Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Conversion of amorphous carbon or of the diamond into graphite by exposure to a very high temperature. See
artificial wordnikxref - noun The operation of covering the surface of an object with graphite. See
graphitize , 2.
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- noun geology The formation of
graphite from otherorganic materials.
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Examples
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Just like a steel worker can judge the temperature of the steel from its color, we can get temperature information from the graphitization of graphite or nanotube.
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Perfect graphitization (the basal planes are well aligned) requires temperatures close to
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Definition: A cast iron made by prolonged annealing of white iron in which decarburization, graphitization, or both take place to eliminate some or all of the cementite.
unknown title 2008
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Single crystal diamond produced by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at very high growth rates (up to 150 μm / h) has been successfully annealed without graphitization at temperatures up to 2200 °C and pressures
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences current issue Y.-f. Meng 2008
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