Carborundum
Americannoun
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Carborundum is silicon carbide, SiC, a very hard material used as an abrasive on sandpaper and in other applications.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Curtiss-Wright is openly declaring its intention to make Kennecott sell off Carborundum, an abrasives manufacturer that Kennecott acquired only three months ago for $571 million.
From Time Magazine Archive
Founded in 1891, Carborundum, which has 85 plants in 24 countries, produces more than 2,000 industrial products ranging from air filters to diesel engine camshafts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead, Chairman Milliken, apparently fearing an unfriendly takeover attempt, paid $66 a share for Carborundum.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the foreground are the fused masses of the product Courtesy of the Carborundum Co.,
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
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