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Borazon

[ bawr-uh-zon, bohr- ]

Chemistry, Trademark.
  1. 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

  1. an extremely hard form of boron nitride
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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