détente
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détente dāˈtänt also detente n.the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries: a serious effort at détente with the eastern bloc.
early 20th cent.: French, literally ‘loosening, relaxation.’
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GRAPHITE
Magazine article from: Mining Engineering; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Graphite is elemental carbon that crystallizes in the hexagonal...electrodes) and powders. The market for most kinds of graphite in most end-uses was good in 2007 and the 2008 graphite market looks likely to be level with 2007 (with more...
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Graphite
Magazine article from: Mining Engineering; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Graphite is elemental carbon that crystallizes...It occurs naturally and is mined. And graphite can be made artificially from petroleum...powders. The market for most kinds of graphite in most end uses was negative in 2002...
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Graphite: a multifunctional additive for paint and coatings.
Magazine article from: Paint & Coatings Industry; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Graphite is familiar to most people as the "active...physical properties of this material. Graphite is a major additive to many coating systems...article is a qualitative introduction to graphite--a material that can provide formulators...
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Graphite Design Launches Winning Flex Design Technology YS Line of Graphite Shafts for Consumers.
PR Newswire; 12/18/2000; 700+ words
; ...SAN DIEGO, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphite Design International announced that their YS Line of graphite shafts will be available to consumers...The products are currently leaders in graphite driver shaft wins worldwide on professional...
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Influences of the Graphite Growth Direction on the Thermal Conductivity of Cast Iron
Magazine article from: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...conductivity of ferritic spheroidal graphite iron samples containing various amounts of chunky or spheroidal graphite was investigated by means of the laser...studies were performed to investigate the graphite morphology. Although chunky graphite...
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Graphite : Basic AEC drafting package.(Ashlar-Vellum's 2D/3D drafting solution)(Evaluation)
Magazine article from: CADalyst; 2/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...extraordinarily easy-to-use interfaces, and Graphite, its latest 2D/3D drafting solution, continues that tradition. Graphite is the base part of the Designer Elements...and a 3D publishing application. Graphite's user interface is lean. As you...
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Compacted graphite iron makes lighter diesels; New processes widen use of durable engine material.(News)
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 10/4/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...of modern diesel engines. Compacted graphite iron has a molecular structure that makes...emissions rules. But because compacted graphite iron is tricky to cast and time-consuming...high-volume diesels using compacted graphite iron engine blocks. Thinner walls...
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Cal Graphite Corp. receives study on graphite deposit at Graphite Lake.
PR Newswire; 11/13/1986; 700+ words
; ...Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- On Oct. 28, Cal Graphite Corp. (VSE: CGP) announced that it had received...wholly owned, open-pit, crystalline-flake graphite deposit at Graphite Lake, near Huntsville, Ontario. Following are...
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Reportlinker Adds Graphite Market Research.
PR Newswire; 10/6/2009; 601 words
; ...its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds Graphite Market Research http://www.reportlinker...p0152383/Reportlinker-Adds-Graphite-Market-Res earch.html This review focuses on the global and CIS graphite markets. We describe graphite characteristics...
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Graphite molds cast zinc alloys: when the ZA-12 zinc-aluminum alloy is cast in a graphite mold, the result is an economical precision part with excellent surface finish.
Magazine article from: Advanced Materials & Processes; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...aluminum alloy (Zn-11Al-0.8Cu) in graphite molds produces parts that are harder...plus tooling costs), the permanent graphite mold/ZA-12 casting process is an...quantities from 300 to 20,000, the graphite mold/ZA-12 process is as precise...
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Graphite
Book article from: World of Earth Science
Graphite Graphite is a soft, black, metallic mineral composed of the element carbon . It is nontoxic and rubs off easily on rough surfaces, which is why graphite mixed with fine clay , rather than actual lead , is used to make pencil...
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The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc. One Gateway Center, 19th...Company Incorporated: 1988 as Carbon/Graphite Group, Inc. Employees: 907 Sales...Symbol: CGGI NAIC: 335991 Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing; 324199 All Other...
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SIC 3624 Carbon and Graphite Products
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...in 1998; and Carbide/Graphite Group Inc. of Pittsburgh...composing the carbon and graphite products industry were...natural and synthetic graphites. Carbon's hardest form is known as diamond; graphite is its softest form...
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graphite
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
graphite , an allotropic form of carbon , known...discovered by E. G. Acheson. The uses of graphite are wide and diverse. The so-called lead of pencils is in reality a mixture of graphite with clay. Crucibles required to withstand...
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Asbury Carbons, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Private Company F ounded: 1896 as Asbury Graphite Mills Employees: 150 Sales: $18 million (2004 est.) NAIC: 335991 Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing Based in the small...independent processor and seller of refined graphite and other carbons. In addition to securing...
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