Arc Furnace (model)
Arc Furnace (model)
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- Description
- Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856-1931) was an American inventor who found that when he heated a mixture of clay and carbon with an electric current, the result was silicon carbide, an extremely hard substance that could be used as an abrasive. Acheson termed this new substance carborundum and formed a company for its manufacture. In 1930, with help from the Carborundum Co., the Smithsonian mounted an exhibit featuring Acheson and his work. In 1932, the Carborundum Co. made a new set of models for the Smithsonian. This model of an arc furnace was part of that donation.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Arc Furnace (model)
- Measurements
- base: 10 3/4 in x 13 1/2 in; 27.305 cm x 34.29 cm
- model: 12 in; 30.48 cm
- overall: 12 1/8 in x 13 1/2 in x 10 3/4 in; 30.7975 cm x 34.29 cm x 27.305 cm
- ID Number
- CH.319522
- catalog number
- 319522
- accession number
- 118902
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Carborundum Company
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- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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