gaskets, seals
- Application, products: Fire doors, acoustic doors, pipe feed-throughs through walls and ceilings
- Types of asbestos: Predominantly chrysotile; asbestos content: traces up to several per cent
Our services for you
- analysis for asbestos carried out by qualified scientists in our own accredited laboratory
- short processing time, as a rule 3 days after sample receipt
- court-proof analysis
- regular participation in collaborative studies in the field of asbestos analysis
Costs for the analysis for asbestos in gaskets
Analysis as material sample according to VDI guideline 3866, page 5 for
€ 62.00 net or € 73.78 VAT incl.
Frequently asked questions about asbestos in gaskets
Where is asbestos found in gaskets?
Until asbestos was banned in 1993, asbestos was used in many ways. It is flexible, stable and extremely heat resistant.
In the case of gasket materials, you should always classify all gaskets and sealants installed before 1990 as potentially containing asbestos.
Particularly affected:
- fire doors
- soundproof doors
- pipe culverts
- flange gaskets for pipes, so-called IT gaskets, Klingerit
Asbestos was also used in so-called flat gaskets and in various sealing compounds, for example for joints.
Identification of asbestos in gaskets by means of SEM images and energy-dispersive element-spectra
Asbestos analysis of gaskets: SEM-image of chrysotile asbestos
Asbestos analysis of gaskets: EDX-spectrum of chrysotile asbestos
Dr. Benner examining asbestos samples under the scanning electron microscope
