Materials Handbook
an Encyclopedia for purchasing managers, engineers, and foremen
by George S. Brady
Copyright 1971, Tenth Edition
Hardcover, 1045 pages.
CONDITION: Dustjacket is in fair condition with much chipping and tears. Book is in good condition. Pages mostly clean and unmarked. Binding good.
This book is arranged in alphabetical order by topic.
The following topics mention asbestos:
Asbestos
Asbestos Board
Asbestos Paper
Brake Lining
Cold-Molded Plastics
Felt
Gasket Materials
Heat Insulators
There may also be additional topics where asbestos is mentioned, as this book has over 1000 pages and I have not read most of the book.
Some example pages are shown above. As you can see, many companies and trade names are mentioned.
Some of the trade names mentioned as containing asbestos include:
Form Pack 2, Devcon Corp, made from Blue Asbestos
Asbeston, U.S. Rubber Company
Colorbestos, Johns Manville
Caposite, North American Asbestos Corp
Pyrotex Felt, Raybestos-Manhattan
Industral, Apac Board, Linabestos - Keasbey & Mattison Co
Transite, Johns Manville
Sheetflextos, Keasbey & Mattison
Fiberock, Philip Carey roofing board
Copperclad, Johns Manville - asbestos roofing
Amblerite, Keasbey & Mattison Co
Uni-Syn sheet packing
Prenite, B. F. Goodrich Co
Cohrlasic, Connecticut Hard Rubber Co
Novabestos, Irvington Varnish & Insulator Co
Terratex, General Electric Co
Quinterra, Johns Manville Asbestos Paper
Raybestos brake lining
Autobestos, Keasbey & Mattison
Fire Felt, Johns Manville
Corbestos, Dana Corp
Graphlon C, Marlo Co.
This book also states:
"Magnesia or asbestos, or combination of the two, is much used for insulation of hot pipines, while organic fibrous materials are used for cold lines."