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  2. Graphite - Wikipedia

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    The expanded graphite can be used to make graphite foil or used directly as a "hot top" compound to insulate molten metal in a ladle or red-hot steel ingots and decrease heat loss, or as firestops fitted around a fire door or in sheet metal collars surrounding plastic pipe (during a fire, the graphite expands and chars to resist fire ...

  3. Graphitization - Wikipedia

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    Graphitization can be observed in various contexts. For example, it occurs naturally during the formation of certain types of coal or graphite in the Earth's crust.It can also be artificially induced during the manufacture of specific carbon materials, such as graphite electrodes used in fuel cells, nuclear reactors or metallurgical applications.

  4. Acheson process - Wikipedia

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    He found that the silicon vaporized when overheated, leaving graphite. He also discovered that when starting with carbon instead of silicon carbide, graphite was produced only when there was an impurity, such as silica, that would result in first producing a carbide. He patented the process of making graphite in 1896. [5]

  5. Stone rubbing - Wikipedia

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    Stone rubbing at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial A National Park Service volunteer kneels and uses paper and a graphite stick to create a rubbing of a name from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Stone rubbing is the practice of creating an image of surface features of a stone on paper. The image records features such as natural textures, inscribed ...

  6. Expandable graphite - Wikipedia

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    To produce expandable graphite, natural graphite flakes are treated in a bath of acid and oxidizing agent.Usually used oxidizing agents are hydrogen peroxide, potassium permanganate or chromic acid. Concentrated sulphuric acid or nitric acid are usually used as the compound to be incorporated, with the reaction taking place at temperatures of ...

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    It's win-or-go-home for the Big 12 championship between Arizona State and Iowa State. ... If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network ...

  8. Panera Has 3 Festive Holiday Soup Cups You Need to See

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    The chain has you covered there, too, as it recently revealed its two new soups: Hearty Fireside Chili and Rustic Baked Potato Soup. It also announced it's bringing back the Autumn Squash Soup.

  9. Allotropes of carbon - Wikipedia

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    Graphite, named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789, from the Greek γράφειν (graphein, "to draw/write", for its use in pencils) is one of the most common allotropes of carbon. Unlike diamond, graphite is an electrical conductor. Thus, it can be used in, for instance, electrical arc lamp electrodes.