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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But other spacecraft-making materials such as stainless steel, beryllium, titanium, tungsten, and silicon carbide are less likely to do so.
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Leonard David, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Space Forge’s flying furnace is specifically designed to make seed crystals that would be used later, on Earth, to produce substrates of gallium and aluminum nitride or silicon carbide for high-performance power devices.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2026
In 2015 researchers at New York University embedded hollow silicon carbide spheres in a magnesium alloy to create a metal matrix composite lighter than water.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
Materials like gallium nitride, silicon carbide, and aluminium nitride could be used for everything from 5G towers and electric vehicles to aviation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
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Leonard David, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Space Forge’s flying furnace is specifically designed to make seed crystals that would be used later, on Earth, to produce substrates of gallium and aluminum nitride or silicon carbide for high-performance power devices.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2026
In 2015 researchers at New York University embedded hollow silicon carbide spheres in a magnesium alloy to create a metal matrix composite lighter than water.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2026
Materials like gallium nitride, silicon carbide, and aluminium nitride could be used for everything from 5G towers and electric vehicles to aviation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Silicon carbide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silicon%20carbide. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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