Silicon Carbide
SKU: 68766W
This silicon carbide crystal lattice model kit has 144 atoms; only $55.95. There are hundreds of SiC polytypes including 3C, 2H, 4H, 6H, 8H, 9R, 10H, 14H, 15R, 19R, 20H & 21H C, H and R which stand for cubic, hexagonal and rhombohedral symmetries.
SiC, aka carborundum, ranks very high on the Mohs hardness scale (~ 9.5), just below diamond. This makes it ideal for abrasives and cutting tools. Its high thermal conductivity makes it useful in semiconductor device.
Silicon carbide has excellent thermal conductivity, which makes it a good material for applications involving heat dissipation, such as high-power electronics and thermal management in semiconductor devices for heat dissipation. As a wide-bandgap semiconductor, it can operate under high voltage, high temperature, and high frequency.
Indigo Instruments has maintained a substantial inventory of genuine Cochranes of Oxford (Orbit) parts for 30+ years (scroll down to see "Skeletal (Orbit/Minit) and are compatible with every molecular model kit we have sold since day 1. This level of quality may appear expensive but no parts support from other vendors costs even more.
