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==Making your own rods (concrete steel & calcium carbide)== We take 3/16 concrete steel covered with waste calcium carbide from acetylene generator using vinyl glue as binding agent.<br/>

Rice hulls are a low-cost material from which silicon carbide "[[whisker (metallurgy)|whiskers]]" can be manufactured. The SiC whiskers a *as a source of silicon

The [[oxide]]s of [[aluminium]] ([[alumina]]), [[silicon]] ([[silica]]) and [[magnesium]] ([[magnesium oxide|magnesia]]) are the mos ...ed when the material must withstand extremely high temperatures. [[Silicon carbide]] and [[carbon]] ([[graphite]]) are two other refractory materials used in

...ptions include inorganic materials that do not have oxygen such as silicon carbide. Glass by definition is not a ceramic because it is an amorphous solid (non ...are classified as advanced ceramics, include silicon carbide and tungsten carbide. Both are valued for their abrasion resistance, and hence find use in appli

...°C to 450 °C, decomposition of poly(methylsilyne) results in [[silicon carbide]]. ...rms (e.g. films, fibers, plates) and then thermolized into a final silicon carbide ceramic.

...lei in the [[alpha process]] in [[nuclear reaction]]s in supernovae (see [[silicon burning process]]), nickel-56 (14 [[alpha particle]]s) is the endpoint of f ...er. The process starts with the second largest stable nucleus created by silicon burning: calcium. One stable nucleus of calcium fuses with one helium nuc

...tion of ethylene by air was invented by Lefort in 1931 and in 1937 [[Union Carbide]] opened the first plant using this process. It was further improved in 195 [[Union Carbide]] (currently a division of [[Dow Chemical Company]]) was the first company

...ectric arc furnace]] or in smaller smelters with either [[aluminium]] or [[silicon]] in an [[aluminothermic reaction]].<ref name="IndMin">{{cite book|title =I ...alloys increase in strength due to the formation of discrete, stable metal carbide particles at the grain boundaries. For example, Inconel 718 contains 18.6%

...Elements Isolated with the Aid of Potassium and Sodium: Beryllium, Boron, Silicon and Aluminium |isbn = 0-7661-3872-0}}</ref> [[Beryllium carbide]], Be₂C, is a high melting, brick red compound that reacts with

...sort of abrasive to grind or polish such as [[diamond tool]]s or [[Silicon carbide]]. The [[diamond tool]]s used for grinding are usually [[diamond grinding c

...n be accomplished by placing the disc in a metal bowl containing [[silicon carbide]] and rotating the disc with a rocking motion. The grit will thus wear off

...e₂S), [[silicon]], [[molybdenite]] (MoS₂), [[silicon carbide]] (carborundum, SiC), and a [[zincite]]-[[bornite]] (ZnO-Cu₅FeS< ...ermanium diode]]s (or sometimes [[Schottky diode]]s) are used instead of [[silicon diode]]s, because their lower forward voltage drop (roughly 0.3V compared t