Sharp, hard, artificial abrasive in solid or powdered form composed of silicon carbide. Available in several degrees of coarseness, it is often used for polishing by abrasion. The finest particles are useful for grinding glass.

Carborundum (TM)(P,,U,English-P,D,U,N)
carborundum(,U,English-NP,UF,U,N)
carborundum(,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
Carborundum(MR)　(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
金剛砂(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
chin kang sha(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
jīn gāng shā(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
jin gang sha(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Materials Facet
........Materials (Hierarchy Name)
............materials (matter)
................<materials by function>
....................abrasive
........................Carborundum (TM)

material used/producing is....

carborundum prints

Dutch....	Een scherp, hard, kunstmatig schuurmiddel in vaste of poedervorm dat uit siliciumcarbide bestaat. Is verkrijgbaar in verschillende niveaus van grofheid en wordt gebruik voor polijstwerk. De fijnste deeltjes kunnen worden gebruikt om glas te slijpen.
Spanish....	Abrasivo artificial filoso y duro en forma sólida o en polvo, compuesto de carburo de silicio. Disponible en varios grados de aspereza, es utilizado a menudo para pulir por abrasión. Las partículas más finas son utilizadas para pulir vidrio.
Chinese (traditional)....	固體或粉狀碳化矽中又尖又硬的人工研磨料。有多種不同粗細度，常用作研磨拋光。最細微的顆粒對研磨玻璃很有用。

Carborundum (TM)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
carborundum............	[VP]
.................	Hartill and Clarke, Collagraphs and Mixed-Media Printmaking (2005) 81; index
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
Carborundum(MR)............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Chambers, Diccionario científico y tecnológico (1979) 49
金剛砂............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 p. 80
.................	國立編譯館學術名詞資訊網 June 25, 2009
.................	牛津當代大辭典 p. 248
.................	朗文英漢雙解科技大辭典 p. 249
chin kang sha............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
jīn gāng shā............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
jin gang sha............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
Subject:............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	Mayer, Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques (1981) 268; carborundum
.................	Ross et al., Complete Printmaker (1990) GLOS; carborundum
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-) carborundum
.................	Mayer, Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (1969) carborundum
.................	Brady and Clauser, Materials Handbook (1986) 726; carborundum
.................	Peterdi, Printmaking (1971) 243; carborundum
.................	Melot et al., Prints, History of an Art (1981) GLOS; carborundum
.................	Putnam and Carlson, Architectural and Building Trades Dictionary (1974) 86; carborundum cloth
.................	Saff and Sacilotto, Printmaking (1978) GLOS; carborundum
.................	Tyler, Tyler Graphics (1987) GLOS; carborundum
.................	Hartill and Clarke, Collagraphs and Mixed-Media Printmaking (2005) 81; index
.................	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)

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ASDC Union Catalog： Carborundum (TM) 、carborundum 、carborundum 、Carborundum 、金剛砂 、chin kang sha 、jīn gāng shā 、jin gang sha