Asbestos?

Trying to replace a flange gasket on this old Weil McLain. Looks to be some white fibrous material lining the gasket. Could be asbestos but not sure. Anyone seen this before?
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not sure. Never tried that. We’ll probably end up having it tested just curious if anyone has run across it and what the result of it was. Of course anything is possible.
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It is composition sheet gasket. there were all sorts of formulas, some that used asbestos as the base, some that use other fibers. It is like caulk or roof cement or glazing compound or spackle/joint compound. There are all sorts of things mixed in them.
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When in doubt,treat it as ACM (Asbestos Containing Material). Mad Dog
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Asbestos was possibly banned in 2017. In 1990 there was a weird rule where materials that were less than 1% asbestos weren't asbestos and asbestos couldn't be used for any new uses.
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