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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1969 May 29
DOC OC038
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Answers to Questions from the
Department of the Navy RE Asbestos Insulation
L. W. Saxby
(
Toledo
ASBESTOS INSULATION
D. Bradshaw - San Francisco
May 29 1969
W. Munsey - Santa Clara
L. J. Brunel - San Francisco
The answers to the questions raised
easy to give as would be
by the Department of the Navy are not
industry requesting the inefxopremcatteidonor the department would not have gone to
Without considerable research which time does not
limited
permit our answers are
The answers are as follows
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a Foamglas
Fiberglas Multitemp if revived
How about a pipe covering molded from
Board wool to 750
Fiberglas Intermediate
In blanket form Picher Alumafelt and
Standard Fiberglas pipe
Tablock
covering to 450
Service
b No molded materials known us ,,
- Tablock pipe covering in blanket form good to 1400
c Tempmat and Ercomat to 1200 same
Fiberglas
Marine
High
Temp
product Insulation
P Superglas Molded Felt
to 1200
to 1800
P Mineral Fiber Blankets to 1400
d Fiberglas cloths and tapes manufactured
temperatures according to use
to meet either outside or hot side
e No finishing cement known which does not contain asbestos fibers f Dust collection systems and breathing masks
g Specifically related to Navy work it is
very impractical to install dust
proven masks when available to
on board
assure total protection of every man working
The direction to go is non asbestos materials
(Se the WUAWY
h It appears that it should be possible to go to non asbestos
systems at about present costs
for appearance or
insulation
Some allowances may have to be
made
damage resistance but this would be
achievement of the objective
minor in the
This is based on the
pipe
availability of a non asbestos calcium silicate
covering and finishing cement
This is the Ume to perfect a coated the base chemical conditions found
reinforcement in Kaylo
Fiberglas textile fiber resistant to
in calcium silicates for use as the
Let's get rid of asbestos in the
rid of other
insulation industry and we can then
should be costly problems which are beginning to develop This
our number one research
have the cause for this important acptrioognram at this time as we now
get
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