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In 2006, Black Diamond Equipment Asia was established in Zhuhai, China to serve as both a secondary manufacturing facility, as well as a global distribution hub. In May 2010, Black Diamond Equipment was acquired for $90 million by Clarus Corporation. The resulting corporation was renamed and is now publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the name CLAR.
Camalot is a brand of spring-loaded camming devices manufactured by Black Diamond Equipment used to secure ropes while rock climbing. Camalots use a dual-axle system, resulting in a slightly higher expansion range than similarly sized single axle units, however that results in significant weight penalty. [ 1 ]
Its Vickers hardness (38 GPa), elastic modulus (460 GPa) [12] and fracture toughness (3.5 MPa·m 1/2) approach the corresponding values for diamond (1150 GPa and 5.3 MPa·m 1/2). [ 13 ] As of 2015 [update] , boron carbide is the third hardest substance known, after diamond and cubic boron nitride , earning it the nickname "black diamond".
UIAA-certified twin ropes. Rock-climbing equipment is broadly classed as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). [7] The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (known as the UIAA) was an important early body—and the only body pre-1995—in setting standards for climbing equipment.
2. Hoppin’ John. Southerners are usually eating Hoppin’ John (a simmery mix of black-eyed peas and rice) on New Year's Day. Like most “vegetable” recipes from around this area, it contains ...
Carbonado, commonly known as black diamond, is one of the toughest forms of natural diamond. It is an impure, high-density, micro-porous form of polycrystalline diamond consisting of diamond, graphite , and amorphous carbon , with minor crystalline precipitates filling pores and occasional reduced metal inclusions. [ 1 ]
The frilly, off-the-shoulder design featured wide, undulating swathes of fabric along the top and bottom hems, with the neckline folding over to create a three-dimensional double layer, which was ...
This official insignia took the form of a red cloth star (11 cm in diameter) with a black border (printed with ink) near the inner edge and a black hammer and sickle (also ink) above the left cuff (centred 12.5 cm above the cuff): under this star would be one to four triangles (4 cm a side), squares (3 cm a side), or diamonds (3.5 cm height and ...