cubic boron nitride

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cubic boron nitride [¦kyü·bik¦bȯ‚rän ′nī‚trīd]

(mechanical engineering)

A synthetic material composed of boron and nitrogen (1:1) that is almost as hard as diamond, used as a superabrasive powder and for cutting and grinding applications.

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No references found			Duralor manufactures cubic boron nitride (cBN) coatings for cutting-tool applications currently in use with a global automotive manufacturer and in the heavy machinery industry under the product name TuffTek. Nanomanufacturing plant set to open at Springdale by Carter, Mark / Arkansas Business CBN and PCD Grades Through advanced metallurgy research, Sumitomo provides a wide variety of polycrystalline cubic boron nitrides (CBN) and polycrystalline diamonds (PCD) that contribute to the advancement of technology and cutting tool performance. Sumitomo Metalcutting Systems by Anonymous / Manufacturing Engineering It now concentrates on synthetic polycrystalline diamond, cubic boron nitride and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond films on tooling. DeBeers Industrial Diamonds changes its name. (Company News) by Metalworking Insiders' Report			cubage Cuban Anniversary of the Beginning of the Wars of Independence Cuban Crisis 1962 Cuban Institute of Radio Broadcasting Cuban missile crisis Cuban Revolution cubane Cubango Cubanite Cubans Cubatao Cubataõ cubature Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson Cubbins, Bartholomew cubby Cube cube ore cube root cube spar cube strength cube-surface coil cubeb cubeb oil cubic cubic boron nitride cubic cleavage cubic crystal cubic curve cubic determinant Cubic Equation cubic foot per minute cubic foot per second cubic measure cubic packing cubic plane cubic polynomial cubic quantic cubic spline cubic surd cubic system cubic yard cubic yard bank measurement cubic yard compacted measurement cubical aggregate cubical antenna cubical dilation cubical expansion cubical parabola cubicle cubiculum			cubed cubed Cubed steak cubelike Cubeoctahedron cuber cuber cuber cuber Cuber’s Wrist cubes cubes cubes cubes cubes Cubewano Cubewanos CUBG Cubhood Cubhood Cubhood cubhoods cubhoods cubhoods Cubi cubic cubic cubic cubic Cubic Board Meter cubic boron nitride cubic capacities cubic capacity cubic capacity cubic centimeter cubic centimeter cubic centimeter cubic centimeter Cubic centimeters Cubic centimeters Cubic Centimeters per Kilogram per Day cubic centimetre cubic centimetre Cubic centimetres Cubic Chain of Rotators Cubic cleavage Cubic cleavage Cubic Close Packed cubic content unit Cubic Convolution Cubic crystal Cubic crystal system Cubic curve Cubic decametre Cubic decametre cubic decimeter cubic decimetre cubic decimetre Cubic Defence New Zealand Limited Cubic Defense Systems cubic determinant

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