Silicon carbide
ALDRICH/357391 - −400 mesh particle size, ≥97.5%
Synonym: Carbon silicide; Carborundum; Methanidylidynesilanylium; Silicon monocarbide
CAS Number: 409-21-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CSi
Molecular Weight: 40.10
EC Number: 206-991-8
MDL Number: MFCD00049531
Linear Formula: SiC
Product Type: Chemical
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| assay | ≥97.5% |
| density | 3.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| description | hexagonal phase |
| form | powder |
| greener alternative category | Enabling  |
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| InChI | 1S/CSi/c1-2 |
| InChI key | HBMJWWWQQXIZIP-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 2700 °C (lit.) |
| particle size | −400 mesh |
| Quality Level | 100 |
| SMILES string | [C-]#[Si+] |
| sustainability | Greener Alternative Product |
| Application: | SiC is majorly used as a base material for applications such as micro-structures, opto-electronic devices (light emitting diodes (LEDs), UV detectors), high temperature electronics (nuclear electronics), and high frequency devices. |
| General description: | Silicon carbide (SiC) is a semiconducting material with closed packed stacking of double layers of silicon and carbon. It has excellent thermo-mechanical and electrical properties that make it useful in a variety of electronic and optoelectronic applications. |
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| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 250 g in poly bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥97.5% |
| mp | 2700 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 3.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |