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Lonsdaleite vs Graphite - What's the difference?

lonsdaleite | graphite |

As nouns the difference between lonsdaleite and graphite

is that lonsdaleite is while graphite is .

lonsdaleite

English

Noun

  • (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon.

    • References

    * Lonsdaleite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Lonsdaleite.shtml]

    graphite

    English

    (wikipedia graphite)

    Noun

    (-)
  • An allotrope of carbon consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely that is used as a dry lubricant and in "lead" pencils.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
    • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=4 citation , passage=Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite , and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]}}
  • Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness.
    • Modern tennis racquets are made of graphite , fibreglass and other man-made materials.
  • A grey colour.

    • Synonyms

    * (allotrope of carbon) plumbago, black lead * (composite plastic) carbon fiber reinforced plastic, carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer, graphite composite, CFRP, CRP

    See also

    * diamond