I-Silicon nitride ebotshelelwe izitena ze-silicon carbide ziyenzelwe izicelo zokusebenza okuphezulu, ikakhulu ngenxa yeepropathi zabo ezizodwa ezidibanisa ukuqina kunye nozinzo lobushushu. I-Silicon carbide (SiC) yinto eyaziwayo ye-ceramic ebonisa ubunzima obukhethekileyo kunye nokumelana nokunxiba kunye ne-oxidation. Xa zidityaniswe ne-silicon nitride (Si3N4), ezi zitenya ziphumelele uxinzelelo lomatshini