Oxygen and Synthetic Graphite: A Corrosive Relationship
Synthetic graphite has been a boon for industry and is the preferred material for a majority of graphite components. It can be produced with many specifications in mind and is thus customizable for use in very extreme conditions. While heat and pressure are often no match for this wonder material, synthetic graphite does have a kryptonite or sorts: oxygen. To be fair, lots of materials don’t particularly like too much oxygen, and synthetic graphite and oxygen don’t always dislike each other. But as we shall see, when things heat up, oxygen can wreak havoc upon synthetic graphite components. Synthetic graphite...
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