Umgubo wesinyithi wesilicon,njengento ebalulekileyo ekrwada kwimizi-mveliso, idlala indima ebalulekileyo kwintsimi ye-refractories. Ukusetyenziswa kwayo kuya kuba nefuthe ekusebenzeni kwezinto eziphikisayo.
Okokuqala, njengesongezo kwizinto eziphikisayo, i-silicon powder yesinyithi inokuphucula kakhulu ukusebenza kwezinto eziphikisayo. Ngokuxuba kunye nokusabela kunye nezinye izinto eziluhlaza, i-silicon powder yesinyithi inokunyusa ukuxhathisa ubushushu obuphezulu, ukuxhathisa ukhukuliseko kunye nokuchasana kwempembelelo yezixhobo eziphikisayo, ngaloo ndlela yandisa ubomi benkonzo yezixhobo ezichasayo. Ukongeza, i-silicon powder yesinyithi inozinzo oluphezulu lweekhemikhali, ezinokuphucula ngokufanelekileyo ukuxhathisa kokubola kwezinto eziphikisayo, kwaye ilungele iimeko ezahlukeneyo zamashishini kwiindawo ezirhabaxa.
Okwesibini, iimeko zokusetyenziswa kwe-silicon yentsimbi yomgubo kwizinto eziphikisayo zizityebi kwaye zahlukeneyo. Umzekelo, izinto eziguquguqukayo ze-aluminosilicate ezenziwe nge-metallic silicon powder ezixutywe ne-alumina, i-silicate kunye nezinye izinto eziluhlaza zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwiziko lobushushu obuphezulu kunye ne-kilns ezifana ne-steelmaking, i-metallurgy, njl., ezinokumelana nobushushu obuphezulu kunye nokuxhathisa ukubola. Ukongeza, i-metallic silicon powder ingasetyenziselwa ukulungisa izinto ezilula zokugquma i-thermal ukuphucula ukusebenza kwe-thermal insulation yezakhiwo.
Isishwankathelo, impembelelo ye-silicon powder yensimbi kwizinto eziphikisayo kunye namatyala esicelo abonisa ukubaluleka kwayo kunye nexabiso kwintsimi yoshishino. Ngokusetyenziswa okufanelekileyo kweempawu ze-metallic silicon powder, ukusebenza kwezinto eziphikisayo kunokuphuculwa ngokuqhubekayo ukuhlangabezana neemfuno zamashishini ahlukeneyo kunye nokukhuthaza uphuhliso kunye nenkqubela phambili yecandelo loshishino.