{"id":26490,"date":"2025-11-04T11:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T05:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26490"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:26:42","slug":"silicon-carbide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/silicon-carbide\/","title":{"rendered":"Silicon Carbide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Silicon Carbide Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Chief Minister of Odisha performed the groundbreaking ceremony for\u00a0 the country\u2019s first end-to-end silicon carbide semiconductor production plant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Silicon Carbide<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a synthetically produced <\/span><b>crystalline compound of silicon and carbon.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>chemical formula is SiC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and it is the most widely <\/span><b>used non-oxide ceramic.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered by the American inventor <\/span><b>Edward G. Acheson in 1891<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Properties of Silicon Carbide<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hardness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is the <\/span><b>hardest ceramic material<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>has excellent thermal conductivity,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> low thermal expansion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conductivity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>also classed as a semiconductor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, having an electrical conductivity between that of metals and insulating materials.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>excellent mechanical properties,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and excellent resistance to wear and oxidation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of Silicon Carbide<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Abrasives:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its primary application is as an <\/span><b>abrasive because of its high hardness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is surpassed only by diamond, cubic boron nitride, and boron carbide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Refractory linings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is used in <\/span><b>refractory linings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>heating elements for industrial furnaces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in wear-resistant parts for pumps and rocket engines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Semiconducting substrates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is <\/span><b>used in semiconducting substrates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for light-emitting diodes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>promising ceramic material<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with excellent thermo mechanical characteristics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/odisha-takes-maiden-step-in-semiconductor-manufacturing-10340795\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silicon Carbide is a synthetically produced crystalline compound of silicon and carbon. 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