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Asbestos when added to materials may provide strength, heat insulation, or fire resistance, among other properties.

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  • Asbestos added to plaster makes the finished product more resistant to breaking when flexed (stronger).
  • Asbestos adhering to structural steel insulates it from heat, thus letting it survive longer in a fire so that people escape the building and firefighters can work without the building collapsing on them.
  • Asbestos incorporated into textiles makes them less likely to burn, and was used in theatre curtains and woven wiring insulation for that purpose.
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