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Carborundum

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Carborundum

Trademark for a very hard, black abrasive, consisting of silicon carbide (SiC), an artificial compound of carbon and silicon. It is harder than corundum but not as hard as diamond.

It was first produced in 1891 by US chemist Edward Acheson (1856-1931).


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They are built of enormous blocks of carborundum, and the task of entering the city seemed, to my escort of green warriors, an impossibility.
The floor, ceiling and walls were of carborundum aluminum, a light, impenetrable composition extensively utilized in the construction of Martian fighting ships.
 
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