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It was made for many years until it was found to be deadly, around the seventies. There is still plenty in situ. and great care must be used in handling it.
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Does cement board contain asbestos?
Older cement board may contain asbestos, and then it is properly called "asbestos cement board." Cement board more recently manufactured should not contain asbestos. The only way to know whether a particular cement board does or does not contain asbestos is to ask the manufacturer (if you know who made it) or have a sample collected from it by a qualified sampling technician and have the sample analyzed by a qualified laboratory.
What is building material made from sheets of cement and asbestos?
Asbestos cement
Does fibrous cement board contain asbestos?
Some fibrous cement board contains asbestos and some does not. It depends on when and where it was manufactured. The only way to be certain is to have it tested by a qualified laboratory.
What does asbestos cement wallboard look like?
Asbestos-cement wallboard looks like any other cement board product. Only analysis by a qualified lab can tell the difference.
What does asbestos-cement wallboard look like?
Asbestos-cement wallboard looks like any other cement board product. Only analysis by a qualified lab can tell the difference.
Is there asbestos in hardiflex fiber cement board?
If it is a product of James Hardie, no. It is primarily a Portland Cement and cellulose product.
Name of a building material made from sheets of concrete and asbestos used in Australia?
Asbestos cement
How do asbestos pipe and iron pipe differ?
Asbestos pipe is made of cement that contains asbestos fibers. Iron pipe is made from cast iron.
What is asbestos cement in technical terms?
Fibre reinforced cement board is a better descriptor. Asbestos has a bad press recently, but glass fibres are an adequate substitute provided one uses an alkali resistant glass.
What is the difference between corrugated asbestos roofing and asbestos cement flat sheet?
The difference between corrugated asbestos roofing and flat asbestos cement sheet is the form in which it was cast and, perhaps, the thickness of the finished product. Asbestos was merely an additive to cement. Both products are basically cement with a fiber strengthener that happens to be asbestos.
What is a Building material made from cement and asbestos mainly used in Australia?
generalist
Why was asbestos used as roofs for houses?
Asbestos is a good insulator Asbestos-cement sheets 0.166 W/m.K and that of steel is 43 W/m.K Asbestos cement stands up well to weathering.
