Litene tsa silicon carbide ke lisebelisoa tse refractory tse entsoeng haholo-holo ho tloha silicon carbide (SiC). Ba na le boima ba Mohs ba 9 mme ba bonts'a botsitso bo botle khahlano le li-slags tse nang le asiti. Likahare tsa bona tsa SiC li tloha ho 72% ho isa ho 99%. Mefuta e fapaneng e kenyelletsa letsopa-le kopantseng, Si3N4{{9}le qhibiloe, Sialon{10}bonded, -SiC{15}le bonded, Si2ON2-bonded, le litene tsa silicon carbide tse nchafalitsoeng. Haholo-holo li sebelisoa lits'ebetsong tse kang ho khutlisa tšepe e se nang ferrous, hlobo ea aluminium ea ho lahla, masela a sebōpi sa motlakase, le lisebelisoa tsa mocheso.
Tsena ke lihlahisoa tsa refractory tse entsoeng haholo-holo ho tloha silicon carbide, e nang le SiC content ea 72% ho isa ho 99%. Ka tloaelo, silicon carbide e ntšo (e nang le SiC content e fetang 96%) e sebetsa e le thepa e tala; litene li hlahisoa ka mekhoa e amanang le ho kopanya, ho kopanya, ho theha le ho thunya, ka ntle kapa ntle le ho eketsoa ha moemeli oa tlamahano. Karolo ea mantlha ea kristale ke silicon carbide. Mefuta e meholo e kenyelletsa litene tsa oxide-bonded, carbon-bonded, nitride{8}}bonded, self{9}}bond, recrystallized, le semi{10}silicon carbide. Li khetholloa ka mokhoa o tsoileng matsoho oa ho sesa le khoholeho ea mobu, matla a holimo{12}}mocheso o phahameng, botsitso bo botle ba mocheso oa mocheso o phahameng, le karolo e tlase ea katoloso ea mocheso, li khetholloa e le{13}}lisebelisoa tse thibelang tšebetso e phahameng.