Assertion: silicon carbide | /r/ObjectUse | used as abrasive
Facets:
value: for polishing glass
type: PURPOSE
value: on grinding wheels
type: LOCATION
value: most often
type: DEGREE
value: as an electrical resistor in objects
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: widely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: As a very hard substance, silicon carbide is widely used as an abrasive.
text: Silicon carbide, more commonly called carborundum, is extremely hard and is used in abrasives.
text: Silicon carbide is used as an abrasive, as well as a semiconductor and diamond simulant of gem quality.
text: Silicon Carbide is used as an abrasiveand as an electrical resistor in objects exposed to high temperatures.
text: Silicon Carbide has been used as an abrasive on grinding wheels and to create ceramics for automotive and other applications, including bulletproof vests.
text: Most often it is used as an abrasive where it is often known by the trademark carborundum, and more recently as a semiconductor and diamond simulant of gem quality.
text: Silicon carbide is used as an abrasive for polishing glass, granite, and bisque ware.
text: It is used in abrasives, refractories, ceramics, and numerous high-performance applications.
text: Silicon carbide is used as an abrasive due to its hardness.