FORM 8-K
  
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                              Washington, DC  20549
  
                                 CURRENT REPORT
  
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                        Date of Report:  January 15, 1999
                        (Date of earliest event reported)
   
  
                              LANXIDE CORPORATION
              -----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          DELAWARE                       0-16293            51-0270253
          --------                       -------            ----------
 (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer  
                                                        Identification Number) 
                                                                             
                           -----------------------------
  
                                1300 MARROWS ROAD
                         NEWARK, DELAWARE  19714-6077
                                 302) 456-6200
  
 (Address including zip code, and telephone number including area code of
                    registrants' principal executive offices)


 Item 3.   Bankruptcy or Receivership. 
  
           On January 15, 1999, Lanxide Corporation, a Delaware corporation
 (the "Company"), issued a press release announcing that it had filed for
 bankruptcy relief under Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code
 which will result in a complete liquidation of the Company.  The Company's
 petition for relief was filed on January 15, 1999 in the United States
 Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court") in a
 case captioned In re: Lanxide Corporation, Case No. 99-91.  The Bankruptcy
 Court assumed jurisdiction over the matter on that date.  On January 19,
 1999, Montague Claybrook was appointed by the Bankruptcy Court to act as
 the trustee responsible for the liquidation of the Company's assets. 
  
           A copy of the January 15, 1999 press release is attached hereto
 as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. 
  
 Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits. 
  
      (a)  Not Applicable 
  
      (b)  Not Applicable 
  
      (c)  Exhibits: 
  
      99.1      Press release dated January 15, 1999 
  

                                 SIGNATURES 
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
 on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. 
  
  
                          LANXIDE CORPORATION 
  
  
                          By: /s/ Montague Claybrook  
                             --------------------------------
                             Montague Claybrook 
                             Trustee 
  
  
 Date:  January 22, 1999 



                             INDEX TO EXHIBITS 
  
      Exhibit 
      Number                   Exhibit 
  
      99.1      Press release dated January 15, 1999
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FORM 8-K
  
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                              Washington, DC  20549
  
                                 CURRENT REPORT
  
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                        Date of Report:  January 15, 1999
                        (Date of earliest event reported)
   
  
                              LANXIDE CORPORATION
              -----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                       0-16293            51-0270253
          --------                       -------            ----------
 (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer  
                                                        Identification Number) 
                                                                             
                           -----------------------------
  
                                1300 MARROWS ROAD
                         NEWARK, DELAWARE  19714-6077
                                 302) 456-6200
  
 (Address including zip code, and telephone number including area code of
                    registrants' principal executive offices)

 Item 3.   Bankruptcy or Receivership. 
  
           On January 15, 1999, Lanxide Corporation, a Delaware corporation
 (the "Company"), issued a press release announcing that it had filed for
 bankruptcy relief under Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code
 which will result in a complete liquidation of the Company.  The Company's
 petition for relief was filed on January 15, 1999 in the United States
 Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court") in a
 case captioned In re: Lanxide Corporation, Case No. 99-91.  The Bankruptcy
 Court assumed jurisdiction over the matter on that date.  On January 19,
 1999, Montague Claybrook was appointed by the Bankruptcy Court to act as
 the trustee responsible for the liquidation of the Company's assets. 
  
           A copy of the January 15, 1999 press release is attached hereto
 as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. 
  
 Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits. 
  
      (a)  Not Applicable 
  
      (b)  Not Applicable 
  
      (c)  Exhibits: 
  
      99.1      Press release dated January 15, 1999 
  

                                 SIGNATURES 
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
 on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. 
  
  
                          LANXIDE CORPORATION 
  
  
                          By: /s/ Montague Claybrook  
                             --------------------------------
                             Montague Claybrook 
                             Trustee 
  
  
 Date:  January 22, 1999 

                             INDEX TO EXHIBITS 
  
      Exhibit 
      Number                   Exhibit 
  
      99.1      Press release dated January 15, 1999