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Engineering Materials
by Department of Marine Engineering, United States Naval Academy
Published by United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland
Copyright 1949 and 1952.  Fourth Printing, 1954.
Hardcover.

Preface by C. E. Trescott, Captain, U.S. Navy, Head of Department of Marine Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy

The Acknowledgments list many companies, including (but not limited to): American Brake Shoe Co; Babcock & Wilcox Co; Bakelite Corp;  B. F. Goodrich Co; Crane Packing Co; General Electric Company; General Motors Corp; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Johns Manville; Plastics Materials Manufacturers Association; Society of the Plastics Industry; Union Asbestos and Rubber Co; and many others.

ASBESTOS is mentioned as a filler for some plastics.
"Asbestos and mica are used when resistance to high temperatures, dimensional stability, and low moisture absorption are desired."

ASBESTOS is described as an insulating material and Fig 14-2 entitled "Pipe Insulating Materials" pictures Silica-Asbestos-Magnesia, Mineral Wool, Asbestos Paper, and Hair Felt.


CONDITION:   Good. Dustjacket has some wear, but is protected in a mylar cover. Some tanning and staining to endpapers, but otherwise pages are mostly clean and unmarked. Binding is good.

Engineering Materials, 1954
$85