Amabhovu e-silicon carbide ngamabhovu e-cubic, akwifomu yekristale efanayo nedayimane.Ngamabhovu anobulukhuni obuphezulu, eyona modulus iphezulu, amandla aphakamileyo okuqina, kunye nokumelana nobushushu obuphezulu phakathi kwamabhovu enziweyo.Kukho iindidi ezimbini ze-α-udidi kunye nohlobo lwe-β.Phakathi kwazo, udidi lwe-β lungcono kunohlobo lwe-α kwaye lunobunzima obuphezulu (ubunzima be-Mohs bungaphezulu kwe-9.5), ukuqina okungcono kunye ne-conductivity, ukumelana nokunxiba, ukumelana nobushushu obuphezulu, ngakumbi ukumelana nokuzamazama komhlaba, ukuxhathisa kwe-Corrosion kunye nokumelana nemitha kusetyenziswe iinqwelomoya kunye nezindlu zomjukujelwa, kunye neenjini, iirotha zobushushu obuphezulu be turbine, kunye nezinto ezikhethekileyo.
Iibhovu ze-silicon ze-carbide zezona zixhobo zokomeleza kunye nokuqina kwesinyithi esekwe, i-ceramic-based, kunye ne-polymer-based composite.