Carborundum
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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
"You grew up on it," explained an accompanying note from the elder Hartmann, a patent attorney in Beverly Hills, Calif., and former chemist who once directed research for the Carborundum Co.
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Instead, Chairman Milliken, apparently fearing an unfriendly takeover attempt, paid $66 a share for Carborundum.
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By the time Richard came of age, his family had dominant holdings in the Mellon National Bank, Gulf, Alcoa, Koppers and Carborundum.
From Time Magazine Archive
Carborundum paper, made like emery paper, is now largely used in place of garnet paper in American shoe factories, and finds a market in other directions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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