Abstract: The present invention relates to coloured fiber cement products as well as to methods for manufacturing such products. In particular, the present invention provides coloured fiber cement products, which fiber cement products are coloured in the mass, and at least comprise on at least part of their outer surface one or more cured layers of a coating composition, which composition at least comprises a binder and a pigment and/or a filler and is characterized by a pigment volume concentration (PVC) of between about 1% and about 20%. The present invention further provides processes for producing these coloured fiber cement products. Finally, the present invention provides uses of the coloured fiber cement products as building materials. In particular embodiments, the fiber cement products produced by the processes of the present invention can be used to provide an outer surface to walls, both internal as well as external, a building or construction, e.g. as fagade plate, siding, etc.

Abstract: A laminate of inorganic sheet and polyester resin having an overall thickness of 5 to 25 mils and having an elongation at break in both the cross direction and machine direction of at least 25%.

Abstract: A fiber cement composite material providing improved rot resistance and durability, the composite material incorporating biocide treated fibrous pulps to resist microorganism attacks. The biocide treated fibers have biocides attached to inner and outer surfaces of individualized fibers to protect the fibers from fungi, bacteria, mold and algae attacks. The biocides selected have strong affinity to cellulose and do not interfere with cement hydration reactions. This invention also discloses the formulation, the method of manufacturing and the final fiber cement products using the biocide treated fibers.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to improve the overall strength and interlaminar strength of a compact (green sheet) before hydrothermal reaction by using alunites, alums and aluminum sulfate having a specified specific surface area which does not require the addition of a setting retarder or a curing accelerator together with a curing agent in order to provide a method of manufacture for a lightweight calcium silicate board which does not give rise to interlaminar peeling or bursting during hydrothermal reaction and to provide such a calcium silicate board. The method of manufacture for a calcium silicate board according to the present invention is characterized by use of one or more species selected from alunites and alums with a Blaine specific surface area of 4000 cm.sup.2 /g or more or aluminum sulfate with a Blaine specific surface area of 2000 cm.sup.2 /g or more.

Abstract: An inorganic board consisting of a cured base mat and a cured surface mat is manufactured by forming a surface mat by the dry method on a base mat formed by a paper making method, embossing the composite mat, and curing the embossed composite mat. Ridges each having an enlarged top are formed on the surface of the base mat when a plural number of single mats formed by the paper making method are rolled and laminated around a making roll having a surface on which a plural number of ring grooves are formed. The ridges of the base mat engage the surface mat since each ridge has an enlarged top to improve the interlaminate strength between a cured base mat and a cured surface mat of the resulting inorganic board.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel borated asbestos fibers which possess improved filtration properties.

Abstract: A method and machine for fabricating building boards or the like, especially asbestos cement plates, contains a turbulence device having at least one channel with a step-shaped widened portion. The channel either has the form of a slot extending over the entire width of the machine or there are provided a series of cylindrical bores forming essentially parallel channels. An intermediate chamber or compartment merges with the channel or channels. Leading from the intermediate chamber is an outlet gap to the upper surface of a felt band.

Abstract: A sheet-like material having excellent fire resistance and bending workability comprises 80 to 97% by weight of a non-flammable fibrous substance, and 3 to 20% by weight of a binder consisting essentially of a thermoplastic resin. The fibrous substance is orientated at an angle of 3.degree. to 80.degree.. The material has an intermediate layer containing at least 2% by weight of the binder and at least 25% of the average quantity of the binder in the material. A heat insulating material comprising such sheet-like materials is also disclosed. The sheet-like material, and the heat insulating material are manufactured by a wet sheet forming process in which a slurry containing the fibrous substance and the binder is fed to a carrier net or sheet at an angle of 5.degree. to 60.degree. thereto, whereby the fibers are orientated. Alternatively, the slurry is fed to the carrier net or sheet at an angle of 20.degree. to 45.degree., while a fluid is blown into the slurry to create turbulence therein.

