BIC Magazine is hosting a webinar next week and CG Thermal will be presenting live with a Q&A to follow. The topic will be material and design upgrades to graphite heat exchangers and will be on Wednesday, June 28th at 12PM EST. Graphite heat exchangers can last...
What is Graphite? Natural graphite is formed by subjecting carbon to 750 Deg C @ 75,000 psi for millions of years. Throughout that process, the amorphous carbon is transformed to a softer, crystalline state know as graphite. Graphite is the most stable form of carbon....
In the late 1800s, Edward Acheson accidentally manufactured synthetic graphite while trying to create synthetic diamonds. He found that at ambient pressure, amorphous carbon can be converted to crystalline graphite at 2300-3000°C. This is now known as the Acheson...
There are three different types of impervious graphite tubes currently used in the chemical process equipment industry; Resin bonded, carbon bonded graphite, and fully graphitized. Each type has specific characteristics and cost implications that should be taken into...
