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carbide, a binary compound of carbon. The various compounds range in stability from explosive copper or silver carbides to hard abrasive compounds, such as silicon carbide. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The strong carbide particles of the powder provide a longer service life than traditional chrome-carbide hardfacing. Kirk Nielsen is to be congratulated for locating the whereabouts of Warren Anderson, the CEO of Union Carbide at the time of the Bhopal toxic release ("Warren Anderson's Silence," May issue). Thicker carbide cladding for twin-screw barrel sections uses spherical carbide particles in a nickel alloy, while such cladding typically uses less-expensive angular carbide particles. |
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