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The EliteBook's keyboard is crisp, and the keys are coated with a wear-resistant matte finish.
Tools of the Trade Jon Bruner 2011
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The letters are made of EPS with a wear-resistant coating.
Angled Bookshelf 2009
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While Australian company Losungen designs products for the mining industry, Acotec focuses on abrasion and wear-resistant products.
Tega to Get $40 Million Investment Harini Subramani of Mint 2011
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Specific applications being investigated include “corrosion-resistant, reduced magnetic mass hull materials; moderate temperature, lightweight alloys for aircraft and rocket propulsion; and wear-resistant machinery components for ground, marine, and air vehicles.”
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Advances in wear-resistant materials may make implants being used today last even longer.
Pushing Limits of New Knees Melinda Beck 2011
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Tungsten carbide is used to make cutting tools and wear-resistant tools for metalworking, drilling for oil and gas, mining, and construction.
Tungsten 2008
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One-half of the cobalt consumed in the United States was for use in super alloys, which are used mainly in defense aircraft gas turbine engines; 9% was for use in cemented carbides for cutting and wear-resistant applications; 18%, for various other metallic applications; and 24%, for a variety of chemical applications.
Journalist Jailed in Congo for Investigating Mining Sectors 2008
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Other alloys bearing tungsten are used for armaments, heat sinks, radiation shielding, weights and counterweights, wear-resistant parts and coatings.
Tungsten 2008
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Nickel and special ceramics can be used to make cutting and wear-resistant materials.
Cobalt 2007
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Some cobalt is used to make cutting and wear-resistant materials.
Cobalt 2007
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