Sentence examples for loose flakes from inspiring English sources

"With graphite there are always loose flakes that move around, fall in the gutter of sketchbooks.

This produced freestanding ZrO2 nanotubes in a form of loose flakes.

It is noteworthy that the black residues on the grinding stone are loose flakes; however, only a thin layer of black residue is attached to the smooth surface of the grinding plate, which is not allowed to run through the frequently-used destructive sampling protocols in order to avoid generating surface scratches.

The loose flakes (sample I) can be easily removed from the grinding stone (12SCM15:8) by a scalpel; however, it may cause surface scratches for the grinding plate (12SCM15:9), and thus washing with solvent might be a less destructive and safe way for extracting sample II.

In case the painting is showing signs of cracks or loose flakes, carefully dust the surface with the help of an extremely spongy and dry bristle brush such as a baby toothbrush or shaving cream brush.

Then she gingerly secured the loose paint flakes around the rip with a liquid adhesive.

Corrosion products of the second group were composed of double layers-the bottom layer consisted of very fine grains bonded to the metal substrate, whereas on the upper layer, loose metal flakes presented.

The adhesion of ZrO2 on Zr is affected by the volume of K2CO3 added whereby at lower volume, i.e. 0.5 vol.% and 1 vol.%, poor adhesion of anodic film was observed leading to the formation of loose ZrO2 flakes.

Because the gold in the California gravel beds was so richly concentrated, early forty-niners were able to retrieve loose gold flakes and nuggets with their hands, or simply "pan" for gold in California's rivers and streams, a form of placer mining.

The acidity in lemon juice helps to rid your scalp of any loose, dry flakes.

Strip away any old paint or loose and flaking spots of drywall.