Silicon Carbide is an extremely hard (Knoop 2600 or Mohs 9.4) man made mineral.
Possess high thermal conductivity (100 W/m-K).
It also has high strength at elevated temperatures (at 1000° C), Green SiC is 7.5 times stronger than Al2O3.
Application:
It can be used into advanced refractories which are added with silicon carbide have thermal shock resistance, compact size, light strength and good energy effeciency. Low grade silicon carbde is an excellent deoxidizer.
It can speed up steel making, produce reactive heat energy to reduce energy consumption. In addition, it is convenient for controlling chemical conposition and enhancing steel quality.