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Advanced Materials
Hardcover
Second Edition, Copyright 1969, 382 pages.

 This book contains extensive information on asbestos and its use, in the two chapters entitled:
- "Asbestos in High Temperature Resisting 'Composite' Materials"
- "Asbestos in Aircraft and Missiles"

These two chapters contain a total of over 40 pages of information, plus asbestos is also mentioned in the chapter about Metallic Fibres.

This book formerly belonged to the IBM Components Div. library in East Fishkill, NY. This is indicated by stamps and stickers.

The table of context, index listing, and many sample pages are shown above.

An incomplete listing of topics covered included:
Blue Crocidolite Asbestos
Amosite Asbestos
Bristol Aircraft Co rocket tube made from phenolic resin-impregnated asbestos
'Titan' missile containing asbestos-glass fibre composites
Novabestos, Raybestos-Manhattan Company
composite laminate containing asbestos developed by Dow Corning Co
Johns-Manville Quinterro Type 56L asbestos paper
Ducrasil by W. T. Henley Telegraph Works Co (asbestos roved)
Cambridge Filter Corporation of Syracuse, New York - air filter composed of asbestos & glass
Philadelphia Asbestos Textile Corporation - Fiberfrax & Cerbestos
asbestos ceramic fibre composite insulation for rocket motors - Phillips Petroleum Co
Thermazip, Zipper Tubing Company of Los Angeles
Asbestos-Metallic Wool
Asbestos-Graphite Composites
Johns Manville MIN-K insulation
Asbestos-Fluorocarbon Heat Resistant Composite Materials (Teflon & Asbestos combined)
Du Pont d Nemours & Co
Durestos asbestos-reinforced phenolic
Continental-Diamond Fibre Corp - Dilecto & Celoron
Pyrotex Felt
Missile fins made from Durestos asbestos-phenolic resin felt
Bristol Aircraft Corp
asbestos-phenolic impregnated yarn
Durectos duct used on the Britannia aircraft
Johns-Manville Corp, Inconel packing
(and more)

BOOK CONDITION: Acceptable. No dustjacket. Ex-library book with stamps, stickers, glue stains, etc. Tear to last page (which is a blank endpaper).  Otherwise, pages are mostly clean and unmarked. Binding is good. Book is somewhat slanted front to back.

Additional keywords: Airplanes, Planes, Flight, Flying, Air Force
Advanced Materials
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