Artificial graphite

Japanese: artificial graphite(英語表記)artificialgraphite
Artificial graphite

...Electrodes for electric furnaces, electrodes for electrolysis, brushes, heat-resistant paints, graphite crucibles, firebricks, lubricants, antifriction agents, pencil leads, as well as moderators for nuclear reactors and reflective materials.
[Artificial graphite]
Graphite has a wide range of uses, so industrially produced artificial graphite is currently used. In 1896, American EG Acheson investigated a furnace used to manufacture silicon carbide (SiC) and discovered that SiC decomposed into graphite in the hottest part of the furnace, and came up with the idea of ​​producing artificial graphite using an electric arc furnace.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…電気炉用電極,電気分解用電極,ブラシ,耐熱塗料,黒鉛るつぼ,耐火煉瓦,潤滑剤,減摩剤,鉛筆の芯などのほか,原子炉用の減速材,反射材など広い用途がある。
[人造黒鉛artificial graphite]
 黒鉛は広い用途をもつため,現在では工業的に製造された人造黒鉛が使用されている。アメリカのE.G.アチソンは,1896年に炭化ケイ素SiC製造用の炉を調べたところ,炉内の最高温度になる部位にSiCが分解して黒鉛が生成していることを発見,アーク炉により人造黒鉛を製造することを考えた。…

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