Ana rarraba kayayyakin silicon carbide zuwa nau'uka daban-daban bisa ga yanayin aikace-aikace daban-daban. Galibi ana amfani da shi ta hanyar injiniya. Misali, silicon carbide abu ne mai kyau don hatimin silicon carbide na injiniya saboda kyakkyawan juriyarsa ga lalata sinadarai, ƙarfi mai yawa, tauri mai yawa, juriya mai kyau ga lalacewa, ƙaramin haɗin gogayya da juriyar zafin jiki mai yawa.
Ana kuma kiran silicon carbide (SIC) da carborundum, wanda aka yi da yashi mai siffar quartz, petroleum coke (ko coke na kwal), guntun itace (wanda ake buƙatar ƙarawa yayin samar da silicon carbide mai launin kore) da sauransu. Silicon carbide yana da wani ma'adinai mai wahalar samu a yanayi, mulberry. A cikin kayan zamani na C, N, B da sauran kayan da ba su da oxide masu ƙarfi, silicon carbide yana ɗaya daga cikin kayan da aka fi amfani da su kuma masu araha, waɗanda za a iya kiransu yashi na ƙarfe na zinariya ko yashi mai tsauri. A halin yanzu, samar da silicon carbide a masana'antar China an raba shi zuwa baƙin silicon carbide da kore silicon carbide, waɗanda duka lu'ulu'u ne masu siffar hexagonal waɗanda ke da rabon 3.20 ~ 3.25 da kuma ƙaramin ƙarfi na 2840 ~ 3320kg/mm2.