Assertion: silicon carbide | /r/HasProperty | useful
Facets:
value: in jewelry making
type: LOCATION
value: due to its abrasive properties
type: CAUSE
value: for commercial and industrial applications
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Silicon carbide is useful for commercial and industrial applications due to its hardness, optical properties and thermal conductivity.
text: Silicon carbide was a useful material in jewelry making due to its abrasive properties, and this was the first commercial application of the Acheson process.