silicon carbide
noun
: a very hard dark crystalline compound SiC of silicon and carbon that is used as an abrasive and as a refractory and in electric resistors
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These high-performance braking systems use a brake rotor made from a mixture of carbon, ceramics, epoxy resin, silicon carbide, and carbon fiber (the ingredients are baked together in a mold at high temperatures to form the rotor).
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Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
But unlike amateur scopes, the optical truss is made of silicon carbide.
—Diane Hope, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
Porsche The rear drive unit uses silicon carbide power electronics.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024
But silicon carbide is 60 percent less sensitive to cosmic rays than silicon.
—Debbie G. Senesky, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
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Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
But unlike amateur scopes, the optical truss is made of silicon carbide.
—Diane Hope, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
Porsche The rear drive unit uses silicon carbide power electronics.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024
But silicon carbide is 60 percent less sensitive to cosmic rays than silicon.
—Debbie G. Senesky, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
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