abrasives
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Although its durability against abrasives and many common solvents is not very good, shellac provides an excellent barrier against water vapour penetration.
Another popular effect for flooring and table tops is polished concrete where the concrete is polished optically flat with diamond abrasives and sealed with polymers or other sealants.
Polycrystalline c-BN (PCBN) abrasives are therefore used for machining steel, whereas diamond abrasives are preferred for aluminum alloys, ceramics, and stone.
Within control rods, boron carbide is often powdered, to increase its surface area. citation High-hardness and abrasive compounds main Boron carbide and cubic boron nitride powders are widely used as abrasives.
Garnet species' light transmission properties can range from the gemstone-quality transparent specimens to the opaque varieties used for industrial purposes as abrasives.
Peanut shells are used in the manufacture of plastic, wallboard, abrasives, fuel, cellulose (used in rayon and paper), and mucilage (glue).