carbide
noun
car·bide
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Definition of carbide
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: a very hard material made of carbon and one or more heavy metals
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So why not just make the whole disc out of tungsten carbide? — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "How Porsche Built the Game-Changing Brakes on the 2019 Cayenne," 2 Aug. 2019 The steel blade’s teeth are made of cermet carbide teeth, which combine the heat resistance of ceramic with the toughness of metal. — Popular Mechanics, "The 2019 Popular Mechanics Tool Awards," 14 June 2019 Now, there’s an in-between option: Porsche Surface Coated Brakes, which use iron rotors coated in a 0.1-mm layer of tungsten carbide. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "The 2019 Popular Mechanics Automotive Excellence Awards," 16 Apr. 2019 Start by using 600-grit wet/dry silicon-carbide sandpaper wrapped around a sanding block to sand smooth any big blobs of dried paint. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How to Safely Remove Paint," 25 Jan. 2019 By examining the structure and elemental composition, the researchers found that the lithium was not forming a lithium carbide, as expected. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "High-density lithium in graphene: An intriguing battery possibility," 29 Nov. 2018 However, the best tool is an oscillating multitool fitted with a carbide-grit grout-removal blade. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How to Clean Dirty Grout," 5 Dec. 2018 The key here is that the lithium is usually stored as a light and low-density lithium carbide. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "High-density lithium in graphene: An intriguing battery possibility," 29 Nov. 2018 The molten mixture filled the pores, and the zirconium reacted with the tungsten carbide, replacing the tungsten. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "New material could up efficiency of concentrated solar power," 19 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'carbide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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