Silicon carbide yana da tauri mai girma kuma ana iya shirya shi cikin ƙafafun niƙa daban-daban, takaddun sandpaper da abrasives, kuma galibi ana amfani dashi a cikin masana'antar kera.Silicon carbide yana da taurin Mohs na 9.2 zuwa 9.6, na biyu kawai ga lu'u-lu'u da boron carbide, kuma abin goge baki ne da aka saba amfani dashi.Abubuwan sinadaran silicon carbide abrasive sun hada da silicon carbide, carbon free da Fe2O3.An nuna nau'in sinadarai na abrasive a cikin Table 2. Mafi girman abun ciki na silicon carbide, mafi kyawun taurinsa da aikin nika.Silikon carbide na masana'antu na ƙasata ana amfani da shi azaman abin goge baki.Ana amfani da abrasives sosai a masana'antu, musamman don sarrafa madaidaicin sassa ko sassa masu wuyar gaske.Abrasives ba makawa ne.
Domin kaifin wukake da yankan kayan aiki masu wuya, injin niƙa shima kayan aiki ne da babu makawa.Silicon carbide dabaran niƙa zagaye ne mai haɗaɗɗen kayan aikin abrasive tare da rami ta tsakiya wanda aka yi da abrasives da resins na bond.An fi amfani da shi a cikin molds.Babban abubuwan da ke cikin siliki carbide sune baki silicon carbide (alpha phase) da siliki carbide kore (lokacin beta).Black siliki carbide yana da ƙananan tauri fiye da koren silicon carbide, kuma ana amfani dashi don niƙa kayan da ƙananan tauri, kamar simintin ƙarfe da kayan da ba na ƙarfe ba;Koren silicon carbide ya dace da niƙa siminti carbide, gilashin gani, carbon alloys da makamantansu.Hakanan akwai carbide na siliki mai siffar sukari wanda aka keɓe don ƙaƙƙarfan ƙaƙƙarfan berayen.Daga cikin sauran abrasives na girman barbashi iri ɗaya, silicon carbide mai siffar sukari yana da mafi girman ingancin sarrafawa.