Abstract: A composition comprising an admixture of pulped fibers and a slag characterized by an open pore structure.

Abstract: A flexible mat of randomly-oriented, interwoven chyrsotile asbestos fibers, having the appearance of a flake when flattened and spread out to "open" the fibers without separating the individual fibers and without significantly reducing their natural length, have been found to provide a reinforcing agent of extraordinary strength.

Abstract: Asbestos fibres having excellent properties in resin reinforcement are produced by controlled heat treatment of a coarse fraction of chrysotile asbestos fibres.

Abstract: Waste water effluent from online production machinery and/or clean-off water from shut-down machinery is deposited in a settling tank in which the solids settle out. Water, relatively clear of the solids, is returned to the production plant. A slurry containing a high concentration of these solids is, depending on the percentage of solids, either returned to the production machinery via a slurry tank or returned to the settling tank for further concentration. The degree of concentration of solids in the slurry tank is carefully controlled in order to permit the addition of these otherwise wasted solids to the virgin asbestos-cement slurry in the various production machineries. This addition of the otherwise wasted solids is carefully monitored at each of the production machinery installations in order to provide proper quality control of the product produced thereby.

Abstract: Asbestos fibres having excellent properties in resin reinforcement are produced by controlled heat treatment of a coarse fraction of chrysotile asbestos fibres.

Abstract: Laminated slabs superficially bonded together are prepared by autoclaving a vertically compressed stack including a plurality of the sheets when initially set but not finally cured and having a polyethylene or like plastic film-like layer sandwiched between each pair of the sheet surfaces to be bonded together. A layer of material other than asbestos-cement may be sandwiched between the asbestos-cement sheets, for example, metal foil, to make the slab moisture-impervious or an array of filaments or wire-mesh material as reinforcement may be used.

Abstract: The filtration rate of asbestos-cement slurries formed from chrysotile asbestos fibres is improved by controlled heat treatment of the fibres at a temperature of about 400.degree. to about 600.degree. C. without loss of water of crystallization and fibre strength. The improved filtration rate allows an increased rate of production of asbestos-cement products.

Abstract: An improvement in the method and apparatus for fabricating asbestos-cement boards, wherein a felt band coated with fiber fleece is fed to a pair of press rollers in nip relationship and wherein the coating of the felt band with fiber fleece is effected by wet deposition on the felt band and by suction from the side opposite same.The fiber fleece obtained by wet deposition on the felt band following the deposition is condensed and dehydrated by a system consisting of a sieve cylinder and of an associated suction roller operating in nip relationship.

Abstract: A method of producing an inorganic substance board, wherein after preparation, such as by use of paper making process, the board is hardened in an autoclave with saturated steam at a high temperature, high pressure and for a suitable length of time, and after hardening, subjecting the board to one or more drying cycles comprising a vacuum treatment at 60 to 300 Torrs, for a suitable length of time to enable the core of the board to reach a suitable temperature, the application of saturated steam at 2 to 12 Kg/cm.sup.2 pressure and 120 to 190.degree. C temperature for a period of time sufficient to allow the core to reach a suitable temperature. The number of cycles is preferably 10 or less. Advantageously, the inventive drying treatment prevents efflorescence and warping of the boards.

Abstract: A process for preparing glass fiber-reinforced cement sheets by dewatering a slurry wherein at least one member selected from asbestos, cotton, flax, hemp, wool, or silk fibers is added to the aqueous cement-glass fiber slurry. The sheets so produced have increased bending strengths and improved peeling resistance.

Abstract: An inorganic composition useful as material for Lehr rolls at temperatures above 500.degree.C consists essentially of 15-45% chrysotile asbestos, 40-75% talc component and 2-35% inorganic binder. The composition is also used in manufacturing millboard by forming a water slurry of said composition and transferring said slurry to a rotating screen cylinder, then to a moving belt and then to a rotating drum upon which layers of said slurry accumulate upon each other and are thereafter slit, dried and formed into a flat sheet.