For Graphite we have terms and definitions in 7 topics. The topics are Car Care, Electric Power, Explosives, Golf, Hunting, Illustration and Metal.

Graphite (Car Care)

A crystalline form of carbon having a laminar structure, which is used as a lubricant. It may be of natural or synthetic origin.

Graphite (Electric Power)

Crystalline carbon used in very pure form as a moderator, principally in gas-cooled reactors, but also in Soviet-designed RBMK reactors.

Graphite (Explosives)

Graphite, also known as plumbago or black lead is a mineral, one of two crystalline forms of the element Carbon, occurring in various parts of the world. Dark gray or black, greasy, and soft, with a metallic luster, it is a good conductor of electricity. It is used to make crucibles and electrodes; mixed with clay, it is the so-called lead of pencils.

Graphite (Golf)

Lightweight material used to make shafts and clubheads.

Graphite (Hunting)

An extremely light and flexible material used to make rod blanks and rod components

Graphite (Illustration)

The simplest and most immediate drawing media. A “lead pencil” is actually made up of a mixture of clay and the mineral graphite encased in cedarwood. Drawing pencils can range in hardnesses from a hard 8H to a soft 8B, with an HB halfway between the two.

Graphite (Metal)

The polymorph of carbon with a hexagonal crystal structure.

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