Mineral Cotton
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A short dictionary entry on mineral cotton, a fiber made by blowing a jet of steam through a stream of molten slag to produce fine white threads up to two or three feet long. It notes that the threads are somewhat elastic but break easily, and that the material's poor heat conductivity suggests use as insulation for steam boilers and pipes.
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- Article
- Date
- 1884
- Language
- English
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- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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