Silicon carbide wuski ne cubic whiskers, wanda ke cikin nau'in crystal iri ɗaya da lu'u-lu'u.Su ne wasikin da suke da mafi girman tauri, mafi girman ma'auni, mafi girman ƙarfi, kuma mafi girman juriya na zafi a cikin wasiƙar da aka haɗa su.Akwai nau'i biyu na nau'in α da nau'in β-type.Daga cikin su, nau'in nau'in nau'in β ya fi nau'in α-nau'i kuma yana da taurin mafi girma (Taurin Mohs yana sama da 9.5), mafi kyawun ƙarfi da haɓakawa, juriya da juriya, juriya mai zafi, musamman juriyar girgizar ƙasa, juriya na lalata da juriya na radiation an yi amfani da su Gidajen jirage da makami mai linzami, da injuna, rotors na injin turbin zafin jiki, da wasu abubuwa na musamman.
Silicon carbide whiskers sune mafi kyawun kayan don ƙarfafawa da ƙwanƙwasa na tushen ƙarfe, tushen yumbu, da yumbu na tushen polymer.