:Heatproof mat
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A heatproof mat is a piece of apparatus commonly used in tabletop lab experiments that involve moderate temperatures (for example, when a Bunsen burner is being used) to prevent damage to a work surface.{{Cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Pam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=daa6ZtVjUXwC&dq=%22heatproof+mat%22&pg=PR19 |title=Computer Science Experiments |last2=Wood |first2=Elaine |date=2010 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-1-4381-2909-9 |pages=xix |language=en}} They may also be used for domestic equipment, such as hot plates,{{Cite book |last=Magazines |first=Hearst |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-eADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA114 |title=Popular Mechanics |date=1909 |publisher=Hearst Magazines |pages=114 |language=en}} hair stylers,{{Cite web |author1=Fiona McKim |date=2023-02-12 |title=Babyliss Wave Secret Air review: "literally anyone could curl their hair with this" |url=https://www.womanandhome.com/beauty/hair/babyliss-wave-secret-air/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Woman and Home Magazine |language=en}} hair straighteners{{Cite web |date=2024-04-12 |title=Dyson Airstrait review: straighter hair with the power of air |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/dyson-airstrait-review-straighter-hair-133054032.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-SG}} or other hot objects.
Traditionally, such mats were made of asbestos. Fiberglass, calcium silicate or other substitutes are now used because of the toxicity of asbestos fibres.