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Carbon (C)  Powder's Specifications and Uses

Properties:
Carbon is a nonmetallic chemical element placed in the group 14 of the periodic table. Despite the fact that Carbon is located in many areas on Earth, carbon is only 0.025 percent of Earth’s crust. There are several pure forms of carbon such as diamond, fullerenes, and graphene, graphite. Carbon is a crucial element in our life; Carbon is found in all living things.
Applications:
Carbon is remarkable among the elements; Carbon elements forms strongly bonded chains, enclosed by hydrogen atoms. These hydrocarbons, extricated normally as petroleum derivatives (coal, oil and natural gas), are generally utilized as fuels. A little, however, vital part is utilized as a feedstock for the petrochemical enterprises creating polymers, filaments, paints, solvents and plastics and so forth.
Impure carbon as charcoal (from wood) and coke (from coal) is utilized as a part of metal refining. Carbon is especially vital in the iron and steel enterprises.

Graphite is utilized as a part of pencils, to make brushes in electric engines and in heater linings. Activated charcoal is utilized for cleaning and filtration. Carbon is found in respirators and kitchen extractor hoods.
Carbon fiber is finding many uses as an exceptionally solid, yet lightweight, material. Carbon fiber is utilized as a part of tennis rackets, skis, fishing rods, rockets and planes.

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