Graphite xav tau muab faib ua suab-raws li graphite felt, polyacrylonitrile-based (PAN-based) graphite muaj kev xav, thiab viscose-based graphite muaj kev xav vim qhov sib txawv xaiv ntawm thawj felts. Lub hom phiaj tseem ceeb yog siv los ua kev tiv thaiv tshav kub thiab cov cua kub rwb thaiv tsev rau cov monocrystalline silicon smelting qhov cub. Hauv kev lag luam chemical, nws tuaj yeem raug siv los ua cov khoom siv lim rau cov tshuaj pleev xim rau cov tshuaj lom neeg lub cev.
Xav tias carbon muaj xws li graphite tom qab kho nyob rau qhov kub ntawm ntau tshaj 2000 ℃ hauv qab nqus lossis nqus cua. Cov pa roj carbon ntsiab lus yog siab dua qhov ntawm carbon carbon, ncav cuag ntau dua 99%. Qhov kawg ntawm 1960s, graphite xav tau twb muaj nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb. Graphite xav tau muab faib ua suab-raws, polyacrylonitrile-based graphite muaj kev xav thiab viscose-based graphite xav vim qhov xaiv sib txawv ntawm cov thawj xav.