Carbon-graphite abu ne mai mai da kansa, kuma abu ne mai jujjuyawar hatimi da aka yi amfani da shi tare da zoben mating na kayan aiki masu ƙarfi kamar silicon carbide, alumina, ko tungsten carbide.Carbon mu yana da halaye na lalacewa da faffadan juriyar sinadarai.Masu lalata masu tsattsauran ra'ayi ciki har da hydrofluoric da acid nitric, ana samun carbongrades na musamman.