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Borazon
[ bawr-uh-zon, bohr- ]
Chemistry, Trademark.
- a brand name for a cubic, diamondlike, extremely hard form of boron nitride, obtained at high temperatures and pressures: used as an abrasive and grinding agent.
borazon
/ ˈbɔːrəˌzɒn; -zən /
noun
- an extremely hard form of boron nitride
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of Borazon1
C20: from bor ( on ) + azo- + -on
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Borazon fiber works the same way.
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The difference is that, in this case, the stronger fibers are borazon—boron nitride formed under tremendous pressure—while the softer matrix is composed of tungsten carbide.
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Each strand was a fine wire of two-phase material—the harder phase being borazon, the softer being tungsten carbide.
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