Graphite is used in foundry shops as a mold release agent due to its ability to create a smooth surface and reduce friction when casting metal parts. It also helps in reducing the adherence of the molten metal to the mold, making it easier to extract the finished castings. Additionally, graphite can act as a heat insulator, helping to control the cooling process and prevent thermal shock in the castings.
Graphite is often mistaken for lead due to their similar appearance and use in pencils. Both graphite and lead leave behind marks when drawn on paper, but graphite is the actual material used in pencils, not lead. The misconception likely arose from historical confusion stemming from the use of the term "pencil lead" to describe graphite writing instruments.
Graphite is dark grey. Look at a pencil. Yes, because pencils use graphite, not lead. Though dark and very grey, I would say the hue of graphite is bluer than other shades of dark grey.
Graphite is not rare as we know it. Graphite is an allotrope of the element carbon, and carbon is relatively abundant in the earth's crust. You can read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite
If put under enough pressure it will turn into diamond. Pencil-lead is graphite these days, and some companies grind it into a powder for use as a lubricant.
The layered structure of graphite, in which carbon atoms are arranged in sheets, allows for easy electron mobility, making graphite a good conductor of electricity. This property is essential for graphite electrodes to efficiently carry and transfer electrical current during processes like electrolysis or electrochemical reactions. Additionally, the high thermal stability and resistance to chemical reactions of graphite make it suitable for use in harsh environments.
Bells are cast at the foundry down the road.
Tobbing foundry, production foundry, captive foundry, independent foundry...
"Foundry" is to be used as a noun. The plural is "foundries". We are to rendezvous with our contact tomorrow at oh-six-hundred hours beneath the pecan orchard on the south side of the foundry. I had my home's exterior hardware custom-forged at that foundry. I will be carting an especially heavy load of firewood to the foundry this afternoon.
Kenneth E. Rose has written: 'Silica sand from south-central Kansas for foundry use' -- subject(s): Foundry Sand, Sand, Foundry
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we use graphite by ever time we use a pencil thats one way we use graphite. Graphite is also used in the making of sports equipment and other every day items since graphite is a lighter material to work with. Like a badminton racquet can be made from graphite to make it lighter.
carbon and graphite are one in the same, graphite is a form of carbon a use for graphite is the lead in your pencil (it's not actually lead, it's graphite) and it is also a good lubricant ;)
manufacturer of mechanized caning machines in early 1900's located in Elgin, Illinois Extensive machine shop & a wood pattern shop for foundry purposes.
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The plural form of foundry is foundries.
Graphite is used as a lubricant and, mixed with clay, in pencil lead.
Mechanical pencils, like the regular kind of pencils, use graphite.