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2. Masonite - Wikipedia

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   Masonite board Back side of a masonite board Isorel, c. 1920 Quartrboard, [1] Masonite Corporation, c. 1930. Masonite, also called Quartboard or pressboard, [2] is a type of engineered wood made of steam-cooked and pressure-molded wood or paper fibers. The fibers form a stiff, dense material in a range of weights. [3]

3. List of fire-retardant materials - Wikipedia

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   Fire-retardant materials should not be confused with fire-resistant materials. A fire resistant material is one which is designed to resist burning and withstand heat. An example of a fire-resistant material is one which is used in bunker gear worn by firefighters to protect them from the flames of a burning building.

4. Masonite International - Wikipedia

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   Masonite entered the door business in 1972, when it began producing wood-composite molded door facings and other components. After a number of acquisitions, the company became part of International Paper in 1988. [7] [8] As Masonite’s door division steadily grew, the company formed an alliance with Premdor, a Toronto-based door supplier.

5. Diamagnetism - Wikipedia

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   Diamagnetism is a property of all materials, and always makes a weak contribution to the material's response to a magnetic field. However, other forms of magnetism (such as ferromagnetism or paramagnetism ) are so much stronger such that, when different forms of magnetism are present in a material, the diamagnetic contribution is usually ...

6. Rustproofing - Wikipedia

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   DeLorean cars had a fiberglass body structure with a steel backbone chassis, along with external brushed stainless-steel body panels. Some cars have been made from aluminum, which may be more corrosion resistant than steel when exposed to water, but not to salt or certain other chemicals. [citation needed]

7. Havar (alloy) - Wikipedia

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   Havar foils are frequently used as window material for high-energy proton beams used in the production of fluorine-18 from oxygen-18 enriched water. 18 F is a beta plus emitter commonly used in positron emission tomography (PET) scan .

8. List of generic and genericized trademarks - Wikipedia

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   Used commonly in the United Kingdom to describe slot cars and the hobbies itself. [195] Scotch tape: Clear adhesive tape (US) 3M: Appears in dictionaries as both generic and trademarked. [196] "Trademark Law" advises that proper usage is "Scotch brand cellophane tape" to combat "generic tendencies". [197] Ski-Doo: Snowmobile: Bombardier ...

9. List of adhesive tapes - Wikipedia

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   Self fusing silicone tape A non-tacky tape which when stretched and wrapped around cables, electrical joints, hoses and pipes will amalgamate itself into a strong seamless rubbery, waterproof, and electrically insulating layer. Sellotape A British brand name, a general-purpose clear home and office tape.