GREEN SILICON CARBIDE

for abrasive applications

Description: Green Silicon Carbide (SiC) is an extremely hard man made mineral that possesses high thermal conductivity and high strength at elevated temperatures. At 1000^oC, SiC is 7.5 times stronger that Alumina. Silicon Carbide has a modulus of elasticity of 410 GPa, with no decrease in strength up to 1600^oC, and it does not melt at normal pressures but instead dissociates at 2700^oC.

Applications:  Green Silicon Carbide is manufactured by water classification at our USA facility. All chemistry and sizing is controlled to meet exact customer specifications. All Silicon Carbide we manufacture meets or exceeds ANSI or FEPA standards for product quality. 

Silicon Carbide is extremely pure. It can be manufactured into complex bonded shapes or used as a loose abrasive. Applications and uses include vitrified and resinoid grinding wheels, honing stones, blasting grain/powder, compounds, lapping, polishing and many more.

Typical Analysis:

               SiC                               99.0%

                                                                                      SiO₂                              0.4%

                                                                                      Si                                   0.25%

                                                                                      Fe                                  0.05%

                                                                                      C                                    0.2%

Properties:

Particle Shape                                  Blocky, Sharp

Color                                                   Green

Chemistry                                          Acid (slight)

Density                                               3.2 gm/cm³

Koops Hardness                               2600 kg/cm²

Mohs Hardness                                9.4

Decomposition Point                       2700^oC

Reacts With acids                            minor surface action with HF

Reacts with alkalis                           reacts at high temperature with alkalis and iron oxide

Oxidation – Reduction                    Starts to oxidize at 800^oC, no reduction

Grit Sizes: FEPA    F 320, 360, 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2.5 microns, 0.7 microns



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