Superior Performance in Highly Corrosive and Abrasive Applications

 

 

No matter how demanding your application—extreme chemicals, abrasive fluids, high pressures, or elevated temperatures—Southern Carbide Company offers a full range of engineered silicon carbide (SiC) materials designed to meet your toughest requirements.

With deep expertise in friction and wear science, and advanced material formulations, we deliver optimized solutions tailored for severe service environments.

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Material Options

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SSiC – Sintered Silicon Carbide

• Maximum hardness, strength, and thermal stability

• Outstanding chemical and abrasion resistance

• Ideal for mechanical seals, bushings, thrust components

• Excellent for high-speed, high-pressure systems

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SSiC+C – Sintered Silicon Carbide with Free Carbon

• Enhanced dry-run performance

• Improved thermal shock resistance

• Superior lubricity and PV (pressure-velocity) capacity

• Ideal for hardface seal pairs in critical sealing applications

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RBSiC – Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide

• Exceptional wear and chemical resistance

• Excellent dry-running capability and low friction

• Dense, non-porous structure from silicon infiltration

• Ideal for abrasive, moderately caustic, or acidic fluids

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RBSiC+C – Reaction Bonded Silicon Carbide with Free Carbon

• Surface texture boosts tribological performance

• High thermal conductivity, low thermal expansion

• Outstanding resistance to thermal shock, mechanical impact, erosion, and elevated temperatures

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Key Applications

• Mechanical seals

• Pump bushings & sleeves

• Thrust bearings

• Spray nozzles

• Wear-resistant components for chemical, oil & gas, and industrial processes