte rn a tiv e ca te ria la nay only be used w ith the approval o f the Company.
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Asbestos Cloth
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C la s s clo th s h a ll be used a t expansion jo in ts' and s h a l l be Ty g la s s
X 326A cade by Potherg i l l and Kartfey, orjaa^e quival ent o a te r ia l.
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M attresses
U attresses s h a ll be cado iro n g la ss d o t h w ith the weather su rfa c e cluni r i s e d ;. Tho f i l l i n g cay be Magnesia 66 or cim erai wool o r g la ss
wool as ap p rop riate. Where the ten ter tu re exceeds the maximum quoted by the manufacturer fo r the g la ss c lo th , a ce ta l covered removable box
s h a ll be used.
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Protection apain3t Oil Stillage11
(a) lig h t gauge crisped aluminium with a paper backing is not acceptable, Aluminium, i f used, must be painted on the inner surface. Light gauge stainless steel is also suitable.
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Pines w ith Steam or E l e c t r ic T ra c in g
The b rig h t aluminium f o i l used to wrap pipe and tra ce r s h a ll be-.not le s s than A6 swg.
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P ro tectio n fo r Hot A u ste n itic S te e l Su rfaces
The aluniniua f o i l sh a ll be not le s s than 46 EW- I t i s recommended that the in su la tio n on pip^c, v a lv e s e t c . , cade o f a u ste n itic s te e l should ba w aterproofed The method giver, under "P ro te c tio n ag ain st O il S p illa g e " in S ectio n 3 would be suitablo-.*
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C o p ie a : ACK/WXD/EBQ
19th April, 1967.
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