Caposite insulation
Description
Caposite is a lightweight insulation material that was produced in blocks and shaped radiused sections for wrapping pipes.
Made in Australia by Hardies under licence to the UK organisation: Cape Building Products Ltd.
Also licensed to ACM producers in 10 other countries.
The composition of the Australian product was 95-98% amosite asbestos bonded with Sodium Silicate.
Brands/products
- Caposite
- Hardie-BI Co
Years of production/use
In Australia Hardie’s supplied this product from the early 20th Century and co-produced it with Bradford Insulation Industries and CSR between 1964-1971.
Residential uses
- Hot water pipes in multi-story residential blocks. Flue wrapping.
Industrial uses
- Boiler casings, ducting, flues, road and rail tankers, furnace walls etc
- Pipe tunnels and risers
- Used in conjunction with other insulation products such as K-Lite or High temperature blocks in combination insulation applications.
Be aware
Designed to be hand-cut to shape/size on site, which exposed fibres.
Pipes may be recently encapsulated with other insulation material such as jacketed fibreglass or mineral wool.
