ʻO nā ʻumi ʻumi kubiko silika, ʻo ia ka ʻano aniani like me ke daimana.ʻO ia nā ʻumiʻumi i loaʻa ka paʻakikī kiʻekiʻe loa, ka modulus kiʻekiʻe loa, ka ikaika tensile kiʻekiʻe loa, a me ke kūpaʻa wela kiʻekiʻe loa ma waena o nā whiskers i hana ʻia.ʻElua ʻano ʻano α-type a me β-type.Ma waena o lākou, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka hana β-type ma mua o ka α-type a ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī (ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī o Mohs ma luna o 9.5), ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī a me ka conductivity, ke kūpaʻa aahu, ke kūpaʻa wela kiʻekiʻe, ʻoi aku ka pale ʻana i ke ōlaʻi, Corrosion resistance a me radiation resistance ua hoʻohana ʻia i loko. nā hale mokulele a me nā missile, a me nā ʻenekini, nā rotors turbine wela kiʻekiʻe, a me nā mea kūikawā.
ʻO nā whiskers silikoni carbide ka mea maikaʻi loa no ka hoʻoikaika ʻana a me ka hoʻopaʻapaʻa ʻana i nā mea metala, ka seramika, a me ka polymer-based composites.