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Table 1 Chemical composition (% of weight) of the four mineral wools studied

From: Biosolubility of high temperature insulation wools in simulated lung fluids

 

RCF

AES 1

AES2

PCW

SiO2

50–58

61–67

70–80

27

Al2O3

42–50

< 1

–

≥72

Fe2O3

–

< 0.6

–

–

MgO

–

2.5–6.5

> 18–27

–

CaO

–

27–33

–

–