Whats this material

[littleworried]

Hi
Can anyone identify this material.

It's from the back of a toilet cubicle door. The hanger broke off and the first thing I thought is could this be asbestos?

The pictures are not very clear from my phone. The material does look wooden or a little like cardboard and appears to be in thin layers, however I am a little worried that it may contain asbestos as apparently that stuff was used everywhere.

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Thanks for your help

 

[Space cat]

It's hard to say from those pictures but it looks a little like dense polyurethane foam. Does it squash? Does it float? Does it soak up water?

Does it burn? (Asbetos doesn't.) Do that test outside because burning polyurethane gives off toxic fumes.

 

[merlin50]

its soft board

 

[littleworried]

It's a pretty solid material but when you pick at it you can literally tear off the thin layers

 

[merlin50]

i do not think it is softboard i know it is softboard years ago buildings were full of it.

 

[littleworried]

Hi Merlin thanks for the prompt reply.

I wasn't sure if it was or if it wasn't. definitely no asbestos then?

 

[Space cat]

you can literally tear off the thin layers

That would rule out polyurethane then. I tend to agree with merlin50.

 

[merlin50]

Hi Merlin thanks for the prompt reply.

I wasn't sure if it was or if it wasn't. definitely no asbestos then?

no asbestos

 

[littleworried]

Thank you guys for your prompt reply's

 

[merlin50]

Thank you guys for your prompt reply's

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[devontis]

Sorry to hijack this thread, but was asbestos ever used in toilet cubicles/doors ?

 

[merlin50]

only the ones filled with plutonium

 

[devontis]

only the ones filled with plutonium

I'm guessing that means no. I have a phobia of the stuff

 

[^woody^]

Softboard is well, soft, so not used for toilet cubicles

That looks like a classic Formica surface, so the board would be MDF. Either way, no asbestos content