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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A cord prepared from twisted or braided [ | + | A cord prepared from twisted or braided [[asbestos|asbestos]] fibers. Asbestos rope can range in diameter sizes from one-quarter inch up to 2 inches. It is used for caulking and for insulating pipe, valve and joints. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 08:56, 8 January 2014
Description
A cord prepared from twisted or braided Asbestos fibers. Asbestos rope can range in diameter sizes from one-quarter inch up to 2 inches. It is used for caulking and for insulating pipe, valve and joints.
Synonyms and Related Terms
asbestos yarn; asbestos wick; Caposite
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 72
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996