Two engineering experts from the American General Electric Company examine pump parts made of a new material called silicon carbide ceramic. The substance, said to be the second only in hardness to diamonds and cubic boron nitride, is expected to have big potential in industry. The company will initially use it in the production of pumps, valves, and compressors, and later in parts for automotive engines and gas turbines.
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Press, 4 October 1982, Page 18
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69Two engineering experts from the American General Electric Company examine pump parts made of a new material called silicon carbide ceramic. The substance, said to be the second only in hardness to diamonds and cubic boron nitride, is expected to have big potential in industry. The company will initially use it in the production of pumps, valves, and compressors, and later in parts for automotive engines and gas turbines. Press, 4 October 1982, Page 18
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