Susi carbide silisi o misa kupita, lea e patino i le foliga tioata tutusa ma taimane.O 'ava'ava ia e sili ona ma'a'a, sili ona maualuga, sili ona malosi fa'amalosi, ma sili ona maualuga le tete'eina o le vevela i totonu o 'ava 'ua fa'apipi'iina.E lua ituaiga o α-ituaiga ma β-ituaiga.Faatasi ai ma i latou, β-ituaiga faatinoga e sili atu nai lo α-ituaiga ma e maualuga atu le maaa (Mohs maaa e sili atu i luga ole 9.5), sili atu le faigata ma le conductivity, ofuina teteʻe, maualuga le vevela tetee, aemaise lava mafuie tetee, Corrosion tetee ma radiation tetee ua faaaogaina i totonu. vaalele ma fale fana, faʻapea foʻi ma afi, maualuga vevela turbine rotors, ma vaega faʻapitoa.
Silicon carbide whiskers o mea sili ia mo le faʻamalosia ma le faʻamalosi o mea faʻavae uamea, faʻavae sima, ma faʻavae polymer.