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[[File:image7_bubinga.jpg|thumb|Bubinga]]
 
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
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A hard striped wood obtained from ''Guibourtia tessmannii'' and ''Guibourtia demeusei'' trees found in western Africa. Bubinga, or African rosewood, has either a light red, brown or violet background with evenly spaced pink or purple stripes. It has a medium texture and polishes to a high gloss. Bubinga is a decorative wood that is used for furniture, cabinets, veneer, pianos, and decorative items (handles, brushes, boxes, etc.).
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An inorganic manufactured fiber that is stable at high temperatures.  Ceramic fibers are composite materials made from mixtures of [[silica]] with inorganic oxides such as [[alumina]], [[zirconium oxide|zirconia]], thoria, [[magnesia]], hafnia, [[beryllium oxide|beryllia]], [[titanium dioxide]], potassium titanate.  They are used for insulation, packing, gaskets and reinforcement.
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[[File:Babinga_Afr.rosewood.jpg|thumb|Babinga]]
 
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
  
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Guibourtia tessmannii; ''Guibourtia demeusei; ''benge; African rosewood; eban; kevazingo (Gabon); amazakoue (Ivory Coast); essingang, nomele, ovoga, ian, omebaba, ogbonele, owong, nsu, simingan (Cameroons);
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See [[aluminum silicate fiber]].
  
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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[[File:image 1-african rosewood.jpg|thumb|Cut piece of African rosewood]]
 
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Color: purplish or reddish brown with stripes or mottling.  Rings: distinct.  Pores: diffuse, fine.  Grain: faint.  Rays: distinct.  Hard, very heavy.
 
  
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ramic fibre (Br.); fibras minerales (Esp.); bijvoorbeeld asbest (Ned);
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! scope="row"| Density
 
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| 50-57 ppcf
 
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! scope="row"| Molecular Weight
 
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| specific gravity = 0.91
 
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==Resources and Citations==
 
==Resources and Citations==
  
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
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* Kribs, ''Commercial Foreign woods on the American market''
 
  
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* H.L.Edlin, ''What Wood is That?'', Viking Press, New York, 1969
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* J.Gordon Cook, ''Handbook of Textile Fibres:II Man-made Fibres'', Merrow Publishing Co. , Durham, England  Comment: p. 666
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 10:24, 24 May 2022

Description

An inorganic manufactured fiber that is stable at high temperatures. Ceramic fibers are composite materials made from mixtures of Silica with inorganic oxides such as Alumina, zirconia, thoria, Magnesia, hafnia, beryllia, Titanium dioxide, potassium titanate. They are used for insulation, packing, gaskets and reinforcement.

See Aluminum silicate fiber.

Synonyms and Related Terms

ramic fibre (Br.); fibras minerales (Esp.); bijvoorbeeld asbest (Ned);

Resources and Citations

  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • J.Gordon Cook, Handbook of Textile Fibres:II Man-made Fibres, Merrow Publishing Co. , Durham, England Comment: p. 666

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