Uses of Asbestos

Following are some of the uses of asbestos:

1. Asbestos with cement as asbestos cement have plenty of uses as sheets and pipes. Sheets are used as roofing material and pipes are used for drain rain water, seepage water, etc.
2. Asbestos being a good heat insulator, it is used for insulating furnaces, steam and exhaust pipes, boiler, etc.
3. Asbestos being a high temperature resistant, it is often used for making moulded shapes to resist high temperature.
4. Fire fighting persons use fire-proof suits made of asbestos.
5. Asbestos being a good sound insulator, it is used as small length fibres in different conditions.
6. In the form of fibres, asbestos is used for cable insulation and in sheet form, it is used in lining and partition in switches and fuse boxes.
7. In electric motors and coils exposed to high temperature, asbestos paper is used as a cover for electric wires.
8. Asbestos felt is used as a damp proof layer in combination with bitumen.
9. Asbestos is used for internal combustion engine exhaust pipes and silencer gaskets and sparkling plug washers in combination with copper shell.
10. Asbestos, when powdered or in the form of fibres, is sometimes kneaded into a dough form with water and used for blocking holes and cracks in metal objects.
11. In combination with magnesium carbonate, or wool felt, it is used for lagging steam pipes.
12. It is used to form asbestos paints.