Asbestovaya fabric AT9, Dnipropetrovsk region.

Asbestovaya AT-9 fabric is a special fabric made of asbestos threads woven on a loom and binding fibers made of viscose, cotton or mylar. As a rule, the percentage of fiber is 5-18%.
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Asbestos fabric AT-9 area of application
Asbestos fabric AT-9 is used as a heat-insulating and lining material, for sealing joints in boiler rooms, furnaces and other heat-technical equipment. It is also effective in the production of rubberized fabrics and the sewing of heat-resistant clothing, the production of various products of industrial equipment, asbestos plastics and asbestos textolites. Special types of asbestos fabric are also used in aviation (for example, to create friction discs of gears in engines).