COAL OF CRISIS
Product information
CAS No.
409-21-2
EC No.
It is not assigned
Summary formula
SiC
ADR
NO
Physical form
A solid with a hardness of 9.0 to 10 on the Mohs scale, making it one of the hardest materials. In its pure form, it is colorless and transparent, but in industry the most common varieties are green to black, resulting from the presence of impurities, mainly iron and metal oxides.
Application
- Pure reagents: Silicon carbide is used in chemical laboratories as a reference material and in syntheses that require high-purity substances.
- Pure reagents for analysis: Used in chemical analysis where high precision and absence of contamination are required.
- Pharmaceutical industry: Used in the production of some drugs and as an abrasive in manufacturing processes.