| abstract |
There is provided a product obtained by solid-phase sintering a silicon carbide powder and a sintering additive, wherein the product has a relative density of greater than 98.5%, greater than 92 wt% SiC present in the form of a grain, less than 2 wt% And a total of less than 6% by weight of other elements, said product having an elongation factor F (F > 3) of more than 10% of the number of SiC grains based on the total number of said grains of more than 3, Of the number of grains is greater than 3 have a width of more than 3 [mu] m and the other SiC grains in the product have an average equivalent diameter of more than 1 [mu] m and less than 20 [mu] m. |