Silicon carbide whiskers ni cubic whiskers, zifite uburyo bumwe bwa kirisiti nka diyama.Nibisumizi bifite ubukana buhebuje, modulus ihanitse, imbaraga zingana cyane, hamwe nubushyuhe bukabije hagati ya whiskers zahujwe.Hariho ubwoko bubiri bwa α-ubwoko na β-ubwoko.Muri byo, performance ubwoko bwimikorere iruta α-bwoko kandi bufite ubukana burenze (ubukana bwa Mohs buri hejuru ya 9.5), gukomera no gutwara neza, kwambara nabi, kurwanya ubushyuhe bwinshi, cyane cyane kurwanya umutingito, kurwanya ruswa no kurwanya imirasire byakoreshejwe muri indege n'inzu za misile, kimwe na moteri, rotor yubushyuhe bwo hejuru, hamwe nibice bidasanzwe.
Silicon karbide whiskers nibikoresho byiza byo gushimangira no gukaza umurego ibyuma, bishingiye kuri ceramic, hamwe na polymer.